There’s no better way to spend a summer day than with a massive tour such as Carnival of Madness. This year headliners Shinedown brought the madness to the Stone Pony Summerstage in Asbury Park, N.J., to kick off the trek on Aug. 11. Support included heavy hitters Skillet, Sevendust, In This Moment and We As Human.
It was a big week for hard rock and metal, with new albums from Skillet, August Burns Red, Amon Amarth, Attila and Queensryche landing in the Top 25 of the Billboard 200 album chart.
Skillet are set to unleash their new album 'Rise' on June 25 and to celebrate, the band is teaming up with Loudwire and Noisecreep to offer up a cool prize pack for a lucky winner. The prize consists of a deluxe version of the 'Rise' album, a t-shirt, a guitar pick necklace and a red 'Rise' wristband.
Skillet have unveiled the official video for ‘Sick of It,’ the fist-pumping first single from their upcoming release ‘Rise,’ due out on June 25. The anthemic rocker perfectly complements the message behind their new disc, the story of a teen coming into their own and dealing with a world full of problems they have no control over.
Last week, Carnival of Madness revealed the arsenal of rock bands that will head up their 2013 trek including Shinedown, Papa Roach, Skillet, In This Moment and We as Human. Now, the first leg of dates and locations have been unveiled. Shinedown kicked off the inaugural run of Carnival of Madness back in 2010 and according to frontman Brent Smith are returning this year to reinvent the brand.