At first glance, you would be forgiven if you expect Norway’s Fight The Fight to lean toward a certain Satanic style born in Oslo, judging by their guitarists names Amok and Lord and considering the band’s hometown, which also happens to be the birthplace of that blackest of metal.Continue reading
Setting a new record, Rock On The Range, America’s biggest music festival has sold out in advance, in just over one month after going on sale. This marks the fifth consecutive advance sell-out for the fest, which takes place on May 19, 20 and 21 at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, OH.Continue reading
Sad news to report as we wind down the year. Singer Austin Carlile has released a statemen, announcing his exit from Of Mice And Men due to further heath issues resulting from his life-threatening battle with Marfan Syndrome. He has moved to Costa Rica and is plotting the next move in his career. The band plans to continue without him. Read his statement below: Continue reading
Alice In Chains was one of the headliners of last weekends’ Second Annual Rock Allegiance Festival at Talon Energy Stadium, in Chester, PA near Philadelphia. They band played a great set including hits like their 1992 song ‘Would’ from their landmark album Dirt (Columbia). Continue reading
Slipknot wrapped up their 2016 North American headlining tour with Marilyn Manson and Of Mice and Men last month, and take a look back in an amazing new wrap up video. Continue reading
In a little more than a handful of years, California’s Of Mice And Men went from metalcore newcomers to one of the greatest American rock bands today. They did this by making fine albums and touring constantly, building rabid following, and being all about their fans. However, the road to the top has not been easy by any means.Continue reading
Metalcore stars Of Mice & Men have debuted the video for their new single ‘Real’. You can watch the video at this link or below:
Of Mice & Men’s are releasing their highly anticipated new album Cold World on September 9th from Rise Records. Real is the bands’ second video in advance of the new album, after the release of first track/video ‘Pain’, which racked up more than 2.1 million YouTube views. The single for ‘Real’ which premiered recently on SiriusXM’s Octane ahead of the video treatment.
Fans can get ‘Pain’ and ‘Real’ as instant grat downloads by pre-ordering the album from the band or .
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The video for ‘Real’ is dedicated to the memory of 14-year-old Cassy Colunga, who recently passed away after battling brain cancer. The band first met with Cassy through the Living The Dream Foundation and upon hearing that her condition worsened, arranged for a visit while recording the album. The band and director Max Moore the spent the day with Cassy and her family, brought her to the studio for a preview of the record (she was the first person outside of the band, producer and engineer to hear the album) and recorded her hand-claps for ‘The Lie’, an epic Cold World track that finds frontman Austin Carlile, himself having known the harrows of suffering from a long term illlness venting his frustrations about the medical system and “calling out the one percent for not taking care of the people they should be. “Now Cassy’s name and the sound of her clapping hands are on the record. It’s something that captures that moment and that relationship forever. When we think about everything we went through to make this record, that’s something that we’ll never forget.”
The band worked with The Marfan Foundation, Living The Dream Foundation and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and asked fans to submit video footage of themselves holding signs that answered the question, “What makes you feel real?”
Of Mice & Men are finishing out the string of their dates opening for Slipknot and Marilyn Manson wrapping up the remaining dates on their summer arena tour before celebrating the release of Cold World with a string of special album release shows in Los Angeles, New York, Cincinnati and New Orleans. Those performances will see the band performing Cold World live in its entirety for the first time ever. The shows will take place between the band’s scheduled performances at a number of major festivals in the U.S. Tickets are available and bundled with a copy of Cold World. Of Mice & Men’s headlining U.K. tour comes next, kicking off September 30 in Birmingham.
Slipknot have announced their full run of tour dates with Marilyn Manson and Of Mice And Men for this summer in North America. A list of dates is below with an additional date in Virginia Beach, VA to be announced within weeks. Slipknot Fan Club ticket presales will begin March 1st at 12:00 PM local time at this link, followed by Citibank presales on March 2nd, local Live Nation and radio presales on March 3rd and general onsale March 4th at 10:00 AM local time.
Slipknot summer US tour dates w/ Marilyn Manson & Of Mice & Men:
Jun 09: USANA Amphitheatre – Salt Lake City, UT
Jun 11: White River Amphitheatre- Auburn, WA
Jun 13: Concord Pavilion- Concord, CA
Jun 14: The Forum – Inglewood, CA
Jun 15: Sleep Train Amphitheatre- Chula Vista, CA
Jun 17: MGM Grand Hotel & Casino- Las Vegas, NV
Jun 18: Ak-Chin Pavilion – Phoenix, AZ
Jun 19: Isleta Amphitheater – Albuquerque, NM
Jun 21: Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
Jun 24: Austin 360 Amphitheater – Austin, TX
Jun 25: Gexa Energy Pavilion – Dallas, TX
Jun 26: Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman – The Woodlands, TX
Jun 28: Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
Jun 29: Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood- Atlanta, GA
Jul 01: Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL
Jul 02: MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds- Tampa, FL
Jul 06: Nikon at Jones Beach Theater – Wantagh, NY
Jul 08: Xfinity Theatre – Hartford, CT
Jul 09: PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ
Jul 10: GIANT Center- Hershey, PA
Jul 12: Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, OH
Jul 13: Klipsch Music Center – Noblesville, IN
Jul 15: Rock USA- Oshkosh, WI*
Jul 16: Rock Fest- Cadott, WI *
Jul 17: Chicago Open Air – Bridgeview, IL *
Jul 19: Air Canada Centre – Toronto, ON
Jul 20: Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
Jul 21: Videotron Centre- Québec, QC
Jul 23: Lakeview Amphitheater – Syracuse – Syracuse, NY
Jul 24: Saratoga Performing Arts Center- Saratoga Springs, NY
Jul 26: Jiffy Lube Live – Bristow, VA
Jul 27: BB&T Pavilion – Camden, NJ
Jul 29: DTE Energy Music Theatre- Clarkston, MI
Jul 30: First Niagara Pavilion- Burgettstown, PA
Aug 02: PNC Music Pavilion- Charlotte, NC
Aug 04: Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – Maryland Heights, MO
Aug 05: Wells Fargo Arena – Des Moines, IA
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Of Mice And Men have debuted the trailer and Part 1 of their five-part documentary series, The Full Circle Story, with new episodes coming every Monday for the following four weeks. You can watch Part 1 at this link or below:
To watch the entire documentary, fans will need to sign up for Of Mice And Men’s fan club The Ampersand at the bands’ website. Jon Stone, who has worked with the band in the past directed The Full Circle Story. It was shot over the course of the past year, following the band as they traveled on their world tour supporting their hit album Restoring Force (Rise) .
Vocalist/bassist Aaron Pauley commented on the documentary:
“The Full Circle Story”places fans on both sides of the stage: capturing electrifying concert footage, then going behind the scenes for a rare glimpse at the inner workings of the band that’s being hailed as “the leaders of metal’s new revolution.”
“The Full Circle Story’ offers the viewer an incredibly unique perspective—our perspective,” says Pauley. “The 5-part series takes the viewer on a wild international journey through our past few years, as seen through our eyes. It also showcases some of our favorite moments since the release of Restoring Force, complete with live footage from shows played around the world and interviews from the band. With the help of our friend Jon Stone, ‘The Full Circle Story’ captures what it’s like to be in Of Mice & Men, and we can’t wait to share that experience with our fans in a way we never have before.”
Front man Austin Carlile also commented
“It’s been an extreme past half year of broken ribs, head, hips, and tour dates,” adds Carlile. “After initial surgeries, followed by more medical exams & tests, and physical therapy multiple times a week, the last few months have been a real hurdle for me mentally and physically. Now that we’ve reached the other side, I’m ready to get the relentless machine that is Of Mice & Men back on track. It will start in March with two and a half months in the studio recording our new album. Then a UK / European festival run (taking in Slamdunk and Rock Am Ring/rock Im Park). Next up we will be opening for Slipknot & MM all summer long in America, playing various American rock radio festivals along the way, including Chicago Open Air Festival. We hope our new documentary series ‘The Full Circle Story’ will hold you over for now. We put a lot of time and energy into it and hope you enjoy watching part of our Artemis journey and just how it all came Full Circle. See you on the road. Tell everyone you know, Of Mice & Men is back.“
Of Mice & Men will spend the summer on a 34-city tour with Slipknot and Marilyn Manson (dates to be announced).
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Chicago Open Air, buoyed by naming Rammstein as their inaugural headline act, has now added a plethora of bands including Slipknot, Five Finger Death Punch, Chicagoans like Disturbed, Chevelle, and Ministry, plus Meshuggah, Of Mice and Men,In This Moment, Hollywood Undead, Trivium, Carcass, Hatebreed, Periphery, Drowning Pool, Butcher Babies, Through Fire, Breaking Benjamin, Pop Evil, Gojira, Deafheaven, The Devil Wears Prada, Helmet, Nothing More, Saint Asonia, Miss May I, Beartooth, Silver Snakes, City Of The Weak, Marilyn Manson, Bullet For My Valentine, Killswitch Engage, Babymetal, Asking Alexandria, Corrosion Of Conformity, Letlive. All That Remains, We Came As Romans, Jim Breuer & The Regulators, Upon A Burning Body, Gemini Syndrome and more. With this incredible lineup of talent as well as craft beer and “Gourmet Man Food”, Chicago Open Air from the very outset is vying to become the premiere American music festival.
Disturbed released a statement about playing the festival in their hometown:
“It is long overdue that one of the greatest rock cities in the world has a festival of its own. We are honored and excited to be one of the headliners at the inaugural Chicago Open Air festival in our hometown of Chicago.”
Daily band lineups (subject to change)
Friday, July 15:
Rammstein
Chevelle
Ministry
Of Mice & Men
Meshuggah
In This Moment
Hollywood Undead
Trivium
Carcass
Hatebreed
Periphery
Drowning Pool
Butcher Babies
Through Fire
Saturday, July 16:
Disturbed
Korn
Breaking Benjamin
Pop Evil
Gojira
Deafheaven
The Devil Wears Prada
Helmet
Nothing More
Saint Asonia
Miss May I
Beartooth
Silver Snakes
City Of The Weak
Sunday, July 17:
Slipknot
Five Finger Death Punch
Marilyn Manson
Bullet For My Valentine
Killswitch Engage
Babymetal
Asking Alexandria
Corrosion Of Conformity
Letlive.
All That Remains
We Came As Romans
Jim Breuer & The Regulators
Upon A Burning Body
Gemini Syndrome
General Admission and VIP tickets are on sale now at ChicagoOpenAir.com.
Weekend GA Field: $219.50
Weekend GA Bowl: $119.50
Weekend VIP: $399.50
Weekend VIP 2-Packs: $860.00
Single Day GA Bowl: $49.50
All VIP tickets include: VIP entrance lanes into the event, access to a VIP lounge area featuring dedicated food and beverage offerings (for additional purchase), field and stadium level viewing areas of the main stage, dedicated restroom facilities, and a commemorative Chicago Open Air VIP-only laminate.
Festival doors open at 11:00 a.m. each day and the show ends at 11:30 p.m. on Friday, 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, and 10:00 p.m. on Sunday.