GENOCIDE PACT
Death Metal from Washington, DC.
CARA DAWN
Cara Dawn is a Chicago native who has been singing since she was a child. After touring the United States, including an overseas USO tour, she returned to the states and began performing locally. She was a rising voice in the Chicago music scene when she stepped off stage to focus her time on raising her son. In 2011 Cara realized that she could no longer go without music in her life. She began studying with Gillian Kelly to find her voice again.
Her return to the stage has been well received, performing at various venues and events around the city. Cara has been working with a core group of musicians regularly for the last year and performs with them when not doing her solo projects or guest spots. She has been honing her songwriting skills and is currently working on her first solo album due out by the end of this year. Cara Dawn sings from her soul in every performance crafting a truly unique experience for the listener. Listen to her original song Free and look out for more Music and Events to come.
VRIED
VREID were formed in 2004. The Norwegian metal brigade rose from the ashes of WINDIR after the tragic perishing of the “Sognametal” legends with the declared mission of exploring new musical paths.
The Norsemen proved true to their words and have delivered 7 albums and one DVD, which each received high praise from critics and fans alike. VREID chose a course of constant evolution that is marked by thematically denoted phases regarding their often historically inspired lyrics.
This became particularly clear with albums number 3 and 4, ‘I Krig’ and ‘Milorg’, which both revolved around concepts dealing with resistance and liberation of Norway during World War II. With their following three records, VREID returned to their Norse roots, of which particularly their latest full-length, ‘Sólverv’ received highest critical acclaim.
VREID have hammered out their success partly by being a heavily touring band. The four-piece performed more than 500 shows in 25 countries so far. Their everlasting march to conquer new territories has led the Norwegians to headline tours in Europe, North America, Japan, and India.
Currently, the veterans are working on new material and will record their eighth opus this autumn. Composer and mastermind, Hváll has already announced that “…it will be one hell of an album. After more than 20 years of playing together our spirit is stronger than ever and we can hardly wait to get in studio again to give birth to our new creations”.
VREID’s style is often referred to as “black’n’roll” and Metal Hammer UK described their music as “a unique time travel in metal” as elements of 70’s rock, 80’s classic metal, and Norwegian black metal are all clearly audible.”
VREID will release their forthcoming album in 2018 via Season of Mist.
KALMAH
Melodic Death Metal (Extreme Metal) band from Pudasjärvi/Oulu (Finland).
CLOUD CRUISER
Cloud Cruiser is an alien and cryptozoology concept stoner rock band from Chicago,IL. We build worlds through stories and riffs. Bang your head and take a ride with us
TANDALERIA
Tandaleria is a singer, songwriter, producer, and event coordinator from the westside of Chicago. Tandaleria has been writing music since she was in the 4th grade, and has been coordinating indie events since 2012. Tandaleria has been taking vocal lessons and has been classically trained vocally since 2006. In 2016, she created an online music series, entitled “Sessions With Tandaleria” where she has been inviting up and coming indie artists to perform songs live in the studio written and produced by herself, accompanied by a group of local musicians who she entitled “The Sessions Band”.
DJ WIZZARD
Living life to the fullest each day and having no regrets at the end…🎧🎧🎵🎵💯💯
CASTER VOLOR
Caster Volor is a regionally touring Minneapolis, MN based shock rock band that performs a one of a kind over-the-top bombastic performance of hard rock & heavy metal through their unique industrial theater stage production featuring giant metallic wings, steel light pillars, light infused steel drum risers, metal smoke/confetti cannons, anthemic choruses, and high energy athletic maneuvers. Caster Volor embodies your favorite hard rock & heavy metal desires into one. The original hard rock quartet also performs the biggest hits from the 80’s-90’s hard rock era including Motley Crue, KISS, AC/DC, Billy Idol, WASP, Rob Zombie, Judas Priest, Rammstein, etc.
YACHT ROCK-ETTES
Chicago based musicians/performers combine to bring all the soft rock lovers out there the smooth tunes of the Yacht Rock genre.
JEFF SCOTT SOTO
From Heavy Metal to Funk to AOR and Pop, Jeff Scott Soto is a name that is hailed throughout the music industry as one of the most influential artists of the 21st Century!JSS began his professional musical life with Swedish guitar sensation Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s ‘Rising Force’ in 1984 at the age of 18 and has not stopped since; building a name for himself through many acts and projects that have culminated in his own successful solo career.
JURY OF FEARS
We bring heavy and melodic riffs with aggressive drumming and haunting vocals. We are true to our music and ourselves.
GROMULOUS
3-piece Heavy Metal band from Dayton, Ohio
Tate Matthews – Guitar/Vox
Bret Newland – Drums/Vox
Matt “Frizz” Szafranski – Bass
HIP HOP VIOLINIST RHETT PRICE
Rhett has garnered over 30 million views on his videos and received press inquiries/features from top publications including the Boston Globe, Cosmopolitan, Huffington Post and NY Post. With an ever-expanding social media following of over 250k, he has shared the stage and/or opened for such big names as T-Pain, Young Thug, Machine Gun Kelly, Aaron Carter and Dropkick Murphy’s to name a few. Rhett’s fresh sound and energetic performance are undeniable and leave a lasting impression everywhere his violin is heard. As a result, he has been sought out to perform events for, among others, TEDx, Matt Damon, Cheryl Tiegs and Tom Brady.
GREG ESSIG
Greg Essig is musician from Chicago, Illinois who is dedicated to perfecting his craft. Essig was born in 1990 and grew up in Plainfield Il. He attended Northern Illinois University for music performance. There he studied percussion and was fortunate to perform with some of the top ensembles there, including the NIU Steel Band and Jazz Ensemble. Upon graduation, he began performing regularly in Chicago playing with various artists spanning many different genres. In 2014 he became a member of the fusion group Marbin and toured extensively with them around the states. During this time Marbin opened for legendary guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Scott Henderson. Upon leaving the group Greg toured and performed with other artists such as The Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, and Sidewalk Chalk. In between tours, he keeps a busy schedule playing in his home town of Chicago performing with other local artists and corporate gigs. Greg is constantly on a mission to better his abilities as a musician and drummer. This is very evident in his performances, he clearly shows no signs of slowing down!
MINDLOSS
Anthony- Vocals
Steve- Drums, Vocals
Felix- Bass
Chris- Guitar, Vocals
SCORCHED
5 piece old school influenced death metal act from Delaware.
BEN DELAURENTIS
CHRIS SIEBOLD TRIO
This is Chris Siebold’s bio. He was raised by a rare breed of panther that lives in the desert.
Guitar: Chris Siebold
Bass: Larry Kohut
Drums: Gerald Dowd
ANGEL
Employing a dazzling mix of glam rock, hard rock, and progressive rock, Angel’s outrageous, white-satin-heavy image and equally over-the-top stage shows, made them one of the more colorful arena rock bands of the mid-’70s and early ’80s. Discovered by Kiss bass player Gene Simmons, the group issued their eponymous debut album in 1975, which hewed closer to prog rock than the glam pop that would inform future endeavors like On Earth as It Is in Heaven (1977) and Sinful (1979). The group went their separate ways in 1981, but re-formed in the late ’90s with a new lineup, and released two studio albums (1999’s In the Beginning and 2019’s Risen) and numerous compilations.
Formed in Washington, D.C., the group’s self-titled 1975 debut was recorded for the flamboyant Casablanca Records label — home to Kiss — with a line-up comprising Frank DiMino (vocals), Punky Meadows (guitar, ex-BUX), Gregg Giuffria (keyboards), Mickie Jones (bass, ex-BUX), and Barry Brandt (drums). A heady slab of heavy pomp rock with lengthy songs swathed in Giuffria’s atmospheric keyboards and featuring the longtime stage favorite “Tower,” it was followed in 1976 by Helluva Band, which continued in a similar vein, with the group’s famous white satin stage clothing making its debut on the album sleeve. On Earth as It Is in Heaven saw a distinct change in musical direction, as the band adopted a a more pop/rock-oriented sound, and introduced a clever logo that read identically when upside down.
1978’s White Hot, with Felix Robinson replacing Jones, was helped by Eddie Leonetti’s sympathetic production, and produced minor U.S. hits in “I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore” and “The Winter Song.” Leonetti subsequently produced Sinful and the in-concert set Live Without a Net. Angel’s record sales never quite reflected their popularity as a live act, and a legal dispute with PolyGram prompted the band’s breakup in 1981. Giuffria attempted to revive the band in 1984, but the abortive reunion led to the formation of the more successful House of Lords. Robinson, meanwhile, appeared in an early White Lion line-up and played with 707. Brandt and DiMino re-formed Angel in the late ’90s to record In the Beginning, with the help of guitarist and songwriter Richard Marcello. They staged an Angel reunion of sorts by persuading former colleagues Robinson and Meadows to play on the track “Set Me Free.”
The group performed on and off during the early 2000s and issued a handful of compilation albums. In 2015 Frank DiMino released his first solo album, Old Habits Die Hard in which Punky Meadows guested on the track “Never Again”. Then in 2016 Punky Meadows with the help of Danny Farrow released his first solo album, Fallen Angel, in which Frank DiMino appeared on the track “Lost and Lonely”. In 2018, Meadows and DiMino toured under the name Punky Meadows & Frank DiMino of Angel which inevitably lead to the reformation of Angel now joined by Danny Farrow, Charlie Calv, Steve E. Ojane, and Billy Orrico. The newly reactivated Angel released their seventh studio effort, Risen, in October 2019, to rave reviews and landed them on numerous Billboard charts. The band has also just recorded a brand new studio album Once Upon A Time scheduled for release in April of 2023.
STARZ
All together Starz recorded four studio albums, Starz, Violation, Attention Shoppers, and Colesium Rock and gathered critical acclaim with their ability to mesh the smooth with the hard. “We loved pop melodies,” admitted Ranno in retrospect, “and we also loved heavy guitars. We liked to combine hooks with a harder edge. Our singer Michael Lee Smith had a great sense of melody. In the course of four albums, we only used orchestrations or keyboards once, preferring to mix heavy rock productions with melodic overtones.” Their success has been documented in the historical chapters of hard rock and heavy metal. In Kerrang’s critical listing of the 100 greatest heavy metal albums of all time, Starz was listed at #94, with Violation at #84. In a similar poll in Hit Parader magazine, Violation was listed at #82. Starz’s greatest asset was their live performance and until a chance meeting between Metal Blade’s founder and Starz guitarist Richie Ranno, one of rock’s greatest secrets was buried in the archives. At the height of their career, Starz released a special “radio only” live record intended for broadcast, bot not liscenced for sale. It was called Live In Louisville and only a scant 2,000 copies were pressed. It was heralded by Kerrang as the greatest live record never released! “One day” Richie said, “out of the blue, I got a letter from Brian Slagel, who wrote that he was a big Starz fan and was interested in re-releasing the Starz albums for the first time on CD. He asked if I owned the liscenses to any of the records, and I told him I had the rights to the live record.” Starz Live In Action is a combination of the famous Live In Louisville performance recorded in 1978 with another concert taped in Cleveland in 1977. Together it is over sixty-five minutes of classic Starz music, covering songs from all four studio albums and the famous “Waitin On You/Colesium Rock” medley which includes a clever collection of the greatest rock guitar riffs of all time. “We always considered ourselves a live band,” Richie confessed. “In fact, we toured with Peter Frampton in major halls before we even had any product to sell! We felt confident that we could get any audience up on their feet and got encores wherever we played.” This same spirit is captured on Starz Live In Action. If you are a Starz fan, this special recording is a must for your collection. If you are unaware of this great band, consider these thoughts. Many of the Eighties most successful bands were influenced by Starz, from Cinderella and Poison to Bon Jovi and Mötley Crüe. Tom Keifer said the first concert he ever went to was a Starz show… “They really kicked ass,” he remembered. Jon Bon Jovi met guitarist Richie Ranno backstage at a Bon Jovi concert in New Jersey and took the time to tell 30,000 screaming fans that when he was young, he looked up to Starz. They were the band he imitated when practicing in the garage. In Jon’s words, “What ever your dreams may be, always shoot for the Starz!”
NUMERICAL CONTROL SOCIETY
NCS songs explore dark, bold, complex chords, incandescent melodies, delicate refrains, and languid, unexpected harmonies. In a review by the Chicago Doom Confederacy, their sound is described as “Noise and texture flutter, enticingly, beneath the all-consuming riff…If you like King Crimson and you like stoner rock, look no further.”
ELHAE
North Dakota-born and Georgia-raised singer, artist, and visionary ELHAE approaches R&B like a film director would, choosing every element carefully, ensuring an intricate level of cohesion, and building his own world. Since catching fire in 2015 on the independent Aura EP, he worked towards eventually architecting such a world. The follow-up All Have Fallen yielded fan favorites such as “Doesn’t Matter” [feat Kehlani] and “Needs,” which clocked 10 million-plus Spotify streams. In between, he garnered glowing praise from the likes of The Fader, Billboard, Vibe, The Source, and more as Sprite named him among its P.O.U.R. (Purveyors of Urban Reality) program. The 2017 sequel to Aura—Aura II EP—boasted “Drama,” “Something,” and the popular “Bang Your Line” [feat. Ty Dolla $ign]. The latter ignited 10.5 million Spotify streams and counting. Meanwhile, he lent his voice to high-profile collaborations with Lecrae, Eric Bellinger, and many others in addition to supporting blackbear on tour.
2018 saw him grace the stage of Coachella for the first time in front of 40,000 fans as he diligently worked on new tunes in Los Angeles, Miami, and Atlanta. Inspired by childhood favorite albums such as Kid Cudi’s Man on the Moon: The End of Day, Childish Gambino’s Because the Internet, and Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, he developed an airtight vision with a detailed plotline for his next release. In 2019, the vision unfolds over the course of his twelve-track conceptual project, Trouble In Paradise [Atlantic Records], introduced by the intoxicating first single “Hennessy.” His sound is about to blow up on the biggest canvas
possible now.
XAVIER BREAKER
Drummer, composer and arranger, Xavier Breaker has played with various artists throughout his career including Joe Sample, Randy Crawford, Howard Hewitt, Lalah Hathaway, Ernie Watts, Joey DeFrancesco, Bob Mintzer, Brad Leali, and Jonathan Scales. He has also played for some of Chicago’s finest including Corey Wilkes, Kahil El Zabar, Dee Alexander, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Chicago Yestet, Sidewalk Chalk, and many others. The Xavier Breaker Coalition was formed in 2013 as an effort to design a group that can thrive in a variety of musical situations. The Coalition opened for many groups, including Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express and HBC (Scott Henderson, Jeff Berlin, Dennis Chambers). They have been featured in many festivals including the Chicago Jazz Festival and have been the firstcall house band for the Keilworth “Saxophone Idol” competition since 2013. The Coalition released their debut album, “Dreamology,” in 2015. Xavier endorses Paiste Cymbals.
DISMALIMERENCE
Dismalimerence is a Progressive/Atmospheric Black Metal band from Chicago, IL. Elijah Cirricione – Vocals & Guitar Alex Quiroz – Guitar Craig Hamburger – Bass Tim Preciado – Drums
DUSK
Cult Classic Death/Doom Metal Band
WISCONSIN, USA
EST.1993
RELATIVITY LOUNGE
just a dude who makes some weird beats and sounds. check out my choons if you’d like
SWESDO
Based out of the Chicago suburbs, beat-maker Swesdo is constantly striving to achieve a balance between dark/heavy and light/soulful work. Taking from a large range of influences including dub, drum & bass, hip-hop, funk and jazz Swesdo’s ever evolving sound can be summed up into four words: ‘Bass Full Space Soul’. ‘Swesdo’ is an amalgamation of his full legal name.
SORT OF VAGUE
KROMUH
“A little darkness makes the light shine brighter…”
PLUTO ERA
If you wish to unlock the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration.
SNUFFED
**Chicago Hardcore Punk**
Aaron – Guitar
Joe – Drums
Karly – Vocals
Ryan – Bass
BRIAN AUGER BAND
The legendary Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express has returned. The famed B3 and Hammond Organ keyboard player, has created a distinct voice that combines jazz, rock, soul and funk, that is clearly recognizable to his millions of fans. With over 20 albums to his name and lengthy stints on the RCA and Warner Bros. labels, Brian Auger has accumulated Grammy Nominations, 10 albums charting in Billboards Hot 100, a #1 single, and the title of “The Godfather of Acid Jazz”. Brian’s bands over the years have featured Rod Stewart, Long John Baldry, Julie Driscoll and even Jimi Hendrix. In addition, Brian has recorded with great luminaries as The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Eric Burdon and Down To The Bone. The new incarnation of the Oblivion Express is a family affair featuring Karma Auger on drums and Ali Auger on vocals, who live up to the Auger name and make the Oblivion Express smoke. Rave reviews and demands for return engagements follow this artist wherever he goes.
PARKER (ACOUSTIC)
PARKER is the sound of Chicago. Rock-N-Roll, Soul & Punk.
REBEL FORCE RADIO
The award-winning Star Wars Podcast, hosted by podcasting veterans Jason Swank and Jimmy Mac, Rebel Force Radio provides weekly news, commentary, celebrity interviews, & entertainment to a growing world-wide audience of Star Wars fans. The show is released FREE on Fridays for on-demand streaming and download. The award-winning Rebel Force Radio is an extension of the hosts passion and enthusiasm for the Star Wars franchise. As life-long fans, Swank and Mac have traveled all over the globe, from Tokyo, Japan to Skywalker Ranch itself, to provide the most comprehensive internet coverage of major Star Wars related events! Listeners have enjoyed the podcasters in action during live shows from the floors at Star Wars Celebrations IV-VI and Star Wars Fan Days. Swank and Mac also wrote and produced “The George Lucas Hip-Hop,” winner of the 2008 Star Wars Fan Film Awards for Best Animation and Fan’s Choice. At Star Wars Celebration V in August 2010, Lucasfilm’s Dave Filoni (Supervising Director, Star Wars: The Clone Wars) recognized Jason and Jimmy as the inaugural inductees to his “104th Wolf Pack” organization for their “outstanding fandom and support of Star Wars.” The two were also inducted as “Honorary Friends” of The 501st Legion, a worldwide Star Wars costuming organization known for their charitable work and frequent presence at official Lucasfilm events. Swank and Mac enjoyed similar honors by The Rebel Legion, another well-known Star Wars costuming group, and been profiled in Bloomberg Business, The Wall Street Journal,Star Wars Insider Magazine, LA Weekly, Entertainment Weekly and Chicago’s Daily Herald, among other publications and websites.
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
If someone asked you categorize The Northern Lights, one would be faced with quite the challenge. Fearlessly combining influences from all over the spectrum, the band has no trouble appealing to listeners across many different genres. With such a diverse approach to their music, it’s no surprise this Chicago based quartet has shared the stage with an array artists from Black Stone Cherry, Saliva and Saving Abel to artists like Chase Rice, Josh Thompson and Samantha Fish. On a mission to simply write music that is pure, The Northern Lights deliver a breath of originality to an era heavily saturated with the artificial and superficial.
GAWNE
MAKE RAP GREAT AGAIN.
DDG
Darryl Granberry Jr., also known by his Hip hop moniker, DDG , is an American Recording artist, YouTuber, and Entrepreneur who’s music video for the song, “Givenchy” went viral in late 2017. The song and music video became a single which increased his Social media following on his numerous YouTube channels, allowing him to also become a social media influencer.
VANJESS
Contemporary R&B duo VanJess — formed by sisters Ivana and Jessica Nwokike — put a ’90s-inspired twist on their soulful sound. Raised in both Nigeria and California, the pair takes inspiration from ’90s acts like SWV, Zhané, and Brandy, further incorporating flavors from Janet Jackson, En Vogue, Jill Scott, Total, Erykah Badu, and early TLC, as well as the soulful electronic touch of Kaytranada, Azealia Banks and Soulection. In 2016, they released the downtempo “Adore” (which later received the remix treatment with Milwaukee rapper IshDARR), “Favor,” and “Don’t Be a Stranger.” Collaborations with Korean-Australian singer Leehahn (“Fall Back”) and Jamaican-American jazz artist Masego (“Touch the Floor”) helped to boost their profile that year as well. In 2017, VanJess hooked up with rapper GoldLink for the ’90s house-inspired jam “Through Enough.”
THE TOP 10
The Top 10 show is a movie podcast hosted by John Rocha and Matt Knost where each week they select a topic, create personal top 10 lists, discuss the resulting films, and compile the show’s final list from their selections. The podcast drifts through movies to tangents to random discussions about life, work, sports, or whatever tickles their fancy; creating a show that’s both unpredictable, hilarious, and engaging.
This LIVE show is three years in the making and one that has long been demanded by the fans in Chicago. Well, now it’s now happening. Join us for our first visit to the Windy City and our second stop on our world tour!
SOLICITOR
Heavy Metal Speed Dealers from the PNW
OPEN BURN
First formed in 2015 as a side project for Lethal bandmates Jerry Hartman and Dell Hull with mutual friend and vocalist Eric W. Johns. With the addition of Lethal bandmate Glen Cook in early 2016, Open Burn was born. Their first full length album Divine Intermission was released by No Remorse Records on June 29, 2018.
BEREFT
Blending classic doom and black metal styles into a loud and atmospheric wall of music.
VOODOO TERROR TRIBE
Voodoo Terror Tribe have signed to EMP Label Group (owned by the prestigious David Ellefson of Megadeth and run by the great A&R Director Thom Hazaert) and released their new full length album ‘The Sun Shining Cold’ (produced by Ill Niño vocalist Christian Machadoin) in Jan 2018, followed by music videos for ‘City of Sixes’ and ‘Lady in the Wall’, and tours with Ill Niño, Mushroomhead & more…
TILL DEATH DO US PART
Founded in 2016 American singer, Emily Tate teamed up with Scottish musician, Kieran Robertson to create a new type of synthetic heavy rock. Emily’s dark and somber lyrics paired easily with the emotional musical creations of Kieran. The two later added Bassist, Jack Ross (Glasgow) and Drumer, Lee Reston (Glasgow,) who both added to the live energy and stage excitement they feel is missing from the music industry today, and named the band “Till Death Do Us Part.” The band quickly developed a unique signature sound using heavy distorted guitars, a djent like bass tone, various different synth layers, samplers, soundscapes, powerful drums and beautiful vocals.
GEOFF TATE’S OPERATION: MINDCRIME
Singer-songwriter, Insania wine vintner and founding member of Queensrÿche
OVERLORD SR
This is the band from the 80’s known as Overlorde from the Metal Massacre Vol. 8 with the song “Keeper of the Flame” with over 58,000 views on You Tube.
MOSHULU
Moshulu was a ship of strength, one of the last four-masted steel barques ever built. Named for the four masted ship, Moshulu is now a new project combining four legends of music. Bassist Jeff Berlin (Bill Bruford, Allan Holdsworth, HBC), drummer Dennis Chambers (Funkadelics, John Scofield, Santana), keyboardist/guitarist David Sancious (Bruce Springsteen, Sting) and Oz Noy on guitar, join together bringing masters playing with intensity and skill.
Moshulu’s repertoire goes from funk, rock, metal, fusion into new classical and improvisation. Their individual playing skills have blown people away for decades. Together, they are THE band to watch in coming years. They are a musical ship that will take the audience on a journey into powerful and beautiful music.
ARCHER NATION
From Santa Cruz, California, ARCHER NATION is a young touring trio determined to deliver genuine and unrelenting hard rock and heavy metal music to fans everywhere. Keyhan’s unique drumming, David’s masterful bass duties, and Dylan’s captivating blend of shredding and singing make for an exciting modern take on the genre while paying homage to the heavy metal inspirations that drive them. ARCHER NATION has worked hard to climb the rock and roll heap with no intention of slowing down as they continue to push towards greater heights, having already toured extensively in over 20 countries, and performed alongside some of the genre’s biggest acts.
DON JAMIESON
Don Jamieson is a stand-up comedian, television host, and musician. He known for co-hosting That Metal Show on VH1 Classic and playing with acoustic death metal band Gunfire-N-Sodomy.
UHTCEARU
Three piece melodic black metal band from Wisconsin
Uhtcearu (oot-key-are-oo) An Anglo-Saxon word that translates to pre-dawn anxiety or nighttime sorrow.
LION’S LAW
Punk/Oi! Made in Paris
HYDE
HYDE, Japan’s most prolific rock artist is the lead vocalist for two of the most popular Japanese rock bands L’Arc~en~Ciel and VAMPS. Throughout his career so far, HYDE has recorded more than 300 songs, with 60+ songs breaking the Oricon (Japanese Billboard Chart) top 10.
Still active with L’Arc~en~Ciel, HYDE took a break from VAMPS in early 2018, to reinvent himself yet again as a solo artist, releasing 3 new singles back-to-back: “WHO’S GONNA SAVE US”, “AFTER LIGHT”, and “FAKE DIVINE”. HYDE shows no signs of slowing down with his 11th single “ZIPANG” scheduled to be released on February 6, 2019, a World Tour just announced to be starting in Asia in March 2019, a US tour on the books for May 2019. Be sure to follow HYDE on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube for regular updates on new releases, tour dates, and more.
OH SLEEPER
Oh, Sleeper is an American metalcore band from Fort Worth, Texas that formed in 2006 with former members of Terminal. In over a decade’s span, Oh, Sleeper released three full-length albums and two EPs through Solid State Records, and toured worldwide as an opening act. After independently releasing The Titan EP and travelling in the full Van’s Warped Tour 2013, the band went on hiatus to allow clean vocalist and lead guitarist Shane Blay to join former-As I Lay Dying members in starting California-based metal band Wovenwar. The band plans to release their fourth full-length album release, Bloodied/Unbowed.
FLIPPER
Flipper is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1979, continuing in often erratic fashion until the mid-1990s, then reuniting in 2005. The band influenced a number of grunge,[1] punk rock and noise rock bands. Their slowed-down, bass-driven and heavily distorted style of punk is also considered a key forerunner to sludge, and influenced bands such as the Melvins and Nirvana, whose bass player Krist Novoselic played with the band in the 2000s.
Flipper is celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2019. Original members, Ted Falconi and Steve DePace are reaching out to a host of musicians, singers and bands they have worked with or been associated with, over the course of their long history. Flipper will assemble a variety of different lineups to include some of the great people they have played with and toured with as well as merging with different bands for recording projects and live performances. Plans are currently in the works for shows in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Pacific Northwest, East Coast, as well as the UK and Europe. Other exciting shows and tours are in the works as well.
JAYAIRE WOODS
Gods son. Young black man. Woodside Representer. LIFEisGRAND.
REVERIE
Reverie was raised by a single mother in Northeast Los Angeles, Highland Park. Her household was full of dysfunction & she ran away for the first time in the 3rd grade. Her poetry was always her safe haven. She frequented the school counselor, detention & was suspended often. Despite her behavioral issues, she maintained good grades & even had her poetry & art published. In the 7th grade, Reverie discovered “underground hip hop” & her poems transitioned into raps.
In high school, Reverie obsessed over graffiti, which lead to her first arrest & fights, which eventually got her expelled from school. She began kicking it with a gang & heavily abusing drugs to mask her depression. Louden, her brother & now producer, was selling crack to feed his heroine addiction, got stabbed & shortly after was sentenced to 1 year in a juvenile detention center.
In hopes of a second chance at life, Louden & the family moved to Washington, where they began to record music. In 2009, they released Reverie’s first mixtape ever, ‘Castle In The Air,’ & within 24 hours, it got 3K+ plays. It was then that they realized their music could become something much bigger.
9 years & 10 chronicled projects later, Reverie regularly tours all over Europe & USA & has dedicated fans around the globe. She & Louden still record music together regularly & have cultivated an organic, cult-like following, which they call ‘Satori Mob,’ which is also the name of Reverie’s urban wear clothing brand. Hip hop saved their lives.
WORMHOLE
Slamming brutal death metal from Baltimore, Maryland! Featuring Duncan Bentley of Vulvodynia
INFERI
Inferi is an American melodic death metal band forged from the bowels of Nashville, Tennessee. The band formed in 2006 and strived to merge the classic melodic metal sound with a taste of crushing technicality. After releasing Divinity in War in 2007 and The End of an Era in 2009, they experienced an overwhelming ripple of hardships, causing the band to lay dormant in an unforeseen state of hibernation. In 2011 the lead guitarist, Malcolm Pugh (A Loathing Requiem, Diskreet, Ex-Enfold Darkness) decided to reignite the fire. Recruiting Mike Low (Oubliette, Ex-Enfold Darkness) on guitar and Jack Blackburn (Ex-Vital Remains, Ex-Enfold Darkness) on drums, the plan was clear – musical annihilation.
Inferi sets themselves outside of the generic pack by mixing melodious, yet technical musicianship with virtuosic songwriting rarely since in today’s extreme metal acts.
In Early 2014, Inferi released their third effort, The Path of Apotheosis. The band is currently in the studio recording their fourth epic release.
ANTHONY POWELL
REPENTANCE
Founded in 2018 by former SOIL and DIRGE WITHIN guitarist Shaun Glass, Chicago, Illinois -based REPENTANCE is a primal aggressive metal band; laden thick with heavy slabs of groove mesh that bleed intensity. In spring 2018 the band released their first two demo tracks followed by a critically acclaimed debut album (“God For A Day”, 2020) and numerous shows with high profile acts such as TRIVIUM, DEVILDRIVER, JINJER, SKULL FIST, TOXIC HOLOCAUST, SACRED REICH and others, the band soon became known for their distinctive heavy yet dynamic sound, packed with details, groove and tension.
In September 2021 Repentance have announced their worldwide signing to German label Noble Demon, followed by the release of the band’s critically acclaimed latest EP “Volume I – Reborn” (2021). Five tracks of aggressive, fast-paced and technical compositions, enhanced by tight and sharp production, delivered an impressive Noble Demon debut and served as the perfect appetizer for the band’s sophomore full-length record. “The Process Of Human Demise” has been released on August 4 and features 12 brand new tracks showcasing Repentance at their strongest yet! With guest contributions from the likes of TRIVIUM’s Corey Beaulieu and FEAR FACTORY’s Milo Silvestro, “The Process Of Human Demise” has become a relentless and intense maelstrom that will sweep you along and an album not to be missed in 2023!
New album: https://music.nobledemon.com/process