When you talk about established extreme Death Metal acts, there are fewer more renowned than Cannibal Corpse. The American quartet have been a mainstay in the genre, and have created a legacy that is unparalleled. While controversy has never been too far [...]
Gojira have for a while now been at the forefront of the more extreme end of technical and progressive metal. They remain one of France’s best non-culinary exports, so like many fans, I was excited to learn that their new album [...]
If we’re all going to hell in a handbasket, we might as well dance on the way there. A sardonic sentiment that captures not only a great deal of what the world is feeling at this tumultuous time but also the spirit of the upcoming new album from The [...]
When the news broke in 2019 that Children Of Bodom had decided to call it a day, it had many fans left wondering if this was truly the end. And while the members of the band went their separate ways, enigmatic frontman Alexi Laiho was never going to go [...]
Let’s get down to brass tax. I love every Dokken record up to and including ‘The Beast from the East,’ and George Lynch is arguably my favorite metal guitarist. I have zero interest in a Lynch-less Dokken, knowing full well that I am [...]
Like a crisp breath of fresh air, Evanescence burst onto the scene in 2003, surprising the goth metal community and the wider metal community alike. Initially mistaken by some for a pop project with real artistic ambition, their explosive debut album, [...]
From the wild west to the future. Orden Ogan’s themes’ reach is just as vast as their ability to play awesome power metal. With more than 25 years of activity, Sebastian “Seeb” Levermann and crew are growing more and more with each [...]
One of the major casualties of this pandemic has been the live music industry. It has financially devastated not only the artists, but the roadies, sound and lighting crews, and companies that function to provide transportation, and itineraries for [...]
Jordan Rudess, the keyboard player for prog-legends Dream Theater, sat down with Metal Wani’s Carl Rourke to discuss reforming Liquid Tension Experiment and releasing the band’s first album in twenty-two years. The pair also talked [...]
Dead Label drummer Claire Percival recently sat down with Metal Wani’s Carl Rourke for an in-depth conversation across a wide variety of topics. The two discussed how Dead Label have used the time not being able to tour for over a year, the [...]
Simone Simons, the vocalist for symphonic metal titans, Epica, recently sat down with Metal Wani’s Carl O’Rourke to discuss the band’s newly released and highly acclaimed album ‘Omega’. Simone also spoke in-depth about [...]
On October 23, we get an early Halloween treat with the release of Order Of Magnitude: Empath Live Volume 1 from Devin Townsend via InsideOut Music. Fans will have a variety of formats to choose from including 2CD/DVD Digipak, 3LP/2CD box-set, and [...]
Just when the world needs a lift the most, Armored Saint is here to deliver us with their new album Punching The Sky which comes out on October 23 via Metal Blade. Bassist and songwriter Joey Vera was kind enough to share a few minutes with us. We [...]
With many artists postponing new album releases due to Covid-19, with even more of them unable to tour and promote their new efforts, John Petrucci took a slightly different approach. ‘Terminal Velocity’ marks the first solo album from [...]
We are almost at the end of the first quarter of 2021 and the live music industry hasn’t recovered from the hard blow dealt by the pandemic in 2020. THE OCEAN COLLECTIVE, a music collective based in Berlin, Germany, had originally planned two [...]
Lacuna Coil took a devastating blow with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. The outfit, which was in the early stages of promotion for their new album, found themselves dead center in the outbreak in early March. Adapting to the situation, as many [...]
The live music industry was hit hard by the pandemic, with tours having to be postponed or canceled. In this difficult time, artists have been navigating through the situation by live streaming shows wherein the audience can watch the show online from the [...]
They say hindsight is 20/20, a number of ominously relevant given events this year. If you were a frequent attendee of live shows, you’ll remember the rush of excitement when the doors open, charging the merch-stand before cementing your place in [...]
The largest music festival in California came to the city of Sacramento and 97,500 Hard Rock and Metal music fans from all over the country poured into Discovery Park October 11-13 to attend the 8th annual Aftershock Festival. And it just happened [...]
The largest music festival in California came to the city of Sacramento and 97,500 Hard Rock and Metal music fans from all over the country poured into Discovery Park October 11-13 to attend the 8th annual Aftershock Festival. And it just happened [...]
The largest music festival in California came to the city of Sacramento and 97,500 Hard Rock and Metal music fans from all over the country poured into Discovery Park October 11-13 to attend the 8th annual Aftershock Festival. And it just happened [...]
The 2019 edition of Stonedeaf Festival in Newark, UK, featured some amazing performances by Glenn Hughes, Inglorious, Wayward Sons and others! Here are some of the best moments from the day:
Download Festival, the world’s premier rock event, has announced IRON MAIDEN, KISS and SYSTEM OF A DOWN as its 2020 headliners. They also added Deftones, Korn, The Offspring, Disturbed and [...]
With just two months to go until the return of Aftershock at Sacramento’s Discovery Park, festival producers Danny Wimmer Presents have announced additional onsite entertainment and unique food offerings for the [...]
Two-time Grammy-nominated and millions-selling progressive music titans Dream Theater are currently in the middle of a successful European tour. With three weeks left on that run, the band is turning its attention back to North America with the [...]
Metalhead Meeting: Slayer will be playing their last show from the career in Bucharest-Romania on July 10th at Arenele Romane. It’s an interesting event as they are also celebrating 15 years of Metalhead Romania. Slayer has [...]