For a 12-year seasoned veteran free-lance bassist, Marty O’Brien is all of a sudden experiencing things for the first time now.
The Rhode Island native’s got his first real band We Are The Fallen, ergo, his first real debut album Tear The World Down, and above his first real consistent gig for the future.
He laughs when thinking this was all thanks to an unanswered e-mail he sent in 2002, to tryout for guitarist Ben Moody’s new band at the time, Evanescence.
“Funny story,” says O’Brien who’s been on three different Ozzfest tours as a free-lancer, and has rocked with A-list people like Tommy Lee, Disturbed, Kelly Clarkson and Celine Dion.
Here at andPOP we are all about making dreams a reality. So when andPOP Intern Cal wanted to interview his favorite band HIM, we couldn’t say no, after all the abuse we had given him, and all the free labour he gave us. So what we got was an interview with a true HIM fan and Ville Valo.
Get out your black nail polish, kids. H.I.M. and Papa Roach have just announced an October tour together.
Dubbed the “No Sleep Till Halloween” tour, the eleven-date trek kicks off October 18 in Lowell, MA and wraps up two weeks later at Universal City, CA’s Gibson Amphitheatres.
All shows will feature opening bands Lostprophets and Kill Hannah.
Tickets for the tour are set to go on sale next weekend.
Papa Roach will be out in support of their new album, “The Paramour Sessions.” It hits streets September 12.
Check out Papa Roach and H.I.M. together this fall:
October 18 – Lowell, MA @ Tsongas Arena
October 19 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
October 20 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
October 21 – Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
October 23 – Rochester, NY @ ESL Sports Center
October 24 – Toronto, ON @ Ricoh Coliseum
October 25 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
October 26 – West Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom
October 29 – San Jose, CA @ Event Center at San Jose University
October 30 – San Diego, CA @ San Diego State University
October 31 – Universal City, CA @ Gibson Amphitheatre
