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Today Kings X posted in regards to the health of drummer Jerry Gaskill. Stating they have to cancel a handful of dates so Jerry can obtain medical treatment to his heart. Below is the statement from facebook from the band.
A letter to the Fans,
On October 14th, during a recent check-up with his Cardiologist, Jerry Gaskill was informed that he had some issues with his heart that needed to be addressed and as a result, he will need to have some procedures to help rectify these issues. Jerry is feeling positive and is looking toward the future, He wanted to make sure that his feelings were truly expressed, on how awful he feels about having this happen. He and the band were looking forward to playing these upcoming shows, especially knowing that they were selling out. Jerry is determined as always to do whatever he can to get back out and see all of the fans, and as his focus is turned inward we all ask that you keep FAITH HOPE AND LOVE during this process.
“ It is with great sadness and sorrow that we must cancel and reschedule these upcoming shows. I thought of every possible way that I could actually get out there and do this. I was very much looking forward to it. But I realized in the end that it just would not be wise. Yet, I am determined once again to come back and be better than ever. Thanks for all the love and understanding.” – Jerry Gaskill
On behalf of King’s X, It is with humbled sadness, that we must announce, that ALL upcoming “King’s X” shows for 2019 will be canceled, to allow for Jerry to fully recover after his operation. The band and Jerry ask that you respect his privacy at this time and please allow for him to recover with peace of mind that he will be back upon the rock’n roll throne once again.
King’s X and its representatives have rescheduled these Dates for April 2020
Thursday, April 16th – TBA
Friday, April 17th – HAZARD, KY – City of Hazard Hal Rogers Center
Sunday, April 19th – NASHVILLE, TN – The Basement East
Thursday, April 23rd – AUSTIN, TX – Come and Take It Live
Friday, April 24th – DALLAS, TX – Canton Hall
Saturday, April 25th – HOUSTON, TX – Warehouse Live
Please contact the promoters and ticketing outlets for further info about your purchased tickets.
All the Love… King’s X
Ghost with support from Nothing More
The Ultimate Tour Named Death
Covelli Center
Youngstown, Ohio
October 10, 2019
On Thursday, the tenth of October, in the year twenty nineteen, I jumped in my buddies Camaro as we raced down Route 11. We were giddy with anticipation of seeing a favorite band of ours, the almighty GHOST! In our midst was a friend that had yet to see the pale band named Ghost, a virgin to the rock and roll, satanic musings of a group of Swedes. He was stoked to be deflowered by Cardinal Copia and his numerous Nameless Ghouls.
Before we get to our ritual with Ghost, Nothing More took the stage. Hailing from San Antonio, Nothing More brought a foreshadowing of the nights later rock style. The band shocked the audience by starting their set in pitch black with a blaring storm siren being crank atop a ladder by the lead singer. After that initial shock, we were greeted with superb vocal harmonies, radio friendly breakdowns and a high energy stage presence. If you need to take a break from boring radio rock, Nothing More is a breath of fresh air with their entertaining live set.
Now time for the main event. In preparation for the loving Satanic Swedes, incense is piped into the crowd like we were at Easter Sunday mass, but instead of a boring priest, Cardinal Copia is here to guide us through baptism of retro arena rock a la Blue Oyster Cult. The band of the Cardinal and Ghouls, also gives us some aural foreplay of haunting Roman Catholic tune, Miserere Mei, Deus from Gregorio Allegri. Now that we are all nice and lubed up, The Nameless Ghouls take the stage. Cardinal Copia then takes the stage, in possibly one of his last shows in the state of Ohio, as it has been announced that a new Papa will grace the stage for their next album cycle, slated to begin next year.
Ghost blasted through nearly a two hour, twenty song set consisting of songs heavily off of their third album, Meliora while touching on every album in their catalog. Copia would go through multiple suit changes, from a near Joker looking maroon to white to black. The Nameless Ghouls dueled guitar solos back and for as interludes to songs, sarcastically motioning that one was more proficient than their counterpart. One of my favorite moments of the show was during the instrumental tune, Miasma, a Ghoul started to shred a keytar solo, followed by the only appearance of the eldest Papa, Papa Nihil, ripping a solo of his own but on a saxophone. Nihil put so much effort into his solo that he needed to take some hits off of an oxygen tank, hilarious. Not to be outdone by his father superior, Copia would trek out onto the stage riding a comically large olde tricycle during the set.
In closing, I highly recommend attending an aural ritual from the band named Ghost. Cardinal Copia or Papa, depending when experience them with greatly entertain you with his funny quips, succulent voice and operatic gestures. Ghost is thankfully praising their dark lord around the world in arenas, proselytizing the peace and love that only Satanism can give our species. Get out their a participate in the unholy ritual.
– Ed Battes
EMPTY TRAIL SET TO RELEASE DEBUT EP, ‘LOST,’ ON OCTOBER 18TH
Having been groomed on the riffs of Metallica and Megadeth, and the dark emotions of Soundgarden and Alice In Chains, Empty Trail distil the best parts of these most iconic heavy hitting bands while maintaining authenticity. Hailing from Austin, Texas and comprised of members Rick Lambert (vocals and guitar), Shane Wallin (bass), and Rom Gov (drums), Empty Trail’s music is catchy as hell and even poppy at times, each song on their forthcoming debut EP, ‘Lost,’ stands alone as well as complimenting the other tracks.
Released on October 18th via Golden Robot Records, the ‘Lost’ features five selections, including the following descriptions from the band:
Wait Around – It’s a state of demotivation. Just feeling as if things always go bad, so why even try. No matter how high I feel, I know I’m going to crash through the ground and have to rebuild all of who I am. Again. An intense rock track with brooding lyrics.
Every Toll – It’s dependency on a relationship that’s bad for you. Trying to keep someone weak so they stay with you, because you aren’t strong enough to be alone. You accept the minimum because you feel that’s all you’re worth. Metal riffs mixed with almost rappy vocals.
Reality – What’s real? From full on confidence to major insecurity. What’s the truth? Is it all subjective in the end? Does anyone TRULY know anything? We know what we feel. But can we separate what we want to feel and believe from objective reality? A bouncy, catchy rock track, yet with a dark rock and roll mix.
Lost – The world used to be so beautiful. But now I don’t know what to think. I’m still searching for that missing piece. Even though it may seem like anger, it’s really loss. Grieving something that you can’t seem to find anymore. I want to feel free again. An angry and emotional ballad with a big chorus.
My World – You will never truly comprehend what that other person next to you is going through. We all wear a really good mask. We tend to separate ourselves from others. But we are all much more alike than we think. Some of us just hide it better than others. An Introspective, grungy song about hiding your authentic feelings from the world.
A new music video has been released for the track “Lost (viewable at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0s1AIPl6Lc), while a lyric video for the standout track “My World” is available for viewing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpJgR3TcBXU), the latter of which is a song that saw Empty Trail crack the US Top 40 Radio Charts and debut week of release at #2 behind only the mighty Metallica.
Also, a special bundle option is available to purchase both the EP and a t-shirt, via https://store.goldenrobotrecords.com/browse/empty-trail/products/empty-trail-bundle-tshirt-and-lost-ep.
Overall, Lambert describes the EP as, “It’s introspection. What do we believe? How do those beliefs make us feel? We are trying to understand ourselves. I want to understand myself. I need to understand myself.” And come October 18th, the rest of the world will get to hear this exciting new band.
Lost EP Tracklisting:
Pre Order now here: smarturl.it/emptytrail-lost
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Oct 27th at The Winchester Music Tavern – CROBOT, Vultan and The Velvematics
Mark your calendar and move some things around as Crobot makes their annual trek through the Cleveland area. In support of the band our Cleveland fearless rockers VULTAN and The Velvematics.
If you are into some hard groove rock you gotta make your way to this show and live the experience and know you will get hooked into these bands.
Get your tickets here they can be delivered via mail or in person.
RSVP if you can make it or interested
Follow: Crobot | Vultan | The Velvematics
Tonight we bring up the anniversary of Oli Herbert’s death. Oct 17th marks the anniversary. Oli was such an awesome guitarist and individual. He has left a huge mark on this earth. Will never be forgotten. We played an interview that Dom did with Oli a while back and it was cool to hear him again.
We also talked about the upcoming RocktoberTour with Vultan. Vultan will be performing this month with Quiet Riot and Crobot at the Cleveland Agora October `19th, and the Winchester Music Tavern Oct 27th.
Music Played: Dangerous Toys, All That Remains, Crobot.
We also played the weekly Rock N Metal Newz segment.
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This Friday night Oct 4th you can catch one killer of a lineup at the Whisky A Go-Go. ANGEL with special guests Shock Frenzy, Stonebreed, Prima Donna Rising, The Hard Way and Angeles. Should be a really great show. All wonderful acts and one powerful headliner. If you are a fan of classic Angel you will definitely be loving this show.
Hollywood/L.A, Get tickets for our show with Angel on Oct 4th here: http://www.shockfrenzy.com/TicketsWhisky.html or contact a band member!
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#552 MTRS – Sheri Moon Zombie Tonight was a time to get caught up with. Dom talked about the new band name VULTAN who used to be called MourningWagon and asked everyone to follow them and to show them some love. facebook.com/vultanrocks Dom played a vault classic with old friend Sheri Moon Zombie. Some great […]