PAPA ROACH PARTNERS WITH WHY (WORLD HUNGER YEAR) TO ACTIVATE FANS TO SUPPORT AN END TO HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS
Formerly Homeless Frontman Has “Had Enough”
BAND CONTINUES HEAVY HEADLINING SCHEDULE WITH BIGGEST BANDS IN ROCK
SHOWS INCLUDE PERFORMANCES WITH JET, SHINEDOWN, BREAKING BENJAMIN,
SICK PUPPIES AND MORE

Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Papa Roach have partnered with WHY (World Hunger Year) to continue their mission to raise funds and awareness for organizations who are working towards finding answers to hunger, poverty and homelessness. Led by frontman Jacoby Shaddix, who revealed earlier this year that he was homeless as a child, the band are on the road supporting …read more

Las Vegas rockers, Adelitas Way will hit the road with Breaking Benjamin this winter in support of their self-titled debut, which released July 14th on Virgin/EMI Music and debuted at #16 on Billboard’s Top New Artist Chart. The tour will kick off in San Antonio, TX on Sunday, November 29 and will include a number of radio holiday shows through of Midwest.

The album’s kick off single, the power-rock anthem “Invincible,” has earned #1 Regional Heatseekers in this week’s Billboard and has climbed to top 10 on the Active Rock radio chart. “Invincible” has already been tagged as WWE Superstars theme …read more

LIVE NATION ANNOUNCES GIGANTIC FALL SALE – 2 TICKETS FOR THE PRICE OF 1 ON MORE THAN 350 CLUB SHOWS AND 200,000 TICKETS, TODAY ONLY AT LIVENATION.COM

Live Nation announced today a 2-for-1 club concert ticket deal on 200,000 tickets to over 350 concerts in 29 of its club venues across the country.  Available only at LiveNation.com this Wednesday, fans will get two tickets for the price of one, a 50% savings, to see any of a wide variety of artists across genres including Hanson, Colbie Callait Trey Songz, Mario, The Bravery, The Used and Moby, and many others.
The 24 …read more

Sick Puppies have just released streams of their video for their hit single “You’re Going Down.” The song comes off of their new album Tri-Polar which is available everywhere now.
The video showcases a rivalry between kids and neighborhood bullies, topped off with a massive water balloon fight that takes place somewhere in Suburbia, USA. Sick Puppies is also about to hit the road this fall with Shinedown. The tour will kick off in Madison, WI on September 14th at the Orpheum Theater and will include stops in Seattle, San Francisco, Dallas, and Nashville amongst others.
For more information on Sick Puppies …read more

Staind, Shinedown, Chevelle And Halestorm are teaming up this summer to bring you the “Stimulate This” Tour. Halestorm just released their self titled, debut record on Atlantic records. Halestorm will also be out with Trapt, Red and Inept Except as well as a few other bands, before the Stimulate This tour. Below are the tour dates for both the Stimulate This Tour and other Halestorm Tour Dates.
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With Trapt, Red and Inept:

28 Traverse City, MI The Terminal
29 Chesterfield, MI New York New York

The last Shinedown video I saw I wasn’t really impressed with. Not that it was a bad video but the fact that Brent Smith seems to over-perform a bit in the video. Second Chance is a great song though. Here is the new video for the new “Single” and title track of the album The Sound Of Madness.
 

My Rock Dose Top 10 Rock Albums Of 2008 covers mainly established rock acts and not this new wave of modern rock as we know it. I’ll go through each none and tell you why I chose it. Take in to consideration that I only went through bands that I’ve heard this year and not every rock album that has come out. If you expect Nickelback or Hinder to be on this list then you came to the wrong place. So what does this list mean? Nothing really, it’s just MY favorite picks of 2008, so don’t cry if …read more

With their upcoming single, SHINEDOWN wants to know what “Second Chance” experiences have impacted your life.  Did you give someone a second chance? Or maybe you were lucky enough to be a recipient? 
SHINEDOWN is asking their fans for words, images, and videos that express what a “Second Chance” means to them.  This could be something HUGE – it all depends on your input!  Head over to www.shinedown.com for details on how to submit your “Second Chance” thoughts, and while you’re there, check out the video of SHINEDOWN performing “Second Chance” live.

It’s time for a b5Media Music Channel Theme Day and here I present 5 Tracks That Rocked The Summer Of 2008. I could probably have found more than 5, but here are the 5 that I liked the best.
Candlebox came back this summer with Into The Sun, their first record in a  long time.Into The Sun is filled with some great Candlebox. The one that stands out to me and was a favorite off Into The Sun is Stand. It’s got that signature Candlebox sound and is a great track to start off their step back into the world …read more

“Call me a sinner, call me a saintTell me it’s over I’ll still love you the sameCall me your favorite, call me the worstTell me it’s over I don’t wan’t you to hurtIt’s all that I can say. So, I’ll be on my wayI’ll always keep you inside, you healed myHeart and my life… And you know I try.”
Shiedown – Call Me

 
Here is a cool song from Shinedown’s new album The Sound Of Madness. No comments to be said about this song. It’s just one of many great songs from The Sound Of Madness. Lyrics after the fold.