Amon Amarth are one step closer to their next release, as the band revealed the title and the album art for their upcoming disc. 'Deceiver of the Gods' arrives in June via Metal Blade Records. In addition, the group has moved to fill in some of the space between Mayhem Festival performances by announcing a handful of "off-date" shows for July and August.
Legendary indie-rock label Sub Pop will be staging their 25th anniversary show, dubbed the 'Silver Jubilee,' on July 13 in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood and some of the acts that have helped grow the label have signed on to take part. In a new teaser video, Soundgarden's Kim Thayil, Mudhoney's Mark Arm, TAD's Tad Doyle and veteran producer Jack Endino humorously reveal the event's lineup.
The 2013 Rock on the Range festival will be here before you know it, and now fans can start planning which bands they want to see. Organizers have revealed the daily lineups for the seventh annual Rock on the Range festival at Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
David Draiman has now taken the next step in establishing his new band, Device, as the group played their first-ever live performance Wednesday night in Mobile, Alabama.
Swedish metal titans Arch Enemy have unfortunately been forced to cancel all of their upcoming European festival dates. The official reason for the cancellation has been attributed to "private family matters" and Arch Enemy will likely stay off the road until 2014.
Steel Panther is a band that knows how to put on a show. The L.A.-based group pays tribute to the glory days of hair metal, but they do it with tongue planted firmly in cheek, their personas always over the top. With song titles like 17 Girls In A Row, Death To All But Metal and Community Property, their songs always displaying adult humor, while showing their real musical talent.
Their live shows are always an experience with lots of off the wall banter and sex jokes that fit in with their brand of rock & roll. What's also cool about their shows is when there are other musicians in the audience, and the band invites them up on stage. Check out this video from a show in 2011, where Vinnie Paul, Chad Kroeger and members of Lizzie Borden were in the audience. It's starts a little slow as they try to decide what song to play. They get it going with a cool version of Van Halen's You Really Got Me, but stick with it, because it gets more interesting around the 10:40 mark when Chad Kroeger plays the drums on a rather impressive take on Hot For Teacher. The dude really can play! Warning:: NSFW language.
Flint, Michigan native Evie Branan, 79, suddenly awoke from a 5-year coma on May 7, 2011, and her first uttered words were, "I want to go to a Bob Seger concert." It's been two years since and Evie is finally getting her chance to attend that concert.
Killswitch Engage have just announced their first headlining tour to support the band's newest full-length album, 'Disarm the Descent.' If Killswitch alone doesn't quench your metalcore thirst, As I Lay Dying will join the band for the string of dates along with Miss May I and Affiance.
Black Sabbath are slowly but surely adding to their tour itinerary. The metal masters, who have announced shows in Australia and at Ozzfest Japan this year, just tacked on a late 2013 run that will cover Europe.
The 2013 Rock on the Range festival will be here before you know it, and now fans can start planning which bands they want to see. Organizers have revealed the daily lineups for the seventh annual Rock on the Range festival at Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
Former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman seems peeved that his time on stage with his former bandmates last fall was capped to five minutes. He played two songs at both London gigs and was then asked to tour America with the band. "I said for two songs? No thank you."
Black Sabbath's world tour in support of their upcoming album '13' is beginning to take shape. The band, which just completed a long-awaited reunion project with original singer Ozzy Osbourne, will play New Zealand, Australia and Japan later this month. Now, a series of 15 European shows have been confirmed, beginning November 20.
