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SUMMARY:Apocalyptica + Nita Strauss At The Van Buren
DESCRIPTION:In the lore of heavy metal only a handful of artists can claim to have changed history\, and even fewer can say they’ve done so twice. Enter Apocalyptica and one of metal’s greatest\, most unlikely success stories. By any account it’s the stuff of legend\, and it’s about to come full circle. Formed in 1993 at the world-renowned Sibelius Academy in Helsinki\, Finland\, Apocalyptica began life as a loving\, lo-fi nod to Metallica from four classically-trained musicians with no greater ambition than to explore their favourite band’s music with their chosen instrument. As founding band leader Eicca Toppinnen explains\, the project would take on a life of its own when they finally released Plays Metallica By Four Cellos in 1996. More than a debut\, it was a monster in waiting. “We played the full first album and it was so much more fun and exciting than we expected\,” says Eicca\, roughly 30 years later. “We got the idea to do something like the first album\, but we couldn’t do it in exactly the same way – we needed to challenge ourselves and bring a totally new perspective to the original energy and emotion of Metallica.” The result was nothing short of a sonic love-letter – an album they’d simply\, elegantly title Plays Metallica\, Vol. 2\, and the passion poured into the recording project by Eicca Toppinen\, Perttu Kivilaakso\, Paavo Lötjönen and Mikko Sirén – the band’s long-time drummer who after completion of this album leaves amicably on this unique high-note – is plain to hear and see. \n \n \nLos Angeles born guitarist Nita Strauss has become a force to be reckoned with in the music world\, dazzling audiences across the US\, UK\, Europe\, South America\, Asia\, Australia and Africa. 2018 has been a banner year for Nita. In January she was officially announced as the first ever female Ibanez signature artist with her own model\, the Ibanez JIVA. She also released her signature pickups\, the DiMarzio Pandemonium. April saw Nita playing WWE Superstar Shinsuke Nakamura’s entrance music at Wrestlemania in New Orleans in front of an audience of 78\,000 fans and millions streaming worldwide\, and in the same month she launched a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign for her debut solo record Controlled Chaos. The campaign reached its goal in two hours\, doubled it by the end of the day\, tripled the following day and ended up over 800% funded. Nita produced the record herself and did the majority of the engineering\, as well as playing all the guitars and bass on the record. After the record was competed\, Nita signed with Sumerian Records to release and distribute the album worldwide. After finishing out the Alice Cooper tour cycle\, Nita will immediately hit the road supporting Controlled Chaos alongside modern guitar virtuoso Angel Vivaldi. Nita’s debut solo album Controlled Chaos is out now through Sumerian Records. \n \n 
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LOCATION:The Van Buren\, 401 W Van Buren St\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85003
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SUMMARY:Steel Panther at Marquee Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Satirically pretending to be a hair metal band that missed its big break in the ’80s\, singer Ralph Saenz (“Michael Starr”)\, drummer Darren Leader (“Stix Zadinia”)\, bassist Travis Haley (“Lexxi Foxxx”)\, and guitarist Russ Parrish (“Satchel”) hit the club circuit on the Sunset Strip around the turn of the millennium under the name Metal Shop (later changed to Metal Skool and then to Steel Panther). With big\, spiky wigs\, leather jackets\, zebra-striped spandex\, chops earned from playing in a Van Halen tribute band\, and lots and lots of machismo\, their comic take on sex\, drugs\, and rock & roll to the extreme caught on quickly\, leading to sold-out shows and some unexpected brushes with mainstream success. As their popularity increased\, the Hollywood crowd started frequenting their sets\, often making appearances on-stage. This led to some opportunities: the group fittingly played the metal band “Danger Kitty” in a Discover Card commercial; they appeared on The Drew Carey Show as themselves; and their song “FF” was used as the theme for MTV’s Fantasy Factory. \nIn 2008\, the band signed to Universal Republic. After releasing the singles “Death for All But Metal” and “Community Property\,” Steel Panther’s full-length Feel the Steel was released in October of 2009. The album broke the band onto the Billboard chart\, netting them a spot at number 98 on the U.S. charts (and 48 on the rock chart). Not wanting the fun to stop\, the band got back to it quickly and in 2011 followed up with Balls Out\, which featured guest appearances from comedian Dane Cook and Nickelback‘s Chad Kroeger\, among others. 2014’s All You Can Eat featured the single “Party Like Tomorrow Is the End of the World\,” and featured cover art parodying Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper. In 2016\, the band issued their first concert LP\, Live from Lexxi’s Mom’s Garage\, which was released in conjunction with their first full-length feature film\, which blended comedic vignettes and other assorted antics with the aforementioned glam-folk garage show. \nAt the end of 2016\, Steel Panther released a cover of Cheap Trick‘s “She’s Tight” in advance of their fourth studio album Lower the Bar\, which arrived in March 2017. The group headed out on tour in support of the album\, playing dates across the world before embarking on their Sunset Strip Live tour\, which saw the band playing a mix of original material and classic metal covers. Tapping producer Jay Ashton for their fifth album\, the band dropped the unabashed Heavy Metal Rules in late 2019\, preceded by the single “All I Wanna Do Is Fuck (Myself Tonight).” \nFollowing a brief spell of absence from touring Lexxi Foxx announced his departure from the band in 2021\, with the group holding open auditions for a new bassist. The group eventually settled on Joe “Spyder” Lester\, who had played live with the band in Foxx’s absence. Steel Panther returned to the studio to record their sixth effort\, On the Prowl. Producing it themselves\, the album continued their tongue-in-cheek hair metal\, with the tracks “Never Too Late (To Get Some Pussy Tonight)” and “Friends with Benefits” preceding its release in early 2023.
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LOCATION:Marquee Theatre\, 730 N Mill Ave\, Tempe\, AZ\, 85281\, United States
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SUMMARY:Papa Roach + Rise Against at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
DESCRIPTION:Papa Roach\, the two-time GRAMMY-nominated\, Platinum-selling pioneers of Alternative Hard Rock\, is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of their groundbreaking album INFEST in 2025. Known for their candid approach to mental health\, the band has long used their platform to raise awareness for the topic and the cause of suicide prevention\, initially with their iconic hit “Last Resort” and through their recent collaboration with Carrie Underwood on “Leave A Light On (Talk Away The Dark)” which continues to climb the charts almost full year after its release. \nThe ever-evolving band has released eleven studio albums to date\, with their latest\, Ego Trip\, on their own label\, New Noize Records. The band’s music has racked up over 850 million streams globally\, with Ego Trip producing four #1 singles and adding to their impressive tally of 26 Top-10 hits and 12 #1s across Rock\, Alternative\, and Hot AC charts. Now\, Papa Roach is kicking off a new chapter with the release of “Even If It Kills Me.” Following sold-out arenas in the UK and Europe\, their Rise of the Roach tour will continue across North American arenas and amphitheaters in 2025. \n \n \nIf ever there was a perfect time for a new album from the outspoken\, socially-conscious\, multi-Gold and Platinum punk rock band Rise Against\, it’s right now. Nowhere Generation\, due out June 4 on Loma Vista Recordings\, is blazing and aggressive\, fusing old-school punk attitude with post-hardcore fury. Lyrically\, the eleven songs were influenced by input from the band’s vocalist/lyricist Tim McIlrath’s two young daughters\, and the band’s community of fans\, and point an enormous spotlight at the social and economic deck that has been stacked against younger generation’s pursuit of The American Dream. Today\, there is the promise of The American Dream\, and then there is the reality of The American Dream. America’s “historical norm” that “the next generation will be better off than the one that came before” has been diminished by an era of mass social\, economic\, and political instability\, and a sell-out of the Middle Class. The brass ring that was promised by hard work and dedication no longer exists for everyone\, and as was the case with the counterculture of the 1960s\, disruption becomes the only answer for the Nowhere Generation. Nowhere Generation was recorded at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins\, CO under the tutelage of Jason Livermore\, Andrew Berlin\, Chris Beeble and long-time producer/engineer Bill Stevenson who has worked with the band on nearly all of their acclaimed releases since their sophomore effort\, 2003’s Revolutions Per Minute. \n \n \nUnderoath\, the iconic and genre-defining band\, has once again shattered expectations with their forthcoming album\, The Place After This One\, to be released March 28\, 2025 via MNRK Heavy.vRenowned for their ability to transform chaos into harmony and aggression into anthemic survival\, the Florida-based group delivers a record that promises to redefine heavy music and expand their already massive audience. With two RIAA certified gold albums\, three Grammy nominations\, and a legacy of uncompromising authenticity\, Underoath is back—and they’re louder\, bolder\, and more essential than ever\, while continuing to push boundaries in ways that few bands dare. \nThe Place After This One marks a truly momentous occasion in the band’s history. It is a stunning document and a remarkable collection of songs\, signaling a renaissance period in the beloved act’s storied career. The album showcases where they’re from\, and more importantly\, where they’re headed. It’s a masterpiece\, from musicians at the top of their game. Sonically\, its references are varied and complex\, and is a distillation of everything they’ve accomplished thus far: a crystalline vision blending hard rock\, electronic experimentation\, guttural screams and anthemic\, call-to-arms choruses.
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LOCATION:Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre\, 2121 N 83rd Ave\, Phoenix\, 85035\, United States
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