Disturbed has confirmed the rescheduled 2021 dates for its The Sickness 20th Anniversary Tour, co-produced by Frank Productions and Live Nation. The amphitheater tour, with special guest Staind and Bad Wolves, will begin July 7, 2021, at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, and all previously purchased tickets will be honored for their rescheduled dates. The Sickness 20th Anniversary Tour will celebrate the... Continue Reading →
This summer, Disturbed will hit the road in North America for "The Sickness 20th Anniversary Tour," also featuring Staind and Bad Wolves. The tour will celebrate the two-decade anniversary of Disturbed's debut album, "The Sickness," which includes hits "Stupify," "Down with the Sickness" and "Voices." The tour will run from mid-July through mid-September; see the full... Continue Reading →
Currently on the road this July for a mini-series of summer shows and festival dates, Five Finger Death Punch has announced the launch of a U.S. fall arena headlining tour. Co-produced by Live Nation and Frank Productions, the trek will start Nov. 1 with two special kickoff shows in the band’s hometown of Las Vegas... Continue Reading →
Review and photos by Lizzy Davis-----Though Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival technically was a new festival to the scene, having Rock on the Range as a predecessor doesn’t hurt and certainly set the bar high. With clear skies and the sun shining, the largest rock and metal music festival of America set off on... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki ----- Everyone is welcome to have an opinion, but with respect, anyone who still thinks rock is dead wasn’t paying attention throughout the year that’s about to end. In 2018, it was a rare week that didn’t feature at least one or two new releases in hard rock or metal to get... Continue Reading →
Review by Greg Maki ----- If you’ve been anywhere near rock radio so far in 2018, Bad Wolves’ reimagining of the 1994 Cranberries hit “Zombie” has been inescapable—and for good reason. It’s everything a cover should be: true to the spirit of the original yet infused with the current band’s identity and still relevant nearly... Continue Reading →
Without question, the breakout metal band of the first half of 2018 is Bad Wolves, with their cover of the Cranberries’ classic “Zombie” rocketing into the mainstream. Despite outward appearances, the success has not come overnight. All the band members—vocalist Tommy Vext (Divine Heresy, Snot, Westfield Massacre), guitarists Doc Coyle (God Forbid) and Chris Cain... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, June 19, at a sold-out Gramercy Theatre in New York City, Bad Wolves presented a $250,000 check to Dolores O' Riordan's family onstage prior to a performance of "Zombie." O'Riordan's two sons, Donny Jr. and Taylor Burton, alongside their father, Don Burton, were presented with the gift in an emotional moment. The checkalso was accepted on... Continue Reading →
With an anthemic, ‘80s-inspired sound and striking, blue-haired image, Diamante has stormed onto the national music scene in 2018. The 21-year-old Mexican-Italian-American’s debut album, “Coming in Hot” (read Live Metal’s review), was released on June 15 via Better Noise Records/Eleven Seven Music, following her duet with Bad Wolves on the song “Hear Me Now,” the... Continue Reading →
