Heavy horror punk icon Wednesday 13 has signed a worldwide contract with Napalm Records and announced a 2022 U.S. headline tour. “We are excited to announce that we have signed with Napalm Records for the release of our next album, the ninth installment of the Wednesday 13 catalogue, due out in 2022," Wednesday 13 said. "The new... Continue Reading →
Progressive metal band Dream Theater, which released its 15th studio album, "A View from the Top of the World" (read Live Metal's review), in October, has announced the rescheduled dates for its "Top of the World Tour." The dates now will kick off on Feb. 2, 2022, in Mesa, Arizona, and run seven weeks before... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Rockville’s milestone 10th edition brought in the festival’s biggest crowd yet, with 161,000 people coming to Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, for the four-day music event, held Nov. 11 to 14, 2021. The record attendance officially makes Welcome to Rockville America’s biggest rock festival. In addition, a worldwide at-home audience of 1.2 million unique viewers enjoyed the livestream with... Continue Reading →
Toronto-based rock band Brkn Love has released the new single "Dead Weight." The track arrives with an accompanying music video directed by Bad Beard and Justyn Moro. Watch it below. Songwriter and frontman Justin Benlolo said: "We all had a moment in the last few years where we felt useless. There was nowhere to go and nothing to do. I had... Continue Reading →
Bad Omens will release its third album, "The Death of Peace of Mind," on Feb. 25, 2022, via Sumerian Records. The band also has dropped a music video for the album's title track. Watch the video below, and pre-order the album here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouW_RCAI0sg Catch Bad Omens live in support of Ice Nine Kills on its "Hip to Be... Continue Reading →
After playing 100 shows in 2021, Buckcherry will kick off 2022 with a co-headlining run with country rap rock band The Lacs. The 15-date tour will start Jan. 7 in Kyle, Texas. Buckcherry will perform an additional eight shows headlining. Core will support on all shows. Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, Nov. 12, and VIP packages can... Continue Reading →
U.K. grindcore pioneers Napalm Death have released a new music video for “Contagion” off the album "Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism." Check out the music video, directed by Marc Nickel and Ljuba Generalova, below. Napalm Death frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway said: “Although we can only hope to provide a snapshot in four-minutes, what we wanted to try to illustrate with the ‘Contagion’... Continue Reading →
Cattle Decapitation will hit the road in early 2022 on its "Death ... at Last" tour, also featuring The Last Ten Second of Life, Creeping Death and Extinction A.D. Cattle Decapitation frontman Travis Ryan said: "We are ecstatic to be able to finally announce a U.S. tour after almost two years of inactivity in the... Continue Reading →
Clutch will present the fourth installment of its livestream series, "Live from the Doom Saloon," at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. today. Live from the band's rehearsal space in Maryland, the show will feature a special set list of old songs, deep cuts, some classics and something new. Ticket-holders will be able... Continue Reading →
Killswitch Engage has announced its rescheduled headline tour, with August Burns Red and Light the Torch (featuring former KsE frontman Howard Jones), for winter 2022. KsE will bring the "Atonement Tour" back on the road to clubs and theaters across the United States and into Canada. The trek will kick off Jan. 28 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and run through March 12 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.All... Continue Reading →
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