decibel magazine tour

CANTO: Rob Zombie, Predatory Void, Lamb of God, and More

Lots of tour and festival news today I think…

And leading off we have the Decibel Magazine Tour 2023, which will feature the likes of Cattle Decapitation, Dark Funeral, 200 Stab Wounds, and Blackbraid. Great lineup. Those dates fall in May and June. I have some great memories from Decibel Magazine Tours from back in the day, so it’s a shame I’ll be sitting this one out.
2023 will also see the return of Milwaukee Metal Fest, set for May 26 through 28. There are some big names in the lineup, including Lamb of God, Napalm Death, Anthrax, and so on. It’s a pretty stacked bill. Jamey Jasta purchased the rights to this festival last year, and it seems to be back with a bang.
Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper announced the “Freaks on Parade Tour 2023”, which will also feature Ministry and Filter. Those dates are in August and September, kicking off on the 24th in Dallas, and wrapping up in Phoenix a month later. Tickets go on sale this coming Friday at this location.
Norma Jean unveiled a new video for “1994”, which contains footage spanning their entire career. Be sure to catch them on tour in the coming weeks with Fire From the Gods and Greyhaven.
Following their recent signing with Century Media, and with a debut album on the way, Predatory Void shared a standalone single titled “*(struggling..)”. Give that a listen and watch below. There are some awesome names attached to this project, and I can’t wait to see what comes later this year.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

devin townsend

Shit is wild out there these days. Take care of yourselves.

I hate how many tours are impacted by what’s going on, but I understand. I’ll use this space to share some updates. The entirety of the Decibel Magazine Tour has been canceled with no rescheduling plans.
A couple more and then I’m moving on. Devin Townsend will reschedule the remaining dates on his North American tour and Machine Head have canceled their European tour.
Wristmeetrazor, on the other hand, have lined up a few regional April and early May dates with Trench and Stepping Stone. Fingers crossed those run as planned. They also released a live video for “Take Your Shot, Funboy”, which is an entertaining watch.
And we’ll close with a new video from Porn for “Dead in Every Eyes.” It’s part of a series, so you should go back and watch the rest of them first.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Only Canto this week because I will be in Arizona in like 12 hours.

2020 Decibel Magazine Tour details are starting to emerge! Leading the charge at next year’s tour are Mayhem and Abbath. Supporting acts will be announced next month, but this is off to a fun start. As it happens, Abbath at Decibel Mag was the first show I “professional” photographed. I was badddddddddd.
Another 2020 tour I’m intrigued by features Killswitch Engage with support from August Burns Red. Those are North American dates in March and April.
Sadly, there are a lot of things on fire in California. The wildfires are out of control and impacting the lives of, frankly, way too many people. To help with the issue, Metallica has stepped in with a 100,000 dollar donation. Decent humans, them.
I found this video for a band called Lune and a song called “Ghost”. I haven’t listened to it yet, but the indications are that it’s quite heavy. Enjoy!

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

rammstein band 2017

I’m listening to Myopic right now. Just in case you were curious.

For those looking for a Rammstein update, we have a bit of one I suppose. Their next album is in the final mixing stages and could be out as early as April, according to Richard Kruspe over at Consequence of Sound. I can live with that timeline.
Jeremy Spencer has left Five Finger Death Punch. We knew he would be sitting out the upcoming tour due to his back issues, so this isn’t a complete shock. A bummer all the same, I’m sure.
Necrot have announced a few additional winter shows in the lead up to 2019 Decibel Magazine Fest. Mostly out west. Sad for me.
How about some Italian noise rock? This is “Night Creatures” off the latest album from Flying Disk titled Urgency.