Soundgarden at Patriot Center (GMU)

Yup, you heard it right... SOUNDGARDEN is coming to the DC metro area this summer, specifically GMU's Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA on July 12th.

....and guess who's coming back to re-join and front the famous grunge band?? Starts with a "C" and rhymes with Lornell.

I absolutely cannot wait!...

Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 13th through Ticketfly.  The current ticket sales link from 930club's website is still not active.  I'll update this blog once that link is working.. so stay tuned and come back Friday.

Rock on, DC!
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DCVince

.... photo above courtesy of wikipedia.org

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Rockstar Mayhem Festival - Tickets on Sale NOW!

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Prepare to experience ultimate heavy metal bliss!  Rockstar Mayhem Festival 2011 is upon us, with legendary artists Disturbed and Medgadeth to name a few performers this year.

Don't forget to grab tickets to this monumental event before they sell out!  Lawn seats a-plenty, but Pit and Seated ones are selling like hotcakes.

Click here for direct link to buy tickets.

I was a bit disappointed because the Outlaw Jam festival in Frederick MD, which headlines both Poison and Motley Crue, will be on the same day.  Fortunately, this 80's glam-rock duo will be performing at nearby Camden, NJ a couple of weeks prior, so I will be going there to feed this need.  But for now, I'll be head-banging to Dave Mustane's sweet guitar riffs when 'deth plays Symphony of Destruction on July 30th in sunny Jiffy Lube Live, VA!

Rock on, DC!
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DCVince

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Volbeat at Sonar in B'more!

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Volbeat will be at the Sonar in Baltimore on April 22nd.  Tickets are surprisingly still available and they are dirt cheap.

For the uninformed, Volbeat is a Danish metal band whose sound is extremely unique.  They caught my attention when I was browsing through pages of Savage Ink Tattoo magazine.  Soon thereafter, I got their Rock the Rebel, Metal the Devil album and I haven't looked back since.  Think of them like this: if Elvis Presley and a Mesa Boogie amp were to make love, their baby would be Volbeat!

See you all freaks out there!

Rock on, DC!
\m/
DCVince

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Hell on Earth 2011 - Slayer, Zombie and Exodus

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Slayer, Rob Zombie and Exodus will be touring this summer in select North American cities.  The scheduled dates and venues are limited so if they are close by your area, go find a way to get there and enjoy the madness.

Slayer and Zombie haven't toured together since the '99 Ozzfest.   So, if you thought their performances tipped the insanity scale back then, imagine them now.  With a tour named "Hell On Earth," who knows what kind of crazy stage show they'll have!  Plus with both band's long history in metal music, I can't even begin to imagine what their set list will be.

photo courtesy of wikipedia.com

 

Dates/Venues are as follows:

Jul. 20 - Sovereign Center, Reading, PA
Jul. 22 - DTE Amphitheatre, Detroit, MI
Jul. 23 - Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA
Jul. 24 - Heavy T.O. at Downsview Park, Toronto, ON Canada
Jul. 27 - MTS Centre, Winnipeg, MB Canada
Jul. 29 - Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon, SK Canada
Jul. 30 - Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB Canada
Jul. 31 - Rexall Place, Edmonton, AB Canada
Aug. 02 - Save-On-Foods Memorial Center, Victoria, BC Canada
Aug. 03 - Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC Canada
Aug. 05 - Rose Quarter Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
Aug. 06 - WaMu Theatre, Seattle, WA

Pre-Sale tickets begin Thursday, 3/31, through Ticketmaster.  Public tickets available the following day.

Too bad the DC area isn't on this list...however, Reading, PA is!... and that place isn't so far a drive from here.

Rock on, DC!

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DCVince

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Unity Tour 2011 - 311 and Sublime w/ Rome

photo courtesy of 311.com

When: July 29, 2011
Where: Jiffy Lube Live
Info: Doors open at 6:30PM
Tickets: Go on sale, Fri, 3/25 (thru Livenation)
 

photo courtesy of wikipedia.com

 
See you all freaks out there!
Back to back in Bristow. Next day, Rockstar Mayhem Festival!

Rock On, DC!
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DCVince

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Glam-A-Gedon 25 (Updated!)

Open Up and Say Ahh.... cuz Dr. Feelgood is here!!!!

Yup, you heard it right here.  After, on what feels like a gajillion years, Poison and Motley Crue will be touring this year.  And they are doing it together and as a band; not a solo Bret Michaels or Vince Neil act, but with their original band members!  Yes, Nikki Sixx will be there.. Yes, Tommy Lee.. Yes, Rikki Rockett and C.C. Deville too!  This is crazy!

The tour name "Glam-A-Gedon 25" is named after Poison's 25th anniversary.  Motley Crue will be entering their 30th year in the music industry.  It's amazing how buying those two albums felt like it was just yesterday...

There's a bunch of logistics that need to get ironed out with Bret Michael's schedule conflicts, but there WILL be a joint co-headlining tour!  Lets just hope they come here to the DC area.  Anyway, from what I hear, tickets go on sale March 18th.  I dont even think there's a website for it yet.

I'll be posting more info once they become available.. so stay tuned!

Updated (3/1/11) - TOUR DATES after the jump....

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M3 Rock Festival 2011

Here we go....

photo courtesy of iconvsicon.com

More info on M3Rockfest here: http://www.m3rockfest.com

It's only February, but with Rockstar Mayhem Festival and this M3 Rock Festival.. its looking like 2011 will be an awesome year for metal music in DC!

Rock on, DC metalheads!
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DCVince

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Rockstar Mayhem Festival 2011

Trivium...
Godsmack...
In Flames...
Testament...
Machinehead...
MEGADETH..

and

...DISTURBED!!!!!!

holy sh*t! July 30, 2011... Nissan Pavillion (wait.. its Jiffy Lube Live now)

Can't wait!!more info here: http://www.rockstarmayhemfest.com/

Rock the Motherf**k On, DC Metalheads!!!

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DCVince

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Rockstar Uproar Festival

Avenged Sevenfold with Portnoy on drums

Wow....

Cant even explain how much kickass this concert was! Stone Sour, A7X and Disturbed...

I'll write a more comprehensive review once I get down from my personal cloud of insane blissfulness and back into reality.

Rock On!
\m/
dcvince

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Review: Styx, Foreigner, Kansas... Oh My!

It was Saturday night, amidst severe thunderstorm warnings all over the area, we ventured to Nissan Pavillion (wait.. its Jiffy Lube Live now... sorry). With all the lightning and severe weather, and given that they didn't sell out, all the lawn people got let in the 300's section of the pavillion! AWESOME!

Show was fantastic! Arrived there just in time for "Carry on My Wayward Son", Kansas' last encore song. Picked up some beers, and got some seats and prepped for STYX. Mr. Roboto medley, a few newer songs and Lady later, it was time for their encore... and they closed out with everyone's jukebox favorite... RENEGADE! great set and performance guys!

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RockStar UPROAR - Disturbed, A7X, etc...

Yup... nuff said.. got my pre-sale tix this afternoon...

See yall punks there!

Rock 'on, DC!
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DCVince

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Review: DC101 Chili Cookoff... and STP

The DC Metro trains were crowded... Cloudy gray Saturday afternoon...Cold breeze that hints rain is definitely on its way...No worries, I braved and ventured out to RFK stadium. Nothing (including rain) was stopping me from attending the "kickoff" to the DC area's summer lineup of concerts; the DC101 Chili Cook-off. To top that, the lineup was not to be missed. We have both Alice in Chains AND Stone Temple Pilots playing the same venue. Both bands are respective headliners so to have them both play at the same concert was indeed exciting!

photo courtesy of dcvincephotography.blogspot.com

The train ride to the stadium was reminiscent of good old Redskins days. RFK stadium was the Washington Redskins' home before they moved to Landover a few years ago. Even the walk from the Stadium-Armory Metro stop to the RFK main gate brings back Redskins memory of scalpers and food/merch vendors.

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Primal Fear at Jaxx Nightclub

Are you ready? No, really... are YOU? Are you ready to throw your devil's horns up in the air as you remember Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.) reminding us that he, not Gene Simmons, came up with the iconic sign of heavy metal. Are you ready to sing along to one of the most accoladed bands of this century? Are you ready to bang your head, as dueling guitar solos, high octave vocals, and the distinct power metal sound blasts through amps and stacks of speakers with decibels surpassing deafening levels? Are you ready for pure eardrum-piercing awesomeness handed to you by the gods of metal?

Are you...... ready...... for...... Primal Fear!!!

photo courtesy of primalfear.de

As Lauryn Hill so melodically puts it.. "ready or not, here I come, you can't hide" Yes, they're are coming to Jaxx Nightclub at Springfield, VA tomorrow, May 21 2010, and there's nothing any of us can do about it. Well... there is one; show up to Jaxx and enjoy pure power metal goodness!

Primal Fear, a German metal band who has captivated a worldwide following for the past decade, will be headlining tomorrow with acts from Brutallion, A Sound of Thunder, Cypher Lock, Metal Mike and Havok graciously opening. Watch out for Havok! Their sound is Thrash metal at its roots, which is really, its finest. And with local band, A Sound of Thunder, this is definitely a must-see concert for all you metalheads out there like myself! Coincindentally, A Sound of Thunder is raising awareness and money towards the "West Memphis Three" case. Their story was actually featured on Motorhead's site. If you would like to read more and contribute, please go here. More info on the West Memphis Three, here.

At $22.00 (advance) / $25.00 (door) , this is one hell of a cheap concert! Advice.. opt for the VIP pass for $50.00, which entitles you to a pre-show meet and greet with Primal Fear. Doors will be opening at 7:30 and show starts at 8:00pm. With this concert, and Saturday's Chili-Cook-Off with Stone Temple Pilots and Alice in Chains, it's getting more and more difficult to contain myself from all the metal/rock music coming to DC!

Rock on, DC Metalheads! Rock on! Good time's a'comin' to DC!
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DCVince

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2010 DC101 Chili Cook-off

photo courtesy of dc101.com

And the countdown begins for the 2010 DC101 Chili Cook-off, which will be held this Saturday, May 22, at the RFK Stadium grounds, easily accessible via the Metro Train blue line Stadium-Armory stop (lets keep our fingers crossed for minimal metro delays this weekend). The annual event usually signifies the beginning of unforgettable summer concerts in the DC Area and really isn't your typical chili cook-off cookout. Premiere bands such as Stone Temple Pilots and Alice and Chains will be headlining, with a collection of new rock acts like Anberlin, Switchfoot, and Caged Elephant gracing the stage earlier that day. I'm not a fan of these opening bands, but I guess I'll be tasting the chilis during their sets.

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