TESLA Return to House Of Blues Las Vegas on October 17th – 25th

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Legendary rockers TESLA are returning to House of Blues Las Vegas inside Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino later this year. Performances of TESLA: The Las Vegas Residency will take place on October 17, 18, 22, 24 and 25, 2025, and are scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m.

During this exclusive five-day run of shows, TESLA will touch all sides of their unique discography including the heavier edge of electric songs like “Modern Day Cowboy,” “Hang Tough” and “Edison’s Medicine,” as well as their acoustic driven songs such as “Signs” and “Love Song” (two Top 10 Billboard charting hits). Die-hard fans from all over the world are headed to Las Vegas to witness TESLA, America’s blue collar rock band, during this special limited-time engagement. And TESLA is ready to rock and show fans an unforgettable time.

Tickets for TESLA: The Las Vegas Residency at House of Blues Las Vegas go on sale to the public starting Friday, May 9 at 10 a.m. PT. Tickets are available by visiting HouseofBlues.com/LasVegas, MandalayBay.com, Ticketmaster.com or by calling 702-632-7600.

Fan pre-sale tickets will be available beginning Wednesday, May 7 at 10 a.m. PT. Citi is the official card of Tesla at House of Blues Las Vegas. Citi cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Tuesday, May 6 at 10 a.m. PT through Thursday, May 8 at 10 p.m. PT through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.

House of Blues, Live Nation and Ticketmaster customers will receive access to a pre-sale starting Thursday, May 8 at 10 a.m. PT. All pre-sales will end Thursday, May 8 at 10 p.m. PT.

About TESLA

That they are still roaring and soaring should be no surprise. That’s just how they are built. TESLA may have been born in the mid-80s, but their bluesy, soulful sound is strongly embedded in the roots of organic, authentic, 1970s rock and roll. The same roots that produced bands like Bad Company, Grand Funk Railroad, AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith.

The ground started shaking in Sacramento, CA, in 1984; gold country that would soon be producing some platinum. They started out as City Kidd, until a suggested name change to TESLA, honoring the eccentric inventor Nikola Tesla who pioneered all things electrical. Their 1986 platinum debut album, Mechanical Resonance, included Top 40 hits “Modern Day Cowboy” and “Little Suzi.” 1989’s double-platinum The Great Radio Controversy included hits “Heaven’s Trail (No Way Out)” and “Love Song”. Suddenly, TESLA, who had been touring with bands such as Def Leppard and David Lee Roth, earned headlining status. In 1990, TESLA helped reshape the face of modern rock music by stripping down to the Five Man Acoustical Jam, an informal collection of their biggest hits peppered with rock and roll classics by the Beatles, Stones, and others. This album produced their biggest hit single to date, a cover of Five Man Electrical Band’s “Signs.” Other 90s albums from Tesla include platinum selling Psychotic Supper and Bust a Nut.  The band continues to record and release new material including 9 new albums since 2000. Most recently, they debuted the single “All About Love,” featured on their All About Love EP—now available as a special edition collector’s 12″ vinyl. They also celebrated two highly successful Record Store Day events since their last residency, with both volumes of their limited-edition double LPs, Real 2 Reel Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, completely selling out. Both are cover song studio albums that pay homage to classic rock tunes from the late 1960s and early 1970s. TESLA brings their unique touch to these iconic tracks, recorded using analog tape and vintage equipment, with a dedication to preserving the raw, authentic sound of the era. The albums showcase the band’s exceptional talent, captured in a live in studio setting, without the use of pro tools or an automated mixing console.

TESLA’s legacy is alive and well as they continue to record and sellout venues all over the world. As comfortable, rugged, and dependable as your favorite pair of boots, they endure. TESLA is a celebration of the greatest spirits of rock and roll.

About House of Blues

Founded in 1992, the 11 House of Blues are located throughout the United States and form the country’s pre-eminent group of intimate music venues. Each features state-of-the-art sound and lighting technology in one-of-a-kind custom designed environments aimed to bring fans as close as possible to the artists. Every location’s restaurant and bar is adorned with signature original folk-art – part of the world’s largest collection – combined with the House of Blues legendary hospitality and tantalizing cuisine.

Tesla Tour Dates 2025

Jun 1 @ Indian Ranch in Webster, MA
Jun 4 @ Waterville Opera House in Waterville, ME SOLD OUT
Jun 6 @ Hampton Beach Casino in Hampton, NH SOLD OUT
Jun 7 @ @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, NH SOLD OUT
Jun 19 @ Summerfest 2025 in Milwaukee, WI
Jun 20 @ Silver Creek Event Center in New Buffalo, MI
Jun 22 @ Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater in Decatur, IL
Jun 27 @ Talking Stick resort in Scottsdale, AZ
Jun 28 @ Route 66 Casino / Legends Theater in Albuquerque, NM
Jul 2 @ Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA
Jul 4 @ Casino Del Sol in Tucson, AZ
Jul 12 @ Northern Lights Casino, Walker, MN
Jul 18 @ California State Fair in Sacramento, CA
Aug 1 @ Stir Concert Cove-Harrah’s Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel in Council Bluffs, IA
Aug 2 @ Mission Ballroom in Denver, CO
Aug 4 @ Full Throttle Saloon in Sturgis, SD
Aug 28 @ Duquoin State Fairgrounds in Du Quoin, IL
Aug 30 @ Prairie Knights Casino & Resort in Fort Yates, ND
Oct 17 @ House of Blues in Las Vegas, NV
Oct 18 @ House of Blues in Las Vegas, NV
Oct 22 @ House of Blues in Las Vegas, NV
Oct 24 @ House of Blues in Las Vegas, NV
Oct 25 @ House of Blues in Las Vegas, NV
Nov 7 @ The Sands 2025 in Playa Del Carmen in Cancun, MX

Tickets for the “Keepin’ It Real” Tour 2025 are available for purchase at https://teslatheband.com/tour/

TESLA:
Vocals: Jeff Keith
Guitar: Frank Hannon
Bass: Brian Wheat
Guitar: Dave Rude
Drums: Steve Brown

For More Information Please Visit: Official Website – Spotify – Facebook – Twitter – Instagram – TikTok – YouTube

DOPELORD Announce 2025 European Tour for 15th Anniversary

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Celebrating 15 years of monolithic riffs and occult-laden doom, Polish stoner doom titans DOPELORD are set to embark on their XV Anniversary Tour across Europe this November and December.

Formed in Lublin in 2010, DOPELORD has carved a niche in the doom metal scene with their heavy, psychedelic sound and themes steeped in occultism and dark fantasy. Their latest release, Songs for Satan (2023), has been hailed as “first-class stoner doom” by The Sleeping Shaman, accurately reflecting the time they’ve spent honing their craft to perfection—15 years in the making.

Renowned for conjuring an atmosphere as thick as smoke and as weighty as the most satanic ritual imaginable, DOPELORD’s live performances are immersive ceremonies of crushing tone and hypnotic rhythm. Whether in sweat-soaked clubs or on the altar of Europe’s mightiest doom festivals, the band summons an unrelenting wall of sound that vibrates through flesh and bone—a primal, enveloping experience that leaves fans spellbound and devout.

Catch them headlining their 15-year anniversary across the following dates:

12 November: Riga, LV @ Vagonu Hall
13 November: Tallinn, EE @ Kinomaja
14 November: Tampere, FI @ Olympia
15 November: Helsinki, FI @ Ääniwalli
16 November: Vilnius, LT @ nArauti
04 December: Prague, CZ @ Subzero
05 December: Dresden, DE @ Chemiefabrik
06 December: Vienna, AT @ Escape
07 December: Innsbruck, AT @ PMK
08 December: Ljubljana, SI @ Menza pri Koritu
09 December: Zagreb, HR @ Vintage Industrial Bar
10 December: Belgrade, RS @ Zappa Baza
11 December: Budapest, HU @ Instant
12 December: Bratislava, SK @ Zalar
13 December: Brno, CZ @ Kabinet Múz

Lineup:
Paweł Mioduchowski – Guitar, Vocals
Piotr Zin – Bass, Vocals
Grzegorz Pawłowski – Guitars
Piotr Ochociński – Drums

DOPELORD is a Polish doom metal band formed in 2010 in Lublin. They’ve released five full-length albums: Magic Rites (2012), Black Arts, Riff Worship & Weed Cult (2014), Children of the Haze (2017), Sign of the Devil (2020) and Songs for Satan (2023). Their music is characterized by a heavy, psychedelic sound with clear stoner metal influences and lyrics that often refer to occultism, drugs and dark fantasy.

The band has gained international recognition for their energetic live shows, catchy riffs and haunting choruses. The band regularly tours in Poland and abroad. They’ve performed at many prestigious festivals, including Desertfest (London, Berlin and Antwerp), Metal Days Slovenia, Rockstadt Extreme, Brutal Assault, SWR Barroselas Metalfest, Tolminator, Helldorado Eindhoven and Mystic Festival. In 2019, they toured with doom legends Saint Vitus.

Follow Dopelord:
Bandcamp: http://dopelord.bandcamp.com/
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/artist/dopelord/1069619036
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1B1b2jSXksHwmmorhmQ8AF
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/dopelord666
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dopelord_666/
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DVNE Release “Live at The Biscuit Factory”, Out Now

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Scottish progressive post-metal collective DVNE are pleased to unveil Live At The Biscuit Factory, out now digitally on Metal Blade Records.

After their successful release of their third album, 2024’s Voidkind, followed by extensive touring all over Europe, DVNE decided to capture the live energy of some of the Voidkind songs and record it in a unique setting. “With this live session, we wanted to create something that felt intimate and real,” the band comments. “We picked some of our favorite tracks from Voidkind and set things up to reflect the atmosphere of our rehearsals. It’s a glimpse into how we come together as a band, and it’s clear from the performance just how much these songs and playing them together mean to us.”

Watch DVNE‘s full Live At The Biscuit Factory live session HERE. Stream/purchase it HERE.

Preview/purchase DVNE‘s VoidkindHERE.

Live At The Biscuit Factory Track Listing:
1. Eleonora
2. Sarmatae
3. Abode Of The Perfect Soul
4. Cobalt Sun Necropolis

DVNE kicked off a month-long European tour last week. The tour will be followed by several festival dates. See all remaining dates below!

DVNE Live [remaining dates]:
5/06/2025 De Casino – Sint-Niklaas, BE
5/07/2025 Vera – Groningen, NL
5/09/2025 Desertfest Oslo – Oslo, NO
5/10/2025 Bar Brooklyn – Stockholm, SE
5/11/2025 Stairway – Copenhagen, DK
5/13/2025 Cassiopeia – Berlin, DE
5/14/2025 Pod Minoga – Poznań, PL
5/15/2025 VooDoo Club – Warsaw, PL
5/16/2025 Escape Metalcorner – Vienna, AT
5/18/2025 Orto Bar – Ljubljana, SI w/ Allochiria
5/19/2025 Boogaloo Club – Zagreb, HR w/ Allochiria
5/20/2025 CK13 – Novi Sad, RS w/ Allochiria
5/21/2025 Pavé Culture Club – Sofia, BG w/ Allochiria
5/22/2025 Eightball Club – Thessaloniki, GR w/ Allochiria
5/23/2025 Skyland Live Stage – Larissa, GR w/ Allochiria
5/24/2025 Gazarte (Ground Stage) – Athens, GR w/ Allochiria
5/27/2025 Freakout Club – Bologna, IT
5/28/2025 Caves du Manoir – Martigny, CH
5/29/2025 Xtra Music Cafe – Zürich, CH
5/30/2025 Schon Schön – Mainz, DE
5/31/2025 Patronaat – Haarlem, NL
6/01/2025 Oslo Hackney – London, UK
6/12/2025 Rock for People – Hradec Králové, CZ
7/04/2025 Fumega Festival – Betanzos, SP
8/08/2025 Alcatraz Festival – Kortrijk, BE
8/16/2025 ArcTanGent Festival – Bristol, UK

Formed in Edinburgh in 2013 by displaced Frenchman Victor Vicart and native Scot Dudley Tait, DVNE have been building a powerful head of steam since their second album, 2021’s kaleidoscopically mesmerizing Etemen Ænka. Their first release for the legendary Metal Blade Records label, the LP was a concerted hike up the greasy pole for this enigmatic outfit, enabling DVNE to embark on UK and European headline tours and win spots at such discerning festivals as Hellfest, ArcTanGent, Desertfest, Damnation, and Resurrection. Their stunning third album Voidkind propelled this expanded five-piece line-up (welcoming Maxime Keller on keyboards) to the top of their game.

Certainly Voidkind succeeds in finding new modes of expression for DVNE. The songs are more pointed, direct, and memorable, but the soundscape is still a radiant, evolving, hypnotic flow, the effect achieved with fewer layers of sonic ornamentation, consciously urging closer to DVNE‘s incendiary live sound.

DVNE:
Victor Vicart – guitars, vocals
Daniel Barter – guitars, vocals
Dudley Tait – drums
Alexandros Keros – bass
Maxime Keller – keys

https://www.facebook.com/DvneUK
https://www.instagram.com/dvne_uk
https://songs-of-arrakis.bandcamp.com

GRADIENCE Sign with Metal Blade Records, Unleash New Single + Video ‘Lucid’ Feat. Ghost Iris

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Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the signing of GRADIENCE, the uncompromising Danish metal act forging a bold new path with their explosive fusion of black metal, deathcore, metalcore, and trap-rap.

With their critically acclaimed debut EP Ironsight, produced by Chris Kreutzfeldt (CABAL, MØL), GRADIENCE has already turned heads for their fearless genre experimentation and raw, personal storytelling – tackling themes of alienation and the inner turmoil that comes from being seen as an outsider.

Just ahead of today’s announcement, the band independently released their latest single “Lucid” feat. Ghost Iris – check the music video below.

A collaborative effort with Danish progressive metalcore powerhouse Ghost Iris, “Lucid” expands GRADIENCE‘s sound with towering vocals, pummeling grooves, and a heightened sense of emotional urgency.

“We’re beyond excited to welcome Gradience to the Metal Blade family,” says EU label manager Markus “Bart” Grasseck. “Their innovation, intensity, and fearless creativity embody everything we stand for. The future of heavy music runs through bands like this.”

The band’s debut EP Ironsight – praised by Metal Hammer UK as “a tease of Gradience’s grizzly potential” – has been nominated for EP of the Year at the 2024 Danish Heavy Awards, with GRADIENCE also recognized as a nominee for the Hope of the Year award. Earlier this year, they performed at the exclusive When Copenhell Freezes Over showcase hosted by Copenhell at the legendary VEGA venue in Copenhagen.

Metal Hammer UK also hailed their debut single “This Abyss” as: “Astounding… Gradience are exactly that – the Danish duo mixing hip hop and explosive black metal with both elements delivered to the highest quality.”

Following impactful collaborations with Hexis (“Crushed By The Tide“) and UK’s Love Is Noise (“Save Me“), GRADIENCE continues to break boundaries with each release – and now, under the wing of Metal Blade Records, their next chapter is set to be their most ferocious yet.

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https://www.youtube.com/@gradiencedk
https://www.tiktok.com/@gradiencedk
https://www.facebook.com/gradiencedk

MOTÖRHEAD: Details for “Lemmy Forever” Stoke-On-Trent Ceremony, Statue Unveiling on May 9th

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On Friday May 9th, one of Burslem’s most famous sons – Motörhead founder and bassist/vocalist Lemmy Kilmister – will be honoured and further immortalized during the “Lemmy Forever Stoke-On-Trent Ceremony”. With Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell attending to place Lem’s ashes in a magnificent statue created by local sculptor and huge Motörhead fan Andy Edwards, the day is going to be filled with fun, friends, and some volume too. The ceremony will commence in Burslem town center at approximately 4pm, with friends invited to come early and make a day of it by enjoying some pre-ceremonial Motörhead beverages at the various site-adjacent hostelries including Old Post Office bar and Ale House, while the Market Place Café will also have refreshments, including a special Motörhead roast of the day. Some of the ceremonial festivities will include a biker’s corteo accompanying the ashes, various speakers, and a roaring 21-rev salute which will hit the skies in ceremonial reverence! The statue itself captures Lemmy in all his live glory from the 1981 era, which saw Motörhead headline the Heavy Metal Holocaust just down the road at Port Vale Stadium back on August 1st 1981. 

Here are some more details on what people can expect and some of the services which will be available on the day:

The Bare Walls Art Gallery next to the statue will be displaying an installation featuring rarely seen photographs of Lemmy in their space along with other memorabilia.

Later in the evening, Grumpy’s bar will host A Night of Music to Celebrate the Life of Lemmy, hosting the Motörhead tribute band Motörwrecked, as well as hosting an auction of exclusive items supplied by Motörhead’s record label and merchandise companies. The auction is practically sold out, but a very limited number of wristbands has been held back for fans and will be available on a first-come-first-served basis on the day from the event office, which can be found at The Old Post Office Bar, costing £10. No sleep til Grumpy’s! https://www.grumpys.uk
There will also be exclusive merchandise available at The Old Post Office.
 
Music Mania will also be hosting an event at the Mitchell Arts Centre in Hanley from 7.30pm to 10.30pm featuring Motörhead tribute band Motörheadache, with tickets at £18. Fans can head to https://musicmaniauk.com/event/motorheadache/ for further details.

For those driving to the event, parking will be available at Port Vale Football Club, a 7 minute walk away, and if arriving by train, Ace Taxis will be available to get from the station to the event via 01782 822228.

For those who need accommodation, special rates are available at the DoubleTree by Hilton Stoke-On-Trent via Lemmy2025 rates. Call +44 1782 609988 or go to https://hil.tn/0mcah9 .

MOTÖRHEAD online:
https://imotorhead.com/
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMotorhead/
https://twitter.com/myMotorhead
https://www.instagram.com/officialmotorhead/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbPCDmtTU-W4SdA8abZtWpA

JINJER Unleash Ferocious New Video for Fan Favorite ‘Fast Draw’

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Ukrainian modern metal powerhouse JINJER has dropped a crushing new music video for “Fast Draw”, a standout track from their critically acclaimed latest album, Duél. Featuring explosive live footage from their recent European tours alongside metal legends Sepultura, as well as highlights from last summer’s festival circuit, the video offers a front-row seat to JINJER’s blistering live energy and commanding stage presence.

Renowned for their genre-defying sound and electrifying performances, JINJER continues to rise as one of the most dynamic forces in today’s metal landscape. The band spent 2024 on the road with Sepultura as part of the iconic group’s farewell world tour, and 2025 has already seen them bring their ferocity to stages across Asia and Australia. This summer, JINJER will storm North America as direct support for Babymetal, with additional high-profile festival appearances set for Download UK, Graspop Metal Meeting, and more.

Watch the official video for “Fast Draw” now and experience the unrelenting power of JINJER – live and unleashed.

For latest album Duél – which features multiple music videos with multi-millions of combined views to date and broke into the charts at #2 US Hard Music Albums, #6 US Current Rock Albums, #2 CAN Hard Music Albums, #3 France Metal, #7 UK Rock & Metal and beyond – the band once again collaborated with accomplished producer Max Morton, who co-produced, mixed and mastered the album. This new masterwork lives up to JINJER’s reputation as metal visionaries, proving that they defy barriers of influence while charging a path entirely of their own making. This is proven with songs like “Rogue”, “Green Serpent” and “Dark Bile”, conjuring astonishing heaviness unlike ever before. Followers of world-class screamer and multifaceted singer Tatiana Shmayluk will revel in her display of unrelenting power and gripping emotional delivery as early as album opener “Tantrum” , while cruel stunners like “Fast Draw” and “Duél” showcase the acclaimed technical craftwork of drummer Vlad Ulasevich, guitarist Roman Ibramkhalilov and bassist Eugene Abdukhanov.
 
Eugene Abdukhanov, JINJER bassist on the new album:“
After all the releases we’ve made, finally having Duél in our hands and ready to be shared with the world, makes us very proud that our band still hasn’t run out of creativity and inspiration. The fact that we still challenge ourselves to release the best music we have ever made with each new release, is what keeps JINJER moving forward. This album was the longest songwriting process we’ve ever had and it took almost two years to complete. We worked very hard with every free minute we weren’t on tour, recording demos over and over again and always searching for the perfect sound for guitars, bass and drums. It was also the first time that Tatiana did vocal pre-productions, so it’s safe to say that none of our releases were so well thought out and calculated as this one. It pulverizes the boundaries of the modern progressive metal genre but still remains sophisticated, exciting and extreme all at the same time. We took up the challenge to expand our musical horizons even wider than before in order to cement Duél to be the next step in JINJER‘s musical growth and hopefully the evolution of metal music in general.”

Order Your Copy of Duél NOW – only a few formats left!

Duél tracklisting:
1. Tantrum
2. Hedonist
3. Rogue
4. Tumbleweed
5. Green Serpent
6. Kafka
7. Dark Bile
8. Fast Draw
9. Someone’s Daughter
10. A Tongue So Sly
11. Duél

JINJER LIVE 2025

08.05.25 US – Columbus / Sonic Temple
16.05.25 US – Daytona Beach / Welcome To Rockville

01.06.25 LV – Riga / Palladium
02.06.25 EE – Tallin / Noblessner Foundry
03.06.25 LT – Vilnius / Compesa Hall
04.06.25 SE – Sölvesborg / Sweden Rock
06.06.25 PL – Gdańsk / Mystic Festival
07.06.25 DE – Nuremberg / Rock im Park
08.06.25 DE – Nürburg / Rock am Ring
10.06.25 SI – Laibach / Mediacenter
12.06.25 AT – Nickelsdorf / Nova Rock Festival
13.06.25 FI – Turku / Rock Fest
14.06.25 CH – Interlaken / Greenfield Festival
15.06.25 UK – Donington Park / Download Festival
17.06.25 BG – Sofia / Maimunarnika
19.06.25 FR – Clisson / Hellfest
20.06.25 BE – Dessel / Graspop Metal Meeting
22.06.25 IT – Milan / Dissonance Fest
25.06.25 ES – Viveiro / Resurrection Fest
26.06.25 NL – Ysselsteyn / Jera On Air
28.06.25 NO – Oslo / Tons Of Rock
29.06.25 PT – Lisbon / Evil Live Festival
02.07.25 DK – Roskilde / Roskilde Festival

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR SUPPORTING BABYMETAL w/ Bloodywood:
05.07.25 US – Milwaukee / Summerfest
06.07.25 US – Maryland Heights / Saint Louis Music Park
08.07.25 US – Chicago / Aragon Ballroom
09.07.25 US – Minneapolis / The Armory
11.07.25 US – Denver / The JunkYard
14.07.25 CA – Vancouver / Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Center
15.07.25 US – Kent / Showare Center
17.07.25 US – San Francisco / Masonic
18.07.25 US – San Francisco / Masonic
20.07.25 US – Las Vegas / The Pearl
21.07.25 US – Salt Lake City / Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
23.07.25 US – Phoenix / Arizona Financial

… to be continued …

JINJER is:                      
Tatiana Shmayluk – Vocals         
Roman Ibramkhalilov – Guitars 
Eugene Abdukhanov – Bass       
Vlad Ulasevich – Drums
 
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