Tag Archives: Touring

KEN Mode save summer tour despite accident

Posted by on July 19, 2013

KEN Mode thought they weren’t going to be able to make it to the first date of their summer tour after a fender bender took them off the road as they were preparing to leave. But the band posted via their Facebook page that they are in fact back in the game for the tour, […]

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Whitechapel’s Alex Wade Talks New Self-Titled Album: “We’re So Much More” Than Deathcore Now

Posted by on June 19, 2012

As one of the biggest bands in metalcore right now, Knoxville, TN-based Whitechapel keeps doing things to defy genre pigeonholing.  Their fourth album Whitechapel is arguably their heaviest, most death metal-sounding release yet, and with a high-profile stint on the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival just around the corner, they’ll be playing to the same crowds […]

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Deathwish Inc’s Nicole Hollis-Vitale Gives DIY Advice For New Bands

Posted by on May 29, 2009

Are you starting a band but have no idea how to get ahead? Need some help getting things done yourself to get your band noticed? Thankfully, Metal Insider has DIY expert Nicole Hollis-Vitale on board to help! She has invaluable experience working with developing acts as publicity, radio and street team manager and overall band […]

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Live Nation’s Recession Plan: Squeeze The Most Out of Any Concertgoers They Have Left

Posted by on May 11, 2009

After Live Nation saw ticket sales drop 22.6% last quarter, CEO Michael Rapino’s concern (understandably) is to get the most out of those of us that are still going to their shows. Rather than evaluate why less people are going to concerts (high ticket prices, expensive parking, annoying and outrageous “convenience” fees, to name a […]

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