Killswitch Engage are undergoing a little bit of a lineup change ahead of their overseas trek, brought on by the fact that drummer Justin Foley injured himself in a bicycle accident.
We already knew that the kings were coming to town, in this case, Avenged Sevenfold on their 'Hail to the King' tour, with Deftones and Ghost B.C. in tow. The band previously shared the cities (of evil) and the dates for the run. Now, they've unveiled the venues and the on-sale dates so you can properly prepare to take in this show when it comes to your area.
Red Line Chemistry are digging a little deeper into their 'Tug of War' album, pulling out 'Sucker Punch' as their latest single. The adrenaline-fueled rocker officially heads to radio next week, coinciding with their summer tour.
Mark Lanegan will kick off a world tour at the Troudabour in Los Angeles Oct. 4 in support of his new covers album, ‘Imitations,’ (due out Sept. 17 on Vagrant Records). The U.S. leg ends Oct. 15 at New York’s Gramercy Theatre, before the Washington native heads over to Vienna to begin his five-week tour of Europe and the U.K.
Proving that there's no such thing as too much metal, the Hartford stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival's main stage continued the musical assault that had started on the side stages earlier in the day.
As the Mayhem Festival pulled into Hartford, one of the top draws of the day was the Jagermeister Stage. This year's lineup saw some old friends return but it also greeted a few newcomers. Metal music has always been about having an eye toward the scene's future and the Jägermeister Stage at the Rockstar Mayhem Festival has always been fertile ground for bands on their way up.
There’s no better place to see the spirit and power of the metal community than at the side stages at the Mayhem Festival, where everyone is there to be part of the experience. The crowd more than showed that spirit while rocking out at the Musicians Institute Stage during the recent Hartford, Ct. tour stop.
Shock rock icon Alice Cooper will be touring this October on his 'Raise the Dead' tour. There is no better time for Coop to take to the road than in the fall and around Halloween, since his visuals compliment and are inspired by the darkest of seasons.
DevilDriver are getting things in order for their 'Winter Kills' album and that includes booking a fall tour. The band will hook up with fellow metallers Trivium, along with After the Burial and Sylosis for what is bound to be one of the top metal tours of the fall.
Notorious fuzzed out garage rockers Monster Magnet have revealed that they will release the new album 'Last Patrol' on Oct. 15 via Napalm Records. Even better, the band will embark on a fall tour in support of the release, so there is lots of activity in the Monster Magnet camp this autumn.