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Shinedown to Headline Avalanche Tour at The Orbit Room in Grand Rapids

Dave Kim — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:52:57 +0000

The lineup for this year’s Avalanche Tour has been revealed. Shinedown will headline the trek with Adelitas Way on board to support. New Medicine and Art of Dying will split opening duties on select dates, which luckily include a stop in Grand Rapids. The 2012 Avalanche Tour kicks off March 27 in Anaheim, CA and [...]

More Photos From Avalanche Tour 2011

Dave Kim — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:54:09 +0000

Check out more awesome pics from Wednesday night’s Avalanche Tour at the DeltaPlex Arena! A few GRD listeners were lucky enough to be in the audience for GRD’s Live Blitz with Halestorm before the show!

Corey Taylor Says Slipknot May End if Tour Doesn't Work Out

Dave Kim — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:52:18 +0000

Stone Sour and Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor was gracious enough to sit down with me before Stone Sour’s set at Wednesday night’s Avalanche Tour at the DeltaPlex. We talked about the success of Stone Sour’s latest album, Audio Secrecy, the future of Slipknot and who would win in a fight between Sharktopus and Piranhaconda. Slipknot will [...]

Avalanche Tour Brings the Rock to the DeltaPlex

Dave Kim — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:01:48 +0000

The Avalanche Tour invaded Grand Rapids Wednesday night, where Stone Sour, Theory of a Deadman, Skillet, Halestorm and Art of Dying took over the DeltaPlex! Check out the photos after the jump.

Skillet's John Cooper Discusses Pressure of Success, Parenthood and Four Square

Dave Kim — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:14:45 +0000

Skillet have reached mainstream success with their 2009 album, Awake, but it definitely hasn't gone to lead singer John Cooper's head. With a soda in hand, Cooper sat down with me to talk about the evolution of Skillet, keeping old school fans happy, being a good parent and Four Square. The actual schoolyard game; not the stupid app that will get you killed one day by a crazy stalker.

Halestorm Perform "I Get Off" at GRD Live Blitz Inside DeltaPlex Arena

Dave Kim — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 03:09:11 +0000

Halestorm performed an acoustic version of “I Get Off” at their GRD Live Blitz before the Avalanche Tour at the DeltaPlex. It’s just as aggressive as the studio version. Plugged or “unplugged”, Halestorm know how to bring it. Watch the performance below. Follow Dave Kim on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr.

Halestorm Talk New Album, Lady Gaga, Touring With Dio and More

Dave Kim — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:46:55 +0000

Red Lion, PA rockers and GRD favorite Halestorm were in town Wednesday night at the DeltaPlex for the Avalanche Tour. The band was kind enough to chat with me about various topics, including karaoke, and played a couple of acoustic songs for our GRD Live Blitz. Halestorm have been touring almost non-stop for the last [...]