If there is one thing the current Rock and Metal landscape is overpopulated with, its so called “Supergroups”. They usually come in different varieties; There are the burn-out bands who blaze brightly for a very short period before turning to ashes [...]

Fozzy!  Originally known as Fozzy Osbourne, Fozzy started out as strictly a cover band and continued on that route even after picking up frontman Chris Jericho of WWE fame.  After releasing two albums of mostly covers, Fozzy finally gave up their [...]

There are artists who choose to make music because it’s their calling. It comes from their core and they have the burning desire to create something that will ignite our imagination, confront our fears and make us dream of sonic landscapes that only exist [...]

Since their inception in 2003, Pennsylvania metalcore band, August Burns Red, has been paving the way for younger bands in their genre. Their debut album, ‘Thrill Seeker’, indicated that they were really onto something but, being a newer band, [...]

Ufomammut’s charm has always been their psychedelic palette accentuating the stiffness of stoner doom in general, making them stand out amongst all the sleep-inducing (no pun intended) bands in the genre. The beauty of ‘Eve’ was hypnotizing the listener [...]

Every now and then, an old-school style band gets their moment in the sun. The revival of the nostalgic sounds in every genre is being more and more revisited, especially in the thrash and heavy metal areas (this last one commonly known as NWOTHM). Before [...]

Newly signed to Century Media Records, European grindcore quartet Implore are set to release their second full-length, and major label debut, ‘Subjugate‘ on the 22nd of September. With members spanning across Europe, from Barcelona to Berlin, [...]

‘Rough Times’ finds Kadavar once again plowing into the fuzz filled musical earth that bands such as Hawkwind, Captain Beyond, and Blue Cheer have sown. The endless palate of thunderous riffs and hook laden grooves are put to expert usage by Kadavar. They [...]

On September 10th, 2017, the Metal Alliance tour took over The Crofoot in Pontiac, Michigan for a night of heavy metal provided by several bands featuring Invidia, Black Fast, Havok, Crowbar and Overkill. My day job kept me from getting there in time to [...]

The third and the last day of Summer Breeze Open Air 2017 was in my opinion, filled with acts from all different genres. And all of these were big bands in today’s contemporary metal scene. The last day for me started out with watching Spanish Thrasher’s [...]

While on the road supporting their latest record, ‘Trust No One’, the mighty Devildriver steamrolled their way through Louisville, KY on a warm September Thursday night, bringing their Fall headlining roster along with them. What separates [...]

Sunday night shows are always a hit or a miss in Brisbane and they either go incredibly well or have nobody show up.  Thankfully though the return of German Thrash masters Kreator, and Polish Death metallers Vader to Brisbane brought the crowd out in [...]

  American rock giants AFI recently brought their massive Australia tour showcasing songs from across their incredible catalogue to Eatons Hill in Brisbane! They were supported by UK based Basement and local heroes Introvert. Here are some of the [...]

  On September 10th, 2017, the Metal Alliance tour took over The Crofoot in Pontiac, Michigan for a night of heavy metal provided by several bands featuring Invidia, Black Fast, Havok, Crowbar and Overkill. Here are some of the badass moments of the [...]

  British crusty death/doom act Vallenfyre recently brought their massive UK tour to Boston Music Room in London! Here are some of the best moments from the evening:

  Polish death metal legends Vader and German Thrash giants Kreator recently brought their massive Australia tour to 170 Russell in Melbourne! Here are some of the best moments from the evening:

  Performance times have been announced for the 35-plus bands playing the fourth annual Louder Than Life, Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1 at Champions Park in Louisville, KY. Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne – recently reunited with [...]

  More than 75.000 metal heads from all over the world are coming to the Holy Wacken Land next week again! But the Wacken family is much bigger than the amount of tickets: “Our facebook page just reached one million fans – and our YouTube and [...]

  As is known, when a Rockharz ends, a new Rockharz isn’t far.. Therefore, there are first news to be published: The festival will celebrate its 25th birthday next year! For this celebration the organizers have already announced some first [...]

  70000TONS OF METAL, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, has announced ticket sales dates for Survivors and the first 16 of 60 bands to perform on board. The much-anticipated 8th edition sails from Miami / Fort Lauderdale, FL to [...]