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VENOM INC Announce October European Tour with VITAL REMAINS and MORTUARY DRAPE VENOM INC are hitting the road for a European Tour in October with support from Death Metal legends VITAL REMAINS and Italian underground cult Black Metallers MORTUARY DRAPE. MORTUARY DRAPE are 30 years old this year and celebrating …

FAITH NO MORE UNVEIL INSTANT GRAT TRACKS FOR DELUXE EDITIONS OF ‘KING FOR A DAY… FOOL FOR A LIFETIME’ AND ‘ALBUM OF THE YEAR’ Both albums to be released on September 9th on Rhino From ‘King For A Day… Fool For A Lifetime’ ‘Evidence’ (Version en Español)   From ‘Album Of The …

Cali sludgecore beasts ALL HAIL THE YETI have announced a string of UK dates this November with German dark rockers, Unzucht. Frontman Connor Garrity tells us “We are very excited to come back to the UK!  It’s such and amazing place and the people are so receptive.  We have a …

Southern Rock Legends Molly Hatchet join Warrior Soul, Leader of Down, and Aussie Rockers Cherry Grind to Lock their Places at this Year’s Hard Rock Hell X, alongside Ugly Kid Joe, RATT, Glenn Hughes, Last in Line, & Living Colour.  With just 3 months to go until this year’s sold-out …

On September 23rd, Grammy-nominated blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa will deliver “Live at the Greek Theatre”; a 22-track Double CD, Double DVD, Blu-ray, and 3-LP Deluxe Edition tribute to three of the greatest bluesmen to ever live – Albert King, B.B. King, and Freddie King. Live at the Greek Theatre showcases …

They’re an alternative rock band from Sheffield – who played Tramlines Festival recently – and the Kaya Festival in Wales this Sunday. The single was produced by James Pinder – who’s known for his work with Bullet for my Valentine and Slipknot.  

Necromancing The Stone Premieres New Track, ‘The Descent’, via DecibelMagazine.com! If flaccid, identikit, breakdown-laden “metal” is the disease, NECROMANCING THE STONE is the cure. With their upcoming debut full-length, ‘Jewel Of The Vile‘, due out August 5th, the group – featuring current/former members of Arsis (James Malone, guitars), The Absence (Jeramie Kling, drums), The Black Dahlia Murder (Ryan …

Good Tiger Announces North American Tour Dates With Dance Gavin Dance, The Contortionist and Hail The Sun  After completing a North American tour with Between the Buried and Me and August Burns Red earlier this year, Good Tiger (featuring former members of Tesseract, The Safety Fire, and Architects UK) has announced another stateside run – this time, with Dance …

CLUTCH RELEASE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “A QUICK DEATH IN TEXAS”; BAND PLAY READING & LEEDS FESTIVALS THIS MONTH   Clutch have released their new video for the song “A Quick Death In Texas“. The video was directed by David Brodsky / MyGoodEye (Papa Roach, In This Moment) and can be viewed at the following …

BLACK ACES ALBUM: SHOT IN THE DARK RELEASE DATE: 30th SEPTEMBER 2016 Features three exclusive “European Bonus Tracks”   If Australian rockers Black Aces know one thing, it’s that rock n’ roll is a like a good pair of jeans – when you put them on it feels so right, …

Two of the most special voices come together for a once in a lifetime co­headlining acoustic tour. Their music has inspired and gathered fans for several decades, and as their schedules finally could match up, it was a easy decision to put both artists together on the same bill, something …

Back in June 2014 Reading based Stoner/Doom band Morass Of Molasses put on the first event that would be named ‘Sludgefest’. It was an experiment to see if there really was an audience for this style of music in their local scene. Needless to say it was a resounding success, …

ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM “TWISTED LOVE” RELEASE DATE: 2ND SEPTEMBER 2016 UK DATES IN SEPTEMBER 2016 AND FULL UNPLUGGED TOUR IN DECEMBER 2016 FOUR TRACK EP “TWISTED LOVE EP” OUT ON 19TH AUGUST 2016   The summer of 2016 is the time to fall in love all over again as The Quireboys rediscover their …

Mother Feather Announces Free Showcase in Los Angeles on August 4th Currently on the road with the annual Vans Warped Tour, New York City’s self-described “pop cock rock” band Mother Feather has announced a free showcase in Los Angeles – their first LA appearance – on August 4th. This special event will …

HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE streams new album, ‘Dead Revolution’, via MetalSucks.net West Coast progressive heavy metallers Hammers of Misfortune have released their sixth full-length, ‘Dead Revolution‘, worldwide via Metal Blade Records. To purchase the record in various formats, please visit: metalblade.com/hammersofmisfortune. To hear ‘Dead Revolution‘ in its entirety, head over to MetalSucks.net for the …

REVOCATION launches new video for ‘Arbiters of the Apocalypse’! After releasing their sixth full-length, ‘Great Is Our Sin‘, last week, REVOCATION is now launching a new video for the album track ‘Arbiters of The Apocalypse’! Directed by David Brodsky (davidsbrodsky.com) and produced by Allison Woest, the clip can be viewed at:metalblade.com/revocation and vimeo.com – where …

ACCLAIMED BRITISH ROCKERS SHED SKIN…INTRODUCING iLLUSTR8ORS Following their swagger oozing live debut at Ramblin’ Man Festival 2016, illustr8ors has been confirmed as guests on Toseland’s UK tour this autumn. The former World Superbikes Champion’s band has just completed a European tour with Deep Purple. Formally classic rock award nominees BlackWolf, …

Into The Fire Featuring Soil Evanescence Union Underground Members Debut EP American hard rock band INTO THE FIRE was conceived in 2013 by vocalist Bryan Scott (The Union Underground, Cult To Follow), bassist Tim King (SOiL) and guitarist Adam Zadel (SOiL). Long time friend Will Hunt (Evanescence) was brought in …

PATRIA – “MAGNA ADVERSIA” The Brazillian black-metal onslaught is gearing up for their newest effort and we are stoked! Here is what the band has to say about the upcoming album: “We’re really excited about this new album and how the things are turning out, so we decided to post …

I Iron Maiden stream live performance of the last night of ‘The Book Of Souls’ World Tour – August 4th LIVE ON ARTE CONCERT THE COMPLETE HEADLINER SHOW FROM WACKEN OPEN AIR 2016 Iron Maiden’s The Book of Souls World Tour has been on the road since late February, playing …