Metallica really do have good taste when it comes to metal, having invited Machine Head, Lamb of God, Mastodon and now High on Fire to tour with them. The dirty-metal power trio High on Fire have been hand-selected by,
Hatebreed won't skip a beat this summer. On Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival off dates -- that's industry-speak for days when the band doesn't have a Mayhem Fest tour date -- the band will play shows and fill in the gaps with Lamb of God and 3 Inches of Blood. There's no rest for the metal wicked this summer, as the 'Breed will be headlining the second stage of the
Congrats to High on Fire, whose 'Snakes for the Divine' sold nearly 10,000 copies its first week on shelves. That's nearly double what their last album sold in its first week, and this is their fifth studio album. It's incredible
Demon Hunter have released their fifth album, 'The World Is a Thorn.' While the band waves the flag of their Christian metal status proudly, the music has more in common with secular bands like Sepultura and Machine Head. In fact, vocalist Ryan Clark admits the band didn't change the template; instead, they upped the ante.
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Demon Hunter vocalist Ryan Clark and his brother, guitarist Don, have been playing in bands together for years. They also work together as graphic designers with their own firm, so Ryan is not fretting over his brother's recent departure from their almost-decade-old band.
"It just happened, and we moved forward. It wasn't a weird decision," Cla
Whip shopping with Lamb of God's Randy Blythe? Haunted houses with Dani Filth? It's all in a day's work for New York City-based voice teacher Melissa Cross, who is known for her work with some of the biggest names in metal! Visit www.melissacross.com and see her list of clients, a 'who's who' of metal superstars, ra
Last week was the music business convention NAMM, where musicians and instrument companies descend upon Orange County, Calif. The Letter Black, who will release 'Hanging by a Thread' on March 30, joined an all-star cast of rockers, including members of Papa Roach, P.O.D. and Atreyu, at the One Love for Chi benefit show for ailing Deftones bassist Chi Cheng, who is
Orange County, Calif. stompers Throwdown contributed their rendition of the chunky anthem 'Becoming' to the Dimebag Darrell/Pantera tribute record cobbled together by Metal Hammer, the legendary U.K. metal rag. The mag is releasing a compilation of 13 Pantera covers in conjunction with their 200th
Later this month, Metal Hammer will be releasing a very special compilation that pays homage to the late and legendary Dimebag Darrell. One of the founding members of Pantera, his death in 2004 is considered a major tragedy in the metal world, much like his life's work is a major influence on metal's evolution over the last 20 years.
Machine Head were torn on which song they want