Author Archives: Chris Valenzuela

Marilyn Manson joined onstage by Unlocking The Truth

Posted by on February 1, 2015

[youtube]http://youtu.be/VuNsEg7O0Tc[/youtube] Marilyn Manson is currently neck deep in his Hell Not Hallelujah Tour and was joined onstage last night by his support act Unlocking The Truth at the Sands Casino Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania for a special performance of “The Beautiful People”. Unlocking The Truth is a teenage heavy metal trio featuring guitarist Malcolm Brickhouse, bassist […]

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Adrenaline Mob goes down to Georgia

Posted by on January 24, 2015

Supergroup Adrenaline Mob have premiered their version of the classic Charlie Daniels Band duel “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” from their upcoming rarities album Dearly Departed to be released through Century Media on February 10th. The EP will feature 4 cover tracks, an unreleased track from the Men of Honor sessions, 3 acoustic renditions […]

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Music from Former Trivium drummer coming next week

Posted by on January 23, 2015

Nick Augusto, the former drummer of Trivium, is wrapping up recording an EP with his currently unnamed project. The EP is being produced by Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, In Flames), and new music is to be released next week. Augusto took to Twitter to announce that music would be coming. It’s not known who the other […]

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Zakk Wylde to debut guitar company at NAMM

Posted by on January 23, 2015

Whether it’s as the longtime guitarist of Ozzy Osbourne’s band or his own Black Label Society, Zakk Wylde is one of the most recognizable guitarists currently playing. He’s going to be taking that notoriety and launching his own company called Wylde Audio. His new company is expected to sell his own line of guitars, amps, […]

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Petition started to immortalize Oderus Urungus in Mortal Kombat game

Posted by on January 20, 2015

Someone has gone out of their way to create a petition on thepetitionsite.com for the upcoming video game Mortal Kombat X to try to convince NeverRealm studios to add the late Oderus Urungus as a playable character. Oderus Urungus, the intergalactic frontman of GWAR, was played by David Brockie, and is known for being one of the most vicious and colorful […]

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Sonisphere Festival cancelled in the UK

Posted by on January 17, 2015

Organizers of the UK’s Sonisphere Festival to take place in Knebsworth Park, England have come forward and stated that this year’s festival has been cancelled in the United Kingdom. The organizers have cancelled the festival because they felt they were unable to book a lineup that they believed was “good enough.” Their announcement came via […]

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Steel Panther bring their party to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

Posted by on January 17, 2015

[youtube]http://youtu.be/jpdscqXpajs[/youtube] Viewers of Jimmy Kimmel Live! were treated to a special performance from Steel Panther Thursday night (15). The band kicked off their performance with some of the comedic banter that’s a staple of their shows, then played their “If You Really, Really Love Me” and “Party Like Tomorrow is the End of the World” from their latest album […]

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Stone Temple Pilots, Chester Bennington collaborating again

Posted by on January 12, 2015

After finishing their first full tour with Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington performing vocal duties at the end of 2013, Stone Temple Pilots have shifted their focus to recording new music. The Stone Temple Pilots bassist Robert DeLeo has revealed through his Twitter account that the band is entering the studio today to record their […]

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Randy Rhoads tribute to feature Serj Tankian, Tom Morello, and more

Posted by on January 12, 2015

In just 25 years, on Ozzy Osbourne first two solo albums and a stint in Quiet Riot, Randy Rhoads cemented himself as one of the best and most imitated guitarists in metal. And while the guitarist’s life was tragically cut short in 1982, he’s getting his due via a tribute album (and no, we’re not […]

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Meshuggah, High On Fire to headline Kirk Hammett’s 2nd Fear FestEvil

Posted by on January 9, 2015

Kirk Hammett of Metallica is hosting his second annual Fear FestEvil in San Jose, California., and he’s invited Meshuggah, High on Fire and Agnostic Front with him. This year’s Fear FestEvil will be split into three days, taking place between April 10th and April 12th. April 10th will feature a VIP party at the legendary […]

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