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idobi photographer Crystal Huffman covered the Seether show at the Norva in Norfolk, VA.
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idobi photographer Crystal Huffman covered the Seether show at the Norva in Norfolk, VA.
The guys discuss summer schedules vs school schedules and catch up with long time friend, John Humphrey.
Most of us would love to have a hit song written about us. Seether’s Shaun Morgan isn’t one of those people.But that didn’t stop his ex-girlfriend, Evanescence’s Amy Lee, from penning “Call Me When You’re Sober,” a tune she later admitted was specifically written about her relationship with Morgan . And the timing couldn’t have been worse for Lee’s damning revelation, coming just weeks after Morgan checked himself into rehab for treatment of “a combination of substances” . His rehab stint, coincidentally, began on the very same day the Evanescence track was delivered to the nation’s rock radio stations. As… Read more »
“Remedy,” the new single by South African neo-grunge band Seether, continues to climb the chart, which is a real thrill for a group that hasn’t released a new album in three years. Yet frontman Shaun Morgan has some issues on his mind that are making him kinda cranky. And even though he knows that whining when you’re shining can be a bad career move, he just can’t hold his tongue. “Our new album is the culmination of a lot of anger and fear of the music industry and the people that happen to have power over our careers,” Morgan said.… Read more »
Evanescence were set to record this summer until Amy Lee decided to spend the time with her boyfriend. Fortunately for fans, they like to travel. “I thought it would be really fun to tour together since we’ve never had the chance,” Lee said of Seether singer Shaun Morgan. “We’re always missing each other on tour, like, ‘I wish you were here so you can see this, this is awesome, I’m in Paris,’ or whatever. It’ll be fun to see how it works. I’m gonna try not to blow it. Mixing business with pleasure: sometimes it blows up in your face,… Read more »
Following a nearly sold-out spring run across the States, STARSET has announced the second leg of their Immersion: The Final Chapter Tour. The run is scheduled to kick off on August 31 in their hometown in Columbus, OH, and will run 16 dates. The tour will conclude on September 16 in Louisville, KY, where the group will perform on the kick-off date of this year’s Louder Than Life Festival alongside the likes of Slipknot, The Offspring, Seether, Halestorm, Sum 41, and more. The group shared in an Instagram post, “DUE TO HIGH DEMAND | A SECOND LEG OF IMMERSION: THE… Read more »
For metal and heavy rock fans of the Midwest, today is a big announcement day. Sonic Temple Festival 2024 officially shared their lineup for their upcoming event. Taking place May 16-19, festival-goers can see a major fest at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus. Of course, the headliners are worth the travel and ticket price alone. Disturbed will headline on Thursday, The Original Misfits take the stage on Friday, Pantera will perform on Saturday, and Slipknot will close out the entire fest on Sunday night. Beyond the fabulous headliners, Sonic Temple is expanding by adding a fourth stage to accommodate 40… Read more »
This week we chinwag about the lack of well-known female producers in the music industry. Afterward we chat with music producer, Esjay Jones. Esjay is a South African-born producer & songwriter now based between Los Angeles and Joshua Tree, California, who had her first major cut in the U.S. alongside co-writer Justin Tranter in 2013 with the single “I Choose U” by TimeFlies on Def Jam Records. Since then, she has worked with Sean Kingston, Jeffree Star, Olivia Holt, Escape The Fate, Mystery Skulls with Nile Rodgers and Brandy, Chester Rushing (‘Stranger Things’), Alien Ant Farm, and many others.
Esjay has had over a decade of success in the music Industry: during the first part, she cemented herself as one of South Africa’s top rock vocalists fronting Durban-based band, Stealing Love Jones. The band achieved mainstream success with 4 #1 Singles, as well as sharing the stage with major international acts like Fall Out Boy, Violent Femmes, Seether, Jimmy Eat World, and many more.
She is currently a part of the production team for the re-imagined ‘GREY DAZE’ album (Chester Bennington reels from 1994-1997), featuring Head & Munkey from Korn, Ryan Shuck of Orgy, Chris Traynor of Bush, and more.
In this episode of The Undiscovered Sound, Jeff speaks with Christina, Lead singer of Kaleido about working with producer Johnny K, Touring with September Mourning and appearing at Shiprocked! Stalwart Detroit Rockers Kaleido have been pounding away as an independent Rock band for the last 6 years, releasing 2 EPs and an album independently, while touring constantly. They’ve opened for notable bands like Seether, Halestorm, Rob Zombie and Evanescence; and they kicked off 2018 with two performances on the Shiprocked cruise. Recently they played a handful of dates on the final Vans Warped tour. The trials and tribulations of being… Read more »
On the 10th episode of The Undiscovered Sound, Jeff continues to recap his trip down to North Carolina for Carolina Rebellion. This time hes joined by Seether, & DED! Listen in to hear stories and upcoming tour dates for both bands! Aaron Nordstrom of Gemini Syndrome also joins the show with a new single! Another round of Ernie Ball PLAY Warped tour is featured as well!
