Press Releases
ZAPPA FAMILY TRUST Teams With Rowdy Sprout For A Few Limited-Edition Zappa Items
The ZAPPA FAMILY TRUST has teamed with Rowdy Sprout children’s clothing line for a few limited-edition Zappa items. The initial product launch, pegged to the holiday season, includes a Frank Zappa Raglan Tee and a Frank Zappa Raglan Onesie. With the iconic Frank Zappa image and logo, both are currently available online at Zappa.com in… Read more »
SYMPHONY X Announce 25th Anniversary North American Tour With PRIMAL FEAR And FIREWIND!
New Jersey’s progressive metal masters, SYMPHONY X, are proud to announce their “25th Anniversary North American tour 2020”! The 28 date trek will kick off in Englewood, NJ on May 14th and make stops in Montreal, Cleveland and Austin before concluding on June 17th at The Masquerade in Atlanta. Joining the band as openers are… Read more »
Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor Create Special Film to Send Christmas Message to Fans
Queen icons Brian May and Roger Taylor today posted their personal Christmas messages to fans worldwide with the gift of a new specially created animation film for the band’s “Thank God It’s Christmas” track originally released in November 1984. Brian and Roger’s Christmas messages can be seen at: https://www.instagram.com/brianmayforreal https://www.instagram.com/rogertaylorofficial “Thank God It’s Christmas” was… Read more »
Knotfest At Sea On Sale Now
Friday December 13th 2019 – The inaugural KNOTFEST AT SEA, part of the music and lifestyle phenomenon created by multi-platinum, genre defining metal band, SLIPKNOT, goes on sale to the general public today from KnotfestAtSea.com. Furthering the global expansion of the KNOTFEST experience, the inaugural voyage of the KNOTFEST AT SEA cruise will set sail… Read more »
Stone Sour ‘Hello, You Bastards: Live In Reno’ Out Now
Friday, December 13th, 2019 – Internationally acclaimed, Grammy nominated rock five-piece, STONE SOUR have released their first official live album; ‘Hello, You Bastards: Live In Reno’ out now via Cooking Vinyl. Find the album here. STONE SOUR shared the official live video for ‘Whiplash Pants‘ taken from ‘Hello, You Bastards: Live In Reno’ earlier this… Read more »
METAL ALLEGIANCE Announce New Special Guests, WWE Superstar Erick Rowan as Guest MC And…
On January 16th, METAL ALLEGIANCE will assemble at The House Of Blues Anaheim for their annual winter assault. Today, the band announced WWE Superstar Erick Rowan as the guest MC for the epic night which includes the addition of Dave Lombardo (SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, DAVID CROSS, THE MISFITS, ex-SLAYER), Dave Davidson (REVOCATION), Jeff Loomis & Alissa White Gluz (ARCH ENEMY) and Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein (THE MISFITS). Joining the show as direct support is EXMORTUS with openers WEAPONS OF ANEW and TRAUMA…. Read more »
KISS Legend Tommy Thayer Limited-Edition ‘Epiphone Electric Blue Les Paul Outfit’ Available Worldwide Now
Epiphone, the leader in affordable professional instruments presents the fourth Epiphone signature guitar from KISS legend, Tommy “Spaceman” Thayer. The new, limited-edition Tommy Thayer Electric Blue Les Paul Outfit features a unique Electric Blue finish with mirrored pickguard, Seymour Duncan™ JB Humbuckers, and Grover™ Rotomatic tuners. All previous guitar collaborations with Tommy and Epiphone have… Read more »
Hard Rock Veterans LIFE OF AGONY Begin Tour Next Week Supporting…
Following a killer European tour, hard-rock and crossover metal veterans LIFE OF AGONY have returned to tour North America for a run of shows in December. The group will be joined by fellow New York metal renegades Despyre. The tour kicks off December 11th in New Bedford, MA and wraps on December 21st in Sayreville, NJ. LIFE OF… Read more »
Coheed and Cambria Adds Thrice, Power Trip, Sheer Mag and More to Inaugural SS Neverender Cruise
“Is it the dreams that make us real?” Progressive rock icons Coheed and Cambria continue to create new career benchmarks for themselves. This is showcased in their recent partnership with Sixthman to create an immersive festival at sea that brings their audience closer than ever before in their 19-year history. The band plans to perform… Read more »
PRONG’s “Age of Defiance” EP Out Now on SPV/Steamhammer
American power trio PRONG has released with “Age Of Defiance” a new EP featuring two brand-new studio recordings and three live cuts. The new 5-track EP opens with the title song ‘Age Of Defiance’, which Tommy Victor describes as “pretty unusual for Prong”. “It’s extremely powerful, with a great groove, haunting chorus, everything’s fresh and contemporary.” According to the Prong mastermind, the second… Read more »
Epicenter 2020 Music Lineup Announced: Metallica, Disturbed, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Deftones, Godsmack, Volbeat, Staind, Papa Roach & Many More
The music lineup has been announced for Epicenter 2020, May 1, 2 and 3 at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC. As previously announced, rock icons Metallica will headline Friday, May 1 and Sunday, May 3, performing two different headlining sets. Multi-platinum band Disturbed will headline Saturday, May 2. The diverse… Read more »
Lacuna Coil Announce North American Tour with Apocalyptica
Italian gothic metal superstars Lacuna Coil announce they will be joining Finnish multi-Platinum cello-rock band Apocalyptica on The Cell-0 Tour. The band will be direct support for the spring 2020 North American tour, which starts on May 3rd in Orlando, FL and wraps on May 26th in Boston, MA. Presale tickets are available for purchase… Read more »