This Year Featuring:

ROB ZOMBIE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, MASTODON, AMON AMARTH, MACHINE HEAD, CHILDREN OF BODOM, BEHEMOTH AND MANY MORE

Tour Starts June 29^th in San Bernardino, CA

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Take the official ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL survey now! By completing this survey, you could be selected as a Mayhem Reporter member to receive a FREE VIP PASS to the 2013 ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL date of your choice. The fest will be selecting 10 members for each date of the tour and selected reporters will be announced via email and posted on www.mayhemreporters.com on June 15, 2013.

Again this year, ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL’s METAL OF HONOR is giving back. Starting Wednesday, May 1^st at 12 noon (all local time zones), members of the military and veterans will have their chance to purchase Military Discount tickets to THE ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL, General Admission tickets only.

You must be in the military to qualify for this pricing. Go to Veteran Tickets Foundation at www.veteranticketsfoundation.org to receive discount and to purchase discounted tickets online.  There are limited discounted tickets, so get yours now! NOTE: Toronto is excluded from this offer.

For more information on these items and more, visit www.rockstarmayhemfest.com.

Take a look at what some of this year’s festival artists are doing RIGHT NOW:

• FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH‘s new      single, “Lift Me Up” (featuring Rob Halford of Judas Priest) is      out now!  The first of their two new studio albums, The Wrong Side Of Heaven and The Righteous Side Of Hell Volume 1,      will be released on July 23^rd, while Volume 2 is scheduled      for later this fall.  For more info and to check out where you can      catch 5FDP on the road this summer, head to: http://www.fivefingerdeathpunch.com/
• Finnish metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM, who have a new album Halo Of Blood in stores on June 11^th (US), have just released the official video clip of their song “Transference”. Check it out here: http://bit.ly/10ymvZO
• The title track for the new CHILDREN OF BODOM record is also streaming live over at Pitchfork.com.  Check it out here:  http://bit.ly/17uuijC
• BATTLECROSS has completed work on their second album for Metal Blade Records. The title, track-listing, as well as music and behind the scenes studio videos are being readied for public consumption. Until then, BATTLECROSS has shared a few photos from their time at Audiohammer Studios, as well as some thoughts on the recording process with famed producer Mark Lewis (The Black Dahlia Murder, Trivium, Whitechapel, DevilDriver). Check out the photos here: http://www.metalblade.com/us/news/battlecross-discuss-recording-at-audiohammer-studios/
• HUNTRESS is      streaming a new song co-written by Lemmy from Motorhead on their      Facebook now! Go LIKE HUNTRESS (http://a.pgtb.me/jsQf9x)      to hear the streaming version of “I Want to F**ck You to Death”      co-written by Lemmy Kilmister!

Artists performing this year include main stage metal and horror legend, festival closer ROB ZOMBIE, plus, the triple gold certified FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and a monster lineup that includes additional main stage bands MASTODON and AMON AMARTH. The festival area is led by stage closers CHILDREN OF BODOM and MACHINE HEAD as well as BEHEMOTH, JOB FOR A COWBOY, EMMURE, BORN OF OSIRIS, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, BUTCHER BABIES, BATTLECROSS, HUNTRESS, THROWN INTO EXILE and CITY IN THE SEA.

The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL will stop in 26 cities across the United States and Canada as it makes its way to the Gexa Energy Pavilion in Dallas, Texas on August 4th, 2013. Dates and venues are listed below. Fans can go to www.rockstarmayhemfest.com to keep up with additional details as they are released.

Tour dates are as follows:

Date    City                             Venue

6/29     San Bernardino, CA     San Manuel Amphitheater

6/30     Mountain View, CA    Shoreline Amphitheatre

7/2       Boise, ID                    Idaho Center Amphitheatre

7/3       Auburn, WA                White River Amphitheater

7/5       Phoenix, AZ                Desert Sky Pavilion

7/6       Albuquerque, NM        Isleta Amphitheatre

7/7       Denver, CO                 Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre

7/10     Toronto, ON                Molson Canadian Amphitheatre

7/12     Burgettstown, PA         First Niagara Pavilion

7/13     Scranton, PA                Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain

7/14     Darien Center, NY       Darien Lake PAC

7/16     Mansfield, MA            Comcast Center

7/17     Bangor, ME                 Bangor Waterfront

7/19     Camden, NJ                 Susquehanna Bank Center

7/20     Saratoga Springs, NY   SPAC

7/21     Hartford, CT                The Comcast Theatre

7/23     Holmdel, NJ               PNC Bank Arts Center

7/24     Bristow, VA                 Jiffy Lube Live

7/26     Noblesville, IN            Klipsch Music Center

7/27     Tinley Park, IL             First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

7/28     Clarkston, MI DTE      Energy Music Theatre

7/30     Atlanta, GA                 Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood

7/31     Tampa, FL                   Live Nation Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds

8/2       Austin, TX                   Austin360 Amphitheater

8/3       The Woodlands, TX    Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

8/4       Dallas, TX                   Gexa Energy Pavilion

Sponsors for the 2013 ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM FESTIVAL include title sponsor ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK and stage sponsors JAGERMEISTER, MUSICIANS INSTITUTE, and SUMERIAN RECORDS. Festival sponsors include IBANEZ GUITARS,

ZIPPO, METAL BLADE RECORDS, NAPALM RECORDS, SQUATCH SNACK STICKS, FUCK CANCER and KEEP A BREAST. Media partners include REVOLVER MAGAZINE and ZUUS MEDIA.

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Through the years, they replaced Darrell Roberts and Matt Snell, but still were able to keep the same sound and vibe that had always impressed the hell out of me. But lately two things really bothered me. First, the last time I saw them on the Tresspass America tour, their music and show was absolutely amazing, as always, but they seemed to rely heavily on big flashy LCD. And next, I found out that FDDP is putting out not one, but two albums this year (The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell volume 1 & 2). This was a huge red flag for me because I’ve seen other great bands like Metallica go down this route where it seems that the bands priority switches to money instead of their fans and the music.

So this morning I bought their new single released today, “Lift Me Up” featuring Judas Priest’s Rob Halford. I’ve gotta say, that if the band keeps this type of momentum going with volume 1 and 2 of their next albums, then my fears were squashed and that these CDs are going to be nothing short of bad ass. Then I read a quote from Zoltan Bathory:

“We came off the road after a couple of great years of touring and were really amped up to write the 4th record. Everybody was in the right headspace and the band tighter than ever so it was a perfect storm. We jumped in head first and found ourselves 12-13 songs deep fairly quick but were still coming up with better and better material so we looked at each other and said… okay why stop there?… let’s keep going. Once we passed the 24th song we knew we’re going to have to do a double album. We had this massive amount of music that’s very dear to us, possibly the best material this band has ever created. At that point there was no way to decide which songs to leave off the album. So we made the decision to release them all.”

That made me feel even more confident in their new albums, seeing as how it looks like they want to give the fans what they want, instead of just wanting to put out more CDs to get people to spend twice as much on them. Five Finger Death Punch has continually raised the bar for every CD that they put out, and every time they’ve beat expectations. I can’t wait to hear more to see if they can keep up the momentum.

The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell Volume 1 will be out July 23rd, and Volume 2 will be out in the fall.

I can’t say that I’m the biggest Slayer fan on the web, but they are one of the metal bands that I always have had a huge respect for, not only because of their enormous talent, but the fact that they’ve continually given their fans what they want. Jeff’s skills with the guitar are legendary, and he will live on through his fan base and the enormous influence that he has had on the industry.

There’s more being added each week when it comes to cool things going on at the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL this year, including the Sumerian records Unsigned Band Competition, the Metal Injection ticket giveaways in each market, the Metal Mulisha being back again this year, and more!

• Headbang for the Highway and Sumerian Records want to give unsigned bands the opportunity to play ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK’S MAYHEM FESTIVAL. Submit now for your chance to play!  Email: info@headbangforthehighway.com and make the “subject” the Mayhem city that you want to play. In the body of the message leave your band name, hometown, and link to your music along with a contact name and phone number.

• Metal Injection is at it again, with their annual ticket giveaway for the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL. They are giving away a FREE pair of tickets for each stop. To enter, visit the Metal Injection site – http://www.metalinjection.net/?p=33127

• Metal Mulisha will be back this summer with some of the craziest riders doing some of the craziest stunts, all in the middle of the madness that is Mayhem! Metal Mulisha will have three riders performing this year: Jimmy Fitzpatrick, Derek Garland and Julian Dusseau and here are the Mayhem Festival dates they’ll be at: San Bernardino, Mountain View, Boise, Auburn, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Burgettstown, Scranton, Mansfield, Camden, Hartford, Holmdel, Bristow, Noblesville, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Tampa and Dallas. Video from 2011 performances: http://youtu.be/qejD97kXW-w

For more information on these items and more, visit www.rockstarmayhemfest.com.

MAY 4TH AT NASHVILLE’S WAR MEMORIAL

Nashville, TN  – 3 Doors Down has announced a one-time only exclusive engagement staged to present all the hits as acoustic performances.  The five band members now call Nashville home, and have chosen the War Memorial as the venue for this special evening on May 4 at 8PM.  Tickets will go on sale Friday, March 1.  The event is presented by WBUZ.   Singer Brad Arnold shares, “We all call Nashville home, and we cannot wait to perform for our fans in a more intimate setting at War Memorial.  It will also be the first time we have performed a full set acoustically.  It’s going to be a great evening.”

Originally from Escatawpa, MS, all five members have now emigrated to Music City.  With the recent release The Greatest Hits, featuring the Top 10 single “One Light,” the idea of this special evening was hatched.  3 Doors Down guitarist Chris Henderson offers, “These songs translate so well from the electric versions. We go through and strip each one down to figure out what will work best for this type of show. It’s a reimagining of the songs.”

While many greatest hits albums signify the end of a career, the band’s recent release is the origin of a new chapter.  Historically, few artists over the past two decades have enjoyed a greater level of radio airplay success than 3 Doors Down, and with “One Light” hitting the Top 10 at the Active Rock format and reaching the Top 3 at Mainstream rock, the band has once again proven they are hit makers. The Greatest Hits via long-time label partner Republic Records was released on November 19, 2012.  The collection features nine #1 hits that have been remixed and re-mastered, alongside three new songs.  The full track-listing includes “Kryptonite,” “When I’m Gone,” “Here Without You,” “It’s Not My Time,” “Let Me Go,” “Be Like That,” “Loser,” “Away From The Sun,” “Duck and Run,” “One Light,” “There’s A Life,” and “Goodbyes.”

Currently the band is in the midst of a co-headline tour with Daughtry, alongside isolated dates that recently brought them to Dubai and will feature an appearances in Mexico in March.  Following U.S. festival appearances in April and May, the band travels to Russia, Finland, Scandinavia, destinations across Europe, and the U.K.  For the complete itinerary, click here: http://www.3doorsdown.com/events

Every year, it has been tradition for Vans Warped Tour founder and producer Kevin Lyman to personally handpick an up-and-coming, 100% independent act to be the official BBQ Band for the tour. The BBQ Band

is given a slot on the Ernie Ball stage each year in trade for serving up the delicious food consumed at each post-show BBQ. Many bands have made their start as a Vans Warped Tour BBQ Band, including Dropkick Murphys, Longway and others.

This year, Hollywood, CA’s own ART OF SHOCK has been chosen for the prestigious honor. Vans Warped Tour founder and producer Kevin Lyman states, “I’m glad to have ART OF SHOCK out on the grill and on stage this year!”

The Sunset Strip favorites, known for their unique fusion of modern and classic rock influences, have been taking Los Angeles and Southern California by storm for the past few years with their over-the-top performances. Despite their youth, these rockers are on fire—rapidly gaining a loyal and passionate fan base across the United States thanks to their stunning live show.

2013 VANS WARPED TOUR dates:

Mar 28 Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia

Jun 15 Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheater

Jun 16 Portland, OR @ Portland Expo Center Parking Lot

Jun 19 San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre

Jun 20 Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairplex

Jun 21 Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairplex

Jun 22 Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre

Jun 23 Ventura, CA @ Seaside Park

Jun 26 Las Cruces, NM @ N.M.S.U. Practice Field

Jun 27 Phoenix, AZ @ Quail Run Park

Jun 28 Las Vegas, NV @ Silverton Casino Parking Lot

Jun 29 Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah State Fairpark

Jun 30 Denver, CO @ Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Jul 3 Indianapolis, IN @ Klipsch Music Center

Jul 5 Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre

Jul 6 Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

Jul 7 Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Concert Center

Jul 9 Virginia Beach, VA @ Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach

Jul 10 Washington, D.C. @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

Jul 11 Boston, MA @ Comcast Center

Jul 12 Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center

Jul 13 New York, NY @ Nassau Memorial Coliseum

Jul 14 Hartford, CT @ The Comcast Theatre

Jul 16 Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion

Jul 17 Pittsburgh, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion

Jul 18 Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center

Jul 19 Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills

Jul 20 Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

Jul 21 Minneapolis, MN @ Canterbury Park

Jul 23 Kansas City, KS @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheater

Jul 24 St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – St. Louis

Jul 25 Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood

Jul 26 Tampa, FL @ Vinoy Park

Jul 27 West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre

Jul 28 Orlando, FL @ Central Florida Fairgrounds

Jul 29 Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Jul 30 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center

Jul 31 Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheatre

Aug 2 Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion

Aug 3 San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center

Aug 4 Houston, TX @ Reliant Center Parking Lot

ART OF SHOCK is currently in the studio working on their second album. The band recently released their first album, Live Forever, which boasts production credits from Steve Kravac (Blink 182, NOFX, Less Than Jake). You can listen to Live Forever on Spotify or buy it on iTunes now. A music video for the single ‘There’s No Tomorrow’ is available for viewing on YouTube, as well.

For more information about ART OF SHOCK, visit:

www.facebook.com/artofshockofficial

www.twitter.com/artofshock

www.instagram.com/artofshock

www.shock-online.com

Avatar is one of the most entertaining metal bands I have seen in a long time. The band did not need anything fancy on their stage because singer Johannes Eckerström was able to entertain the crowd with just his facial expressions alone. Each member on the stage was extremely talented and showed that they were just as eager to be there as the fans where. Avatar is more than just growling and heavy guitar riffs they had a classical flare to them as well that was shown in their performance of the song the “Black Waltz” from Avatar’s recent album also titled Black Waltz. After their performance Avatar met fans over at their merch booth to take photos, sign autographs, introduce themselves personally and thank fans for coming out to the show.

Lacuna Coil was the next band to take the stage, and it was a first time for me to see them as well. The energy from the band and the crowd was phenomenal, the crowd sang along with singers Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro. Something that caught my attention was how well both singers sounded together, Cristina’s feminine tones matched perfectly with Andrea’s masculine vibrato. Both singers commanded the stage and the attention of the crowd as the moved around interacting with their fellow band mates.  Amongst the set list the band performed songs such as “Trip the Darkness” from their album Dark Adrenaline which was released in early 2012 and is the band’s 6^th studio album. On my list of bands I have wanted to see in my life time I can now cross Lacuna Coil off and will be looking forward to seeing them again in the future.

As the night rocked on the crowd in the Marathon Music Works grew in size, anyone could tell that all the band of the night was slated to take the stage soon.

When Sevendust took the stage they were met with a volume of cheers and screams that had only been swelling up throughout the night, which fueled the fire for a stellar performance. However whether this was your first time experiencing Sevendust or your 100^th time seeing them perform the fans can never get enough. For me as a fan I do not know whether it was the songs, the heartfelt thank yous from the band, or the entertaining way Morgan Rose plays the drums that makes my heart smile very time I see or hear a song by them. By the reaction to the crowd and of them singing along with Lajon Witherspoon, I am confident that the crowd feels the same way I do when it comes to Sevendust. With the release of their new album titled Black Out The Sun coming soon this tour is a good way for Sevendust fans to get small tastes of the new songs that could be on the album.

This tour provided the fans with a night of kick ass music and may have introduced the crowd to new types of music/bands as well. I do know from my perspective it was a pleasure seeing both Avatar and Lacuna Coil for the first time as well as seeing Sevendust again. Anytime Sevendust comes through Nashville or close by you will be sure to find me amongst the millions of fans in the crowd. Hell! We even followed them amongst other bands on Shiprocked 2012 tour cruise to the Bahamas.

This is definitely a tour to catch as it comes to a town close to you, it is worth the money paid for a night of great music and excellent entertainment as all the bands featured on this tour has excellent stage presence and crowd interaction. The dates are below for the tour, so what are you waiting for?

SEVENDUST,  LACUNA COIL tour dates with AVATAR

Feb. 12 – Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge
Feb. 14 – Biloxi, MS @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Feb. 15 – Broussard, LA @ The Station
Feb. 16 – Beaumont, TX @ Dixie Dance Hall
Feb. 17 – Little Rock, AR @ Revolution! Music Room
Feb. 19 – Springfield, IL @ Boondocks
Feb. 21 – Bloomington, IL @ The Castle Theatre
Feb. 22 – South Bend, IN @ Club Fever

SEVENDUST, COAL CHAMBER, LACUNA COIL tour dates with CANDLELIGHT RED:

Mar. 28 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
Mar. 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Club Nokia LA Live
Mar. 30 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
Mar. 31 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
Apr. 02 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
Apr. 03 – Wichita, KS – The Cotillion
Apr. 04 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
Apr. 05 – Sauget, IL – Pop’s
Apr. 06 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II
Apr. 08 – Minneapolis – MN – Mill City Nights
Apr. 09 – Joliet, IL – Mojoes
Apr. 11 – Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s Entertainment Center
Apr. 12 – Detroit, MI – Harpos

SEVENDUST, COAL CHAMBER, LACUNA COIL tour dates with STOLEN BABIES:

Apr. 14 – Hartford, CT – The Webster
Apr. 16 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
Apr. 17 – New York, NY – Best Buy Theater
Apr. 18 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
Apr. 19 – Hampton Beach, NH – Casino Ballroom
Apr. 20 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Apr. 22 – Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live
Apr. 23 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte
Apr. 24 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
Apr. 26 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
Apr. 27 – Corpus Christi, TX – Concrete Street Amphitheater
Apr. 28 – Dallas, TX – The Palladium Ballroom

This tour was perfectly crafted from the band line up, the stage set up, the light, sound, and pyro nothing seemed to be out of place or hard to see for the floor area of the venue. It was nice to be able to see all the band members from the singers, guitar players, all the way to the drummers in the back. It was nice to be able to see them all in action. Each band seemed to have their own personality when it come to stage decor and pyro set ups. POD had very little cluttering their stage performance, Three Days Grace and Shinedown didn’t have much cluttering their performance area either and that allows the crowd to focus more on the songs and performance rather then seeing over a stand, or piece of stage decor. The pyro and gun shot blasts where nice touches to the songs performed by Three Days Grace and Shinedown which gave the songs that added flare. Overviews of the bands individual performances are listed below I tried to not include to many spoilers for those readers that are planning to attend the concert as it rolls through their town. Apart of the surprise is not knowing all the details before you have a chance to experience first hand.

POD

Although I have never seen this band live on stage, I have often found their songs among the playlists on my MP3 player, at the gym, in the car, and on the computer. So on this night, it was a big treat for me and those in the crowd like me, to see that came to see this band perform live for the first time. The show started 10 minutes early and it was POD that took the stage first to warm up the crowd and boy did they ever. The first song that POD reeled the crowd in with was titled Lost In Forever, which is the band’s leading single from their 2012 album Murdered Love. The crowd sang along with the POD who came out clearly to rock the crowd for full length of their stage time, because the energy this band produced radiated throughout the arena. POD delivered, in my opinion, a powerful set-list of songs that obviously left the crowd screaming for more.  Other songs that the band performed that night where: Boom!, Higher, Murdered Love, and Set It Off. POD closed their show with the 12 year old classic, Youth of the Nation, in which singer Sonny Sandoval encouraged the crowed to sing along, this part of the performance was breath-taking to hear hundreds of voices singing in what sounded like in unison was completely mind blowing and a memory with reminding.

Three Days Grace

The opening to the stage for Three Days Grace featured a large back drop of  Seattle in a wasteland type scene with a hanging illuminated Vegas style sign that read ” Welcome to Las Venus Tennessee”. When Three Days Grace took the stage and the music started the band was featuring new front-man Matt Walst formerly of the band My Darkest Days. Three Days Grace opened up with their hit song Chalk Outline in which appeared to please the crowd very much, as you could hear the crowd singing along with the band. They moved around the stage with each song so they could see the crowd and vice versa. The band played a long set featuring almost if not all of their hits including Break Away, Good Life, So Cold, and Pain, in which Matt did a stellar job at duel singing between the standard mic and another mic with a voice modulation programmed to it. Between the stage setup and the powerful setlist they performed with a powerful grace that is worth the ticket cost to see them perform. However during the final few songs the band did happen to slip in a cover of Limp Bizkit’s Just One of Those Days, which was a nice segway in to their 4th hit single from their One-X album the band closed their portion of the show with the song Riot.

Thee Days Grace Photos

Shinedown

For those of you reading this article that have attended a Shinedown concert before you know this band does not disappoint. They performed songs from all the past and present albums opening up the show with their latest hit single Enemies. This performance featured the band members in separate areas of the venue for the first half of the song only to have them to join drummer Barry Kerch on stage for the last chorus of the song. During the show they performed not only performed powerful songs such as Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom),  Sound of Madness,  Devour, and Crow and the Butterfly, but they slowed the performance down for acoustic songs such as Simple Man and Amaryllis. Brent Smith and the band took time during their performance to thank the fans for their support not only for Shinedown as fans but for all of the bands on the tour as well.  Shinedown has always amazed me with their performances and songs about current and real life events, each show seems like the band is opening their heart up to the crowd.From the heart felt songs, to the circular screen onstage, and random appearances in the middle of the crowd Shinedown has never given a dull show.  This band has continued to impress us every time we see them and has easily earned a spot as one of our favorite bands to see live. This tour is well worth the money spent to see it.

Shinedown’s singer, Brent Smith, summed up the night perfectly,”rock’n'roll isn’t a genre of music, its a way of life.”

Reviewers favorite songs performed by all 3 bands:

Murdered Love – POD

Youth of the Nation – POD

Pain – Three Days Grace

GoodLife – Three Days Grace

Get Out Alive – Three Days Grace

Second Chance – Shinedown

Enemies – Shinedown

Sound of Madness – Shinedown

**This tour is coming to a town near you soon Check it Out you will not be disappointed!**

2/12: Saginaw, MI – DOW Events Center

2/13: Battle Creek, MI – Kellogg Arena

2/15: Ft. Wayne, IN – Allen County War Memorial

2/16: Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena

2/17: Reading, PA – Sovereign Center

2/19: Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena

2/20: Lowell, MA – Tsongas Arena

(More Dates May Be Added, you can follow the updates here http://www.shinedown.com/news/tour-announcement-309601)