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1349 To Support Marduk On June Tour
Posted on March 13, 2012 | No Comments
Norway’s 1349 have been confirmed as support for Marduk’s North American summer tour, which kicks off June 2 in Baltimore. This marks the band’s first activity on this continent since 2010, when they supported Cannibal Corpse and Triptykon on separate treks. That same year saw...
‘No Sleep Till’ – The Bronx
Posted on March 8, 2012 | No Comments
VICE has just released the second episode of ’No Sleep Till’ - the awesome touring series with The Bronx, Cerebral Ballzy, Trash Talk and SSS. In the second episode VICE hitches a ride with The Bronx (and their alter-egos Mariachi El Bronx) to Gothenburg. A dip in the North...
New Model Army Begin Search For New Bassist
Posted on March 6, 2012 | No Comments
Following the announcement of their Friday night Bohemia stage headline slot at Sonisphere, New Model Army have done something they have never done before; opened up the search for a new band member to the public. Nelson, New Model Army’s bassist of twenty-two years, has...
11 More Names Added To The Sonisphere 2012 Line-up
Posted on March 6, 2012 | No Comments
glassjaw to perform “Worship & Tribute” in full exclusively at Sonisphere! Exactly ten years to the date after its original release, Long Island hardcore innovators glassjaw will perform their landmark “Worship & Tribute” album in its entirety exclusively at Sonisphere. Formed in 1993, glassjaw took...
22 More Bands Added To Download Festival 2012 Line-Up
Posted on February 29, 2012 | No Comments
It seems that the good news just keep rolling in from Download HQ, who are celebrating their 10th year as the Download Festival, with the release of 22 more names for this year’s festival line-up on main man Andy Copping‘s @Maverick_AC twitter account this morning....
Black Breath Announce European Tour Dates
Posted on February 28, 2012 | No Comments
Black Breath has announced a full set of European tour dates in support of “Sentenced To Life,” with main support on the tour coming from Tormented, Victims and Christian Mistress: 29th March – Rotterdam, Baroeg w/ Tormented, Victims 30th March – Antwerp, Trix w/ Tormented,...
Candlelight Records Sign Vision Of Disorder
Posted on February 25, 2012 | No Comments
Candlelight Records is proud to announce the signing of hardcore/metal veterans Vision Of Disorder. “Before the word ‘metalcore’ existed… Vision Of Disorder did. We did what we did because WE loved it, not because we thought others might. 20 years later we’re, once again, at work...
Fear Factory Reveal US Tour Dates
Posted on February 25, 2012 | No Comments
Fear Factory today confirms their first tour dates for 2012. The tour begins in San Antonio, Texas on May 1, the tour’s initial dates include stops in Dallas, Philadelphia, New York City, Baltimore, and Denver among others. Joining Fear Factory for the tour is Boston’s Shadows...
KISS, Queen and Faith No More Confirmed As Sonisphere 2012 UK Headliners
Posted on February 20, 2012 | No Comments
SONISPHERE KNEBWORTH has announced three headliners and the first batch of bands for its 2012 event, with tickets available from www.sonisphere.co.uk from 9am Thursday 23rd February. Shooting rockets. Blood spitting. Face Paint. Shiny Boots and utterly jaw dropping triumphant live shows: SONISPHERE is proud to...
The All-American Rejects Release “Beekeeper’s Daughter” Behind The Scenes Video
Posted on February 19, 2012 | No Comments
The All-American Rejects have premièred a Behind-the-Scenes clip about the making of their latest music video for ‘Beekeeper’s Daughter.’ The video was directed by Issac Rentz (Blink-182, Cage The Elephant, Motion City Soundtrack) and was filmed on the same set as the famed town of...
Denver Thrashers Havok Announce New EP And More Live Dates
Posted on February 18, 2012 | No Comments
Denver thrashers Havok continue their metal assault today confirming May 22 as the North American release date of their new EP titled “The Point Of No Return.” Recorded by the band with final touches coming via James Murphy (Death, Testament), the EP will contain two...
“Apocalyptic Love” Announced As Title Of Slash’s New Album
Posted on February 18, 2012 | No Comments
Slash has revealed the cover artwork and album title for his second studio album “Apocalyptic Love.” The album is due for release in the UK on the 21st May, again the album features Alter Bridge front-man Myles Kennedy on vocal duties and the conspirators and...
Six More Bands Added To Download Festival 2012
Posted on February 16, 2012 | No Comments
Those boys over at Download HQ are certainly not resting on their laurels, with the announcement of six more bands added to the ever growing 2012 line-up. These include Roadrunner stablemates Killswitch Engage, Shinedown and Opeth along with Black Veil Brides, NOFX, and Nightwish. Killswith...
Swiss Metallers Voice Of Ruin Give Away Debut Album For Free!
Posted on February 15, 2012 | No Comments
Megaupload is dead, “illegal” downloading is killing the artists… hum. OK. But not all of them. You want a proof? Voice of Ruin, swiss t(h)rash metalcore band from Nyon & Geneva has put up its self-titled debut album as a free download from here! For the more...
Heavy Metal In Baghdad, A Feature Film Documentary
Posted on February 13, 2012 | No Comments
“Heavy Metal in Baghdad” is a feature film documentary that follows the Iraqi heavy metal band Acrassicauda from the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 to the present day. Playing heavy metal in a Muslim country has always been a difficult (if not impossible) proposition...
Ministry Announce Defibrillatour UK Dates
Posted on February 13, 2012 | No Comments
Legendary industrial metallers Ministry have announced a string of UK dates on the “Defibrillatour”. Al Jourgensen and the boys will hit the UK and Ireland in July with dates in Bristol, Belfast, Dublin, London and Manchester. Full details of Ministry‘s”Defibrillatour” UK Dates: Monday 16th July...
Meat Loaf Announces New Album Signing Session At HMV Oxford Street
Posted on February 12, 2012 | No Comments
Fans of rock legend, Meat Loaf, get the rare chance to ‘greet the Meat’, in person, when he visits HMV’s flagship 150 Oxford Street store in London W1, on Tuesday 28th February 2012 to sign copies of his new album, “Hell In A Handbasket”. Meat...
Win A Custom Van Halen Guitar!
Posted on February 12, 2012 | No Comments
*** CONTEST CLOSED *** To celebrate the release of Van Halen‘s new album “A Different Kind Of Truth” ThisIsNotAScene has teamed up with the legendary rockers to give you the chance to win a Custom Van Halen guitar. ThisIsNotAScene are giving fans the chance to...
Black Breath Debut Track From New Album Via Revolver
Posted on February 12, 2012 | No Comments
Seattle death brigade Black Breath are preparing to unleash their new LP, “Sentenced To Life,” which is set to drop on March 27th via Southern Lord. With 10 tracks in under 33 minutes, “Sentenced To Life” contains the most demoralizing yet energizing d-beat injected death metal...
Meat Loaf To Release “Hell In A Handbasket” February 27th
Posted on February 10, 2012 | No Comments
Music comes no bigger than Meat Loaf. After 40 years and selling over 100 million records, among them one of the biggest albums of all time, Meat Loaf has been a larger than life presence in music with his unique songs and stellar collaborations. “Bat...






