THE WHO announced the rescheduled dates for their "THE WHO HITS 50!" North American tour, which was postponed earlier this month to allow lead singer Roger Daltrey time to recover from his recent bout with viral meningitis. "THE WHO HITS 50!" 2016 dates kick off February 27 in Detroit and includes stops in Toronto, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, before
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ATREYU's Long Live has landed and the numbers are in. It's the band's first album since 2009. Here are the numbers. *The album spent the week at No. 1 on the iTunes and Amazon Metal Charts *Over 15,000 sold, including streams *No. 17 on Current Albums Chart *No. 26 on Top 200 Chart *No. 4 on Hard Music Chart *No. 9 on Rock Chart *No.
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(New York, NY) - Hard rock legends BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, fronted by guitar icon ZAKK WYLDE, have announced a batch of winter tour dates for the end of 2015 with special guests HUNTRESS and THE SHRINE. Tickets are on sale now. HUNTRESS has released their new LP Static today via Napalm Records. THE SHRINE will have an all new release due out early next year
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Rome, Italy based Alternative Metal band New Disorder has released their “A Senseless Tragedy (Bloodstreams)” music video (originally premiering with Bloody Disgusting) from their album Straight To The Pain (out September 18th in North America). The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Wolf Recording Studios (San Cesareo, Rome, Italy) by Gianmarco Bellumori (as a sound engineer) for Agoge Records. Finally our new album is next to be released in
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Marietta, GA - September 25, 2015 - Hip-Hop artist Kyle Lucas has premiered his new video for single "Veritas (feat. Jonny Craig)" via Good Music All Day, here: http://bit.ly/1R2NOaY. The song, which first premiered via Myspace, comes from Kyle's debut solo album "Marietta, Georgia: The Album." The album features guest spots by Jonny Craig (Dance Gavin Dance, Emarosa, Slaves), William Beckett (The Academy
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Tunica, MS -- 3 Doors Down will stage the 12th annual The Better Life Foundation concert on Saturday, December 5th at Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. The long-term mission of the foundation is to make a positive change in the lives of children in need of food, shelter, and medical assistance, and to enhance the lives of children and young
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UK alternative pop/rock four-piece Fake The Attack has just released their debut LP, 'Stranger Times', which is now available on iTunes. The album was produced by John Mitchell and engineered by Ben Humphreys, Mike Tompa and James Billinge at Outhouse Studios, Reading, UK. Based in Hampshire, South England, Fake The Attack formed in November of 2009 and since then have
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Music luminaries will gather for a benefit concert and live auction for RHONDA’S KISS–a foundation that raises money for cancer patients that can’t afford treatment–on Tuesday, November 3 at The El Rey Theatre (5515 Wilshire Blvd) in Los Angeles (red carpet: 6:00-7:00PM, show starts: 8:00PM). Renowned comedian and actor BILL BURR (Breaking Bad, Walk of Shame) will emceethe one-night-only event. THE HELLCAT SAINTS-a band featuring a revolving group of musicians created by DAVE KUSHNER (Velvet Revolver)–will
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Shreddy Krueger have announced the release of their new album "Deeper Darker" on October 23, 2015 via InVogue Records. The lead single music video can be viewed below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRRrYwBArig&feature=youtu.be Vocalist Jordan Chase says, ""Deeper Darker" is a culmination of over a year and a half of tireless writing and recording to create something that we are all extremely proud
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EYES SET TO KILL recently announced they will join NEW YEARS DAY, GET SCARED, and RELAPSE SYMPHONY on the THE OTHER SIDE tour. “We are very excited to be a part of THE OTHER SIDE tour, NEW YEARS DAY’S first U.S. headliner” states ESTK bassist Anissa Rodriguez. “It's going to be awesome sharing the stage with a fellow Revolver's “Hottest Chick in Hard Rock”
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With a little over 4 months until the inauguaral voyage of the highly anticipated Axes & Anchors Music Cruise, the lineup continues to grow with the recent addition of Act of Defiance. Act of Defiance is comprised of Henry Derek (formerly of Scar The Martyr) on vocals, Chris Broderick (formerly of Megadeth) on guitar, Matt Bachand (formerly of Shadows Fall)
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Today Finnish metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM have released the first official music video for "Morrigan" from their ninth studio album I Worship Chaos that is set for an October 2nd release via Nuclear Blast. Legendary, Swedish director Patric Ullaueus known for his work with Europe, Dimmu Borgir, Arch Enemy and others, handled the production duties on the video. Check
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Canadian metal act KITTIE will debut a career spanning documentary to be released next year. The trailer for the epic will premier Friday September 25, 2015 at 9pm in London, Ontario, Canada at the historic Hyland Cinema (240 Wharncliffe Rd S, London, ON N6J 2L4, Canada) in conjunction with the Canadian Premiere of “Nintendo Quest: The Most Unofficial and Unauthorized
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In 1986 JOE SATRIANI released his first solo album through Relativity Records, “Not of This Earth”. Fast-forward to this year when SATRIANI released his 15th solo album, “Shockwave Supernova” to critical acclaim. To mark this major milestone anniversary, SATRIANI will bring to life the “Surfing to Shockwave” 2016 Tour, an evening spotlighting his 30-year career. The 45-date tour celebrating “30
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Repentless, the 12th studio album from the iconic thrash/metal band SLAYER and the first without beloved founding member Jeff Hanneman, makes the highest Billboard debut in the band's 32-year recording career, coming in at #4 on the Top 200 Album Charts and scanning 50,000 units. Slayer's Christ Illusion had been the band's highest debut, premiering in 2006 at #5. Repentless, the band's first album
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KEEP THE VILLAGE ALIVE, the ninth full-length studio album from multi-platinum-selling and acclaimed U.K. rock band STEREOPHONICS, is out now via Ignition Records in the U.S. Today, September 18 it peaked at #1 on the U.K. album chart, marking the bands sixth chart-topping album. It continues to gain critical praise (see below). "I Wanna Get Lost With You"-the album's second and current
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Gray, GA - The Redding family and the Otis Redding Memorial Committee will unveil the permanent marker honoring the legendary soul singer's ties to the city of Gray, GA and Jones County on Friday, September 18 at 7 p.m. The marker is located at the corner of Highway 11 and Highway 129, in downtown Gray, GA near The Station. Attached
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Dutch Symphonic Metallers Epica announced that they will have to cancel the remaining North American Dates. The band gave the following statement about their departure from the 2015 Revolver tour: Dear North American fans. It is with heavy hearts that we have to announce the cancellation of all remaining shows of our North American tour. A couple of days ago Simone had to fly back to
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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER officially announce the second headlining leg of the "Indiemerch 2015 Tour," which kicks off Nov 27th and features Goatwhore, Iron Reagan, Entheos and Artificial Brain. TBDM and friends are stoked to help celebrate a decade of merchandise and mayhem. TBDM has been part of the IndieMerch family since the beginning and continues to crush with their new album, Abysmal, which is set
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Eagle Rock Entertainment has released a second video from the October 16 Rage Against The Machine Live At Finsbury Park DVD/Blu-ray/Digital Format release. The video drops just in time for the Live At Finsbury Park iTunes pre-order, which goes live on September 16. Bulls On Parade” is available to view on the Eagle YouTube channel. Check out the link: https://youtu.be/46ubFgAwKlU
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Today Finnish metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM have released a brand new lyric video for the song "I Hurt" off of their new album I Worship Chaos that is set for an October 2nd via Nuclear Blast. Listen to the new song and check out the lyric video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKquDyJYQWg Over the past weeks, CHILDREN OF BODOM have posted a
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(New York, N.Y.): Fresh off an incredible set at last weekend's RiotFest in Chicago, Atreyu are gearing up for this week's release of Long Live, their first album in several years, with a flurry of exciting activity. The album is out September 18 via Search + Destroy/Spinefarm Records. The return has been documented with press coverage in Alternative Press, Revolver, Loudwire, Bro Bible,
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Bass Player Magazine returns for its eighth year in Los Angeles with the premier live bass guitar event, Bass Player LIVE! 2015, on Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8. SIR Studios, at 6465 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, will once again be the location for two days of exhibits by top gear manufacturers and clinics by world-class bassists. An All-Star
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Melodic metal conglomerate I LEGION has just released their sophomore album Pleiona. I LEGION is the brainchild of guitarist Frederic Riverin who has once again put together a team of metal all-stars for this release. In 2012, I LEGION released their debut album Beyond Darkness which included appearances by Bjorn Strid (SOILWORK), Andy James (SACRED MOTHER TONGUE), Peter Wichers (ex-SOILWORK),
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Originally hailing from Australia, female fronted Bellusira chose to relocate themselves to Los Angeles in 2014 to tap into the USA market. The band,having already toured extensively in Australia with the likes of Hed Pe, Halestorm, Hellyeah, and Black Stone Cherry, quickly built up their USA following by doing numerous headlining tours. Their debut album ‘The Healing’ was recorded by
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Leslie West and Provogue Records, a division of Mascot Label Group, have announced a November 20 release date for Soundcheck. The title is West's sixteenth solo album, following 2011’s critically acclaimed Unusual Suspects, which featured contributions from such accomplished guitarists and close friends as Billy Gibbons, Slash, Zakk Wylde, Steve Lukather and Joe Bonamassa, and 2013’s Still Climbing, which included
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After a fun-filled and successful summer trek, Soul Asylum and The Meat Puppets once again gear up to embark on a fall tour. Of the summer shows Blurt Magazine thinks ”both groups managed to prove over the course of the night that they have not lost any of the energy or edge that made their music so popular in the
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Detroit, MI | September 14, 2015 - Industrial, electronic-rock phenomenon Blue Stahli has teamed up with Crave for the premiere of his newest track, "Armageddon." Featured on his forthcoming sophomore release, 'The Devil,' the new track showcases Blue Stahli's unique high-energy mix of metal riffs, rock hooks and heavy electronic-infused production. 'The Devil' will be out on October 2, 2015 via
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Reggae-influenced alternative rock band and enthusiastic sports fans IRATION will bring together their two passions this week. Tomorrow (9/15), the band will be the featured guest on Callaway Golf's live online weekly show, "Callaway Live." They'll discuss their love for golf--teeing up any chance they get, even when on the road--and also perform tracks from their new album HOTTING UP,
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In January, the new AVANTASIA album Ghostlights will hit the stores via Nuclear Blast: After Jorn Lande and Geoff Tate, a third very special guest can be announced: former HELLOWEEN & current UNISONIC vocalist Michael Kiske. Michael will not only appear on the album, he will also join AVANTASIA on the Ghostlights World Tour 2016. "I have been friends with Micha
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In support of its critically-acclaimed new LP, Frozen Niagara Falls, Prurient kicked off a North American tour with Godflesh last weekend. The tour, which spans just over three weeks in September and October, marks the first shows outside of the East Coast and Europe for Prurient this year. Check out all of the dates below. Known as America’s most prominent
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Southern California's very own Melodic Hardcore-Punk legends, IGNITE, have just put the final touches on their brand new album, "A War Against You,"which is the long awaited follow-up to the 2006 album, "Our Darkest Days." Both the band and Century Media Records are pleased to further announce that "A War Against You" will see a synced, worldwide release on January
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Philadelphia 4-piece alternative rock outfit Kiska --formerly known as Desoto Jones (Deep Elm), is premiering a new song titled "Long Divide" off their upcoming debut self-titled LP on Substream Magazine, which calls the track, "an awesome heavy-rock thumper." The album will be released on October 30 via Spartan Records and is available for pre-order on limited edition vinyl here and
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Excitement and anticipation is boiling over for It's Not Dead, the inaugural punk rock festival from co-founders Kevin Lyman, John Reese and Live Nation's Rich Best, which takes over San Bernardino's San Manuel Ampitheater on Saturday October 10. All tickets are general admission and available on the festival website for $42.50, with general parking included. Kids 10 and under are
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OTHERWISE will return to the road in North America this Fall with a headlining run. The band is thrilled to embark on the "Brother In Arms" tour, which starts on September 13th in Destin, FL, following their performance at XFest in Louisiana the day before. OTHERWISE will be joined on the tour by New Zealand rockers Like A Storm, as
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MICHAEL BALLARD OFFERS STATEMENT FOLLOWING OVERNIGHT FIRE THAT BURNS STURGIS, SD'S FULL THROTTLE SALOON TO THE GROUND Television Show Returns This November On Destination America Channel Sturgis, SD --- Full Throttle proprietor Michael Ballard has issued a statement following the overnight fire that burned the famed destination to the ground. Ballard, who created the saloon in Sturgis, SD offers, "Over the last
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HOLLYWOOD, CA (September 2, 2015) – BRITNY FOX is taking a break from the studio and hitting the road to do a small West Coast run before hitting the East Coast for Farm Rock Atlanta, a two day festival of retro 80’s debauchery. BRTINY FOX then ends up in their home town of Philadelphia, PA with band Heavens Edge at
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QUEENSRŸCHE debuted the ripping new music video for the track “Guardian,” which comes off the group’s highly anticipated new, full-length offering, Condition Hüman, set for a release via Century Media Records on Oct 2nd. Against the formidable obstacles of an ever-changing cultural landscape, the rise and fall of various musical trends, and the near collapse of the record industry itself, QUEENSRŸCHE secured a triumphant legacy as
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“With meticulously cadenced rhymes and delicious reggae grooves, it’s safe to say this band is hard to resist”- Seattle Weekly “… reggae, hip-hop, and rock is hard to categorize, but this album is everything combined awesomely”- Rock On Philly (Tuesday, September 8) – After concluding their extensive summer tour playing in front of tens of thousands of fans in support of
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LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Tuesday, September 8, 2015) -- The Devil Wears Prada and Motionless in White are joining forces for a fall North American tour that kicks off October 17 at the Paramount in Huntington, NY. Criss-crossing the continent over a five-week period, the tour will wrap up in Minneapolis on November 20. The confirmed itinerary is below. Tickets
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"HUDSON...play dirty, bluesy, swagger-infused rock and roll...It's got driving bass lines, chugging drumbeats, whiskey-soaked vocals, slide guitar, harmonica... basically it's totally...bad-ass." --Chris Gonda, PUREGRAINAUDIO.com, August 19, 2015 HUDSON--the emerging Los Angeles-based four-piece rock 'n' roll band--have announcedthat their five-track sophomore EP CAST OUT will be released independently Wednesday, October 21 via iTunes and the band'swebsite. Fans will be able to
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It's the Beginning of THE END. It started nearly five decades ago with a crack of thunder, a distant bell ringing and then that monstrous riff that shook the earth. The heaviest rock sound ever heard. In that moment Heavy Metal was born, created by a young band from Birmingham, England barely out of their teens. Now it ENDS, the final
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Today Finnish metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM have posted the second in a series of track-by-track videos offering insight and information on their ninth studio record, I Worship Chaos. The second video covers the following tracks on the album: Horns Prayer For The Afflicted I Worship Chaos Hold Your Tongue View the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpRptzYtwHg&feature=youtu.be The first video in the
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LOS ANGELES, CA -- WEDNESDAY, September 2, 2015 -- Anthrax is nearing the finishing line with the recording of the band's follow up to 2011's critically-acclaimed, Grammy-nominated album Worship Music. The new album is due out in early 2016 on Megaforce Records. In this new in-studio clip, Frank Bello talks about Anthrax's writing and recording process, Charlie Benante gets into
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The Minnesota post-hardcore band Arms For Elephants have released their debut full length My Judas Scene today and with the release, the group is doing a exclusive stream of the new album at HM Magazine. "Our debut full length album My Judas Scene is an intensely personal album, and we're extremely excited to finally be able to share it with
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Battle Creek, Michigan based Rock band Darling Down have released a music video for their cover of Demi Lovato's "Cool For The Summer". The video which was filmed in Jackson, Michigan at The Night Light and NCDG Realty & Property Management Apartments was filmed, edited, and co-directed (alongside the band) by David Buchanan of Coefficient Media. The single which was
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Black Lodge have premiered the music performance video for their song “Thoughts”, from the band’s forthcoming debut album. Watch the video for "Thoughts," which captures the band in an intimate studio session with a cameo appearance by Carmen Electra. Black Lodge recently wrapped up the recording for their debut album at Los Angeles recording studio, The Realm, where the band
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Monster Energy AFTERSHOCK Festival (www.aftershockconcert.com) has joined forces with Slipknot's Scream Park for the Monster Energy AFTERSHOCK Pre-Party on Friday, October 23 from 7pm to midnight in Sacramento, CA. Hell or Highwater will headline the Pre-Party (with more bands to be announced) and has also been added to the Saturday, October 24 lineup of the Monster Energy AFTERSHOCK Festival at
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Check out the new lyric video from Operation: Mindcrime! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbjEBGBaI9M&feature=youtu.be This video for the song, "The Stranger," is off the band's forthcoming album, The Key, and marks its third video release from the new project. If you missed Operation: Mindcrime's debut video for the song, "Re-Inventing The Future," it can be seen below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX7lRZmt8Hw&feature=youtu.be Their second video, for the song "Burn," premiered on
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Almost six years have passed since the world saw a new studio album from Metal Icons W.A.S.P. This October 9th, the wait ends, as Blackie Lawless and the legendary rockers W.A.S.P. will release their long awaited new album and Napalm Records debut Golgotha. The first lyric video from Golgotha is being exclusively premiered today courtesy of Blabbermouth.net. Get a first
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The music industry is always changing, always evolving. Throughout time, bands have come and gone or experience transitions with new members but after nearly two decades in the business, one band stands strong and that band is known as Sevendust. While Sevendust has gone through their share of transformations, one thing they never strayed from was their music, their true
Finish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom cannot be stopped. Formed in 1993, and releasing their first album in 1997, Children of Bodom has been going strong since their inception. Recently, some may have been concerned about the departure of long time rhythm guitarist Roope Latvala, but not to worry, their ninth studio record I Worship Chaos is just as
The Key is the first of three albums Operation: Mindcrime fans were introduced to upon its release on September 18, 2015 via Frontiers Music SRL. While this is their debut album under their new moniker, front man Geoff Tate's operatic, incredible vocal range isn't far out of reach, though the album distinguishing his new mark in the world of music
Fans were shocked when Shimon Moore parted ways with Sick Puppies back in 2014 and many were left wondering whether he would resurface with another band or as a solo artist. It’s a year later and he’s back with a new band called Screaming at Demons with Chris Clemence on bass and Russell Ali on guitar. The band has been thrust into
There’s a new Southern rock sheriff and his deputies in town, and they hail from a region with a long, proud history of being a hotbed of rebel rock: Indianapolis, Indiana. Yup, you read that correctly. Not Alabama or Georgia or Mississippi. Indiana, which is most definitely north of the Mason-Dixon line. “We're from what we call in between Bartlesville
“When you’re good at something, you’ll tell everyone. When you’re great at something, they’ll tell you” - Walter Payton Undoubtedly, John 5 is one of the most predominate and talented guitar players to grace the music industry in a long time. To call him the Beethoven of guitar would only be a start as he has mastered the art of
Like a tornado spinning out of the heartland of the country, the Holy White Hounds are on the move. Hailing from Des Moines, Iowa, a city best thought of by outsiders for agriculture and presidential politics, DM (as locals like to call it) actually has a burgeoning music scene. Holy White Hounds have a sound all their own. The names
It was a Friday afternoon in September and we had the opportunity to meet with a few members of Disciples Of Babylon, a Los Angeles, CA based rock band and alumni of Musicians Institute, College of Contemporary Music. With Eric Knight (Lead Vocals & Rhythm Guitar), Ramon Blanco (Lead Guitar), Gui Bodi (Bass & Backing Vocals) and Ray Rojo (Drums),
On an unusually warm Fall evening, Kama Sutures, Madysin Hatter and Tom Keifer kept the temperature in Hollywood, CA hot as they took the stage at the world famous Whisky A Go Go on Thursday, September 24th. Unfortunately, we only made it for the last song that Kama Sutures performed but they sure raised some hell and it was an
Geoff Tate has sold over 25 millions records to date, and now emerges with a brand new identity known as Operation: Mindcrime with the release of The Key- the first record in their three part epic trilogy. A decorated cast of characters are portrayed through rock veterans such as guitarists Kelly Gray [Queensryche] and Scott Moughton [Geoff Tate], keyboardist Randy
Sometimes, there is indeed truth in advertising. The media promotional material that accompanied Sparkle Sparkle, the debut album from Holy White Hounds describes their sound as “influenced by Beck as much as it is by Queens of the Stone Age.” Right out of the box on the opening track Switchblade, lead vocalist/guitarist Brenton Dean’s deliberately-casual vocal drawl as he sings
Change is inevitable. If an artist wants to stay in the music business, they’ll need to tweak their sound from time to time. Parkway Drive is an established name in the metalcore scene and no exception. With the release of Ire, the band has experimented with their sound to produce an album that’s familiar, yet unique among their discography. Fans
Outlaws & Moonshine has got all the Southern rock bases covered. The name? Check! Logo? Grinning skull with cowboy hat and six-shooters…check! Song titles? How about Whiskey and Redneck Me. Definite check on that one. Based on the above, it would be easy to dismiss Outlaws & Moonshine as yet another formulaic Southern-influenced band mining the deep history of everyone
Their first album, Killing Joke, was released in 1980. A lot has changed since then, but that doesn’t include Killing Joke’s highly influential industrial rock sound. The band is credited as having influenced many later bands, such as Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, and Sound Garden. Killing Joke, with its original lineup, has announced the release date for their 16th studio
Los Angeles-based rock band Disciples of Babylon released its debut EP titled Welcome To Babylon on September 12, 2015 during a record release party at the King King on Hollywood Blvd. With a band consisting of graduates from Musicians Institute College Of Contemporary Music located in Hollywood, CA where they met, Eric Knight (Lead Vocals & Rhythm Guitar), Ramon Blanco
It seemed like it was going to be one of those days here in the Seattle area where it looked like it might storm and spit rain due to all the overcast and gray clouds, however, that wasn’t the case on the day of September 15th, 2015 as the wind picked it all up and blew it away with good
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