Tag Archives: Metal Alliance Tour

Metal Alliance Tour includes Goatwhore, The Casualties, Black Tusk, etc.

Posted by on August 14, 2018

On Halloween, the eighth installment of the Metal Alliance Tour will kick off as Goatwhore will be headlining the entire run. The rest of the lineup includes The Casualties, Black Tusk, and Great American Ghost. The opening act on the trek will be split between Morthereon (Oct. 31-Nov. 17th) and Gozu (Nov. 18th-30th). Between blackened […]

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Overkill to headline 2017’s Metal Alliance tour

Posted by on June 15, 2017

Earlier last month, we guessed 2017’s Metal Alliance Tour will include Unleashed as a headliner. However, our prediction turned out wrong for the 7th annual celebration. The lineup is now officially revealed and this time around, New Jersey thrash legends Overkill will headline. Sharing the platform on this trek will be New Orleans sludgers Crowbar, Havok, […]

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This year’s Metal Alliance tour promises to “crush skulls”

Posted by on May 2, 2017

This time last year, Dying Fetus headlined the Metal Alliance tour with the Acacia Strain, Jungle Rot, and Black Crown Initiate. During their run, a fan from Illinois, Nick, passed away and his dying wish was to have his ashes scattered onstage and the group honored it at one of the shows. While it’s safe […]

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Metal Alliance announces tour dates, confirms bands for 2016 edition

Posted by on March 7, 2016

A few days ago, we got some leaked information regarding the Metal Alliance tour’s lineup for its comeback this year and it was just a matter of time to be able to confirm that information and it seems like the information was right. The tour has officially confirm the bands it will boast on this […]

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Rumor: Dying Fetus, The Acacia Strain, Jungle Rot to play Metal Alliance tour

Posted by on February 25, 2016

Last year, we saw the end of many festivals, including the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival and its sister tour Uproar Festival because of the million problems they had to face, mostly on the business side of things, but another tour that went through some struggle as well was the Metal Alliance tour. The tour went from dropping […]

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Deicide puts Metal Alliance organizers on blast

Posted by on June 15, 2015

Last week, the fifth incarnation of the Metal Alliance  was officially cancelled. And by that, we mean that Entombed A.D. was sent packing, “Metal Alliance” was dropped from the tour name, and the tour is continuing as a Deicide headlining tour for the remainder of the dates, which end this Friday (19). The band released some messages […]

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Money problems end 2015 Metal Alliance Tour

Posted by on June 10, 2015

Just a few dates into the the fifth installment of the Metal Alliance Tour and it comes to a screeching halt – and just a few days after learning that Entombed was off the tour already and heading back to Sweden! An official press release from Century Media (Deicide’s label home) has been issued saying that the 2015 Metal Alliance Tour is done. […]

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Goatwhore is taking over our Twitter and Instagram!

Posted by on April 24, 2014

While the Metal Alliance tour is in it’s fourth year, it’s definitely the most evil and black of the tour. To get a glimpse behind the tour, which Metal Insider is a co-sponsor of, we’ve enlisted Goatwhore to take over our internets. They’ll be bringing you some behind the scenes shots from the tour, which […]

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Metal Alliance Spotlight: Unsigned band Black Crown Initiate discuss joining tour

Posted by on February 26, 2014

When you go to the Metal Insider-sponsored Metal Alliance tour starting in April, you’re going to want to get there early. Black Crown Initiate, the first band on, is unsigned, with only three shows under their belt. Yet their four-song EP, which you can listen to on Bandcamp, sounds more mature than bands that have […]

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Photos: Anthrax And Exodus Bring The Metal Alliance Tour To NYC’s Irving Plaza, 4/20/13

Posted by on April 23, 2013

It was a good weekend for metal fans in New York City. The Metal Alliance Tour wrapped up it’s run with Anthrax, Exodus, Municipal Waste, Shadows Fall and Holy Grail with not one, but two SOLD OUT shows at the Irving Plaza this weekend. Thus, chances are that you were either at the Saturday or […]

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