Taste of Chaos Tour Announces Line-Up

The 2008 Taste of Chaos Tour announced the official line-up in a recent press release. Avenged Sevenfold will headline the tour, supported by Atreyu, Bullet For My Valentine and Blessthefall. The tour will begin in Denver, Colorado on Leap Day.

First Tour Dates
2/29 Denver, CO
3/1 Kansas City, MO
3/2 Milwaukee, WI
3/4 Minneapolis, MN
3/5 St. Louis, MO
3/7 Dayton, OH
3/8 Detroit, MI
3/10 Rochster, NY
3/11 Chicago, IL

For more updates visit rockstartasteofchaos.com

Super Bowl Halftime

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will be playing in the next Super Bowl, but, according to Rollingstone.com, only because The Eagles first declined the offer. Don Henley has not commented on the reason for not wanting to perform.

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Music Revoultion Game

Test your knowledge of Moments that Revolutionized music by playing the Live Nation game here!

Feel free to comment with your competitive score.

Rock Insatiable is Back!

Thank you everyone for being patient while we were gone! Happy Holidays!

Did anyone get anything good for the holidays? I got a puppy!

Rock Insatiable on Temporary Hiatus

Apologies for the lack of updates. Rock Insatiable will be on a temporary hiatus until right after the holiday season, at the very latest, when it will be re-located to the Los Angeles, California area. Keep checking back! Thank you for the support! Any comments or questions are still welcome. Please direct them to rockinsatiable@aim.com

Blessthefall Video Premiere

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Blessthefall's new music video for their song "Message to the Unknown" can be viewed on Buzznet.com by clicking here. Also at the website, fans can enter to win a guitar signed by the band by submitting a journal with a personal secret, or as the site puts it, a "message to the unknown."

Post your opinions on the new video in the "comments" section below.

Take Action! Tour Updates

Escape the Fate, which was previously announced as the co-headliner of the annual charity Take Action! Tour is no longer scheduled to participate in the tour. No explanation has been given as the reason for Escape the Fate's cancellation except for this brief message the band posted in a myspace bulletin," Yes, the tour is canceled. NO WE DID NOT BREAK UP. Please send your love to Hawthorne (referring to the recent death of Hawthorne Heights band member Casey Calvert)." However, From First to Last, is set to support headliner Everytime I Die, according to a recent press release.

Also, Sub City Records announced that the recipient of the charity donation accumulated from this year's Take Action! Tour is the non-profit group Do Something. According to its website, Do Something's mission is "to inspire, support and celebrate a generation of do-ers: people who see the need to do something, believe in their ability to get it done, and then take action." For more information visit the official website here.

Graphic Credit: dosomething.org

Hawthorne Heights Guitarist Dies

Casey Calvert, the guitarist for Hawthorne Heights, died November 24 in his sleep, of unknown causes. The band posted this official message on its website:

At this time we're not sure what exactly happened. Just last night he was joking around with everyone before he went to bed. We can say with absolute certainty that he was not doing anything illegal. Please, out of respect to Casey and his family, don't contribute or succumb to any gossip you may hear. We don't want his memory to be tainted in the least. Casey was our best friend. He was quirky and awesome and there will truly be no others like him! His loss is unexplainable. As soon as we know more we will let you know.

Sincerely,

Hawthorne Heights

This is so sad!

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You Cannot Continue to Lead Us On, Bamboozle Left!

Southern California's rock music festival, The Bamboozle Left, has postponed its scheduled announcement of this year's lineup for the second time in 1 week. Once again the people behind the festival waited until the scheduled announcement date to report that they would not be announcing anything. Now they are claiming that the announcement will be made December 14, but who knows at this point.

Seems to me that the festival (now only in its second year) is having some major organization problems.

Graphic Credit: thebamboozleleft.com

You Should Know...

Saves the Day! Singer and songwriter, Chris Conley, is one of the kings of emo (no matter who hates that label), and the band has been around with varying members since 1997. Sometimes it seems hard to understand what exactly is so special about this band, but a lot of people tend to answer "the lyrics," which are undeniably poetic in their own right.

Interesting Fact: Saves the Day is Say Anything frontman Max Bemis's favorite band.

This is an amateur recording of the STD classic "Rocks Tonic Juice Magic" from the 1999 release, Through Being Cool, when STD played it acoustic in Chicago earlier this year.


"Heart is on the floor/ Why don't you step on it!" Umm...I'll go ahead and label this song under "guilty pleasure" where it rightfully belongs.

"Just Say How" Jet Lag Gemini Will Bring You a New Song Each Week

Doghouse Records band, Jet Lag Gemini, has begun to stream a new song from their upcoming album Fire the Cannons each week, and will continue to do until the week before January 22, when the album is released. You will be able to hear their song each week on their official myspace page, but this week's song, "Just Say How" can be streamed below.

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Wedding Photos

Photo Credit: myspace.com/jilleein2

Recently married Stubhy Pandav (Lucky Boys Confusion frontman) and wife Jillian (LeCompte) Pandav have had their professional wedding photographs posted on-line where they are available for purchase (presumably by friends and family, not fans). You can click here to view them.

Anberlin Video Premiere!

Check out Tooth and Nail Records band, Anberlin's, new music video for its song "The Unwinding Cable Car," right here on Rock Insatiable.




What do you think?

Happy Holidays from the Inde Labels! Free Music Samplers!

Doghouse Records and Science Records are both independently offering free downloads of their samplers CDs. Click here to access the Doghouse sampler, which includes The Honorary Title and Limbeck. You can download the Science Records sampler featuring Blessthefall and Greeley Estates by clicking here.

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Rock Insatiable Innacuracy; Corrected!

Rock Insatiable recently reported that Another Day Late signed a record deal with Doghouse Records; however, the band actually signed with Band Recordings. Sorry for the mistake. The original post has now been updated with the correct information.

TV Show "Californication" Same Name As Chili Pepper's Album...Someone Finally Noticed!

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have filed a lawsuit against the Showtime original series, Californication, according to RollingStone.com. The band has both an album and a song, released in 1999, by the name "Californication" and claim that the show (produced by David Duchovny) stole the name from it.

If anyone else thinks like me, they thought of Red Hot Chili Peppers as soon as they heard about this show's existence.

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Hit The Lights Online TV

Happy Tofurkey Day!

Pop-punk band, Hit the Lights, has premiered a new web show called "With or Without You." Among other things, the show follows the band's search for a new singer, after Colin Ross left the band last June. Watch the first episode below, and catch the new episodes on YouTube or the band's myspace page.




I don't think you can be the same band after you change singers, but I guess I should tell that to Saosin or Van Halen.

Static Switches

Graphic Credit: fearlessrecords.com

A Static Lullaby lost a guitarist and gained a drummer recently. While John Martinez has left the band, Tyler Mahurin, is permanently taking over as the band's drummer. "There is no longer any dissention in the band and we are both collectively happier with our current situations," the band wrote in a blog on its official myspace page about Martinez's split with the band. "We wish him the best of luck with his future projects."

Copeland Unreleased Tracks

Copeland's compilation of unreleased and rare tracks, Dressed Up and In Line, is now available for purchase. It includes covers of "Black Hole Sun" (Soundgarden) and Every Breath You Take (The Police).

Photo Credit: myspace.com/copeland

Also, on the album is a different version of "When Paula Sparks," which I find particularly special for (perhaps) obvious reasons. Here's a little tribute: "Ever since you went away/ That's when Paula sparks/ I miss her more everyday/ That's when Paula sparks a little light in my eye."

Between The Buried and Me Tour Dates

Victory Records' band Between The Buried and Me are beginning their new US tour in support of their fifth album, Colors, on November 29, along with August Burns Red.

11/29/2007 – Charleston, SC
11/30/2007 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
12/1/2007 – St. Petersburg, FL
12/2/2007 – Orlando, FL
12/4/2007 – Austin, TX
12/5/2007 – Dallas, TX
12/7/2007 – Tucson, AZ
12/8/2007 – Los Angeles, CA
12/9/2007 – Fresno, CA
12/10/2007 – San Francisco, CA
12/12/2007 – Colorado Springs, CO
12/13/2007 – Lawrence, KS
12/14/2007 – Sauget, IL
12/15/2007 – Dayton, OH
12/16/2007 – Asheville, NC

Photo Credit: victoryrecords.com