Coheed and Cambria return with “Shoulders”

If you’re a Coheed and Cambria fan…well, we have some good news for you! The group is back.

On Wednesday (July 21), the New York founded act released a brand new song titled “Shoulders.”

The three-and-a-half-minute song marks the band’s first “proper studio recording” in nearly three years.

According to the accompanying press release, “Shoulders” touches on the highs and lows of the band’s multi-decade career in the music world and “how at times it can be frustrating to be an outsider to trendy circles, but in the end, doing it your own way has the biggest rewards.”

Coheed and Cambria vocalist/guitarist Claudio Sanchez adds: “In art, in your career, in relationships… No matter how much you give of yourself or try, you have to accept that not everything in life can be a perfect fit.”

Check out the new song above.

“Shoulders” comes three years after Coheed and Cambria released their ninth studio album, Vaxis – Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures, in 2018. No word on whether “Shoulders” will be a standalone single or part of an upcoming record.

Next month, Coheed and Cambria will hit the touring circuit alongside The Used for their co-headlining amphitheater tour. The 18-city trek kicks off on Aug. 27 at the FivePoint Amphitheater in Los Angeles. It concludes a month later, on Sept. 24, at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida. Meet Me @ the Altar, and carolesdaughter will perform on select dates.

COHEED AND CAMBRIA / THE USED SUMMER 2021 CO-HEADLINING TOUR

Aug. 27 – Los Angeles, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre* 

Aug. 28 – Phoenix, AZ – Mesa Amphitheatre* 

Aug. 30 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex – Outdoors* 

Aug. 31 – Denver, CO – Levitt Pavilion Denver* 

Sept. 2 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory* 

Sept. 4 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater* 

Sept. 5 – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion* 

Sept. 7 – Wichita, KS – WAVE – Outdoors*

Sept. 8 – St. Louis, MO – Saint Louis Music Park* 

Sept. 11 – Columbus, OH – Express Live! – Outdoors*

Sept. 12 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica* 

Sept. 14 – Cincinnati, OH – The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park* 

Sept. 15 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park* 

Sept. 18 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium – Outdoors*

Sept. 19 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center* 

Sept. 21 – Baltimore, MD – MECU Pavilion^ 

Sept. 22 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater^ 

Sept. 24 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place^ 

* with special guest Meet Me @ The Altar

^ with special guest carolesdaughter

The Used to release their eighth studio album in April

Hold on to your seatbelt kids, because we have a brand new album from The Used heading our way very soon!

On Friday (Feb. 7), the Utah-founded band unveiled plans to unleash their eighth studio album in late April. Titled Heartwork, the new set of tunes is due out April 24 through super-producer John Feldmann’s Big Noise Music Group record label. Pre-orders and pre-save options are now available here.

In a message to fans, the group reveals that the new album will be a mix of their first three records (The Used, In Love and Death, and Lies for the Liars).

“The new album plays on the emotions, the sincerity, and the vulnerability of the first record [The Used] and In Love and Death, with a little bit of the flair from Lies for the Liars. We can’t wait for you to hear it.”

If Heartwork really is the love child of The Used, In Love and Death, and Lies for the Liars, then we can’t wait until April.

The upcoming album will not only include 16 new tracks but several guests such as Fever 333’s Jason Aalon Butler on “Blow Me,” Travis Barker on “Obvious Blasé,” Mark Hoppus on “The Lighthouse,” and Beartooth’s Caleb Shomo on “The Lottery.”

To coincide with the new album news, The Used have treated fans to the first single (second if we’re counting “Blow Me” as an official single) from the pending release. The new song is titled “Paradise Lost, a poem by John Milton,” and yes, it is inspired by the 17th-century poem.

“I’ve always been a bit obsessed with Paradise Lost,” vocalist Bert McCracken writes to fans.

“I really dug deep into the poem and its author, John Milton. As I was reading a lot of his political essays, I realized that a lot of what’ Satan’ says in Paradise Lost are quotes directly from John Milton’s own mouth. A lot of people thought he was the devil back then. He had a huge problem with the show of opulence from the Church. He thought it was disgusting. His poem is about the failed revolution against the Church of England, which is Satan’s failed revolution on earth. And what’s more incredible or exciting than a failed revolution?”

Watch the music video for the new song above.

Heartwork is the follow-up to 2017’s The Canyon.

The Used is currently in the middle of their intimate venue tour. Tonight, they will take over the Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore.

The outing concludes on Feb. 22 at the Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix. The list of remaining tour dates can be found here.

Because the emo scene is having a resurgence in a big way, McCracken recently teased that The Used COULD be touring with My Chemical Romance during their upcoming reunion tour.

“I feel like I’m in My Chemical Romance! And you might catch us on tour with My Chemical Romance in the fall,” the singer said. (Watch the video and listen carefully here. Thanks, Rocksound.)

Considering there was no love lost between the bands over the last decade or so (there was a massive fallout that not even the fans were privy to), it would be cool to see McCracken and My Chem perform “You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us In Prison” or their cover of “Under Pressure.”

Only time will tell.

HEARTWORK TRACKLIST:

“Paradise Lost, a poem by John Milton”
“Blow Me” (feat. Jason Aalon Butler)
“BIG, WANNA BE”
“Bloody Nose”
“Wow, I Hate This Song”
“My Cocoon”
“Cathedral Bell”
“1984 (Infinite Jest)”
“Gravity’s Rainbow
“Clean Cut Heals”
“Heartwork”
“The Lighthouse” (feat. Mark Hoppus)
“Obvious Blasé” (feat. Travis Barker)
“The Lottery” (feat. Caleb Shomo)
“Darkness Bleeds, FOTF”
“To Feel Something”

The Used plot intimate-venue tour for early 2020

A new song and a new tour? 2020 is shaping up to be a good year if you’re a fan of the Used.

On Tuesday (Dec. 10), the Utah-founded band announced plans to embark on a short United States-centric outing. Unlike their previous tours, this one will be a little different with the foursome performing at intimate venues across the country.

The early 2020 excursion kicks off on Jan. 21 at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, California, and wraps up a month later on Feb. 22 at the Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix. The month-long tour journey includes stops in Los Angeles, Sacramento Detroit, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Orlando, Dallas, the band’s hometown of Salt Lake City, and more.

“We are incredibly excited to announce we’ll be kicking off 2020 with a very special US tour for all the hardcore Used fans!” the band posted on Instagram.

“These shows are in some of the smallest rooms we’ve played in over a decade and will be unlike any other Used show you’ve seen.”

Pre-sales begin this Wednesday, Dec. 11. To get first dibs on these limited pre-sale passes, you need to sign up on the Used’s website for access. General ticket sales begin this Friday, Dec. 13, at 10 a.m. local time.

Dragged Under will hit the road alongside the Used throughout the upcoming tour.

Last week, the group surprised fans with a brand new song titled “Blow Me.” The track features Fever 333 frontman Jason Aalon. Listen to “Blow Me” above, while the list of tour dates can be found below.

Slam Dunk Fest unveils second waves of 2020 performers

The year isn’t even over yet, and we’re already getting bombarded with spring music festival announcements. Great news for our “treat yo’ self” lifestyles, but not for our wallets.

On Wednesday (Oct. 23), the masterminds behind the United Kingdom’s Slam Dunk Music Festival unleashed the second batch of artists who will take over their stages in late May 2020.

Sum 41 has been tapped to take on the role of headliners alongside previously announced (and hometown boys) Don Broco. Also added to next year’s roster are Billy Talent, The Used, The Story So Far, Basement, Grayscale, and Dream State.

As if that wasn’t enough, the current iteration of the lineup will also feature not one, but two reunion shows thanks to We Are The In Crowd and Your Demise.

And what would a music festival be without any serious hijinks? NOFX’s Punk in Drublic will return once again to the weekend-long event with a little help from their friends.

The new addition to the Slam Dunk Fest lineup comes a month after the first waves of bands were announced for the annual May Bank Holiday event.

The Wonder Years, Mayday Parade, Four Year Strong, Knuckle Punk, Ice Nine Kills, Bayside, Issues, Hands Like Houses, and the newly reunited Motion City Soundtrack were previously confirmed as performers for next year’s event.

Slam Dunk Fest will return to its homes of Temple Newsam in Leeds on Saturday, May 23, 2020, and Hatfield Park in Hatfield on Sunday, May 24, 2020.

Tickets for the event are currently available on their website with several options to pick from.

Rob Zombie, The Used, Bring Me the Horizon to headline Las Rageous 2019

Rob Zombie, Bring Me the Horizon, and The Used are just some of the bands heading to Las Vegas in October for the third annual Las Rageous music festival. On Tuesday (June 11), festival organizers unveiled the lineup for this year’s multi-day event.

Joining Zombie, The Used, and Bring Me the Horizon on the roster will be Chevelle, I Prevail, Dance Gavin Dance, Atreyu, Sleeping with Sirens, Beartooth, Fever 333, Whitechapel, While She Sleeps, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, He is Legend, The Hu, Shvpes, and more.

“This city has such a rich history of rock and metal music, and we are proud to continue this legacy with Las Rageous,” Live Nation Las Vegas’ Billy Conn said in a press statement.

He adds: “We are looking forward to bringing some of the world’s biggest acts to Downtown Las Vegas for the third year in a row.”

“A lot of festivals take a few years to develop loyalty in the field of tourism, but we’re seeing fans return to Las Rageous for their second or third year based on [the] quality of experience from prior years,” said Bud Pico, general manager of the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.

“Customer satisfaction significantly contributes to the social and economic benefits Las Rageous has generated for the City of Las Vegas.”

In addition to the rocking lineup, the event will also feature several new onsite activities like the Bud Light Rock & Refuel Culinary Experience featuring a wide array of dining options and an onsite wedding experience for those feeling a little romantic.

Pre-sales for previous attendees and Las Rageous subscribers begin this Wednesday, June 12, at 10 a.m. PT. For 24 hours, the price for two-day passes will be $149. After the 24-hour window closes, prices will increase to $159.

General ticket sales begin this Friday, June 14, at 10 a.m. PT.

For those feeling like going all out during this year’s event, Las Rageous will be offering two different VIP packages to choose from; the Weekend Metal VIP package and the Weekend Heavy Metal VIP package. More information about the VIP packages, lineup, and general inquiries can be found on Las Rageous’ website.

Las Rageous will return to the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center in Las Vegas during the weekend of Oct. 18 -19.

Back to the Beach 2019 announces daily performance times

Travis Barker and John Feldmann’s Back to the Beach music festival is a few short days away from invading Southern California. Now, fans have finally gotten what they’ve been patiently waiting for; the performance times. On Tuesday (April 23), festival organizers unveiled the performance times for the second annual event.

The first day of the festivities will include performances by Streetlight Manifesto, The Aquabats, Save Ferris, the English Beat, and the Drowns while blink-182, Goldfinger, and Reel Big Fish are set to close out the night.

Day two of the show will include performances by The Wonder Years, Less Than Jake, Story of the Year, Teenage Wrist, and Lowlives while The Used, The Story So Far, and Anthony Green of Circa Survive will close out the final night of the event.

In addition to the rocking daily lineup, Back to the Beach also announced the Lil’ Punk KidZone. The kid-centric area will include a set each day from kid band The Twits and 13-year-old DJ De Crazy Cat, a scavenger hunt with prizes, mermaid photo sessions, hula hoop, face painting, a cartoonist, a palm reader, hair braiding, and a giant cornhole game.

All kids age ten and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Back to the Beach will return to its home of Huntington State Beach in Huntington Beach, California. This year’s event will take place during the weekend of April 27-28.

A limited number of Sunday general admission and VIP passes are still available for purchase.

For more details about the lineup, tickets, or general inquiries, head on over to Back to the Beach’s website.

The daily performance times can be found below.

SATURDAY, APRIL 27:

7:35 p.m. – blink-182
6:15 p.m. – Goldfinger
5:10 p.m. – Reel Big Fish
4:10 p.m. – Streetlight Manifesto
3:15 p.m. – The Aquabats
2:20 p.m. – Save Ferris
1: 30 p.m. – The English Beat
12: 45 p.m. – The Drowns

SUNDAY, APRIL 29:

7:40 p.m. – The Used
6:20 p.m. – The Story So Far
5:15 p.m. – Anthony Green
4:20 p.m. – The Wonder Years
3:25 p.m. – Less Than Jake
2:30 p.m. – Story of the Year
1:40 p.m. – Teenage Wrist
1:00 p.m. – Lowlives

The Used, Thrice, Circa Survive to headline inaugural Disrupt Festival

This year may mark the first year that punk, pop-punk, and emo kids may not have the Vans Warped Tour, but it looks like a new music festival is ready to take over the summertime void. On Monday (March 25), the first annual Disrupt Festival was announced. Boasting acts like The Used, Circa Survive, Sum 41, and Thrice as headliners, the cross-country trek will take over North America during June and July.

Joining The Used, Circa Survive, Sum 41, and Thrice on the inaugural lineup are: The Story So Far, Atreyu, Sleeping with Sirens, Andy Black, Four Year Strong, Memphis May Fire, Trophy Eyes, Meg & Dia, Juliet Simms, and Hyro the Hero.

The 25-stop jaunt will include stops in major markets such as Austin, West Palm, Beach, Tampa, Atlanta, Charlotte, Toronto, Denver, Boise, and Phoenix. Disrupt Festival begins its journey across the continent on June 21 at the Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas and concludes on July 28 at the Isleta Amphitheater in Albuquerque.

Tickets for the upcoming event go on sale this Friday, March 29, at 10 a.m. local time. Citi cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning this Tuesday, March 26, at noon. Pre-sales end on Thursday, March 28, at 10 p.m. local time.

In addition to general tickets, Disrupt Festival will also offer several VIP packages and meet and greet packages with The Used or Sleeping with Sirens. As noted by the festival, meet and greet packages do not include a concert ticket.

Unlike other music festivals, Disrupt Festival promises that “there will only be one band performing at a time, avoiding conflicting set times and allowing fans to experience the full lineup in one rock-filled day.”

For more information about the festival, tickets, or the lineup, head on over to Disrupt Festival’s website.

DISRUPT FESTIVAL 2019 DATES:
June 21 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
June 22 – Austin, TX – Austin360 Amphitheater
June 23 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
June 25 – West Palm Beach, FL – Coral Sky Amphitheatre at S. Florida Fairground
June 26 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds
June 28 – Atlanta, GA – Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
June 29 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
July 2 – Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
July 3 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
July 5 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
July 6 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
July 7 – Hartford, CT – XFINITY Theatre
July 9 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
July 10 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 12 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 13 – Thornville, OH – Legend Valley
July 14 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
July 15 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 17 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre*
July 20 – Irvine, CA – Five Point Amphitheater presented by Mercury Insurance
July 23 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
July 24 – Boise, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheatre
July 26 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 27 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
July 28 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater

Blink-182, Goldfinger, The Used to headline Back to the Beach Fest 2019

Blink-182, Goldfinger, and The Used are just some of the bands heading “back to the beach” in late April for the 2019 edition of Back to the Beach Fest. On Tuesday (Jan. 22), KROQ, Blink-182’s Travis Barker, and Goldfinger’s John “Feldy” Feldmann announced the lineup for the second annual California-centric music festival.

Joining the aforementioned acts on this year’s roster are Reel Big Fish, The Story So Far, Streetlight Manifesto, The Aquabats, Circa Survive’s Anthony Green, Less Than Jake, The Wonder Years, Save Ferris, Story of the Year, and more to be announced at a later time.

“Back to the Beach has been one of the funnest things I’ve ever been part of. What could be better than a mostly ska festival?” festival co-producer and Goldfinger vocalist/guitarist John Feldman says in a press statement.

He continues: “I grew up on ska music and I had the best time of my life last year at the show… This year may even be better! Travis and I are so excited to do the show yet again… I cannot wait!”

Tickets go on sale this Friday, Jan. 25, at 10 a.m. PST. A limited number of weekend general admission passes will be available for $79.99 (plus fees) while supplies last. VIP ticket packages will also be available at that time. For those with a special pre-sale code, pre-sales are now available.

The two-day music festival will return to its home of Huntington State Beach in Huntington Beach, California. This year’s event will take place during the weekend of April 27-28.

For more details about the lineup, tickets, or general inquiries, head on over to Back to the Beach’s website.

The daily schedule can be found below.

Saturday, April 27: blink-182, Goldfinger, Reel Big Fish, Streetlight Manifesto, The Aquabats, Save Ferris, The English Beat, and The Drowns

Sunday, April 28: The Used, The Story So Far, Anthony Green, The Wonder Years, Less Than Jake, Story Of The Year, Teenage Wrist, and Lowlives

Watch: The Used pay tribute to Chester Bennington at recent show

 

The Used announce headlining tour, Warped Tour dates

It looks like The Used’s spring and summer months will be filled with nothing but shows. On Tuesday (March 6), the Utah-founded band announced plans to hit the touring circuit during the spring and summer months. The upcoming trek will kick off on April 27 with the group’s previously scheduled appearance at Welcome to Rockville in Jacksonville, Fla. and wrap up almost two and a half months later on July 10 at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville.

During their headlining tour, The Used will be joined by Red Sun Rising and The Fever 333 for most of the trek. Pre-sale tickets and VIP packages are currently available on the band’s website. General ticket sales will begin this Friday, March 9, at 10 am local time.

Though the Used’s tour will technically wrap up on May 25 with their appearance at Rocklahoma in Pryor, Okla., the group was recently confirmed to be headlining several stops on the final Vans Warped Tour.

The Used’s short engagement on the traveling punk-rock music festival will begin on June 21 at the Pomona Fairplex in Pomona, Calf. and wrap up two and a half weeks later. In addition to the Vans Warped Tour, the Used also have previously announced music festival engagements at Carolina Rebellion, Northern Invasion, and Rock on the Range.

The band’s upcoming outings will be in support of their recently released record, The Canyon.

For now, The Used’s full list of upcoming tour dates can be seen below.

THE USED 2018 TOUR DATES:

April 27 – Jacksonville, FL – Welcome to Rockville

April 29 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre***

May 1 – Wilmington, DE – The Queen

May 2 – Richmond, VA – The National

May 4 – Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater**

May 5 – Concord, NC – Carolina Rebellion

May 8 – Toronto, ON – The Phoenix Concert Theatre

May 9 – Kitchener, ON – Elements

May 11 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom

May 12 – Fort Wayne, IN – The Clyde Theatre

May 13 – Somerset, WI – Northern Invasion

May 16 – Sioux City, IA – Anthem at Hard Rock Casino Sioux City**

May 17 – Fargo, ND – Sanctuary Event Center*

May 19 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre

May 20 – Columbus, OH – Rock on the Range

May 22 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom

May 24 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium

May 25 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma

VANS WARPED TOUR 2018 DATES:

June 21 – Pomona, CA – Pomona Fairplex

June 22 – San Diego, CA – SDCC Stadium Lot

June 23 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre

June 24 – Ventura, CA – Ventura County Fairgrounds

June 28 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion

June 29 – Las Vegas, NV – Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC)

June 30 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre

July 1 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center

July 3 – Maryland Heights,, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis

July 5 – Bonner Springs, KS – Providence Medical Center Amphitheater

July 6 – Dallas, TX – Starplex Pavilion

July 7 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center

July 8 – Houston, TX – NRG Park – Main Street Lot

July 10 – Nashville, TN – Tennessee State Fairgrounds

*Red Sun Rising ONLY

** The Fever 333 ONLY

*** Special guest