Keeping with the recent pay-to-stream live concert trend, Trivium will hit the stage at Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida on July 10. The show titled “A Light or a Distant Mirror” streams at 4 p.m. EDT with a virtual general admission ticket that costs $9.

The live stream shows have been a great way to keep the bands playing while providing a little bit of financial compensation throughout the pandemic. The mighty L.A. Guns performed a spectacular rock ‘n’ roll set last weekend on the Monsters of Rock Cruise stage in Los Angeles; the production value was very impressive with its lighting effects, screens and visuals. While the live stream had some technical difficulties early on, the organizers made up for it with replays.

Underground bands like DemonScar have been performing free mini shows every Saturday night for their social media followers. Tonight the band will release their 14th performance from an undisclosed rehearsal space.

Listen to Trivium’s artist radio on Spotify along with bands like Machine Head, Lamb of God, The Haunted, Fear Factory, Hatebreed, and Pantera: https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1E4tKdd3Jehmhq?si=OnPByeW9QySG9utFwfWtnQ

Recommended listening for this weekend: Gears of Rock Top 30 metal playlist with many of the bands above plus new tracks from Cro-Mags, Power Trip, David HK, Night Demon, Honey Bone Rush, Carmilla, and Avatar: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3nFNOa6yKSgvLMORTfYPnE?si=ik0mu1exRRexVYBi-VHoKw

Playlist cover photo for the new Gears of Rock Top 30 metal tracks. Updated every Friday. Send submissions and recommendation for the Top 30 to: gearsofrock@gmail.com