Liz Ramanand, Loudwire The foundation at Best Buy Theater was tested last night as fans jumped to the music of The Used , We Came As Romans , Crown the Empire and Mindflow for the Take Action Tour. The crowd went crazy as Used frontman Bert McCracken and his crew took the stage. Fans sang along to well known favorites such as ‘The Taste of Ink,’ ‘Take It Away,’ ‘I Caught Fire,’ ’All That I’ve Got’ and, of course, ‘A Box Full of Sharp Objects.’ McCracken addressed the crowd about his sobriety, and his revitalized force showed onstage as he sounded flawless. They also performed tracks off of their latest disc ‘Vulnerable,’ including‘I Come Alive,’ ‘Put Me Out,’ ‘Hands and Faces’ and ‘Now That You’re Dead.’ The crowd fed off of the energy of the band and it’s no wonder why the Used have maintained such a strong fanbase and powerful presence for well over a decade. Speaking of powerful presence, We Came As Romans rocked the house as crowd surfers made their way to the front while circle pits started up in the back. Vocalists Kyle Pavone and Dave Stephens ended the set by making their way into the crowd and handing their mics to some diehard fans for their voices to be heard. Crown The Empire, hailing from Dallas, and Brazillian metallers Mindflow kicked off the energetic night. For remaining dates where you can catch the Take Action tour, go here . Check Out Photos of The Used, We Came As Romans and Crown the Empire The Used: Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire We Came As Romans: Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Crown The Empire: Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire
Street punk mainstays the Casualties and extreme metal mavens Goatwhore have teamed up for a short string of tour dates. Bringing Havok along for the ride, this lineup is a seriously strong addition of dates to the previously announced sturdy grouping of Goatwhore touring with 3 Inches of Blood, Revocation and Ramming Speed to follow. Goatwhore have been developing a reputation as one of metal’s hardest working bands for over 15 years now. Created by Acid Bath guitarist Sammy Duet and Soilent Green vocalist Ben Falgoust in 1997, it seems like the band has never left the road since their inception, having toured with Lock Up , High on Fire and Hate Eternal , among others in 2012, it’s likely that almost anyone who frequents metal shows has seen Goatwhore in action. The New Orleans group also made our 10 Best Metal Albums of 2012 list with ‘Blood for the Master.’ The Casualties are also well-respected road dogs, having toured all around the world since they began jamming together in 1990. The New York punkers came out with their ninth studio album, ‘Resistance,’ last year, and guitarist Jake Kolatis and bassist Rick Lopez provided us with one of our most memorable video interviews ever. Check out the full list of tour dates below. The Casualties, Goatwhore + Havok 2013 Tour Dates: 03/27 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s 03/28 Corpus Christi, TX – Zeros 03/29 San Antonio, TX – Korova 03/30 Dallas, TX – Club Dada 04/01 Albuquerque, NM -2H Launchpad 04/02 Tempe, AZ – Rocky Point 04/03 Santa Ana, CA – Observatory (feat. Dr. Know) 04/04 West Hollywood, CA – House Of Blues 04/06 Oakland, CA – Oakland Metro 04/07 Reno, NV – The Alley 04/08 Portland, OR – Branx 04/09 Seattle, WA – Studio Seven [button href=”http://loudwire.com/3-inches-of-blood-goatwhore-revocation-ramming-speed-2013-must-see-metal-tours/” title=”Goatwhore + 3 Inches of Blood 2013 Tour Dates” align=”center”]
Liz Ramanand, Loudwire / Mary Ouellette, SheWillShootYou.com Danish rockers Volbeat are holding onto the top spot for a second week in a row on this week’s Loudwire Radio Top 20 Countdown. The band’s ‘Heaven Nor Hell’ single is doing rather well, but may face a challenge next week from All That Remains , whose song ‘Stand Up’ rises another spot from No. 3 to No. 2 and is knocking on the door to No. 1. Former No. 1 track ‘Carry On’ from Avenged Sevenfold slips back another spot this week to No. 3, meanwhile Deftones and Chevelle traded places this week with Deftones’ ‘Tempest’ inching forward to No. 4, while Chevelle’s ‘Same Old Trip’ drops to No. 5. There could be some shakeup next week in the Top 5 as Alice in Chains made the biggest jump of the week, moving four big notches from No. 10 to No. 6 with ‘Hollow,’ suggesting a trajectory that could place it at or near the top of the chart fairly soon. This Loudwire Radio Top 20 Countdown’s biggest dropper is former No. 1 song ‘Enemies’ from Shinedown . The track takes a tumble from No. 9 to No. 12 this week. The countdown also features the arrival of one new song — Green Day ‘s ‘X-Kid’ which ended the run of Slash ‘s ‘Standing in the Sun’ in the Top 20. It slides in at No. 19. Check out the top 20 songs below and be sure to tune in and crank it up to rock out to Loudwire Radio this weekend. To find out where you can hear the countdown, click on the red button below. Loudwire Radio Top 20 Songs of the Week: 20. Stone Sour, ‘Absolute Zero’ 19. Green Day, ‘X-Kid’ 18. Otherwise, ‘I Don’t Apologize’ 17. Soundgarden, ‘Been Away Too Long’ 16. Hinder, ‘Save Me’ 15. P.O.D., ‘Higher’ 14. Three Days Grace, ‘The High Road’ 13. Halestorm, ‘Freak Like Me’ 12. Shinedown, ‘Enemies’ 11. Papa Roach, ‘Where Did the Angels Go’ 10. Five Finger Death Punch, ‘The Pride’ 9. 3 Doors Down, ‘One Light’ 8. Young Guns, ‘Bones’ 7. Adelitas Way, ‘Alive’ 6. Alice in Chains, ‘Hollow’ 5. Chevelle, ‘Same Old Trip’ 4. Deftones, ‘Tempest’ 3. Avenged Sevenfold, ‘Carry On’ 2. All That Remains, ‘Stand Up’ 1. Volbeat, ‘Heaven Nor Hell’ [button href=”http://loudwire.com/loudwire-radio-station-list/” title=”See Which Stations Air Loudwire Radio” align=”center”]
Facebook: Hatebreed Hatebreed just released their new album, ‘ The Divinity of Purpose ,’ and they want to share a stellar prize package with one of their lucky fans. The band is teaming with Loudwire for a new contest that will offer a Hatebreed “Brass Knuckles” USB drive, pre-loaded with album extras, a black ‘The Divinity of Purpose’ t-shirt and both an autographed CD and vinyl versions of their latest album. The disc, which recently received a stellar review from Loudwire, finds the band back at their best, complete with anthemic choruses, chunky riffing and battering ram drumming. Check out the official music video for the first single ‘Put It to the Torch’ here . If you love Hatebreed, this is the contest for you. For your chance to win the Hatebreed prize pack, featuring the “brass knuckles” USB drive, t-shirt, CD and vinyl, simply follow @loudwire on Twitter and retweet this announcement of the giveaway by March 1. We’ll choose a winner at random. Good luck! If you’d like to get your hands on Hatebreed’s ‘The Divinity of Purpose’ album right now, you can purchase it online at iTunes here . [button href=”http://loudwire.com/hatebreed-the-divinity-of-purpose-album-review/” title=”‘The Divinity of Purpose’ – Album Review” align=”center”] Hatebreed’s The Divinity of Purpose Album + Brass Knuckles
Primary Wave Music You may not see Mystic Falls, Va., on Dead Sara ‘s current itinerary, but the band will be making a visit to the fictitious town that serves as home to the hit CW series ‘The Vampire Diaries.’ The group will perform their latest single, ‘Lemon Scent,’ on the March 31 episode. In addition, the band will get in a second song, covering the Patti Smith favorite ‘Ask the Angels’ during their appearance. No further details were given as to what brings the foursome to Mystic Falls, but the performance should definitely liven up the episode. In other Dead Sara news, the band will hook up with hitmakers Muse for dates this year. After announcing the pairing last fall, the itinerary has filled out a little further. The next leg of Music’s current 2013 U.S. arena tour launches Feb. 22 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The trek runs through a March 17 finale at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Events Center. Muse / Dead Sara 2013 North American Tour 2/22 — Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. — Bank Atlantic Center 2/23 — Tampa, Fla. — Tampa Bay Times Forum 2/25 — Orlando, Fla. — Amway Center 2/27 — Cincinnati, Ohio — US Bank Arena 2/28 — Cleveland, Ohio — Quicken Loans Arena 3/2 — Detroit, Mich. — Joe Louis Arena 3/4 — Chicago, Ill. — United Center 3/5 — Columbus, Ohio — Schottenstein Center 3/7 — Minneapolis, Minn. — Target Center 3/8 — St. Louis, Mo. — Chaifetz Arena 3/10 — Tulsa, Okla. — BOK Center 3/12 — Houston, Texas — Toyota Center 3/13 — Dallas, Texas — American Airlines Center 3/16 — Phoenix, Ariz. — US Airways Center 3/17 — Las Vegas, Nev. — Mandalay Bay Events Center [button href=”http://loudwire.com/the-offspring-dead-sara-emily-armstrong-gone-away/” title=”Next: Dead Sara’s Emily Armstrong Performs with The Offspring” align=”center”]
2013 Carolina Rebellion Festival The 2013 Carolina Rebellion festival lineup has been announced and, of course, it’s packed full of must-see bands. The North Carolina musical gathering with feature Soundgarden , Alice in Chains , Deftones , Limp Bizkit , Rise Against , Volbeat and many more. Entering its third year, the Carolina Rebellion festival is the Mid-Atlantic’s biggest rock festival and will return once again on May 4 & 5 at Rock City Campgrounds in Concord, North Carolina. The 2012 Carolina Rebellion was notable for guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch joining Korn onstage for the first time in seven years to perform ‘ Blind .’ Rise Against frontman Tim McIlrath shares his excitement for the band’s upcoming Carolina Rebellion performance, stating: “After wrapping up our last U.S. tour, we were planning on recharging our batteries for a while, but we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to play with the mighty Soundgarden in what will be one of the only shows we’ll play in the U.S. this year.” Frontman Michael Poulsen of Volbeat comments, “In Europe and the U.S., we have enjoyed the experiences that come from being a part of the festival environment, just as the fans do. Looking forward to Carolina Rebellion!” Tickets for the 2013 Carolina Rebellion festival will become available to buy on Feb. 8, but a special Internet pre-sale will begin on Feb. 6 at the Carolina Rebellion Facebook page and the fest’s official website . 2013 Carolina Rebellion Festival Lineup: Soundgarden Alice In Chains Limp Bizkit Rise Against Bush Deftones 3 Doors Down Three Days Grace Papa Roach Bullet For My Valentine Buckcherry Volbeat Halestorm Asking Alexandria All That Remains Steel Panther Device (with David Draiman) Hollywood Undead Sick Puppies In This Moment Escape The Fate Pop Evil Nonpoint Otherwise Aranda Thousand Foot Krutch Red Line Chemistry Young Guns Tracer American Fangs Heaven’s Basement Monstro [button href=”http://loudwire.com/2013-rock-on-the-range-soundgarden-alice-in-chains-korn-lamb-of-god-more/” title=”Next: See the 2013 Rock on the Range Lineup” align=”center”]
2013 Loudwire Rock Bowl Championship Talk about your clash of the titans! The 2013 Loudwire Rock Bowl championship is one for the ages with two heavy metal legends — Metallica and Pantera — sending their powerful, hard-hitting tracks against each other to determine which is the best football anthem. On one side, you’ve got Metallica. The metal mavens have made mincemeat out of the competition, besting Volbeat’s ‘A Warrior’s Call’ with 71 percent of the vote, cutting up Papa Roach’s ‘Last Resort’ into pieces with 64 percent of the final tally and then finally staving off some fierce competition from Avenged Sevenfold’s ‘Seize the Day,’ but emerging victorious with 67 percent of the vote. And it’s no wonder Metallica are still around because ‘Seek and Destroy’ is as intense as they come. This amped up rocker about looking for a fight is just the kind of competitive song that you would expect to be a stadium rocker. But this may be Metallica’s toughest battle yet as Pantera’s ‘F—ing Hostile’ is ready to throw down. Pantera narrowly edged Drowning Pool’s ‘Bodies” with 53 percent of the vote in the first round, but this moshpit banger is just getting stronger with each round. ‘F—ing Hostile’ took out Korn’s ‘Freak on a Leash’ with 72 percent of the final tally and the song demolished Slipknot’s ‘Wait and Bleed’ in the semifinals with just shy of 64 percent of the vote. With Phil Anselmo ‘s brutal pent-up aggression oozing all over this track, it’s no wonder the song has advanced and survived. ‘F—ing Hostile’ is just the type of track you need to get amped up for some hard-hitting gridiron action. So there you have it, our final two. Which is the better football anthem — Metallica’s ‘Seek and Destroy’ or Pantera’s ‘F—ing Hostile’? Your votes will decide the 2013 Loudwire Rock Bowl Champion. Listen to both tracks below and then vote for your favorite. You can vote once per hour from now through Monday, Feb. 4 at 10AM ET, at which point a champion will be crowned. Listen to Metallica’s ‘Seek and Destroy’ Listen to Pantera’s ‘F—ing Hostile’ Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll. 2013 Loudwire Rock Bowl Bracket [button href=”http://loudwire.com/best-metallica-songs/” title=”See Our List of the 10 Best Metallica Songs” align=”center”] [button href=”http://loudwire.com/best-pantera-songs/” title=”See Our List of the 10 Best Pantera Songs” align=”center”]