Snakefarm Records has confirmed Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown as the first act to join the label following a freshly inked worldwide deal. Housed within the global infrastructure of Spinefarm Records (a UMG label), the Snakefarm brand will provide a supportive home for international artists, both established and new, from the increasingly buoyant roots rock world— music... Continue Reading →
Corrosion of Conformity will join Danzig on a short run of live dates next month. The weeklong trek will commence Sept. 7 in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, and include stops in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Montclair, New Jersey; Huntington, New York; Lewiston, Kentucky; Cleveland, Ohio; and Detroit, Michigan. As a precursor to its run with Danzig, COC will play Psycho Las... Continue Reading →
25 years of EDGUY - a silver anniversary that demands celebration! This is why this autumn, Tobias Sammet and his band members will present their greatest hits on the "The Best Of The Best" tour. As a prelude to this, the upcoming double CD/DVD package Monuments will be released on August 25, 2017. Today, the... Continue Reading →
On October 20, GWAR will release a new studio album entitled The Blood of Gods via Metal Blade Records. In support of the new album, your Lords and Masters will leave their arctic slumber and return to the road to cause aural (and anal) devastation across North America. Joining in the chaos will be Ghoul, Doyle... Continue Reading →
Last week saw the announcement of Sons of Apollo, the new band featuring former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force). Their debut album, "Psychotic Symphony," is due for release... Continue Reading →
True avant-garde Norwegians Enslaved have announced the release of their epic new studio album for October 13th, 2017. This 14th full-length masterpiece sets the musical mind-twisters free from genre boundaries and offers a unprecedented mix of prog, extreme metal and shoegaze on 8 tracks with a play time of more than an hour. Elegantly titled... Continue Reading →
Seether has premiered its new music video for "Betray and Degrade," from its seventh full-length album, "Poison the Parish." This is the second music video the band has released from its latest album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp8lDW2LUM0 "Poison the Parish" (Canine Riot/Fantasy), which hit on May 12, 2017, debuted at number one on Billboard's Hard Rock albums chart, number... Continue Reading →
A couple weeks prior to the launch of The Dead Daisies' first North American headlining tour, Live Metal's Greg Maki caught up with bassist Marco Mendoza. In part one of our interview, Mendoza discussed the band's busy summer, the upcoming tour and more. In part two, after more on the tour, the talk turns a... Continue Reading →
I Prevail has announced dates for its fall headline tour "Rage on the Stage." Featuring metalcore scene favorites We Came as Romans, The Word Alive and Escape the Fate providing support for the trek, the North American tour will kick off on Sept. 20 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and conclude Dec. 2 in Des Moines, Iowa. Tickets can... Continue Reading →
