Progressive metal or “prog” for the nerds can be a niche an inaccessible genre for the general populace, the “casuals”. Maintaining or increasing accessibility without compromising the technical prowess that the genre demands are a [...]
It’s been said that the unexamined life is not worth living. Others contest that if all we do is examine our lives, then we never really live. Walking a tightrope between both positions, Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge, Slash and the Conspirators) [...]
Amidst the cacophonies generated out of the current state of world affairs, a distant war horn blares off the coast of France, signaling the appearance of a group that is not afraid to return to their pursuit of blasphemy one more time. Seth snatches the [...]
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 [...]
Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge, Slash and the Conspirators, The Mayfield Four) recently caught up with Metal Wani’s Carl Rourke to talk about Kennedy’s upcoming, sophomore solo album, ‘The Ides of March’. The pair talked in [...]
Cannibal Corpse is a name synonymous with death metal. There’s little doubt that the band is one of the most recognized on the planet for the genre, having been around for over three decades. Ahead of the release of their 15th studio album [...]
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 [...]
If there is one thing the pandemic has taught us, it is how to adapt. With close to no possibility of live concerts in the near future, there has been a steady rise in the number of people willing to pay to watch bands perform via live-streamed shows. Of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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