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The Used’s Bert McCracken Seeks Mental Health Treatment, Band Cancels Festival Gigs
The Used singer Bert McCracken has announced that he will seek professional treatment for mental health struggles. As a result, the band has canceled its scheduled gigs at the Slam Dunk festival slated for this coming weekend (June 3rd and 4th) in the UK. McCracken revealed his current “struggle with mental health” via the band’s social pages on Tuesday (May 31st), apologizing for skipping the high-profile festival performances while asserting that it’s the best decision for his personal well-being. The singer’s full statement reads as follows: “I have always been open about my struggle with mental health and have recently found myself facing new and overwhelming challenges. For this reason, I won’t be able to play the upcoming shows at Slam Dunk. I am so sorry but needed to make this deci...
Touché Amoré Announce Spring 2022 North American Tour
Touché Amoré have announced a Spring 2022 North American tour in support of their acclaimed 2020 album, Lament. Vein.fm (formerly Vein), Dogleg, Thirdface, and Foxtails will provide support for the run, which kicks off March 4th in Oakland, California. The trek will then hit most markets across the US (and a few in Canada) before wrapping on April 12th in Santa Cruz, California. Tickets go on sale Friday (November 5th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. It marks Touché Amoré’s first headlining tour since 2019. Despite not being able to hit the road in 2020, the band dropped one of the finest albums of their career. Heavy Consequence even dubbed the track “Reminders” our top song of 2020. Advertisement Touché Amoré recently got off the road after supporting Thrice’s fall 2021 headlinin...
Thrice to Embark on Fall 2021 US Tour with Touché Amoré
Thrice have announced a fall 2021 US headlining tour with fellow post-hardcore luminaries Touché Amoré. Self Defense Family will also provide support for the outing, which begins September 24th in Houston at the Warehouse. The tour moves across the South and up through the East Coast, then across the Midwest to the West Coast. The final date is October 30th at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California. The first three shows — all in Texas — will feature additional support from Sparta frontman and former At the Drive-In member Jim Ward. Related Video “The sense of community and pure exhilaration of live music is something we’ve missed dearly over the past year and a half, so we’re beyond excited to get back on the road and play shows again,” Thrice drummer Riley Breckenridge said in a...
Touché Amoré’s “Reminders” Video Features Members of MCR, Rise Against, Slipknot, and More with Their Pets: Watch
The release of Touché Amoré’s forthcoming album, Lament, is right around the corner (October 9th), and the band has served up one final preview with “Reminders”. The track’s music video is especially adorable, featuring many special guests… and their pets. In addition to the members of Touché Amoré, the video includes appearances from Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World, Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra, Tim McIlrath of Rise Against, Jacob Bannon of Converge, Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance, Anthony Green of Circa Survive, Jay Weinberg of Slipknot, Skrillex, and more — along with their fuzzy companions. The video truly is a sweet piece of quarantined cuteness, compiled from clips that each artist filmed individually. “The music video for ‘Reminders’ conceptually was driven by bringing some jo...
Touché Amoré Share New Song “I’ll Be Your Host” Ahead of Upcoming Album: Stream
Touché Amoré have shared the latest single, “I’ll Be Your Host”, from their upcoming new album Lament (out October 9th). “I’ll Be Your Host” is another emotional tour de force from the screamo veterans. It follows the pattern of excellence laid out by previous singles, “Deflector” and “Limelight” — tracks that placed Lament firmly among our most anticipated fall metal albums. The track is multidimensionally meta, concerning singer Jeremy Bolm’s meditations on how his lyrics and songs affect listeners. The title, “I’ll Be Your Host”, becomes quite literal, with Bolm grasping how fans might “find catharsis in their own loss while he is still processing and dealing with his grief,” according to the press release. Likewise, he explores how that dynamic affects himself in turn. “‘I’ll Be Y...
