Live albums can be a strange beast for bands. They can be integral pieces of their discography, or they can be quickly-forgotten show pieces. That’s why it’s rare to find live albums that are larger in scale or containing multiple parts. Iron Maiden is one of the only high-profile bands to do such a thing [...]
Monday, February 11, 2013
As we get closer to the summer, the Vans Warped Tour continue to add more bands to its 2013 lineup. And now the annual punk and pop rock touring festival has added some big name metalcore acts to its bill. Bring Me The Horizon, August Burns Red and Black Veil Brides are among the newly [...]
Friday, January 11, 2013
Recently, For Today guitarist Mike Reynolds found himself at the source of controversy with tweets declaring that “homosexuality is a sin.” And it didn’t take long for the Christian metalcore group to release a statement subtly trying to put out the fire Reynolds caused. Shortly after Reynolds first tweeted his thoughts regarding homosexuality, For Today posted the [...]
Monday, December 17, 2012
Though primarily focusing on punk and pop rock, the Vans Warped Tour has always included a handful of metal acts. 2013’s lineup, though, got considerably heavier thanks to one new addition. The Black Dahlia Murder, letlive. and Stick To Your Guns are among the newly announced groups for next year’s Vans Warped Tour. Also confirmed [...]
Monday, May 14, 2012
Since March, the All Stars Tour slowly started to reveal the lineup to this year’s edition. And this past weekend, dates for the Summer tour were officially announced. As it turns out, headliners Suicide Silence will not appear on the August tour’s first three dates. In addition, it was confirmed that Dance Gavin Dance will [...]
Friday, April 27, 2012
With the official announcement of the Trespass America Festival this past week, this Summer has gotten even more crowded with touring festivals. It’s a Summer that will find Mayhem Fest, Summer Slaughter, All Stars Tour and others duking it out for the consumers’ money. But which Summer touring festival is giving the most bang for [...]
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Talk about one hell of a week for metal and hard rock debuts. Out of the thirteen new releases that made it onto the charts, nine of them actually made it into the top [...]
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week’s list of new metal/hard rock releases on the charts is slightly shorter. However, the top debut is a big one, with High On Fire’s seventh album just one spot away from cracking [...]
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Ok, so technically Shinedown, The Used and The Mars Volta have the top hard rock debuts (while someone named Madonna topping the charts). However, out of the 20 metal/hard rock debuts this week, 11 [...]
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Behold what is likely to be one of the biggest, most talked-about weeks on the metal release calendar for all of 2012! Technically, most of these albums were actually released yesterday, March 26, but that’s not the point. Today’s list reads like a who’s who of the metal world, featuring artists from virtually every single [...]
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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