Def Leppard extend tour with Styx and Tesla to Allentown and Atlantic City, Feb. 14-17
From a press release: Following the announcement of their new self-titled studio album, Def Leppard have just extended their massively successful North American tour due to overwhelming demand. The tour, supported by Styx and Tesla, will makes stops in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Sunday, Feb. 14 at Boardwalk Hall and in Allentown on Wednesday, […]
Scranton’s Tigers Jaw touring with Yellowcard and New Found Glory in the fall
From a press release: This fall, two of the hardest touring bands in pop punk – Yellowcard and New Found Glory – will be joining forces – and Scranton’s own Tigers Jaw will be with them. “We have shared the stage with New Found Glory all over the world, but we’ve never had the chance […]
New tour and album, ‘Rivals,’ gets Coal Chamber burning again
Nu-metal band reunites and performs across the tri-state area April 2-6
Even though they’ve regrouped sporadically to play live since a “permanent” disbandment announcement in 2005, notably in the form of high-profile gigs at Australia’s Soundwave Festival in 2012 and a 2013 European festival run (Download, Graspop, Nova Rock, etc.), Coal Chamber hasn’t released a studio album since 2002’s “Dark Days.” This 13-year dry streak will […]
Breaking Benjamin will release new album ‘Dark Before Dawn’ on June 23, first single ‘Failure’ on March 23
After posting a teaser video on March 12 with only “3/23/15” to hint at some type of release, Breaking Benjamin has revealed that the new single “Failure” will arrive on that date, as well as a new album called “Dark Before Dawn” on June 23. View the teaser below: Post by Breaking Benjamin. The Wilkes-Barre […]
Scranton’s Motionless In White to tour with Slipknot, Lamb of God, and Bullet for My Valentine this summer
After Slipknot just announced last week that they would be playing at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on May 13 with Hatebreed, the band revealed today that they’ll be taking Electric City goth rockers Motionless In White on tour over the summer. “If you search Motionless In White interview on YouTube, you’ll see […]
CONCERT REVIEW: HIM dig into the ‘Love Metal Archives’ and come up with gold
The ultimate display of one’s fandom to any musician is to attend a live performance. It is at that point, while in an ocean of people, one can feel a connection to the artist on stage. Unfortunately, some concerts do not always live up to the hype. Shoddy vocals, a half-assed stage presence, and an […]
PHOTOS: HIM and Motionless In White, 12/11/14
After making an appearance in their hometown area just days before, Scranton’s Motionless In White opened for one of their favorite bands, Finnish rockers HIM, on Thursday, Dec. 11 at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. Wounds kicked the night off as only an Irish rock band can, followed by a solid set from […]
Linkin Park 2015 tour with Rise Against and Of Mice & Men comes to Hershey
Named after their sixth studio album, Linkin Park has announced “The Hunting Party Tour,” an early 2015 winter trek with Rise Against and Of Mice & Men. The California nu metal band is still going strong, releasing one of the year’s bestselling albums on June 13. Rise Against and Of Mice & Men also have […]
PHOTOS: Michale Graves, The Obscuse, and Silhouette Lies, 10/25/14
Michale Graves, former lead singer of horror punk band the Misfits throughout the ’90s, took his solo “Zombies Unite” tour to The Factory: Underground in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Oct. 25, appropriately just before Halloween. Opening for the singer/songwriter and his band, who successfully crowdfunded their latest album, “Wanderer,” earlier this year, that night were local […]
VIDEO: Breaking Benjamin covers Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Tool
When Breaking Benjamin recently returned from hiatus with a new lineup, they covered two songs in addition to playing selections from every album in their own catalog – “Prison Sex” by Tool and “Them Bones” by Alice in Chains. On their current acoustic tour, which ends tonight at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, they’ve added […]
