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Vamps Announce North American Headlining Tour & New Singles

You’ve heard of Vamps before right? I hope you have because I have reviewed some of their stuff here on the website and shared a bunch of photos on our social networks as well. Since I have a loaded day ahead of me I am going to keep this intro short and just say that we have a bit of a double press release from their representatives and you can check that out below.

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The Press Release:
VAMPS ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR IN NOVEMBER
TICKETS GO ON SALE AT 1PM EST TODAY! – NEW DOUBLE SINGLE OUT NOW: “INSIDE OF ME” FEAT. CHRIS MOTIONLESS FROM MOTIONLESS IN WHITE
AND “RISE OR DIE,” CO-WRITTEN BY VAMPS AND RICHARD Z. KRUSPE OF EMIGRATE / RAMMSTEIN

LOS ANGELES, CA (September 19, 2016) — VAMPS, the visually-arresting Japanese rock band featuring HYDE (L’Arc-en-Ciel) and K.A.Z (Oblivion Dust), are back! There is a swell of activity surrounding the band, including new songs with major guests, a Fall 2016 headline tour across North America, and work on their next full-length album.

VAMPS just dropped not one but two songs with blockbuster features: “Inside of Me” features Chris Motionless from Motionless in White, while “Rise or Die” was co-written with Emigrate and Rammstein guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe.
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Apocalyptica @ Nokia Theatre Times Square (8/24/2010)

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Artist: Apocalyptica
Venue: Nokia Theatre Times Square (New York, NY)
Opener: Dir En Grey, Evaline
Date: 7/28/2010
Label: Jive Records

Apocalyptica was back in NYC once again and this time the master Finnish cellists would be supporting their recently released “7th Symphony” album. The music found on the CD follows a similar premise as we found on “Worlds Collide” from a couple of years ago where the group is accompanied on some tracks by vocal personalities of note.

Evaline: I walked in on this independent group, and didn’t mind much of what they were playing but I had to admit that it was not enough of a dose to formulate a sound opinion on what they were all about. Had I hated the two songs I heard it would be unfair to lambast them and had I loved the two songs I heard it would be equally unfair to toss them roses at the end of the performance. That being said, they did not sound bad and I would check them out again in the future if the circumstances found me being able to do so.
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