Escape The Fate @ The Bellwether 4-10-26
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Lacuna Coil Awakens the Sleepless Empire with Spring Co-headliner Tour with Escape The Fate
Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil released their most recent album yet "Sleepless Empire," so they decided to go on tour to promote said release entitling it the "Sleepless Empire Tour" the US. run bringing co-headliners Escape the Fate and Vowws.
Running through mid-spring time in March and April, the band would make a stop in Los Angeles California at The Bellwether to quite the crowd. Upon arriving catching the last snippets of Vowws set, they brought forth a rather gothic blend of 80s crossed with 90s pop goth elements. Their style being unique, sounding yet semi original, making their works catchy. The crowd was into them and cheered them on.
Next up would be metalcore alternative rockers. Escape the Fate, whose time together would be quite promising with their set featuring all new music off an upcoming yet to be released album. Whilst they may have some line-up changes drastically over time, tonight's performance grasped the audience very much. At first glance, everyone observed the band's first assortment of songs, but when "Low" struck the floor, split open, and a wall of death was embraced as everyone aimed for one another having so much fun! After that occurrence, the pit was never the same with constant movement and overflow lots of pushing, shoving, circular motion, and headbanging that felt right during the rest of the set. Which featured such songs as "Just a Memory", "One for the Money", "This War is Ours" and "The Aftermath". Truly Escape The Fate brought it hard and heavy even getting goofy with singing drummer Robert a Happy Birthday with vocalist Craig droning a balloon whilst headbanging! And him jumping into the pit to crowd surf back to the stage! So much fun it was too much!
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Lastly was Lacuna Coil whose set featured a malfunction towards the end of their encore performance but once those were adjusted the ending felt right. But before that the rest of their set did have some heavy hitters with the crowd jumping in place to others singing along, headbanging to the pit never ending its movement. So much angst pulsing it made their performance fully engulfing from start to finish.
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Overall, this was a tour that was a success and so much fun happening at all points of the night. Fun was no exception.
Lacuna Coil Announces US leg of "Sleepless Empire Tour 2026"; Releases Video for "Hosting The Shadow" feat. Randy Blythe (Lamb Of God) -- filmed at Aftershock Festival
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Shortly after completing their "Sleepless Empire EU/UK Tour", Italian metal icons Lacuna Coil continue their live momentum with the announcement of their "Sleepless Empire US Tour", which is set to start in March 2026. With this run of dates, the band brings their signature dark atmosphere and the emotional intensity of Sleepless Empire to stages across North America:
Lacuna Coil return to the US with special guests Escape The Fate, as well as VOWWS (Mar. 24 – Apr. 13, 2026) and AXTY (Apr. 15 – Apr. 29, 2026). The tour is set to start in New York on March 24th and concludes in Albany on May 1st.
The announcement comes with a corresponding new official video for "Hosting the Shadow", that shows Lacuna Coil in full force during their set at Aftershock festival in October 2025. Joining them on stage is Lamb Of God front-man Randy Blythe, who is featured on the album track.
"Filming the video for 'Hosting The Shadow' at Aftershock, sharing the stage with my family in Lacuna Coil and with Randy Blythe was a truly cathartic experience. Randy is not only an incredible, professional musician, he's also a precious friend and has added so much to our song. I think the video shows clearly the level of emotion and joy we shared both off and onstage - I used that positive energy to give it my all even though I was performing with a fever, ha ha! Please enjoy the video, I truly hope you like it!" - Cristina Scabbia
The track stands out as one of the most powerful moments on Sleepless Empire, and the video captures the raw energy and uncompromising presence of the band on stage.
Watch the video for "Hosting The Shadow" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI961ZhLJDg.
TOUR DATES:
Mar. 24, 2026 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theater
Mar. 25, 2026 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
Mar. 27, 2026 – Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron
Mar. 28, 2026 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew's Hall
Mar. 29, 2026 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
Mar. 31, 2026 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
Apr. 2, 2026 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Grand at The Complex
Apr. 3, 2026 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
Apr. 4, 2026 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
Apr. 5, 2026 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Apr. 7, 2026 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Apr. 8, 2026 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
Apr. 10, 2026 – Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether
Apr. 11, 2026 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
Apr. 12, 2026 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
Apr. 13, 2026 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
Apr. 15, 2026 – Dallas, TX – The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
Apr. 16, 2026 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
Apr. 17, 2026 – Houston, TX – House Of Blues
Apr. 19, 2026 – New Orleans, LA – House Of Blues
Apr. 21, 2026 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
Apr. 22, 2026 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
Apr. 24, 2026 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
Apr. 25, 2026 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
Apr. 26, 2026 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
Apr. 28, 2026 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry
Apr. 29, 2026 – Harrisburg, PA – XL Live
May 1, 2026 – Albany, NY – Empire Live
Beyond Unbroken Gets A "Last Goodbye" (Asketa Remix)
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Beyond Unbroken’s emotionally raw anthem “Last Goodbye” gets a melodic synthwave makeover from Asketa.
The remix retains the heartfelt core of the original while elevating it with cinematic builds, shimmering synths, and explosive drops. Asketa fuses rock emotion with electronic polish, creating a soaring, genre-blending experience that hits both the heart and the dance floor.
Purchase/Stream:
https://link.fixtmusic.com/LastGoodbye_AsketaRMX
