Author Archives: Alexander Stafford

Metallica opens newest leg of tour in Madison, Wisconsin on 9/2

Posted by on September 5, 2018

Metallica opened the newest leg of their world tour in support of 2016’s Hardwired… To Self-Destruct this past Sunday (2nd) in Madison, Wisconsin. Playing for a sold out audience, comedian Jim Breuer opened the show with an hour set of heavy metal jokes, improvisation, crowd interaction, and t-shirt tosses. He even held Metallica quizzes with […]

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Ghost honoring fallen fan with “Back For The Second Act” Halloween Show.

Posted by on September 1, 2018

On May 31st, Ghost’s show in Milwaukee, WI was tragically cut short due to the passing of fan, Jeffrey Fortune, who had passed away of natural causes during intermission. On Halloween Ghost will be “Back For The Second Act” at The Riverside Theater, as they will be performing the second act in honor of Fortune. […]

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Review/Photos: Hellfest 2018 ups it’s game once again

Posted by on June 28, 2018

Hellfest 2018 was one of the festival’s biggest years yet. With headliners Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Avenged Sevenfold, plus over 150 bands spread over six stages, Hellfest proved once again that it is one of the biggest and best heavy metal festivals around. Hellfest has a very unique layout for stages. There are the […]

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Download Festival 2018: Recap and Photos

Posted by on June 14, 2018

As the Download festival at Donington Park concluded this past weekend, it proved to be one of their biggest and best years yet. Featuring headliners of Avenged Sevenfold, Guns n’ Roses, and Ozzy Osbourne, only proved there were no shortage of great bands on the bill. Many acts did overlap or had conflicting time slots […]

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Sleep appear to be releasing first album in fifteen years on 4/20

Posted by on April 19, 2018

With tomorrow being 4/20, Sleep seems to be celebrating a little more than normal. After years of rumors it appears that Sleep will be releasing their first new album since 1998’s Jerusalem and 2003’s Dopesmoker (which was recorded in 1998 as well). iTunes has released a track listing and song samples for their new album, […]

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Watch A Perfect Circle’s entire Coachella set from a cell phone.

Posted by on April 18, 2018

In the recent months, A Perfect Circle seems to have made more headlines about their hatred of cellphones and fans getting kicked out of their shows than those or promoting their forthcoming fourth album album, Eat The Elephant. Well, sit back relax and enjoy 4k fan filmed/cell phone shot of the entire APC set this […]

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Download Festival announces over 65 more additional bands to 2018 lineup

Posted by on January 29, 2018

  The UK’s Download Festival has expanded their 2018 line up by adding over 65 more bands to their previously announced headliners. And still even more bands are expected to be announced as well. Download takes place at Donnington Park June 8-10, 2018. Previously Announced Headliners Ozzy Osbourne Guns N’ Roses Avenged Sevenfold Marilyn Manson […]

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Stone Sour’s Josh Rand checks into treatment center, will miss tour

Posted by on January 29, 2018

If you saw Stone Sour in Canada on their tour that kicked off on Saturday, you might have noticed guitarist Josh Rand wasn’t there. That’s because he checked into checking into a treatment center for an undisclosed addiction. Stone Sour posted a statement earlier this weekend about his absence. “Unfortunately, Josh Rand has checked into […]

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Adam Duce “couldn’t be bothered” to listen to the new Machine Head

Posted by on January 27, 2018

  The new Machine Head album Catharsis has been getting mixed reviews, from critics and fans alike. But one person in particular is definitely not a fan at all – their former bass player Adam Duce. When Machine Head posted their new video for “Kaleidoscope “on Facebook, fans started discussion about their love or hatred […]

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Hellfest Announces 2018 Lineup

Posted by on December 13, 2017

  Hellfest is back for their 13th annual heavy metal festival and has announced their final line up. Featuring over 150 bands on 6 stages, Hellfest takes place in Clisson France from June 22-24. Previously announced headliners such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones, A Perfect Circle, Marilyn Manson, Megadeth, Limp Bizkit, Nightwish, […]

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