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FROLIC Announce Seven-State Southwestern Tour

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 21, 2025
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Bay Area Thrash Metal futurists FROLIC have announced a southwestern summer tour covering cities in 7 states on the heels of their Live EP, “Live At the Great American Music Hall” and in anticipation of their upcoming second studio album, details of which the band will reveal on the road.

Tracklisting

  1. Upon What’s Left of Me
  2. Destroy the Throne
  3. Nebula Force Field
  4. A Lesson in Violence (Exodus Cover)
  5. Fusion of Spirits

Catch FROLIC appearing in these cities:

JULY 21 – Santa Rosa, CA
JULY 22 – Chico, CA – The Naked Lounge
JULY 24 – Salt Lake City, UT – Aces High Saloon
JULY 25 – Denver, CO – Seventh Circle
JULY 26 – Albuquerque. NM – The Crib
JULY 28 – Houston, TX – The End
JULY 29 – Dallas, TX – Craft & Growler
JULY 31 – Phoenix, AZ – Ground Zero Studios
AUG 1 – Pomona, CA – The Haven
AUG 2 – San Francisco, CA – Neck of the Woods

Frolic is finalizing details for the dates in Dallas, San Antonio and Phoenix and invites anyone with knowledge of promoters in the local area to share information to make each of these nights the best they can be.

The 4-piece’s latest recorded offering “Live At the Great American Music Hall” was released digitally on February 7, 2025 to international acclaim–and as a warning shot to all that FROLIC’s technical brand of Bay Area Thrash Metal is not to be overlooked.

FROLIC’s lineup consists of Edgar Sanchez (Lead Vocals, Guitar), Lenny “Real Steel” Ramirez (Guitar, Backing Vocals), Zak Kufeld (Bass, Backing Vocals), and Elijah Post (Drums).

Formed in 2014, FROLIC has enjoyed a substantial rise in popularity in recent years–sharing the stage with Suicidal Tendancies, Death Angel, Possessed, Forbidden, Biohazard, Eyehategod, DRI, Warbringer, Goatwhore, Angeles Apatrida, Bewitcher, Hatriot, Mordred, Blind Illusion, Hellfire, Defiance and many more.

The 4-piece’s latest recorded offering “Live At the Great American Music Hall” was released digitally on February 7, 2025 to international acclaim–and as a warning shot to all that FROLIC’s technical brand of Bay Area Thrash Metal is not to be overlooked.

Formed in 2014, FROLIC has enjoyed a substantial rise in popularity in recent years–sharing the stage with Suicidal Tendancies, Death Angel, Possessed, Forbidden, Biohazard, Eyehategod, DRI, Warbringer, Goatwhore, Angeles Apatrida, Bewitcher, Hatriot, Mordred, Blind Illusion, Hellfire, Defiance and many more.

Band:
Edgar Sanchez (Lead Vocals, Guitar)
Lenny “Real Steel” Ramirez (Guitar, Backing Vocals)
Zak Kufeld (Bass, Backing Vocals)
Elijah Post (Drums)

https://www.facebook.com/FrolicxThrash/
https://youtube.com/@frolicthrash
https://www.instagram.com/frolicbayarea
https://frolicbayarea.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-the-great-american-music-hall
https://www.bandsintown.com/a/76864
https://merch.frolic.band/
https://epk.frolic.band/

A LOST ASYLUM to Release New Single ‘Large Quantities Of Unnecessary Supplies’ on May 30th

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 21, 2025
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Golden Robot Records proudly announces the signing of genre-defying alternative outfit A Lost Asylum to its expanding global roster. Kicking off this exciting new chapter, the band will release their explosive new single, ‘Large Quantities of Unnecessary Supplies,’ on 30th May. The track is available for pre-save now across all major streaming platforms.

A Lost Asylum’s debut release with the label is a gut-punch of unfiltered emotion wrapped in furious guitars and defiant hooks. ‘Large Quantities of Unnecessary Supplies’ is raw, loud, and seething with frustration. It’s about hating the questions, the fake concern, and the helplessness that clings like a shadow.

Pre-save ‘Large Quantities of Unnecessary Supplies’ HERE

Blurring the lines between post-hardcore, pop punk, and easycore, A Lost Asylum has forged a sound that’s both emotionally charged and sonically volatile. Fronted by a commanding female vocalist, their music strikes a rare balance – melding aggression with melody and vulnerability with power. From crushing breakdowns to anthemic choruses, their songs speak to the chaotic beauty of being human.
“Signing with Golden Robot Records feels like the beginning of a new chapter for A Lost Asylum,” the band shared. “We’ve always poured everything we have into our music, and now we finally have a team behind us that believes in our vision as much as we do. We’re ready to push harder, go louder, and take this to the next level.”

‘Large Quantities of Unnecessary Supplies‘ marks not only a powerful return for A Lost Asylum but also the launch of a new era – one that promises to deliver even more genre-bending chaos, unfiltered emotion, and the kind of catharsis that only music can provide.

A Lost Asylum was formed in November of 2016 in Salt Lake City. The band consists of Holly Watson (Lead Vocals), Tyson loveridge (Guitar), and Justin Bell (Drums/Unclean Vocals). Touring the West Coast within a year of forming, they have become an unstoppable force. Able to overcome any obstacle in their path in order to keep creating music. 
 
A Lost Asylum brings hard hitting, dark Gothcore through melodic guitar riffs, rhythmic bass, energetic drums, brutal screams, and beautifully dark lead vocals. 
 
They have played alongside The Dead Rabbitts, Famous Last Words, Spite, I Set My Friends On Fire, and The Funeral Portrait. They released their first EP May 2018 and released their first full length album in February, 2020. After a couple of line up changes, A Lost Asylum has found a solid lineup eager to bring a new style of emo music to the world. Proving time and time again the dedication, flexibility, and resilience to keep creating music for everyone to enjoy.

A Lost Asylum are: 
Holly Watson – vocals, 
Justin Bell – vocals, drums, bass, 
Tyson Loveridge – guitar

A Lost Asylum online:
https://www.facebook.com/ALostAsylum
https://www.instagram.com/alostasylum
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5tfnqD3mZCLH4jCN9Z0Y7F
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8VmPpoycuHnKW3MAVfOUg

IN THEORY Collaborate with TOMMY HENRIKSEN + Release Rocking Anthem ‘Retribution’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 21, 2025
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IN THEORY, which is headed up by Mike Mostert and Tony Covino, is not your average rock band; they are a powerhouse of sound, emotion, and creativity, redefining the boundaries of the genre with their unique and electrifying sound. Hailing from diverse musical backgrounds, this dynamic group of talented players has come together to forge a path that is distinctly their own. Formed in the heart of a bustling music scene, bringing together a group of talented individuals who shared a passion for pushing the limits of rock music. Their journey began in Muscle Shoals where they honed their craft, and their chemistry as a band quickly became evident.

In Theory has just released their new single “Retribution” with special guest Tommy Henriksen (Alice Cooper/ Hollywood Vampires/Crossbone Skully) which is taken from their forthcoming album of the same name. As Mostert states, “Retribution is a long time coming collaboration between Mike Mostert & In Theory with Tommy Henriksen. The song is big, raw, exciting- it’s like early Aerosmith meets Mutt Lange in 2025. Tommy’s contribution as an overall producer, writer and bassist was genius. Our chemistry and mutual vision to bring this amazing track to life was seamless.” Covino adds, “Retribution punches you with incredible hooks, hypnotic chants and a strong message for the times. Working together with Mike and Tommy on this song has been inspirational and tapped into something real and powerful!!!”

The song landed on the Apple Music New In Rock playlist and as Henriksen explains about the song, “In Theory is a band that Mike and Tony have created and I was thrilled to be part of the track “Retribution”. It’s a canvas of passion and attitude, where every chord strikes the heart of Rock n Roll.”

You can get a Limited-Edition CD Single Bundle (100 copies) with the bonus track “Stain On My Soul” and insert signed by Mike Mostert, Tony Covino, and the first 50 also signed by Tommy Henriksen while supplies last: https://bit.ly/InTheoryBand

BUNDLE INCLUDES:
1-CD Single featuring Tommy Henriksen
1-Melanie Watts Artwork signed by Mike Mostert, Tony Covino & Tommy Henriksen
3-Guitar Picks

TRACKLIST
Retribution
Stain On My Soul

For more information, visit
http://www.intheoryoriginal.com
http://www.dekoentertainment.com

FULL HOUSE BREW CREW Announce European Tour Dates in Support of WOLFHEART

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 21, 2025
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Photo Credit: Dion Bizas

Athens-based metal heavyweights FULL HOUSE BREW CREW have announced to join forces with Finnish masters WOLFHEART in support of their upcoming “Draconian Darkness Over Europe Tour”! 

Kicking off on September 25, 2025 in Utrecht, NL, the band posted:
“With great pleasure we are announcing our European tour which will take place in next September/October and with our Nothern brothers from Finland Wolfheart, Before The Dawn and the amazing Suotana!”

Tickets are now on sale at: https://www.wolfheartmetal.com/

Make sure to catch this killer band package live at the following dates:

25.09.25 Utrecht, De Helling 🇳🇱
26.09.25 Herford, Kulturwerk 🇩🇪
27.09.25 Siegburg, Kubana 🇩🇪
29.09.25 Paris, Backstage By The Mill 🇫🇷
01.10.25 Hamburg, Logo 🇩🇪
02.10.25 Leipzig, Hellraiser 🇩🇪
03.10.25 Essen, Turock 🇩🇪
04.10.25 Weinheim, Café Central 🇩🇪
05.10.25 Budapest, Analog Music Hall 🇭🇺
06.10.25 Krakow, Klub Zascianek 🇵🇱
07.10.25 Kosice, Collosseum 🇸🇰
08.10.25 Prague, Rock Café 🇨🇿
09.10.25 Lubljana, Orto Bar 🇸🇮
10.10.25 Milan, Slaughterhouse Club 🇮🇹
11.10.25 Zug, Chollerhalle 🇨🇭
12.10.25 Lindau, Club Vaudeville 🇩🇪
13.10.25 Munich, Backstage 🇩🇪

Full House Brew Crew is a dynamic and energetic metal band hailing from Athens, Greece. Formed in 2009, the band has cultivated a unique sound that fuses elements of heavy, groove, and metalcore. Known for their powerful live performances, Full House Brew Crew has built a strong reputation in the metal scene, captivating audiences with their intense and melodic compositions.

For More Info Visit:
https://fhbc.rpm.link/shop
https://www.instagram.com/full.house.bc
https://www.facebook.com/fullhousebrewcrew
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3KUdRZ13QmXU2FHZZFL6aL

ITHACA Release Final Ever Single ‘Ithaca’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 21, 2025
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Acclaimed UK metallic hardcore troupe Ithaca have released their final ever single, the self-titled ‘Ithaca’.

The band comment: “‘Ithaca’ means home, the place you return to when the journey is complete. In this final song, we put this band to rest. Every memory, every tear, every laugh is in here. Thank you for everything. Om namo naryanaya.”

Stream here: https://hasslerecords.ffm.to/ithaca

Ithaca‘s final performance will take place at this year’s ArcTanGent festival: https://arctangent.co.uk

Order Ithaca’s second and final album They Fear Us here: https://hasslerecords.com/pages/ithaca

A shining light in the heavy scene, Ithaca close a chapter as one of the most exciting and vital voices in the UK. Formed out of a mutual love of metallic hardcore but despair at its lack of ambition, Ithaca exist to challenge everything you thought a band that makes heavy music should look and sound like.

A glitter-covered nailbomb, Ithaca seamlessly blend the brutality of Relapse Records metalcore with blackgaze, 90s industrial metal, 70s prog and even tinges of 80s power pop. Their influences stretch beyond the musical – this album comes with a clear vision and aesthetic: drawing from members’ different ancestral heritage, queer/non-conforming identities and iconic figures in avant-garde, new wave and post-punk culture.

Their second album They Fear Us is the sound of a band healing from trauma – standing in their own, unapologetic voice. Furious and wildly inventive while also being more coherent and accessible, this album introduces Ithaca to a wider audience than they’ve ever had before. In the words of the band: ‘those who oppose us; your sins will catch up to you. You will fear us’.

Ithaca‘s 2019 lauded debut The Language of Injury was followed by their early 2020 tour with Grammy-nominated indie-rock band Big Thief, starting at London’s Hammersmith Apollo. 

Press support from The Guardian, Pitchfork, BBC R1, Metal Hammer, Kerrang!, Rock Sound, Revolver, Decibel, BrooklynVegan, and performances with Bleeding Through, Jamie Lenman, Anaal Nathrakh, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, at Boomtown Fair and ArcTanGent Festival marked Ithaca as one of the UK’s most vibrant new voices. Ithaca have also appeared on Ed Gamble’s Spotify podcast ‘Lifers’, Sky News and BBC3.

For more information:

https://www.facebook.com/IthacaUK
https://twitter.com/ITHACABAND
https://www.instagram.com/ithacaband
https://www.hasslerecords.com/

IRON MAIDEN Update “Run For Your Lives World Tour”, Over 1 Million Tickets Sold for 2025

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 21, 2025
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IRON MAIDEN will commence their RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR on May 27th in Budapest followed by 31 further stadium, festival & arena shows around Europe. With over a million tickets already sold, and most shows sold out, fans are advised that additional tickets will be made available closer to the show, and on the day, with the release of venue and production holds.

The RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR marks 50 years since Steve Harris formed the band in late 1975 and to celebrate this, Maiden fans are promised a very special set list spanning the nine studio albums from Iron Maiden to Fear Of The Dark, with their most spectacular and elaborate show ever!

In keeping with that time period IRON MAIDEN are keen for everyone in the audience to experience this spectacular show as they would have when many of these songs were first played live back in the 80’s and, in common with many other artists, the band are now asking their fans not to excessively film the concerts on their phones or tablets.

Explains manager Rod Smallwood: “We really want fans to enjoy the shows first hand, rather than on their small screens. The amount of phone use nowadays diminishes enjoyment, particularly for the band who are on stage looking out at rows of phones, but also for other concertgoers. We feel that the passion and involvement of our fans at shows really makes them special, but the phone obsession has now got so out of hand that it has become unnecessarily distracting, especially to the band. I hope fans understand this and will be sensible in severely limiting the use of their phone cameras out of respect for the band and their fellow fans. 
We would very much like you to be ‘in the moment’ instead and be fully actively involved to enjoy each and every one of these classic songs in the spirit and manner they were first played. This show isn’t just a celebration of our music; it is, as you will see, also about our years of art, of Eddie and of the many, many worlds of Maiden we have created for you.
So please respect the band, respect the other fans and have the time of your lives as you join your Maiden family by singing your heart out, rather than getting your phone out!! It’s really not a lot to ask, is it?”

The RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR is one part of IRON MAIDEN’s 50th Anniversary celebrations and will feature many fan “meet-up” events in the cities the band are playing. As was debuted successfully in Australia on the last tour, these will include Eddie’s Official Pop-up Dive Bar which will be open for pre-show and post-show gatherings in 20 cities on the tour. They will be serving Trooper Beer and Darkest Red wine, with food, exclusive merch and further entertainment. Details are available on ironmaiden.com. But please note the band will not be at these events!

Additionally, there is both a feature-length documentary film coming to cinemas worldwide later this year, via Universal Pictures Content Group, and an official hardback book providing a magnificent visual celebration of 50 years of IRON MAIDEN, being published by Thames & Hudson. More details on both of these exciting releases will be announced soon.

MAY 2025
Tue 27th – Budapest Aréna, Budapest, Hungary *
Weds 28th – Budapest Aréna, Budapest, Hungary *
Sat 31st – Letnany Airport, Prague, Czech Republic *

JUNE 2025
Sun 1st – TIPOS Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia *
Thu 5th – Trondheim Rocks, Trondheim, Norway (Festival)
Sat 7th – SR-Bank Arena, Stavanger, Norway *
Mon 9th – Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark *
Thu 12th – 3Arena, Stockholm, Sweden *
Fri 13th – 3Arena, Stockholm, Sweden *
Mon 16th – Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland *
Thurs 19th – Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, Belgium (Festival)
Sat 21st – Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England ^
Sun 22nd – Co-op Live, Manchester, England ^
Wed 25th – Malahide Castle, Dublin, Ireland *^
Sat 28th – London Stadium, London, England *^
Mon 30th – OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland ^

JULY 2025
Thu 3rd – Eurockéennes Festival, Belfort, France (Festival)
Sat 5th – Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain **
Sun 6th – MEO Arena, Lisbon, Portugal **
Wed 9th – Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland **
Fri 11th – Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany **
Sun 13th – Stadio Euganeo, Padova, Italy **
Tue 15th – Bürgerweide, Bremen, Germany **
Thu 17th – Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna, Austria **
Sat 19th – Paris La Défense Arena, Paris, France **
Sun 20th – Paris La Défense Arena, Paris, France **
Wed 23rd – GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands **
Fri 25th – Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt, Germany **
Sat 26th – Cannstatter Wasen, Stuttgart, Germany **
Tue 29th – Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany **
Weds 30th – Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany **

AUGUST 2025
Sat 2nd – PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland **

Support Acts
*Halestorm
^The Raven Age
**Avatar

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