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James Taylor fans endure the cold seasonal weather for major 2 set performance

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By Dave Parsons

You never forget some songs of your youth, and the way they made you feel the first time you heard them.  Fast forward 40 or 50 some years, and these songs, and the man who sang them, become old friends you hold dear to you. It was evident that these old friends were willing to brave unseasonal temperatures in the low 60’s to spend the evening of September 7 with James Taylor at the pavilion at StarLake in Burgettstown, PA.

Coming through the gates with blankets, and wrapped in fall jackets, they seemed to be determined to not miss this gathering, as if it were family.  They sipped water, and glasses of wine as polite conversation passed the time until the lights dimmed.  During the career spanning video highlights, set to the first half of Something in the Way She Moves, the band arrived onstage, and Taylor made his entrance and picked up the song mid-montage and finished it live.

Humble and style come to mind watching Taylor on stage. He knows history already calls him a legend, but his humble approach to telling the stories behind the songs, sprinkled in with a few dad jokes for good measure, and the audience was on a journey over their own life story.  

Those life stories intersecting in relationships, family, friends and memories, going down various paths like October Road, Country Road, Copperline, and one more trip with Sweet Baby James before the intermission.

Already an hour into a show, Taylor and band took a 20 minute intermission.  Just prior to the second half starting, a lady who appeared to be in her 80’s made her way to her seat in a white fur coat, perfectly styled hair and makeup, and using the assistance of a walker. She had a younger lady with her, who took the walker to the back of the section as the lady sat down again, carefully folding her James Taylor T-shirt and patting it on her lap.   Taylor returned starting with Music and the expected trip to Carolina In My Mind.  Explaining he was getting into blues mode, Taylor turned his cap around and gave a knowing smile as the band launched into Steamroller

When the first notes of Fire and Rain rang out, I noticed the lady in the fur coat put her hand on her friends shoulder. I can only imagine the life lived between the first time she heard it, and now.  Life made the wistful lyrics more bittersweet.  Her closed eyes directed upwards, the wringing of her hands, and the free-flowing tears made it a reverent moment between her and Taylor….as it was for the other dozens of fans doing the same thing around her.

Bouncing the other direction, Taylor offered up heartfelt performances of Up on the Roof and You’ve Got a Friend.  The second set ended with Shower the People and How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You).  The requisite game of leaving the stage, planning to come back commenced, although in this case, the audience was demanding a few more minutes together. The 3 encores selections, Shed a Little Light, Your Smiling Face, and That Lonesome Road, were a fitting ending to an evening all about music, memories and a gathering of friends listening to the soundtrack of their youth one more time.

James Taylor Setlist:

Set 1:

1 Something in the Way She Moves

2 Everyday

3 Anywhere Like Heaven

4 October Road

5 Copperline

6 Secret o’ Life 

7 Country Road

8 Sweet Baby James

9 Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight

10 Sun on the Moon

Set 2:

11 Music

12 Carolina In My Mind

13 Mexico

14 Steamroller

15 Fire and Rain

16 Up On the Roof

17 You’ve Got a Friend

18 Shower the People

19 How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

Encore:

20 Shed A Little Light

21 Your Smiling Face

22 That Lonesome Road

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Report : Ex Turnstile guitarist Brady Eberts alleged arrested for attempted murder

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News is breaking online with Lambgoat getting the report that former Turnstile and The S.E.T. guitarist Brady Ebert has allegedly been arrested and charged with attempted murder among other charges.

Now news on this is still coming out and all is alleged but reports state Ebert was arrested yesterday and charged with attempted second degree murder and another charge of first degree assault for an incident that occurred earlier this week.

He appeared in court today and has a bond hearing tomorrow.

Brady has made news after helping form The S.E.T. recently only to then be fired by them amid his ongoing wage against former band Turnstile and his now ex newer band mates.

As posted by The PRP his name can be found on the local counties public postings for recent arrests.

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Sepultura drop new song from upcoming final EP

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Sepultura have dropped a new song ‘Beyond The Dream’, which is coming from the bands upcoming farewell EP. ‘The Cloud of Unknowing‘ will release April 24th and be the final music released from the legendary group.

SEPULTURA commented,

“Beyond the Dream” emerges as one of the most emblematic moments of Sepultura’s final chapter, serving as a poetic reflection of a journey shaped by decades of albums, tours, and life on the road.
 
This previously unreleased composition fulfills a long-standing desire of the band to explore the ballad format, blending Sepultura’s identity with the melodic sensitivity of renowned collaborators. To bring this project to life, Sepultura enlisted the essential collaboration of Sérgio Britto and Tony Bellotto of Titãs—musicians who share a long history with the band and are widely recognized as specialists in the genre, as well as composers of classics such as “Polícia.”
 
The result of a direct partnership between members of Sepultura and Titãs, the song celebrates the connection between artists who share the stage and a deep passion for creation. The outcome is a piece that brings great satisfaction to everyone involved, establishing itself as both an emotional and historical milestone featured on the band’s final EP, released in this very year that marks Sepultura’s official farewell.”

Pre-order The Cloud of Unknowing EP: 
https://sepultura.bfan.link/cloud-unknowing

Don’t miss the opportunity to see SEPULTURA on their final ever tour! The dates are as follows:

SEPULTURA – CELEBRATING LIFE THROUGH DEATH

 29. Apr – USA – Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont Theater
01. May – CAN – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
02. May – CAN – London, ON @ London Music Hall
04. May – USA – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
05. May – USA – Louisville, KY @Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
06. May – USA – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
07. May – USA – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
08. May – USA – New Orleans, LA @ The Civic Theatre
10. May – USA – Welcome To Rockville, FL
11. May – USA – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
12. May – USA – Greensboro, NC @ Piedmont Hall
13. May – USA – Reading, PA @ Reverb
15. May – Chicago, IL @ Ramova Theatre
16. May – USA – Sonic Temple Festival, OH
17. May – USA – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
19. May – USA – Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom
21. May – USA – Denver, CO @ The Ogden Theatre
22. May – USA – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
23. May – USA – Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club
25. May – USA – Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues
26. May – USA – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
28. May – USA – Berkeley, CA @ The US Theatre
29. May – USA – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern

06. Jun – NL – South Of Heaven
07. Jun – CZ – Metalfest
08. Jun – CR – Zagreb @ Tvornica Kulture
09. Jun – IT – Milan @ Circolo Magnolia
10. Jun – IT – Rome @ Eur social park
12. Jun – CH – Greenfield Festival
13. Jun – AT – Novarock
14. Jun – DE – Würzburg @ Pothalle
17. Jun – DE – Saarbruecken @ Garage
19. Jun – FR – Hellfest 
20. Jun – BE – Graspop 
21. Jun – PT – Rock in Rio Lisboa
23. Jun – DE – Oberhausen @ Turbinenhalle
24. Jun – DE – Potsdam @ Waschhaus Potsdam
25. Jun – DK – Copenhell 
26. Jun – SE – Huskvarna @ Folkets Park
27. Jun – NO – Tons of Rock 
30. Jun – GR – Release festival
31. Jul – DE – Wacken Open Air
01. Aug – FI – Helsinki @ Tavastia *SOLD OUT
02. Aug – EE – Tallinn Rock Festival 
05. Aug – ES – Leyendas Del Rock
07. Aug – UK – Bloodstock Festival
09. Aug – IE – Dublin @ 3Arena

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Despised Icon win Juno Award for Best Metal Album Of The Year

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Despised Icon have taken home a Juno Award from this past weekends award show for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year for their latest release ‘Shadow Work’.

DESPISED ICON comments: “Shout out to our brothers in Cryptopsy, to Chris Donaldson for nailing the mix on our record. A big thank you to our boy Tommy, everyone at Nuclear Blast Records for supporting us. A quick shout out to the Junos for recognizing that Canadian Death Metal, Canadian Hardcore, is part of Canadian culture! And most importantly, much love to our amazing girlfriends, our families, our friends, our fans, our team, our crew. This is for Montreal! Merci!”

Fresh off the massive Juno victory, DESPISED ICON are bringing the chaos back home for two festival dates. The Montreal titans will dominate the stage at Vans Warped Tour, followed by an appearance at the Envol et Macadam Festival in Quebec City. Additional dates will be announced shortly!

08.21-22 CA  Montreal, QC @ Vans Warped Tour
09.11 CAN Quebec, QC @ Envol Et Macadam Festival

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August Burns Red releases new song ‘The Nameless’, announces new album

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Metalcore vets August Burns Red are back with a new song with ‘The Nameless’. Only continuing to prove why they are one of the genres best it comes with the news of a new album as well. ‘Season Of Surrender’ will drop June 5th on Fearless Records.

“The Nameless is a hard-hitting, heavy bruiser that doesn’t let up for one moment,” states Davidson“It combines classic ABR elements with dark moody technical rhythms, and fast paced vocals to keep the intensity up for the full three minutes of the track. To me it showcases our roots of where we’ve come from, and the future path of where we’re heading.”

Luhrs follows, “Lyrically, The Nameless is a song about not wasting your life away for the sake of acceptance and comfortability. Sometimes it takes detaching from what you’ve been told, or from the beliefs you are no longer aligned with, in order to face your own weaknesses. In doing so you can break free to live a life you are proud of.” 

Season of Surrender features guest appearances from The Devil Wears Prada‘s Mike HranicaPolaris‘ Jamie Hails, and Make Them Suffer.

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Rush make their first appearance in over 11 years for surprise Juno Awards performance

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Rush have returned to the stage for the first time in over 11 years making a surprise apperance and performance at the Juno Awards this past weekend. Marking their first time with their new lineup featuring founding bassist and singer Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and newly added members drummer Anika Nilles and keyboardist Loren Gold, they performed “Finding My Way”.

The band will be kicking off their major multi year world tour which sold out so quickly that dates were added multiple times. The 80+ date tour will kick off this June.


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Ringworm’s James “Human Furnace” Bulloch has GoFundMe launched after he undergoes surgery

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James “Human Furnace” Bulloch, a legendary figure in heavy music, has undergone surgery that will keep him away from both performing live and doing his work as a tattoo artist for the unforeseen future. In turn fellow legends Dwid from Integrity and Florida Frank from Hatebreed have set up a GoFundMe to help James out during this time.

From the GoFundMe :

James “Human Furnace” Bulloch is a talented tattoo artist and, as many of you know, the singer for Ringworm and Gluttons. Recently, James had to undergo surgery, which has put his life and career on hold. As a result, he is unable to work at the tattoo shop for at least a month, and it will be several months before he can return to performing with his bands. This sudden change has created a lot of uncertainty and stress, both emotionally and financially.

During this recovery period, the bills don’t stop coming. Medical expenses are adding up, and without his regular income from tattooing and performing, it’s tough to keep up with everyday living costs. We (Frank and Dwid) started this fundraiser to help ease that burden, so James can focus on healing without the added worry of how to pay for essentials.

Thanks in advance to everyone who supports James during this challenging time. Every bit of help means the world and brings him one step closer to getting back to doing what he does best—creating art and music for the community.

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