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Ghost, Anthrax, Ice Cube and Nothing More on Day 1 of Blue Ridge Rock Festival 2022

Johnnie Crow — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 02:29:34 +0000

The 5^th annual Blue Ridge Rock Festival took place in Alton, Virginia on September 8 – 11, 2022. Day one was headlined by Ghost, with notable support coming from a wide spectrum of artists, including Ice Cube, Anthrax, Daughtry, Jelly Roll, In This Moment, Stone Temple Pilots and Nothing More.

The massive 4 day rock music festival tried to recover from the logistical nightmares of 2021 by moving to a new site near the Virginia International Raceway. While the venue was a slight improvement over the remote park used last year, I never saw any racetrack, facilities or parking lots.

The parking was over 5 miles from the event, and there did not seem to be nearly enough buses. Fans could be seen waiting in massive lines to leave the parking field, to enter the venue, and to return to their vehicles after the show. The third and fourth stages were miles from the side-by-side main stages, up and down big hills which left little time to move between sections and actually see all of the bands.

Despite all of the hardships and difficulties, fans were excited to see an incredible lineup, representing every genre of rock and roll. The overall production and sound were on point. The only problem with such an extensive collection of bands was deciding which ones to see, and which sadly had to be missed. While the two main stages alternated acts, it was a long walk to the other side, and making that trek meant missing someone else.

I definitely missed more acts than I saw. The highlights of the day for me were Ghost, Anthrax, Ice Cube, Daughtry, Nothing More, Spiritbox, Fire From The Gods and a rare reunion show from Shadows Fall. Blue Ridge Rock Festival definitely goes out of their way to deliver special shows, such as reunion shows and rare appearances.

I managed to capture photographs of the aforementioned highlights, as well as A Skylit Drive, Unearth, Vampires Everywhere, Pop Evil, Bad Wolves, and In This Moment.

I would have loved to see other bands, but there are just too many stages and too many bands. Among the bands I would have loved to experience were Islander, Palisades, Red, Brand Of Sacrifice, Hawthorne Heights, Hinder, We Came As Romans, Cannibal Corpse, Sleeping With Sirens, Stone Temple Pilots and Jelly Roll.

It may have been better to book fewer artists, and invest more money into supporting the fans, including more buses, more facilities and more showers for the campers. BRRF bills itself as being “Fan-Driven”, so hopefully they will continue to listen to, and support, their dedicated fans.

Tickets and campsites are already selling well for next year, proving that die hard metal fans will endure anything to experience the power of live music, and the feeling of connecting with other people who are just as mental about metal as they are. Go to https://blueridgerockfest.com/ to get yours.

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Jasta Releases The Lost Chapters Volume 2 With Heavy Collaborators

Johnnie Crow — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:37:23 +0000

JASTA SELF-RELEASES THE LOST CHAPTERS, VOL. 2

TUNE INTO SIRIUSXM’S OCTANE ALL WEEKEND TO HEAR MORE

The name “Jasta” represents one of music’s most prolific and powerful reputations. As founder and frontman for GRAMMY-nominated monoliths Hatebreed alongside his countless collaborations, Jasta’s reputation extends well beyond music. From stints as the three-year host of MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball to his own popular podcast, the 2016-launched The Jasta Show, he has become synonymous with both heavy music and hardcore culture.

Friday the 13th, Jasta self-releases the new solo album The Lost Chapters, Vol. 2. The album’s guest appearances reads like a veritable “Who’s Who” of heavy metal. The record is available here and is already Top 10 overall on U.S. iTunes.

Jasta will serve as a Guest DJ on SiriusXM’s Octane on December 13, at 6pm ET. He will be playing songs from the new album and bangers from his favorite bands.

The show will repeat on Saturday, 12/14 at 12pm; Sunday, 12/15 at 3pm; Monday, 12/16 at 9pm; Tuesday, 12/17 at 9am; Wednesday, 12/18 at 2pm, and Thursday, 12/19 at 10pm. All times are in ET.

To dive even deeper into The Lost Chapters, Vol. 2, check out Jasta’s Hard Drive interview here.

Previously, Jasta shared “When The Contagion Is You,” featuring Trivium’s Matthew K. Heafy and generating airplay on SiriusXM’s Octane, and “Strength to Draw the Line,” a call-to-arms ripper featuring Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach in peak form. Jamey and Jesse were also featured on the cover of the Spotify Kickass Metal Playlist.

The album also includes additional guest appearances from Max Cavalera (Soulfly), Howard Jones (Light the Torch), George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher (Cannibal Corpse), Kirk Windstein (Crowbar/Kingdom of Sorrow), and many more.

This new material is the first all-new music from Jasta since the release of Hatebreed’s most recent album, The Concrete Confessional, which spawned the band’s biggest streaming hit to date, “Looking Down The Barrel of Today.” Moreover, this new body of work stands as a unique release for the genre, given the entirely collaborative nature of guest vocalists and musicians that rotate throughout every song.

As Jasta explains, “It was overdue for another solo release since the last one had come out in 2017. The timing for new music is perfect. It was important to me for this new collection to have the compilation feel of the first one while maintaining its catchiness and dynamics.”

The full track listing is below.

THE LOST CHAPTERS, VOL. 2 TRACK LISTING:
“They Want Your Soul” Featuring George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher
‘Return From War” Featuring Max Cavalera
“Strength to Draw the Line” Featuring Jesse Leach
“Cleansed By The Waves” Featuring Zoli Teglas
“When The Contagion Is You” Featuring Matthew K.Heafy
“Spilled Blood Never Dries” Featuring Kirk Windstein
“Heaven Gets What It Wants” Featuring Howard Jones
“Silence The Enemy Mind” Featuring BillyBio
“Just Breathe” Featuring Frank Palmeri
“Our Guardian Angel” Featuring Phil Rind
“13 Appears” Featuring Tommy Victor
“Holy Wars… The Punishment Due” Featuring Joey. Concepcion

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Morbid Angel: Legendary Death Metal Unit Preps For 8th Annual Decibel Magazine Tour

Johnnie Crow — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 01:09:31 +0000

MORBID ANGEL: Legendary Death Metal Unit Prepares For Eighth Annual Decibel Magazine Tour

Legendary death metal unit MORBID ANGEL will grace US stages this February as part of the 2019 Decibel Magazine Tour. Set to run from February 17th through March 14th, the band will be joining forces with fellow death metal icons Cannibal Corpse for the first time ever in America on the co-headlining winter trek. Support will be provided by Necrot and Blood Incantation as well as Immolation on select shows. See all confirmed dates below.

MORBID ANGEL w/ Cannibal Corpse (2/17 – 3/07), Immolation (3/08 – 3/14), Blood Incantation, Necrot:
2/17/2019 Alamo Music Hall – San Antonio, TX
2/19/2019 Club Xs – Tucson, AZ
2/20/2019 The Observatory – San Diego, CA
2/21/2019 The Fonda Theater – Los Angeles, CA
2/22/2019 The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA
2/23/2019 The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
2/25/2019 Roseland Ballroom – Portland, OR
2/26/2019 Showbox Market – Seattle, WA
3/01/2019 The Oriental Theater – Denver, CO
3/02/2019 The Truman – Kansas City, MO
3/03/2019 Skyway Theater – Minneapolis, MN
3/04/2019 The Concord – Chicago, IL

3/06/2018 Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY
3/07/2019 Playstation Theater – New York, NY
3/08/2019 TLA – Philadelphia, PA
3/09/2019 Palladium – Worcester, MA
3/10/2019 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
3/11/2019 Lincoln Theater – Raleigh, NC
3/13/2019 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
3/14/2019 Orpheum – Tampa, FL

MORBID ANGEL will be touring in support of their Kingdoms Disdained full-length released in 2017 via Silver Lining Music. The critically-lauded record reunites founding guitarist Trey Azagthoth with bassist/vocalist Steve Tucker. Captured at Mana Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida and produced by MORBID ANGEL with Erik Rutan, the record delivers eleven pieces of devastatingly dynamic death metal. Rolling Stone hailed a, “cyclone of blastbeat-driven fury punctuated with Azagthoth’s signature heaving, lunging grooves and Eddie Van Halen-on-a-bad-trip solos,” while Metal Injection crowned the record, “one of the band’s most essential efforts,” adding, “the record contains almost wall to wall instant classics, and is not only Steve Tucker’s best album as MORBID ANGEL frontman, but by extension the group’s most genre-defining effort since 1995’s iconic Domination.”

Orders for Kingdoms Disdained are currently available at THIS LOCATION.

“Featuring Trey Azagthoth’s molten solos, the band rediscover what they did well across their career and double down on it.” – Pitchfork

“…very refreshing and gives the entire genre that shot in the arm it needs. There are no throw-away tracks, there’s no awkwardness and there’s no experimentation. It’s straight ahead aggressive metal… a dark record for the dark times we live in.” – Metal Insider

“MORBID ANGEL‘s ability to manipulate sounds such that it seems it’s about to collapse and combust without ever doing so is nothing short of brilliant. For the devoted, it seems like magic…. Just incredible.” – Blabbermouth

“…the sound of a band doing their absolute best to recapture former glories without once sounding like a legacy act…” – Ghost Cult

“…the MORBID ANGEL rebirth fans have been waiting for.” – Exclaim!

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Morbid Angel: Legendary Death Metal Unit Prepares For Eighth Annual Decibel Magazine Tour