Tours

There's never a dull moment in the rhythmic life of former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy. The skinsman left one of his post-DT bands -- Adrenaline Mob -- to focus on other projects, namely the Winery Dogs, featuring Billy Sheehan and Richie Kotzen...

Summer is coming, which means massive amounts of outdoor concert festivals, and one of the biggest is the annual Vans Warped Tour. There's no doubt that Warped Tour can be one helluva great time, but if you're not prepared there's always the risk that things can go south...

Get ready, Between the Buried and Me fans! The band has heard the requests and they're ready to honor them by performing both parts of 'The Parallax' in its entirety, which should be one hell of a show. As if that wasn't enough, they've invited the Faceless, the Contortionist and the Safety Fire to support them on their fall run...

Chimaira, Facebook Chimaira's next album 'Crown of Phantoms' will be released on July 30, and the group are going on tour that month in support of the disc. Joining them on their North American trek are The Browning, Dark Sermon and Threat Signal...

Both bands will appear on the entire tour. According to the Mayhem Festival website, Attika 7 will play the Jagermeister Mobile Stage alongside Machine Head, Job for a Cowboy, Butcher Babies, Battlecross and Huntress. Scorpion Child, meanwhile, will headline the Sumerian Stage, which also features City by the Sea as well as a still-to-be-determined act and the 'Headbang for the Highway' competitio

"After our highly successful U.S. tour last summer on UPROAR, we've been chomping at the bit for the right opportunity to return to North America ... and now it has arrived!" Jericho declared. "To tour with the legendary Saxon is a metal dream come true and the perfect way to satisfy all of our amazing fans in the U...

It'll be Antarctica vs. Connecticut this September when those intergalactic mutants in Gwar hit the road to co-headline a short, concise tour with the hardcore scene's most notorious mosh maniacs Hatebreed. It's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it run, but it'll be a hoot for those who get to experience it...

Three Days Grace endured a bit of turmoil and internal drama this year, with frontman Adam Gontier exiting in January and some very frank commentary between he and the remaining band members being exchanged publicly. In the end, Gontier explained he was quitting of his own accord because he simply wanted to do something else and his former band moved on, pulling in My Darkest Days' Matt Walst to h

Facebook: Halestorm Halestorm won't have time to breathe for the rest of the summer, as the rockers have extended their touring through late September. The band, fronted by energetic vocalist and guitarist Lzzy Hale, are continuing their forward momentum after winning the Grammy for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance earlier this year...

Sick Puppies are continuing to lay out the promotion for their upcoming 'Connect' studio album, now revealing dates for their North American summer trek. The band has a few scattered shows in June and July, but they really hit their stride during an East Coast run in August...