04Feb/25

Metal Contraband Tour Dates:

Metal Contraband Tour Dates Updated February 4th, 2025:

ABORTED 2025 – Terrifying North America
With Ingested, Peeling Flesh and Stabbing

2/13 Roseville, CA/Goldfield
2/14 Los Angeles, CA/1720
2/15 San Diego, CA/Brick By Brick
2/16 Las Vegas, NV/Sinwave*
2/18 Lubbock, TX/Jake’s
2/19 Tulsa, OK/Vanguard
2/20 Omaha, NE/The Waiting Room
2/21 Chicago, IL/Reggies
2/22 Columbus, OH/King of Clubs
2/23 Detroit, MI/The Shelter
2/25 Toronto, ON/Axis
2/26 Montreal, QC/Fairmount Theatre
2/27 Albany, NY/Empire Underground
2/28 Brooklyn, NY/Monarch
3/01 Worcester, MA/Palladium
3/02 Pittsburgh, PA/Preserving
3/04 Mechanicsburg, PA/Lovedraft’s
3/05 Baltimore, MD/Soundstage
3/06 Greensboro, NC/Hangar 1819
3/07 Atlanta, GA/Masquerade (Hell)
3/08 Tampa, FL/Orpheum
3/09 Orlando, FL/The Abbey
3/11 Houston, TX/Scout Bar
3/12 San Antonio, TX/The Rock Box
3/13 Dallas, TX/Southside Music Hall
3/14 Albuquerque, NM/Launchpad*
3/15 Phoenix, AZ/Nile*

* no Peeling Flesh

Arch Enemy Spring 2025 Tour dates:

04/14 San Diego, CA/The Observatory North Park
04/15 Los Angeles, CA/The Wiltern
04/16 San Francisco, CA/The Regency Ballroom
04/18 Portland, OR/Roseland Theater
04/19 Seattle, WA/Showbox SoDo
04/20 Vancouver, BC/The Pearl
04/22 Edmonton, AB/Union Hall
04/23 Calgary, AB/MacEwan Hall
04/25 Salt Lake City, UT/The Complex
04/26 Denver, CO/Summit
04/28 Minneapolis, MN/The Fillmore Minneapolis
04/29 Chicago, IL/The Vic Theatre
04/30 Detroit, MI/The Majestic Theatre
05/02 New York, NY/Palladium Times Square
05/03 Worcester, MA/The Palladium
05/05 Philadelphia, PA/Theatre of The Living Arts
05/06 Silver Spring, MD/The Fillmore Silver Spring
05/08 Montreal, QC/L’Olympia
05/09 Toronto, ON/Queen Elizabeth Theatre
05/10 Stroudsburg, PA/The Sherman Theater
05/11 Columbus, OH/Sonic Temple
05/13 Charlotte, NC/The Underground
05/15 Daytona Beach, FL/Welcome To Rockville
05/16 Atlanta, GA/The Masquerade
05/18 Milwaukee, WI/Milwaukee Metal Fest

The Decibel Magazine Tour 2025
W/ Mayhem, Mortiis, Imperial Triumphant, New Skeletal Faces

3/17 Atlanta, GA/The Masquerade (Heaven)
3/18 Nashville, TN/Brooklyn Bowl
3/19 Indianapolis, IN/The Vogue
3/20 Chicago, IL/House of Blues
3/22 Worcester, MA/The Palladium
3/23 Reading, PA/Reverb
3/24 New York, NY/Irving Plaza
3/25 Montreal, QC/Théâtre Beanfield
3/26 Toronto, ON/The Concert Hall
3/27 Detroit, MI/The Majestic Theatre
3/29 Minneapolis, MN/First Avenue
3/31 Denver, CO/Summit
4/1 Calgary, AB/The Palace Theatre
4/4 Edmonton, AB/Union Hall
4/6 Vancouver, BC/Rickshaw Theatre
4/7 Tacoma, WA/Temple Theatre
4/9 San Francisco, CA/The Fillmore
4/10 Anaheim, CA/House of Blues
4/11 Los Angeles, CA/The Belasco
4/12 San Diego, CA/House of Blues
4/13 Las Vegas, NV/House of Blues
4/14 Mesa, AZ/The Nile
4/16 Dallas, TX/The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
4/17 Austin, TX/Mohawk

Dream Theater 2025 US Tour Dates:

2/7 Philadelphia, Pa./The Met
2/8 Raleigh, N.C/Martin Marietta Center
2/10 Nashville, Tenn/Opry House
2/11 Atlanta, Ga/Coca-Cola Roxy
2/12 Biloxi, Mo/Hard Rock Café
2 /14 Houston, Texas/713 Music Hall
2 /15 Dallas, Texas/Texas Trust CU
2 /16 San Antonio, Texas/Majestic
2 /18 Phoenix, Ariz/Arizona Financial Center
2 /19 Highland, Calif/Yaamava Theater
2/21 Las Vegas, Nev/The Chelsea
2 /22 Los Angeles, Calif/YouTube Theater
2/24 San Jose, Calif/San Jose Civic
2/25 Sacramento, Calif/Safe Credit Union Performing
2/27 Seattle, Wash/Moore Theater
2/28 Portland, Ore/Keller Auditorium
3/2 Reno, Nev/Grand Sierra
3/4 Salt Lake City, Utah/Maverik Center
3/6 Denver, Colo/Mission Ballroom
3/8 Chicago, Ill/Chicago Theatre
3/9 Cleveland, Ohio/MGM Northfield Park
3/11 Toronto, Ontario/Coca-Cola Coliseum
3/12 Montreal, Quebec/Place des Arts
3/14 Wallingford, Ct/Oakdale Theater
3/15 Boston. Mass/Boch Center
3/17 Rochester, N.Y./Kodak
3/18 Wheeling, W.V/Capitol Theater
3/19 Cincinnati, Ohio/Brady Music Center
3/21 Washington, D.C./The Anthem
3/22 New York, N.Y. /Radio City Music Hall


Kerry King 2025 North American Tour Dates:

1/15 San Francisco, CA.The Regency Ballroom
1/17 Spokane, WA/Spokane Live Casino
1/18 Seattle, WA/Showbox SoDo
1/19 Portland, OR/Roseland Theater
1/20 Vancouver, British Columbia/Commodore Ballroom
J1/22 Calgary, Alberta?The Palace Theatre
1/23 Edmonton, Alberta/Midway Music Hall
1/25 Winnipeg, Manitoba/Burton Cummings Theatre
1/26 Minneapolis, MN/The Fillmore
1/28 Milwaukee, WI/The Rave
1/30 Detroit, MI/The Majestic Theater
1/31 Cleveland, OH/House of Blues
2/1 Toronto, Ontario/Danforth Music Hall
2/2 Montreal, Quebec/L’Olympia
2/4 Boston, MA/Royale
2/5 Philadelphia, PA/Theatre of the Living Arts
2/7 New York, NY/Irving Plaza
2/8 Baltimore, MD/Baltimore Soundstage
2/10 Atlanta, GA/Buckhead Theatre
2/11 St. Petersburg, FL/Jannus Live
2/13 Houston, TX/House of Blues
2/14 Austin, TX/Emo’s
2/15 Dallas, TX/The Studio at the Factory
2/17 Denver, CO/Ogden Theatre
2/18 Albuquerque, NM/Sunshine Theater
2/19 Phoenix, AZ/The Nile Theater
2/21 Las Vegas, NV/House of Blues
2/22 Los Angeles, CA/The Fonda Theatre

Paradise Lost Tour Dates:

5/16 Milwaukee, WI/Milwaukee Metal Fest
5/17 Columbus, OH/The King of Clubs
5/18 Toronto, ON/Lee’s Palace
5/20 Montreal, QC/Fairmount Theatre
5/21 Boston, MA/Brighton Music Hall
5/22 New York, NY/Le Poisson rouge
5/24 Baltimore, MD/Maryland Death Fest

Rivers Of Nile 2025 Tour Dates

5/22 Underground Arts/Philadelphia, PA
5/23 The Palladium/Worcester, MA
5/24 Rec Room/Buffalo, NY
5/25 The King Of Clubs/Columbus, OH
5/27 Pike Room/Crofoot – Pontiac, MI
5/28 Reggies/Chicago, IL
5/29 The Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN
5/30 Bourbon Theater/Lincoln, NE
5/31 Bluebird Theater/Denver, CO
6/01 Metro Music Hall/Salt Lake City, UT
6/03 Rickshaw Theatre/Vancouver, BC
6/04 El Corazon/Seattle, WA
6/05 Dante’s/Portland, OR
6/06 Goldfield Trading Post/Roseville, CA
6/07 Teragram Ballroom/Los Angeles, CA
6/08 Brick By Brick/San Diego, CA
6/10 Nile/Mesa, AZ
6/11 Launchpad/Albuquerque, NM
6/12 Jake’s/Lubbock, TX
6/13 The Rail/Ft. Worth, TX
6/14 Come And Take It Live/Austin, TX
6/15 Scout Bar/Houston, TX
6/17 Basement East/Nashville, TN
6/18 Eulogy/Asheville, NC
6/19 The Canal Club/Richmond, VA
6/20 The Meadows/Brooklyn, NY
6/21 Fairmount Theatre/Montreal, QC
6/22 Lees Palace/Toronto, ON

Warped Tour

6/14-15 Washington, D.C./Festival Grounds at RFK Campus
7/26-27 Long Beach, CA/Downtown Long Beach Shoreline Waterfront
11/15-16 Orlando, FL/Camping World Stadium Campus

 

 

04Feb/25

Metal Contraband Up-Coming Metal Radio Add Dates:

Updated Tuesday, February 4th, 2025:
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Adding On February 10th & 11th:
Ingested – Altar of Flesh (stand alone Single)  (Metal Blade Records)
Jinjer – Duel  (Napalm Records)
Lacuna Coil – Sleepless Empire  (Century Media Records)
Love Is Noise – To Live In A Different Way  (Century Media Records)
Mantar – Post Apocalyptic Depression (Metal Blade Records)
Revocation – Confines of Infinity (feat. Travis Ryan) (single) (Metal Blade Records)
The OddEven – Outer Space Outtakes  (Eclipse Records)

Adding On February 17th & 18th:
Ellis Mano Band – Morph  (SPV/Steamhammer)
Killswitch Engage – This Consequence  (Metal Blade Records)
Mantra – Titans  (Napalm Records)
Nachtblut – Todschick  (Napalm Records)
The Dark – The Dark (EP)  (Arising Empire)
Uncured – Warpath  (Conclave Studios)
Vola – We Will Not Disband  (Mascot Label Group)

Adding On February 24th & 25th:
Architects – The Sky, The Earth and all Between  (Epitaph Records)
Avantasia – We Be Dragons  (Napalm Records)
Enemy Inside – Venom  (Reigning Phoenix Music)
Grima – Noghtside  (Napalm Records)

Adding On March 3rd & 4th:
Destruction – Birth Of Malice  (Napalm Records)
Edge Of Paradise – Prophecy  (Napalm Records)
Raging Speedhorn – Night Wolf  (Spinefarm Records)
Whitechapel – Hymns in Dissonance  (Metal Blade Records)

Adding On March 10th & 11th:
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Stitches  (Single)  (Missing Piece Records)
Sanhedrin – Heat Lightning   (Metal Blade Records)

Adding On March 17th & 18th:
Bloodywood – Nu Delhi  (Fearless Records)
Imperial Triumphant – Goldstar  (Century Media Records)
SpiritWorld – Helldorado  (Century Media Records)
Bloodywood – Nu Delhi  (Fearless Records)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

04Feb/24

Metal Q&A:

Metal Contraband’s Chelsea spoke with Debbie Gough of Heriot when the band released their album Devoured by the Mouth of Hell, discussing the creative process and Debbie’s background as a musician. We also recently ran into Debbie at the Marshall Booth at NAMM 2025, and naturally had to grab a quick photo. Check out the interview with Debbie below: 

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