A Peek Inside The Word Of Stick To Your Guns
So much has been occurring in the metal/rock world lately, negative, positive everything in between! I have some phenomenal news to share with all you metalcore fans, Stick To Your Guns is set to release its first album since 2022. The album is named "Keep Planting Flowers", and will be released on January 10th, 2025, with Jesse Barnett (vocals), Andrew Rose (bass), Adam Galindo (drums), Chris Rawson (guitar), and Josh James (guitar). In the meantime, the album is available for pre-order on October 8, 2024. In the last week, Stick To Your Guns has released a music video for "Severed Forever" off the new album, which is available on digital service providers, such as YouTube!
"Severed Forever" music video:
🌼 To pre-save "Keep Planting Flowers":
Stick To Your Guns formed as a small band in 2003, based in Orange County, California. They were heavily influenced by their local scene. The band itself is most known for its hit albums which include, "The Hope Division" 2010, "Diamond" 2012, that debuted #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers Chart, and "True View" 2017. This band has toured with Knocked Loose on their "Different Shade Of Blue" tour in 2019, along with Amity Affliction, and Wage War, also has been on a handful of stints on the Vans Warped Tour throughout the years.
The "Keep Planting Flowers" tracklist includes songs such as; "We All Die Anyway", "Spineless", "Permanent Dark", "Invisible Rain", "Severed Forever", "More Than A Witness", "Keep Planting Flowers", "Eats Me Up", "Who Needs Who" (feat. Scott Vogel of Terror), "H84U" (feat. Connie Sgarbossa of Seeyouspacecowboy).
In an interview with Atom Splitter, Jesse Bernett explains, "Keep Planting Flowers is a collection of songs that exist to spite the nihilistic narrative that plagues our minds and societies". , Bernett continues with, "One that says things are just the way that they are and that regardless of the burning rage or depthless depression that this fills us with, there is simply nothing we can do about it. I militantly reject such a joyless outlook on the one life that I get the honor of living. A new world needs a new you, so no matter how bad things get, keep planting flowers."
There is a deeper meaning behind this album, along with the title. Regardless of what is happening throughout your one life, keep spreading joy, and happiness, "Keep planting flowers."
When Jesse was asked upon the release of the song and music video, "Severed Forever", he exclaimed, "In an industry where there is only one true artist for every 250 entrepreneurs, this song is a dedication to the 'artists and musicians' who are nothing more than lackeys or the errand boys of their keepers. I have severed myself completely from the superficial competitive market mentality of 'fuck thy neighbor' to one that aligns more with the yearning of my spirit. I'm not going to pretend lines haven't been drawn. I chose my side and I have found purpose in who and what I fight for."
Along with this album release, the boys are going to be extremely busy in the following months on tour, absolutely killing the stage beneath them. Make sure you catch a date on the tour. STYG puts on a mind-altering show. They have upcoming tour dates in support of the band "Bane" You can purchase tickets for all tour dates below through this link!
LEG 1:
10/11 - The Blackbox - Rutherford, NJ
10/12 - Brooklyn Monarch - Brooklyn NY
10/13 - The Met - Providence RI
10/14 - House Of Music - Portland, ME
10/16 - Theatre Fairmount - Montreal, QC
10/17 - Hard Luck Bar - Toronto, ON
10/18 - The Ottawa - Toledo, OH
10/19 - X-Ray Arcade - Milwaukee, WI
10/20 - Legion Hall - St Paul, MN
LEG 2:
11/8 - Trees - Dallas, TX
11/9 - The End - Houston, TX
11/10 - The Parish - Austin, TX
11/13 - Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA
11/14 - 1720 - Los Angeles, CA
11/15 - 924 Gilman Street - Berkeley, CA
11/17 - Nile Theater - Mesa, AZ
Following this lengthy tour, STYG has 2 more tours, as they headline one, "Keep Planting Flowers EU Record Release Tour", with supporting acts of Bodysnatcher, Elwood Stray, and No Cure. STYG is also joining Paleface Swiss and Nasty Band later this spring.
Stick To Your Guns EU headlining tour dates;
1/13 - Docks - Hamburg, DE
1/14 - Capitol - Hanover, DE
1/15 - Löwensaal - Nuremberg, DE
1/16 - Substage - Karlsruhe, DE
1/17 - Carlswerk Victoria - Cologne, DE
1/18 - Skaters Palace - Münster, DE
1/19 - Tivoli Vredenburg - Utrecht, NL
1/21 - PTR Usine - Geneva, CH
1/22 - Locomotive Club - Bologna, IT
1/23 - Schlachthof - Wiesbaden, DE
1/24 - Atelier - Luxembourg, LU
1/25 - Trabendo - Paris, FR
1/26 - AB - Brussels, BE
1/28 - La Rayanne - Lyon, FR
1/29 - Razzmatazz 2 - Barcelona, ES
1/30 - Mon Live - Madrid, ES
1/31 - LAV - Lisbon, PT
2/1 - Mon Live - Pamplona, ES
2/2 - La Cabané - Toulouse, FR
2/4 - Kofmehl - Solothurn, CH
2/5 - Backstage - Munich, DE
2/6 - Dürer Kert - Budapest, HU
2/7 - Arena - Vienna, AT
2/8 - Reithalle - Dresden, DE
2/9 - Huxleys - Berlin, DE
Stick To Your Guns supporting Paleface Swiss / Nasty Band tour dates:
3/20 - Saint Andrew's Hall - Detroit, MI
3/21 - Lee's Palace - Toronto, ON
3/22 - Club Soda - Montreal, QC
3/23 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
3/26 - Empire Live - Albany, NY
3/27 - Soundstage - Baltimore, MD
3/28 - Roxian Theater - Pittsburgh, PA
3/29 - Hangar 1819 - Greensboro, NC
3/30 - The Orpheum - Tampa, FL
4/1 - The Abbey - Orlando, FL
4/2 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
4/3 - Eastside Bowl - Nashville, TN
4/4 - Mercury Ballroom - Louisville, KY
4/5 - Red Flag - St Louis, MO
4/6 - Wave - Wichita, KS
4/8 - Vibes - San Antonia, TX
4/9 - Southside Music Hall - Dallas, TX
4/10 - Sunshine Theatre - Albuquerque, NM
4/11 - The Nile - Phoenix, AZ
4/13 - Goldfield Roseville - Sacramento, CA
4/15 - Dante's - Portland, OR
4/16 - Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, BC
4/17 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
4/18- Knitting Factory - Spokane, WA
4/19 - Metro - Salt Lake City, UT
4/20 - Summit - Denver, CO
4/22 - Waiting Room - Omaha, NE
4/23 - Wildwood Saloon - Iowa City, IA
4/24 - Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, MN
4/25 - Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL
With 71 upcoming tour dates, Stick To Your Guns will have an extreme amount of new exposure to concertgoers. This being; will also help them promote, "Keep Planting Flowers." Make sure to pre-save their new album, and stream the new music video. You won't be disappointed!
