Rumors about who would be playing this year’s edition of the Summer Slaughter Tour have been circulating for a few months now. Today, though, we have confirmation on the first batch of bands appearing on the touring metal festival. The big name confirmed for the tour is The Dillinger Escape Plan, while also set to [...]
Thursday, July 5, 2012
The Shockwave Festival was supposed to kick off tomorrow (July 6) at Studio Seven in Seattle, WA. However, with numerous bands (most recently Voivod and Havok) dropping off over the past few weeks, it seemed hard to believe that the festival could continue on. Well yesterday, while everyone was celebrating Fourth of July, the plug [...]
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
The inaugural Shockwave Festival had the potential to stand out amongst an already crowded Summer with a pretty cool lineup. A few weeks ago, though, bands like Dirge Within, Forged In Flame, Revocation and Vildhjarta suddenly dropped off the bill. And earlier that day the lineup took another major blow, with Voivod now no longer [...]
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
As originally hinted at by theprp.com, and confirmed to us by the festival’s organizer, Dirge Within and Forged In Flame are no longer on the inaugural Shockwave Festival. In addition, Revocation and Vildhjarta have dropped off. An official statement from the festival’s organizer says that it’s “due to unforeseen circumstances.” The bands that will still [...]
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
And now the Summer of 2012 has gotten even more crowded. This morning, the lineup and dates for the inaugural Shockwave Festival Tour have been announced. Presented by Full Metal Jackie, the Summer tour boasts a lineup featuring Fear Factory, Voivod, Cattle Decapitation, Misery Index, Revocation, Havok, Dirge Within, Last Chance To Reason, Vildhjarta, The [...]
Friday, April 20, 2012
As part of their label showcases, Scion A/V has been filming mini documentaries that offer “behind the scenes” views of metal oriented record labels. After starting off with Nuclear Blast Records, Scion A/V continues the series with an inside look of Prosthetic Records. This three part doc includes interviews with Prosthetic’s staff discussing what they [...]
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
It’s no secret that it’s hard for any metal band to break big. The industry and life on the road has taken its toll on even established bands. So it makes one think, why the hell do musicians put themselves through all the hardships and pain? Well that’s exactly the question satellite engineer/ Car Bomb [...]
Monday, November 28, 2011
Rumors about Devildriver touring with The Faceless and Dying Fetus in early 2012 have been swirling the web since Sumerian Records let it slip via a tweet earlier this month. And though an official announcement has still yet to be made, it’s looking very likely that some sort of tour is in the works. According [...]
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
The lineup to the inaugural Metal Suckfest was already looking pretty sweet, with Municipal Waste headlining the first night and Cynic headlining the second night (oh, and did we mention the pre-game show featuring Mayhem?). Yet when our buds at Metal Sucks revealed more of the lineup, they also promised that there were still four [...]
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
For most bands, releasing an EP does one of two things. One, it offers bonus tracks or demo material from a recently-released full-length album, stretching the experience and giving fans even more of what they want to hear. Two, it acts as a stopgap between two albums to keep fans satiated while writing and recording [...]
Megadeth has added two dates in New York City to Gigantour this summer, bringing the touring festival to the Hammerstein Ballroom on August 6 and 7.
As They Burn has premiered a new video of them performing the song “Medicine 2.0″.
Battlecross has premiered a new song called “Flesh & Bone” with Metal Sucks. The song appears on the band’s new album, War Of Will, due out on July 9 via Metal Blade Records.
letlive. are streaming their new album, and first for Epitaph, The Blackest Beauty. The album is set to be released on July 9th, but you can check it out in full here.
Chimaira has announced dates for a U.S. headlining tour in support of it’s forthcoming album, Crown Of Phantoms. Support on the trek will come from Threat Signal, The Browning and Dark Sermon.
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