January 10 - Cleveland - Beachland Tavern In support of their highly anticipated album release, Unpleasant Companion, Asleep will be heading out on a few dates! Asleep will be performing at Musica on January 5th and Beachland Tavern on January 10. To purchase tickets or for more information, please visit: www.facebook.com/Asleep The indie rock four-piece, known as Asleep, will be releasing their new album Unpleasant Companion February 7th. The album was recorded in four days to capture a live dynamic onto 16-track 2-inch analog tape with legendary Chicago engineer Steve Albini (Nirvana, Pi...
December 14 - Everywhere - The Rave Live Mushroomhead, touring in support of their 2010 album "Beautiful Stories For Ugly Children," are one of the most unique and adventurous alternative metal bands working today. Known for their stunningly theatrical live show and artsy masks, this innovative band has forged new ground in the rock world and influenced many other bands to push the envelope and bring art into rock. MUSHROOMHEAD will be joined by One Eyed Doll, and Tenafly Viper Described as Strawberry Shortcake meets Gwar and Valentine's Day meets Halloween with the visual impact of Jap...
November 23 - Cleveland - Peabody's (216) is a hardcore metal band with harsh vocals that formed in early 1997, by members of Cleveland, Ohio's Alternative Metal band Mushroomhead.They play the most shows in and around Cleveland. They played their first show on 6/27/97 at Peabody's Downunder in Cleveland. Their first release was a split 7" vinyl with Schnauzer in the summer of '97. (216)'s side contained two tracks, Step Up and This Resistance, that were recorded live while they were rehearsing on 6/19/97 at their practice space. They recorded their full-length CD on March 2nd & 3rd of 1...
Additional dates have just been added to the 2011 Slaughterhouse Roadshow. California based nu metal monsters, MOTOGRATER are set to unleash their tribal fury upon the head-bang happy misfits of America as they embark on what will be the most talked about tour of the Halloween season! The tour takes off September 30th featuring MUSHROOMHEAD and PSYCHOSTICK along with support from BLUE FELIX, VENTANA, and TENAFLY VIPER. In continued promotion of last year's release entitled Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children, Mushroomhead who are known as one of the most-prolific bands of the alternative me...
Billboard Music is currently running a poll to try and figure out who the scariest musician of all time is. Their choices range from the obvious (Marilyn Manson, Gwar) to the absurd (who could be scared of Thom Yorke?). The thing is, we don't see any Mushroomhead on their list. In fact, Ohio music is sadly under-represented. To make up for their silliness, we're hosting our own poll over on Facebook to see who you think is the scariest thing to come out of Ohio. The real question is: what makes a band scary? If it's their makeup, Mushroomhead would have to reign supreme. On the other hand, D...
This year, due to noise complaints from non-rocking members of the Louisville community, the Carriage House’s annual metal festival The Carnival of Chaos is scaled back to one day — but great local bands remain on the lineup. Mike Ritchie will be back headlining the concert this year with perennial crowd favorite Candy Coated Jesus, taking his well-earned place on the Carriage House stage. The Carriage House has always been a staple of the Ohio music scene, and Ritchie has always been there, whether it was working at the Carriage House, playing there or owning it (literally). When Ritc...
It’s that time of year again, the leaves are falling, and bonfires are raging. If you’re from Ohio, you know that this is also the season of Mushroomhead’s Halloween bonanza. Well, this year will be bigger than ever, a double-stage spectacle of the most face melting music you can find. Mushroomhead celebrates Halloween every day, but Saturday, October 30th they’re going to be at the Cleveland Agora. The doors are at 6 pm, advance tickets are $28. I’ve never seen a “World Famous” Mushroomhead Halloween show, saying that in Ohio is like saying you’re a Pittsburgh fan, there’...
