POP EVIL have landed at #1 on the Billboard Indie Chart today with their all new LP titled UP. Released last week, the LP also pulled in at #25 Billboard Top 200, #16 Overall and #3 Top Hard Music albums. "Footsteps" will also be used in a new upcoming Dodge Ram Truck commercial starting on September 11th and will run
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The Finnish masters of melancholic progressive metal, AMORPHIS, will partake in a live Q&A with fans Thursday, September 3. Fans can visit YouTube.com/Amorphis that day at 9 am PDT / Noon EDT / 6 pm CEST to participate in the chat, or submit their questions via the wall of the band's Facebook page by Wednesday, September 2nd. AMORPHIS' new album, Under The Red
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In near 100-degree heat and high humidity, a riot broke out in the exercise yard of the Sybil Brand Institute, the women's prison in East Los Angeles, where SLAYER shot the music video for the new track "Repentless." In fact, while SLAYER performed the track under that punishing sun over an eight-hour period, the “prisonersˮ had to stage a riot for
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Swedish visionary metallers SOILWORK have released their 10th studio album, The Ride Majestic, via Nuclear Blast Records. Order your copy of The Ride Majestic in the format of your choice (CD, Vinyl, TS/CD Bundle) here! SOILWORK guitarist David Andersson and Guitar World Magazine have teamed up today to bring you an exclusive play-through + The Ride Majestic album commentary video. Check out the video on the Guitar World website. In preparation of
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Sevendust have unleashed a lyric video for a new song from their upcoming release Kill The Flaw, the band’s 11th studio album available on October 2nd via 7Bros. Records with ADA/Warner Brothers Distribution. The lyric video for “Not Today” premiered on MetalInjection.net, MetalSucks.net and MetalInsider.net and can be seen below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04eYGRtHcQQ&feature=youtu.be The song is a sonic assault on the senses
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NEW YEARS DAY will release their third full length studio album, titled Malevolence, on October 2nd. This news comes on the heels of what's been a monstrously significant year for the band, which saw them dominate this year's Van Warped Tour, as well as frontwoman Ash Costello hosting the Alternative Press Music Awards Red Carpet and taking an active role
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HEXVESSEL and Century Media Records are proud to announce a worldwide deal for the upcoming releases of the Finnish psychedelic folk rock band. Vocalist and guitarist Mat McNerney (also singer in Grave Pleasures) comments: "In many ways the new Hexvessel songs are a new beginning for the band. The time we have invested in this next album has been very
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HEART OF A COWARD just launched a brand new lyric video for the single "Turmoil I: Wolves." This track comes from their upcoming third album Deliverance, which will be released October 2nd via Century Media Records. Vocalist Jamie comments: "This is the first of the 'Turmoil' two parter on the album- we were originally going to do the two songs as an EP
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Another night of music has been announced for Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare--the ultimate Halloween horror event--at OdeumExpoCenter in Villa Park, IL. Detroit-based horrorcore/hip hop band Insane Clown Posse, rock band P.O.D., along with artists Stitches, Young Wicked, and Dope D.O.D., will perform at Rob Zombie’s Great American Nightmare on Saturday, October 3. When Insane Clown Posse (ICP) emerged from
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August 24, 2015 – Los Angeles, CA – With the Sept. 15th release of his new book “Population Wars,” Greg Graffin further solidifies his standing as a preeminent thinker on the volatile intersection of biological science, religion, morality and popular culture. Few contemporary figures possess as extraordinary a skill set to address these increasingly crucial issues. A renowned singer and
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August 24th, 2015 - Clutch, the influential heavy rock band from Maryland, will be posting “The Making of Psychic Warfare" Segment 1: Creation, Production, and Speculation via their Facebook page, facebook.com/Clutchband today at noon. These video clips shot by David Brodsky and his company My Good Eye: Music Visuals, will give fans an unprecedented view into the studios, as well as insight into the thoughts and ideas behind
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Fomrmer American's Got Talent season 7 semi-finalist Andrew De Leon has released a three song digital EP titled 'Dark Tales' via Standby Records. The EP is available now on iTunes and Google Play. The EP is also streaming in full on the Standby Records Youtube channel. Andrew De Leon merch is available here. The Kyle, TX based singer-songwriter first caught
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EAT THE GUN have truly upped the ante: on September 4th in North America, the band will release their fifth studio album Howlinwood in digipak, LP and download formats. The band will once again collaborate with label partner SPV/Steamhammer. The album is available for pre-order on Amazon and iTunes. Today EAT THE GUN has debuted the video for the title
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LOMA PRIETA UNVEILS ANOTHER NEW TRACK FROM THEIR 'SELF PORTRAIT' LP Coming October 2nd from Deathwish - "Never Remember" streaming on AV Club Self Portrait is the latest album from Loma Prieta; a ten-song masterwork recorded by Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden Recording Studio (Deafheaven, Whirr, etc.). Opener "Love" layers unorthodox melodies amid a tangle of pensive, despondent vocals. These
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NEW YORK - Fit For An Autopsy has debuted a brand new music video for their new song "Absolute Hope Absolute Hell" exclusively via Decibel Magazine. The new song is the title track from their forthcoming new LP due out this fall. "Being able to bring a visual representation of our art to the fans is a big deal to
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The pioneers of industrial-tinged extreme metal, FEAR FACTORY, released their much anticipated masterpiece Genexus worldwide this past Friday, via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The album charted in several countries around the globe, coming in at #13 on the World Top 40 Chart, and once again solidifying the band's stature as an international force! In addition, Genexus has surpassed the band's last two releases, Mechanize (2010) and The Industrialist (2012), in terms of first-week sales
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Swedish visionary metallers SOILWORK are gearing up for the release of their forthcoming 10th studio album, The Ride Majestic, hitting stores worldwide on August 28, 2015 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today the band premieres the new single, "Enemies In Fidelity", via Loudwire. Vocalist Björn “Speed” Strid states, “'Enemies in Fidelity' is indeed a very melodic and atmospheric beast. This was one of the first songs that I
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Dutch Metallers EPICA have launched the official live video for The Essence of Silence, which was recorded live earlier this year during the European Enigma Tour at their sold-out show at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium. The video was shot and edited by Jens De Vos and his team at Panda Productions. The show was recorded by Ace Zec
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Gearing up for the September 4 release of their new full-length album, WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW via PiL Official, the pioneering U.K. group's own label (distributed by Red Eye in the U.S.), PUBLIC IMAGE LTD have announced they'll return to North America for their first show in three years, a special performance at the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience
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As the impressive lineup of performances and clinics continues to expand, Axes & Anchors music cruise brings another virtuoso on board its inaugural voyage. Shred guitar maestro Marty Friedman has been added to the list of confirmed performers. Marty will be performing two complete sets with his band and will delight attendees with an up-close and personal guitar clinic showcasing
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Joyful, energized guitar-and-vocal performances frame the dozen original songs that narrate his hard-won, life-or-death struggle waiting for, and ultimately receiving, a life-saving liver transplant. GUITAR WORLD PREMIERES "ALMOST GONE": http://www.guitarworld.com/walter-trout-premieres-song-almost-gone-new-album-battle-scars/25302 New York, NY --- With bristling energy, unflagging virtuosity and lyrics that cut to the core of human hope and willpower, Walter Trout’s new album, Battle Scars, chronicles his horrific battle with
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Ex-Oceansize frontman and current Biffy Clyro touring guitarist Mike Vennart released his debut solo album titled 'The Demon Joke' in June, and recently announced a UK headline tour for November. Before that though, he will play Arctangent Festival as well as two warm-up shows. To celebrate, a live video recorded in Manchester earlier this year has been launched. You can
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'Southern Rock' newcomer Outlaws & Moonshine are set to release their debut E.P. 1919 October 16, 2015 on HighVolMusic. 1919 features five full tracks of hooks, lines and memorable melodies as penned and sung by front-man Beau Van. Below is a 3-minute montage of those songs. As previously announced, the 1919 track listing is as follows: 1. Cootie Brown 2.
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Masters of historical-themed brutality, NILE, have released a lyric video for the brand new track entitled "Evil To Cast Out Evil" off the upcoming album What Should Not Be Unearthed. Produced by NILE and mixed by Neil Kernon, the album will be released August 28th, 2015 via Nuclear Blast Records. Watch the official lyric video for "Evil To Cast Out Evil" on
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LOS ANGELES, CA – August 14, 2015 - IRON MAIDEN have just premiered the video for “Speed Of Light” on their website www.ironmaiden.com. Written by guitarist Adrian Smith and vocalist Bruce Dickinson, “Speed of Light” is taken from their new double album The Book Of Souls due for global release on September 4, 2015 through BMG in the U.S.A. (Parlophone
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August 14, 2015 – Los Angeles, CA – Veteran LA rock band Buckcherry has partnered with Pandora Premieres to stream their new album, Rock ‘N’ Roll, today! The record is scheduled for release on August 21st via the band’s own label F-Bomb Records/Caroline and can be pre-ordered now at iTunes, Amazon MP3, Google Play and exclusive bundles via the official
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(New York, N.Y.): Atreyu, Southern California's resurgent hard rock standard-bearers, are gearing up for the September 18 release of their eagerly awaited new album Long Live on Search + Destroy/Spinefarm Records. The album is the quintet's first in several years. To further excite fans, the band has premiered the song "Start to Break" via Alternative Press today, August 13. Check
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Swedish visionary metallers SOILWORK are gearing up for the release of their forthcoming 10th studio album, The Ride Majestic, hitting stores worldwide on August 28, 2015 via Nuclear Blast Records. Not wanting to keep fans waiting, SOILWORK have revealed teaser snippets of each track on The Ride Majestic! You can listen to the album teaser now via Metal Injection. In preparation of the album’s release, SOILWORK has created a two-part
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THE WHISKY A GO-GO PRESENTS: A DAY FOR CHARLOTTE A Night for Childhood Leukemia & Charlotte MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH @ THE WHISKY A GO-GO STEEL PANTHER, PHIL X & THE DRILLS W/ ALL STAR-GUESTS, RICHIE KOTZEN Of The Winery Dogs & THE BARB WIRE DOLLS! Monday, August 17th will be an amazing night of rockstars hitting the stage at the World Famous Whisky
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August 13, 2015 – The HOT STREAK will continue this fall for THE WINERY DOGS (Richie Kotzen-lead vocals/guitar, Mike Portnoy-drums, Billy Sheehan-bass). Their second appropriately titled, self-produced studio album, HOT STREAK, is set for release October 2 on Loud & Proud Records via RED (a division of Sony Music Entertainment) and in the rest of the world via earMUSIC. It
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August 12, 2015 - Baltimore Dark Rockers Precious Child have released the official video for the single "I Fall" featuring America's Next Top Model Cycle 20 actress Nina Burns. “This is one of the most intense things I’ve ever done. I had no idea that a video shoot would be so involved. When we were initially discussing it, I was
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Death metal legends BROKEN HOPE, have confirmed their appearance at the 2015 OBSCENE EXTREME AMERICA festival on Saturday August, 22nd in Montreal, Canada. Obscene Extreme is one of the few remaining pure underground festivals bringing together some of the biggest extreme metal pioneers with cult-classic bands from around the world. The festival lineup features BROKEN HOPE, IMMOLATION, TRAP THEM and many
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(New York, N.Y.): Deep Purple have premiered the live clip of "Perfect Strangers" from their upcoming ...To the Rising Sun (In Tokyo) release via Billboard. Allow yourself to be transported to a Deep Purple performance by watching the clip here. earMUSIC will release a pair of "must own" Deep Purple live releases from two different kinds of nights! Check it this clip
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July 12, 2015 – Los Angeles, CA – Buried In Verona have today released a video for “Extraction” which is the latest song to come from their new album Vultures Above, Lions Below out now via Rise Records. “Extraction” is a relatable song that is about feeling asphyxiated in various circumstances as guitarist Richie Newman explains: "Extraction is about suffocating
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August 11th 2015 - Sunflower Dead, the infectious active rock band from Long Beach, CA, will release its sophomore studio album “It’s Time To Get Weird” October 30th via their own label Bloody Bat Records. The album was produced by Dave Fortman (Evanescence, Godsmack, Slipknot) and Mikey Doling (Gemini Syndrome) and consists of 12 new tracks. The title track features KORN’s Jonathan
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“Deathless boasts unabashed, vehement aggression, prodigious cuts and brooding songwriting to formulate some of the band's most poignant material to date.” - Alternative Press August 7, 2015 – Los Angeles, CA – After months of anticipation, Ohio’s esteemed metal band Miss May I have released their 5th studio album, Deathless, today with Rise Records. The album is now available for
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LOS ANGELES, CA - (TUESDAY, August 11, 2015) -- In the final stages of recording the follow-up to 2011's Worship Music, Anthrax - Joey Belladonna/vocals, Frank Bello/bass, Charlie Benante/drums, guitarist Jon Donais, and Scott Ian/rhythm guitar - will hit the road beginning August 28 for a 42-city global trek that will see the band playing three major festivals as well as sharing
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Supergroup is such an erroneous term - images of bored playboys pissing on their legacy spring to mind - but the members of WITH THE DEAD have a history of creating criminally good records as long as your arm. They've all served hard time in the subterranean worlds of Doom and the heaviest forms of Metal and have now reconvened
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August 11, 2015 – Los Angeles, CA – New Orleans based rock act Cane Hill has announced they’ll be releasing a new self-titled EP via Rise Records on October 23rd. In anticipation, the band has debuted a video for their new song called “Time Bomb” (feat. Tyler “Scout” Acord from Issues). Fans can watch the video and pre-order the new
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ELECTRA- the Los Angeles, CA based pop-rock band, featuring Electra Barakos- have independently released their first full length album THESE TIMES today, August 11, 2015 on iTunes, Spotify and Soundcloud. The album was produced, mixed and engineered by Mike Plotnikoff (Papa Roach, Kelly Clarkson, Flyleaf, Three Days Grace, Halestorm). The Album includes “I Can’t Breathe,” a song featuring PHIL X
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New Jersey’s progressive metal masters, SYMPHONY X, just released their new masterpiece, Underworld, via Nuclear Blast. This ninth studio album reached great chart results worldwide: Switzerland: #10 Finland: #12 Netherlands: #20 Germany: #23 Sweden: #31 (Hard Rock #2) USA :
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Band performance times have been announced for Cathouse Live At Irvine Meadows presented by SiriusXM Hair Nation, Saturday, August 15 at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in Irvine, CA. Riki Rachtman’s World Famous Cathouse returns to Southern California for one night of debauchery with Cathouse Live At Irvine Meadows, which will feature band performances on two stages, VIP Meet and Greets, a
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LOS ANGELES, CA - Wednesday, August 5, 2015 -- The Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of History has just posted a profile of Slayer and the Origins of Thrash as part of its Places of Musical Innovation exhibit. Check it out here: Slayer - bassist/vocalist Tom Araya, guitarist Kerry King, and drummer Paul Bostaph, along with touring guitarist/Exodus band member Gary
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Check out the new Metal Church album update with drummer Jeff Plate, along with some audio snippets of "Find Your Way" and "Killing Your Time”, both songs will be featured on the upcoming new release. You can watch the Metal Church update here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ofl_R51pSg&feature=youtu.be You can also hear another Metal Church audio snippet "Suffer Fools" with Mike Howe on vox
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Platinum selling metal act DROWNING POOL has announced a worldwide deal with eOne Music and plans to release a new LP next year. "We are truly honored to be part of the eOne family," says the band. "We would like to thank eOne for not only their support, but also for allowing us the autonomy to make the record we
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Listen to Crown of Thornz's first recorded output in 17 years, Nothing But Tragedy, on ScenePointBlank.com. Nothing But Tragedy features two new tracks; "The Kiss Of Death", a somewhat more straightforward representation of the CoT sound that nonetheless moves their thudding, mid-tempo hardcore style forward. The B-side is "No Reason Why" (not to be confused with the Gorilla Biscuits classic);
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TESSERACT DEBUT NEW SINGLE EXCLUSIVELY VIA BILLBOARD.COM “MESSENGER” AVAILABLE TO STREAM NOW & AS INSTANT GRAT TRACK ON DIGITAL PRE-ORDERS POLARIS AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 PRE ORDERS AVAILABLE NOW LISTEN TO "MESSENGER" HERE VIA BILLBOARD.COM Ahead of the release of the brand new studio album Polaris from the U.K.'s premier progressive act TesseracT, the band are giving fans worldwide a chance
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Finnish Metal heroes CHILDREN OF BODOM will release their ninth studio album, I Worship Chaos, worldwide on October 2nd, 2015 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today the band has released the third trailer from the album. In this trailer, the band explains and details the gear used while recording I Worship Chaos. View the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H46FXP7E6gs&list=PLB4brr7vf-P74YXB4yYk5bGksjVZviRQo&index=1 The first trailer from
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As you loaf around in your sweat soaked undies during the hottest summer on record, the final countdown is on for GWAR fans to come cool down in the crystal blue sparkling pools of Hadad's Lake (7900 Osborne Turnpike) at the 6th Annual GWAR B-Q. That's right, Saturday, August 15th, in beautiful Richmond, VA the Bohabs will gather from all
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(New York, NY – August 3rd, 2015) – Stryper are back to reclaim their throne in the hard rock/heavy metal world with the latest song from their upcoming 9th studio album, Fallen. The title track “Fallen” can be heard via YouTube at the following link: https://youtu.be/IBdoO1FUdng. The original lineup comprised of Michael Sweet (vocals/guitars), Oz Fox (guitars), Tim Gaines (bass)
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Salvation Through Redemption Yielding Peace, Encouragement and Righteousness is the acronym that is the Christian metal band Stryper. As heavy metal music has developed since its start in the 1970’s it has continued to progress and has become fragmented into sub-genres such as lite metal, death metal, speed metal, gothic metal, glam or hair metal, metalcore, nu-metal, Christian metal and
Multi-talented musician Jeff Rouse can clearly feel comfortable with any group of musicians, as is evident by looking at his extensive resume. He has played with Alien Crime Syndicate, Vendetta Red, Sirens Sister, Fozzy and of course Duff McKagan’s Loaded. And that’s just scratching the surface. But since the summer of 2013, when The Guessing Game formed, it seems like
Murder FM may seem like they came out of nowhere and immediately started kicking ass. There first show was opening for The Used, the second was at the Whisky, and, the third gig was going on tour with Korn. However, their formation and subsequent success are certainly no accident. Vocalist, guitarist, and programmer Norman Matthew explained that he was in
Some of the greatest bands of all time come out of the UK and while it seems like we are all getting hit with new music from every direction, there’s a new band on the scene who is surpassing the odds and quickly becoming the band to watch out for. Nine Miles South is dominating radio airwaves and their debut
“Do what you do so well that they will want to see it again and bring their friends.” - Walt Disney The term “Musical Prodigy” is the quintessential way to describe 14 year old lead guitarist Nik Kai. Kai first started playing the guitar when he was only eight years old and because of his photographic memory and natural talent,
Frank Palangi has been pounding the pavement since 2006 releasing two EP’s as well as couple of singles. According to Palangi, this is how his musical journey began: “ Well, I was coming out of high school in 2006 so I started doing my own home recordings, buying gear and learning the process. I had made two demo albums and
The Devil Wears Prada has held a prominent position in the metalcore scene for quite some time, but the critically acclaimed Zombie EP is a favorite among fans and arguably the best release in the band’s discography. Therefore, expectations are astronomically (pun intended) high for the new Space EP. As the name suggests, The Space EP obviously deals with space,
The Guessing Game, a group of Seattle’s best musicians including Jeff Rouse of Duff McKagan’s Loaded, has just released their sophomore album, Destroy It All, a follow-up to their debut album Holy Crow. The Guessing Game is certainly hard to put in a “genre box.” They are definitely rock, but beyond that…. it’s hard to describe. That’s not really a
After having received heavily mixed reviews on their fourth studio album, Deathless saw Miss May I once again return to working with acclaimed metalcore producer Joey Sturgis, who worked on Miss May I’s first two records, as well as The Devil Wears Prada’s iconic Zombie EP and Asking Alexandria’s Stand Up and Scream. I.H.E. starts the album off with slow-burning
The simply-titled UP is the third LP from Michigan-based hard rock outfit Pop Evil. The band already has an enviable track record in their short career, with three #1 Rock Radio singles from their previous album, as well as touring with some of the biggest names in the genre (Godsmack, Five Finger Death Punch, Three Days Grace and Theory of
Greg Prato, New York-based journalist has recently released his sixteenth book. We at Screamer have reviewed Prato’s work previously, namely Overlooked/Underappreciated and the Faith No More and Mr. Bungle Companion. This time he tackles a subject that no book previously has taken on in such detail: Survival of the Fittest: Heavy Metal in the 1990’s. This book is presented as
El Paso, Texas band Murder FM formed from the ashes of the band Never Enough, which also featured members who would eventually go on to form 18 Visions. Murder FM has just released Happily Never After on Famous Records Global, a company founded by Evanescence drummer Will Hunt. The band has a sound that could best be described as industrial
Bands are always subject to change as time goes on, but few are as controversial – at least in the metal(core) community – as when a band becomes distinguishably softer. This is the case with Buried In Verona’s newest album Vultures Above, Lions Below (interestingly enough, neither animal is native to the city of Verona). Vultures Above, Lions Below is
If you're addicted to Rock that hits hard, fast and intense, then a shot of Bullet for My Valentine's (BFMV) latest CD release entitled, "Venom" is just what you've been dying for. Venom offers non-stop, musical and lyrical depth with all the gut wrenching, vocal angst that BFMV fans have come to expect, and then some. Venom, (as the name suggests)
Tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 1989. We did, but first we had to survive the heat. Good Lord was it hot! Mother Nature decided to bestow a dubious “gift” upon Cathouse Live in the form of near-record temperatures. A few days earlier or later it would have been pleasantly in the high 70’s/low 80’s, but as it turned out,
On one of the hottest days of the summer in Southern California, Cathouse Live took over the Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in Irvine, CA and made it even hotter. Fans lined up for what was set to be a resurrection of the Famous Cathouse Club originally opened in 1986 loaded with rock n’ roll, girls and all the debauchery of the
The House of Blues on the Sunset Strip has been the stomping ground for the metal community for decades. With the legendary venue facing the worst, being closed down, they needed a metal act to help close the doors. Who else to fill that bill other than one of the big four themselves, thrash metal icons Anthrax. Having been one
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Cathouse Live! Pre-Party at St. Felix in Hollywood, CA 8-13-15
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