Industrial/alternative metal band Static-X are to play a few live dates in the US next month. The band went on hiatus in 2009, allowing frontman Wayne Static to focus on his Pighammer project. Although bandname was recently revived by Static, none of the other classic band members will be joining him on this first live [...]
The Mothership is a four-piece alternative rock/grunge band from Seattle. In March 2011, they released a debut three song EP. That gave a reasonable taster of The Mothership’s sound, but this full length released just six months later, allows the band a longer – if not always broader – canvas on which to show off [...]
It has been reported that Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe has been arrested by authorities in the Czech Republic on a charge of manslaughter. Two years ago at a show in Prague, a fan is said to have jumped on stage and subsequently been involved in an altercation with Blythe. The fan later died [...]
Following the release of ‘Apocalyptic Love’, Slash has announced a full headlining tour of the US with his band Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators. The dates begin in September and run through the whole of the Autumn, as follows: Jul. 12 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater Jul. 13 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre [...]
During the weekend of June 23rd/24th 2012, Metallica headlined their own festival, ’Orion: Music + More’. In keeping with all of their other festival appearances throughout the year, the second night of the festival featured the metal titans performing the whole of their 1991 self-titled release. The first night, however, featured something rather more special. [...]
By blending the best elements of Bullet For My Valentine, All That Remains and Shadows Fall with the kind of very commercial choruses championed by Killswitch Engage, this Florida metalcore/post-hardcore based band may not sound wholly original, but there’s no escaping that, in places, A Vital Message manage to push all the right buttons on [...]
UK proggers The Pineapple Thief are giving away free music! Ahead of the release of their next album, you can download a new track in exchange for an email address. ‘Last Man Standing’ is taken from their 2012 release ‘All The Wars’ which won’t be released until September 3rd. Initial copies of ‘All The Wars’ [...]
Symphonic metal outfit Kamelot have officially announced the appointment of a new vocalist. Joining the band as frontman is Tommy Karevik, previously of AOR band Seventh Wonder. Karevik replaces previous vocalist Roy Khan, who left Kamelot in 2011 for “personal reasons”. Although he’s taken on duties as Kamelot’s vocalist, Karevik says he has no plans [...]
Swedish vocalist Tony Niva’s career got off to a slow start. His first band Zanity recorded a demo which ultimately gathered no interest. The following year, he collaborated with cult glam metal band Swedish Erotica [a wholly second division band whose 1989 debut contained one bright spark in the rather silly ‘Welcome To Rock ‘n’ [...]
Australian trio (the) Dirty Three have announced a run of UK dates scheduled for November 2012. The band – featuring ex-Grinderman and sometime Bad Seeds member Warren Ellis – released their eighth album, ‘Toward The Low Sun’ in February. The short run of dates finishes with an appearance at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Dirty Three [...]
