Upcoming EP “THE FEAR OF FEAR” Out November 3rd via Rise Records/Pale Chord
PIRITBOX, have dropped brand new single, “Cellar Door” today, arguably their heaviest track since the release of their smash hit, “Holly Roller” in 2020. The track is taken from their upcoming EP ‘The Fear of Fear’, set for release on November 3rd via Rise Records/Pale Chord. Watch the official music video below and stream the track HERE.
‘The Fear of Fear’ builds on the band’s momentum from their massively successful 2021 debut album ‘Eternal Blue’, which topped charts and dominated critics’ year-end lists. The 6-track EP features previously released singles “The Void” and “Jaded“. Pre-order ‘The Fear Of Fear’ now HERE.
SPIRITBOX
THE FEAR OF FEAR
TRACK LISTING
1. Cellar Door
2. Jaded
3. Too Close / Too Late
4. Angel Eyes
5. The Void
6. Ultraviolet
ABOUT SPIRITBOX:
Spiritbox are arguably *the* hottest band in heavy music. Their debut album, Eternal Blue, dropped September of 2021 and rolled in on a global tsunami of critical acclaim, perfect score reviews and features everywhere including Spin, Forbes, Billboard and Alternative Press to multiple front covers including Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, Alternative Press, Rock Sound, Distorted Sound, Pollstar, and Revolver. The album spawned a string of hit singles including “Holy Roller“, “Constance“, “Circle With Me”, “Secret Garden“ and most recently, “Hurt you“. ‘Eternal Blue’ charted #13 Billboard Top 200, #1 Rock, #1 Hard Rock, #1 Vinyl, #2 Internet Albums, #2 Independent, #3 Digital Albums, #3 Album Sales and top 20 of the official charts in Australia (#8), Germany (#17) and UK (#19). To date, Eternal Blue has clocked up 265 million streams.
Spiritbox followed the release of Eternal Blue with the 3-songRotoscope EP, in 2022. The title track for which came accompanied by an official music video shot by Max Moore, which has run up over 3.6 million YouTube views. The EP has clocked up 28.5 million streams.
To date, Spiritbox have accumulated over 436 million career streams across platforms and 76.4 million YouTube views. They were also nominated for 2 Juno Awards last year for Breakthrough Group Of The Year and Metal/Hard Music Album of The Year last year.
SPIRITBOX, have announced their brand new EP ‘The Fear of Fear’ today. Set for release on November 3rd via Rise Records/Pale Chord, ‘The Fear of Fear’ is highlighted by a new single, “Jaded” and its accompanying cinematic music video. Listen HERE and watch the video below. Fans can pre-order ‘The Fear Of Fear’ now HERE.
‘The Fear of Fear’ builds on the band’s momentum from their massively successful 2021 debut album ‘Eternal Blue’, which topped charts and dominated critics’ year-end lists. The EP features previously released standalone single “The Void” along with 5 new tracks for a total of 6 songs.
SPIRITBOX
THE FEAR OF FEAR
TRACK LISTING
1. Cellar Door
2. Jaded
3. Too Close / Too Late
4. Angel Eyes
5. The Void
6. Ultraviolet
SPIRITBOX will be touring extensively this fall in support of ‘The Fear of Fear’, having already conquered massive tours in Europe and North America this year. The band recently completed a UK headline run followed by multiple major summer festival shows, and will hit the road for an extensive run of shows across the US with Shinedown and Papa Roach this September/October. Full routing below.
Shinedown +Papa Roach + Spiritbox Tour Dates
Sept. 03 — St. Louis, Mo. @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sept. 04 — Kansas City, Mo. @ T-Mobile Center
Sept. 06 — Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio @ Blossom Music Center
Sept. 08 — Burgettstown, Pa. @ The Pavillion at Star Lake
Sept. 09 — Alton, Va. @ Blue Ridge Rock Festival
Spet. 12 — Detroit, Mich. @Pine Knob Music Theatre
Sept. 13 — Syracuse, N.Y. @ St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
Sept. 15 — Ocean City, Md. @ Ocean City Bike Fest
Sept. 19 — Gilford, N.H. @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
Sept. 21 — Bangor, Maine @ Maine Savings Amphitheater
Sept. 23 — Mansfield, Mass. @ Xfinity Center
Sept. 24 — Newark, N.J. @ Prudential Center
Sept. 26 — Simpsonville, S.C. @ CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park
Sept. 27 — Atlanta, Ga. @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
Sept. 29 — Tampa, Fla. @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheater
Oct. 13 — Las Vegas, Nev. @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
Oct. 15 — Irvine, Calif. @ FivePoint Amphitheatre
Oct. 17 — Salt Lake City, Utah @ USANA Amphitheater
Oct. 19 — Albuquerque, N.M. @ Isleta Amphitheater
Oct. 20 — Denver, Colo. @ Ball Arena
Papa Roach + Spiritbox Only
9/10 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
9/16 – Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Oakdale Theater
9/17 – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
10/2 – Birmingham, AL @ Avondale Brewing Company
10/10 – Lubbock, TX @ The Pavillion
ABOUT SPIRITBOX:
Spiritbox are arguably *the* hottest band in heavy music. Their debut album, Eternal Blue, dropped September of 2021 and rolled in on a global tsunami of critical acclaim, perfect score reviews and features everywhere including Spin, Forbes, Billboard and Alternative Press to multiple front covers including Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, Alternative Press, Rock Sound, Distorted Sound, Pollstar, and Revolver. The album spawned a string of hit singles including “Holy Roller”, “Constance”, “Circle With Me”, “Secret Garden” and most recently, “Hurt you”. ‘Eternal Blue’ charted #13 Billboard Top 200, #1 Rock, #1 Hard Rock, #1 Vinyl, #2 Internet Albums, #2 Independent, #3 Digital Albums, #3 Album Sales and top 20 of the official charts in Australia (#8), Germany (#17) and UK (#19). To date, Eternal Blue has clocked up 244 million streams.
Spiritbox followed the release of Eternal Blue with the 3-songRotoscope EP, in 2022. The title track for which came accompanied by an official music video shot by Max Moore, which has run up over 3.4 million YouTube views. The EP has clocked up 27 million streams.
To date, Spiritbox have accumulated over 400 million career streams across platforms and 76.4 million YouTube views. They were also nominated for 2 Juno Awards last year for Breakthrough Group Of The Year and Metal/Hard Music Album of The Year last year.
Multi-platinum, chart-topping band Shinedown has announced their upcoming fall leg of The Revolutions Live Tour, co-produced by Live Nation and FPC Live, with support From Papa Roach and Spiritbox.
The fall run of shows starts off in St. Louis, MO on September 3, kicking off a 26-date run of fall headline shows and festivals. Tickets are on sale this Friday May 5th at 10am Local at LiveNation.com. Various presales will be available Wednesday, May 3 through Thursday, May 4. VIP packages featuring exclusive access available for purchase. Full tour routing below. For all show/ticketing details for the fall dates and previously announced dates please visit www.shinedown.com.
This week, the band’s hit single “A Symptom of Being Human” jumped into the Top 25 at Hot AC Radio. Unfolding with gentle acoustic guitar, soaring strings, delicate piano, and a powerful vocal delivery from front man Brent Smith, “A Symptom Of Being Human” celebrates the beauty of our individual differences and embraces the ups and downs of life, while showcasing Shinedown’s gift for making us feel connected through our common humanity.
This follows Shinedown’s recent #1 at Active Rock Radio with“Dead Don’t Die.” The single notched Shinedown their 20th #1 at the format. It became the most spun #1 song at the Active Rock format in a single week since 2016 when Metallica’s “Hard Wired” hit that milestone, and it is also the most played Shinedown #1 in one week at Active Rock. The defiant track, featuring pummeling drums and searing off-the-rails guitar solos, is a rousing declaration of survival and an anthem about the resilience of the human spirit after trying times.
Shinedown is currently on their spring tour playing to sold out arenas across the country, withsupport from fellow chart-toppers Three Days Grace and From Ashes To New. For this current run of shows, Shinedown has partnered with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to donate $1 for every ticket sold.
The Planet Zero albumdebuted in the Top 5 on the Billboard 200 Chart and the Official UK Albums Chart, and at #1 on six other Billboard charts including Top Album Sales, Rock, Hard Rock, and Alternative Albums Charts. Featuring searing and incisive tracks like “Dead Don’t Die”and #1 rock hit “Planet Zero”,as well as uplifting and unifying songs like the soaring pop-rock anthem and #1 rock hit “Daylight,”Planet Zero boldlyconfronts the societal forces that perpetuate divisiveness while offering a restorative path forward through empathy and open conversation – ultimately serving as a reminder that it is our human connections that matter the most.The band’s video for “Daylight,” set to the Amazon Original version of the song, is a love letter to their fans and shows the impact that the song’s message – that you are never alone – had during Shinedown’s sold-out Planet Zero World Tour.
SHINEDOWN: THE REVOLUTIONS LIVE FALL TOUR DATES 2023
September 3 – St Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre #
September 4 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center #
September 6 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center #
September 8 – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake #
September 9 – Blue Ridge Rock Festival @ The Virginia International Raceway *^
September 12 – Detroit, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre ~
September 13 – Syracuse, NY @ St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview #
September 15 – Ocean City, MD @ Ocean City Bike Fest*^
September 16 – Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion +
September 19 – Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion #
September 21 – Bangor, ME @ Maine Savings Amphitheater #
September 23 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center #
September 24 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center #
September 26 – Simpsonville, SC @ CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park #
September 27 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre #
September 29 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheater #
September 30 – Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live #
October 3 – Franklin, TN @ FirstBank Amphitheater #
October 5 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP #
October 6 – Allen, TX @ Credit Union of Texas Event Center #
October 8 – Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion #
October 9 – San Antonio, TX @ Freeman Coliseum #
October 12 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre #
October 13 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena #
October 15 – Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheatre #
October 17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheater #
October 19 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater #
October 20 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena #
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TOUR DATES:
May 3 – Bozeman, MT @ Brick Breeden Fieldhouse =
May 6 – Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena =
May 7 – Everett, WA @ Angel of the Winds Arena =
May 9 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center =
July 14 – Fargo, ND @ Red River Valley Fair ^$
July 16 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee +$
July 17 – Green Bay, WI @ EPIC Events Center +$$
July 20 – Monticello, IA @ Jones County Fair *##
July 21 – Gary, IN @ Hard Rock Live ^$$
July 23 – Niagara Falls, ON @ Fallsview Casino Resort ^$$
Newly Added Dates in Bold
#Papa Roach and Spiritbox supporting
~ Spiritbox supporting
$ Saint Asonia and Sleep Theory supporting
## Saint Asonia supporting
$$ Sleep Theory supporting
*Festival date, with no support, just Shinedown
^Not a Live Nation & FPC Live Produced Date
+An Intimate Night with Shinedown
= Three Days Grace and From Ashes To New
ABOUT SHINEDOWN
Multi-platinum band Shinedown – Brent Smith[vocals], Zach Myers [guitar], Eric Bass [bass, production], and Barry Kerch [drums] – have cemented their status as one of the most vital and forward-thinking powerhouses in modern rock, embodying the kind of creative dynamism, constant evolution, singular vision, and an uncompromising honestythat transcends boundaries. The record-breaking band, known for their timely messages behind their chart-topping songs that resonate with not only their global audience and the rock community, but our culture at large, has achieved astronomical success with over 6.5 billion global streams, 20 #1 rock hits, 15 platinum and gold singles, platinum or gold certification for every album, and 10 million albums sold worldwide. Shinedown have also becomean essential cultural force as evidenced by their major media acclaimand participation in the prestigious 92Y Talks series. The band is currently named #1 on Billboard’s Greatest Of All Time Mainstream Rock Artists Chart, after notching the most ever #1s (18) in the 40-year history of the Mainstream Rock Songs Chart with a string of consecutive #1 hit singles including“Daylight,”“Planet Zero” “Atlas Falls,” “GET UP,” ATTENTION ATTENTION,” “MONSTERS,” and “DEVIL”, and landed each of their 30 singles in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart, the most out of any artist in history.
2018’s acclaimed album ATTENTION ATTENTION, a story album that confronts such complex matters as mental health and the resolve of the human spirit, was certified RIAA Gold. Its accompanying 2021 feature film, directed by Bill Yukich (Beyoncé, Metallica), is a riveting visual counterpart to the album’s narrative, weaving its 14 songs into a provocative and thought-provoking cinematic journey that illuminates yet another dimension of their limitless creativity.
Hailed for their high-octane live shows, explosive rock ‘n’ roll spirit, thought-provoking lyrics, and melodic sensibility, Shinedown continues to engender diehard love from millions of global fans and has racked up countless sold-out arena tours and festival headlining sets propelled by the undeniable power of front man Brent Smith’s voice.
Heavy music’s hottest band, Spiritbox, have announced the official release of brand new track, “The Void” and it’s accompanying visualizer today. The track features the band’s calling card of complex, multi-layered soundscapes and gloriously ethereal, hugely catchy vocals whilst also furthering their incredible ability to release music that is immediately recognizable as Spiritbox but simultaneously sounds unlike any of their previous releases.
Find “The Void” on streaming services HERE and watch the visualizer below.
Spirtbox are currently on the road for their first ever US headline run – the completely sold-out “Eternal Blue Tour“, where the new track has been making its surprise live debut to much excitement from fans. Speaking on the official release of “The Void“, Spiritbox vocalist, Courtney LaPlante shares
The Void is a song that came about very quickly. I didn’t have to fight with anything to write it, and when that happens, I don’t argue with it. It’s a type of song that I’ve been wanting to write for a long time, I’ve heard it hundreds of times now, and it makes me so happy every time I hear it. It’s been such an amazing experience playing this song on our tour, and watching people hear it for the first time, in real time.
The Eternal Blue Tour 2023, produced by Live Nation, began in Vancouver on April 10th and will culminate in Minneapolis on May 10th. For more information head to Spiritbox.com. Full routing below.
Spiritbox | Eternal Blue Tour 2023
04/19/23 | Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
04/21/23 | Dallas, TX – Echo Music Hall
04/22/23 | Austin, TX – Emo’s
04/23/23 | Houston, TX – House of Blues
04/25/23 | Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
04/26/23 | Orlando, FL – House of Blues
04/28/23 | Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
04/29/23 | Boston, MA – House of Blues
04/30/23 | New York, NY – Irving Plaza
05/02/23 | Philadelphia, PA – TLA
05/04/23 | Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall
05/05/23 | Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
05/06/23 | Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
05/08/23 | Chicago, IL – House of Blues
05/10/23 | Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
The history-making tour is in support of Spiritbox’s phenomenal, chart topping debut album of the same name, released in September of 2021 via Rise Records and Pale Chord. Since releasing Eternal Blue, Spiritbox have been conquering the live arena one mind-bending performance at a time. Prior to the Eternal Blue Tour, they played major festivals in the US, Australia, Europe and the UK, several sold-out, one-off headline shows in major cities such as London, Los Angeles and Munich and toured with the likes of Underoath, Ghost and Lamb of God.
Once done touring the US, Spiritbox will hit Europe for a run of shows with Ghost in France, Bring Me The Horizon in Budapest and Paris, two co-headline shows with Motionless In White in Germany, stand alone headline shows in Milan (ITA), Munster (GER), Haarlem (NL), Eindhoven (NL) and Helsinki (FIN), several major festivals and finally the UK, where they will play a run of headline shows supported by Loathe and Brand of Sacrifice. Tickets and full routing HERE.
ABOUT SPIRITBOX:
SPIRITBOX arguably *the* hottest band in heavy music, dropped their debut album, Eternal Blue, in September of 2021. It rolled in on a global tsunami of critical acclaim, from perfect score reviews and features everywhere including Spin, Forbes, Billboard and Alternative Press to multiple front covers including Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, Alternative Press, Rock Sound, Distorted Sound, Pollstar,and Revolver. The album spawned a string of hit singles including “Holy Roller”, “Constance”, “Circle With Me”, “Secret Garden” and most recently, “Hurt you”. ‘Eternal Blue’ charted #13 Billboard Top 200, #1 Rock, #1 Hard Rock, #1 Vinyl, #2 Internet Albums, #2 Independent, #3 Digital Albums, #3 Album Sales and top 20 of the official charts in Australia (#8), Germany (#17) and UK (#19). To date, Eternal Blue has clocked up 235 million streams.
Spiritbox followed the release of Eternal Blue with the 3-song Rotoscope EP, in 2022. The title track for which came accompanied by an official music video shot by Max Moore, which has run up over 3.1 million YouTube views. The EP has clocked up 24.9 million streams
To date, Spiritbox have accumulated over 395 million career streams across platforms and 76.4 million YouTube views. They were also nominated for 2 Juno Awards this year for Breakthrough Group Of The Year and Metal/Hard Music Album of The Year last year.
Heavy music’s hottest rising band, Spiritbox, have today announced their first ever US headline tour with support from After The Burial and Intervals. The Eternal Blue Tour 2023, produced by Live Nation, will hit 22 cities across North America, beginning in Vancouver on April 10th and culminating in Minneapolis on May 10th. VIP packages for the tour are available now from soundrink.com. Tickets go on general sale on Friday November 18th at 10 AM local from Spiritbox.com. Full routing below.
Citi is the official card of the The Eternal Blue Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning November 15th at 11 AM ET until November 17th 10 PM local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
Spiritbox | Eternal Blue Tour 2023
04/10/23 | Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
04/11/23 | Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
04/12/23 | Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
04/14/23 | Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
04/15/23 | San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park
04/16/23 | Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
04/17/23 | Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
04/19/23 | Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
04/21/23 | Dallas, TX – Echo Music Hall
04/22/23 | Austin, TX – Emo’s
04/23/23 | Houston, TX – House of Blues
04/25/23 | Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
04/26/23 | Orlando, FL – House of Blues
04/28/23 | Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
04/29/23 | Boston, MA – House of Blues
04/30/23 | New York, NY – Irving Plaza
05/02/23 | Philadelphia, PA – TLA
05/04/23 | Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall
05/05/23 | Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
05/06/23 | Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
05/08/23 | Chicago, IL – House of Blues
05/10/23 | Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
The history-making tour is in support of Spiritbox’s phenomenal, chart topping debut album of the same name, released in September of 2021 via Rise Records and Pale Chord. Since releasing Eternal Blue, Spiritbox have been conquering the live arena one jaw-dropping performance at a time around the globe, playing major European & US festivals, several sold-out, one-off headline shows in major cities such as London, Los Angeles and Munich and touring with the likes of Underoath, Ghost and Lamb of God.
Spiritbox have spent the 12 months since releasing Eternal Blue honing their live show into a truly jaw-dropping, unmissable experience. Now, fans across North America will have the chance to see the band perform a full headline length set for the first time, making the Eternal Blue 2023 Tour what is sure to be one of the most highly anticipated, must-see live events of the year.
2021’s hottest heavy band, SPIRITBOX, announced the release of their first new music since their incendiary, chart topping debut album, ‘Eternal Blue‘. The new release comes in the form of a 3-track single titled ‘Rotoscope‘ and sees the band bringing their unique spin to a more industrial, 90s alt-rock-tinged sound. The new drop is accompanied by an official music video directed by Max Moore which can be watched now below. The full 3 songs can be streamed HERE.
SPIRITBOX | ROTOSCOPE
Track List:
Rotoscope
Sew Me Up
Hysteria
Fresh off of a run of incredible US festival performances and their first full US tour with Underoath, SPIRITBOX are currently conquering the rest of the world one jaw-dropping performance at a time. The band recently played what is already being referred to as a legendary set at Download Festival, UK and followed it with two completely sold-out shows at London’s Islington Academy. The second of which saw the band joined by current America’s Got Talent viral superstar, 10 year old Harper, who performed the band’s break out hit, “Holy Roller” both as her audition for the TV show (watch here) and live with the band in London (watch here). Here’s what the UK press have been saying:
“Spiritbox are coming to claim the thrones of all the old Kings who have become complacent in the post-Covid world.” – Daily Express
“One of the most anticipated acts of the [Download] festival, they packed out the Avalanche tent long before they arrived on stage, totally in their element as they ripped through a dynamic set that demonstrated exactly why they’re racking up so many millions of views.” – The Forty Five
“Whether you were there or not, Spiritbox have staked a claim on being the metal band every fan needs to know after Download Festival 2022, on a rocket ride that seemingly has no end in sight.” – Metal Hammer
“Flawlessly tight, spine-tinglingly heavy and wholly powerful, it’s hard not to feel a little bit choked up. That choked-up feeling lingers as colossal moment after colossal moment follows….One of the most brutal, beautiful, and breathless shows this room has ever seen.” – Rock Sound
“This must surely be the start of what deserves to be a lifelong love affair with Download, and the UK live scene at large. There’s plenty of Download sets that become the stuff of legend, the “I was there,” moments that are talked about for years afterwards. Trivium ’05. Slipknot ’09. Spiritbox ’22 deserves to be the new addition to that illustrious hall of fame.” – Kerrang
“Their 30-minute set “is a good first date”, according to vocalist Courtney LaPlante, but it feels far too short to fully show off the brilliance of their progressive, energised metal.” – NME
SPIRITBOX will remain in Europe playing major festivals and selection of one-off headline shows until June 30th. They will then play US festivals – Rock Fest and Inkcarceration with a sold-out headline show in Grand Rapids in between. They then play another one-off, sold-out headline show with Dayseeker and Brand of Sacrifice before heading out to lay waste to arenas across the US with Ghost and Mastodon. Tickets and info available at Spiritbox.com. Full list of dates below.
Remaining Euro Dates
June 26 – Clisson, FR – Hellfest
June 28 – Bilbao, SP – Santana 27
June 30 – Viveiro, SP – Resurrection Fest
US Festival Run
July 14 – Cadott, WI – Rock Fest
July 15 – Grand Rapids, MI – Intersection – SOLD OUT Headline Show
July 16 – Mansfield, OH – Inkcarceration Fest
Headline Show w/ Dayseeker and Brand of Sacrifice
August 24 – Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues
Spiritbox w/ Ghost, Mastodon
Aug. 26 – San Diego, Calif. @ Pechanga Arena San Diego
Aug. 27 – Tucson, Ariz. @ Tucson Convention Center Arena
Aug. 30 – Austin, Texas @ Moody Center
Aug. 31 – Corpus Christi, Texas @ American Bank Center Arena
Sept. 02 – Huntsville, Ala. @ Von Braun Center’s Propst Arena
SUPPORTED BY SPIRITBOX, BAD OMENS AND STRAY FROM THE PATH
American metalcore band Underoath is currently wrapping up their Voyeurist North American tour, where they are supported by Spiritbox, Bad Omens and Stray From The Path. On March 20th they stopped in Starland Ballroom which is in South New Jersey town Sayreville.
Written by Andris Jansons
Voyeurist tour is about to come to the end with few shows left. And while the bands have been touring already since February 18th, they did not show any signs of fatigue. Actually, on contrary, all bands were performing with extreme energy.
First one on this night were Long Island natives Stray From The Path. While bands musical style can be interpreted in many ways, I really got that hardcore punk feeling listening to their songs, their onstage persona and lyrics. While they opened set with The House Always Wins, it was the second song Outbreak that made me think “Well, this is punk rock!”. You know, whenever you hear “Fuck The System” said repeatedly, you make no mistake.
What can I say? The band was simply amazing, and full of energy. Vocalist Andrew Dijorio was all over the stage, delivering powerful social messages with poise and passion. The band performed variety music from their ten studio albums, and also played their latest single Guillotine.
Photo by Andris Jansons
See full photo gallery from Stray From The Path performance here.
Next came American metalcore band Bad Omens. Band just released their new album The Death Of Piece Of Mind. You can read about it here. All first songs from their set were from the new record – The Death Of Peace Of Mind, Artificial Suicide (bands vocalist Noah Sebastian wore a mask while performing it), Like A Villain and What Do You Want From Me?. Rest of the songs were taken from their second studio album Finding God Before God Finds Me.
It was not my first time seeing Bad Omens live. They never disappoint. High energy performance is what you can expect from them every time. Bad Omens are poised for a success as their newest album has reached 11th position on Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums. After finishing tour with Underoath, Bad Omens will continue to tour with In This Moment.
Photo by Andris Jansons
See full photo gallery from Bad Omens performance here.
Bad Omens were followed by a Canadian sensation Spiritbox. Band released their debut album Eternal Blue in September of 2021, and instantly gained good reviews. Band is widely considered as metalcore. They opened the set with Rule Of Nines, standalone single not included in their debut album or any preceded EP’s. There was one more single like that called Blessed Be, while other songs from set were from Eternal Blue.
Bands vocalist Courtney LaPlante was beautifully transitioning her voice from melodic singing to a growl, while her husband Mike Stringer was shredding on the guitar. On the song Holy Roller she was joined by none other than Will Ramos from Lorna Shore. Needless to say, that this collaboration received very loud and positive reaction from the fans. Band wrapped up their set with title song Eternal Blue.
Photo by Andris Jansons
See full photo gallery from Spiritbox performance here.
Underoath performance was preceded by a masked man delivering a message to the audience. With his mask being illuminated as electronic human face, he asked audience to raise hands and fell the atmosphere and this specific time and place. As soon as the man delivered his message and disappeared into the darkness, Underoath stormed the stage under the pulsating lights and exploded with Damn Excuses, the song from their latest album Voyeurist. They followed with Breathing in a New Mentality and On My Teeth. Their set consisted with representation of the most of their albums while leaving out their earliest ones.
Photo by Andris Jansons
See full photo gallery from Underoath performance here.
With Underoath hard hitting style is hard to imagine that they did not use a single profanity in any of their songs, until that happy day when we first heard On My Teeth. While it was understood concept for a band that has been strongly labeled as a Christian band, though band themselves are distancing themselves from that label.
Vocalist Spencer Chamberlain delivered in your face aggressive performance, while bands guitarists played so close to the edge of the stage that any fan could easily reach out to them. Christopher Dudley was trying not to get lost between all the instruments that he is in charge of playing, and he did not miss a beat while doing all that with an extreme level of energy. And that was exactly the feeling you got, no matter where you stood, right by the stage or further away, full onslaught of in-your-face aggressiveness and energy. Absolutely astonishing performance!
