JUDAS PRIEST has announced the rescheduled dates for their “50 Heavy Metal Years” European tour. The trek, which was originally set to take place this spring and summer, has been postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the globe. PRIEST singer Rob Halford recently said the tour celebrating the band’s 50th...
VOLBEAT Release Animated Video For ‘Leviathan’
VOLBEAT have released a new animated video for “Leviathan”, the latest single off the band’s seventh studio album, “Rewind, Replay, Rebound”. “Leviathan” was directed and animated by Steven Mertens and is based on a painting by Karsten Sand that originally appeared in the album artwork for “Rewind, Replay, Rebound”. In “Leviathan”, frontman Michael Poulsen says...
SLIPKNOT Have Now Officially Cancelled All 2020 Tour Dates
In no real surprise, SLIPKNOT has canceled all of their previously announced summer 2020 tour dates, including the “Knotfest Roadshow”, Knotfest UK and Knotfest At Sea, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier today, SLIPKNOT released the following statement: “Unfortunately SLIPKNOT’s summer 2020 touring, including the North American Knotfest Roadshow, Knotfest UK and Knotfest At Sea,...
JINJER Release ‘Noah’ Video
JINJER have released a new music video for the hard-hitting epos “Noah”, off their latest LP, “Macro”. In a vortex of clean vocals, vibrant growls and blazing drums JINJER bends the progressive metal horizon. Accompanying an artful audiovisual featuring stormy, tumultuous and disturbing yet comforting imagery, JINJER draws the viewer into a parallel universe. Commented...
GHOST Frontman TOBIAS FORGE Suing “Ghost” Vodka Company
GHOST frontman Tobias Forge has taken legal action against the makers of a hand-crafted British ultra-premium vodka called ‘Ghost’. The vodka brand, which was launched in June 2015, first revealed the existence of a conflict via a Facebook post on Saturday (May 9). The post consisted of a manipulated photo of the Swedish band at the 2016 Grammy...
Watch METALLICA Play Entire ‘Black’ Album Live From 20th Anniversary Show
METALLICA continues their “#MetallicaMondays” concert series with the a live show from June 10, 2012 at Pannonia Fields II in Nickelsdorf, Austria where the band celebrated the 20th anniversary of METALLICA’s self-titled 1991 album (also known as “the Black Album”). Featured songs: 06:40 Lars Ulrich Intro 12:09 Hit The Lights 15:57 Master Of Puppets 23:52...
Check Out Ex-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Drummer JEREMY SPENCER’s New Band PSYCHOSEXUAL
Former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH drummer Jeremy Spencer played live for the first time on May 9 at Copa Room in Las Vegas, Nevada with his new band PSYCHOSEXUAL. Joining Spencer’s alter-ego, Devil Daddy, in the group are guitarist Crucifier, bassist Astaroth and drummer Volac. PSYCHOSEXUAL plays a unique brand of gothic metal and industrial-edge...
New TRAPT Album ‘Shadow Work’ Dropping In June
TRAPT will release their new album, “Shadow Work”, on June 19 via The Label Group/INgrooves. The band will drop two new singles, “Make It Out Alive” and “Tell Me How You Really Feel”, on May 15 and a third single, “Far Enough Away”, on May 22. The first three singles will be instant-gratification tracks, along...
AS I LAY DYING Announce 2021 Tour Dates And Release ‘Torn Between’ Music Video
The official music video for the song “Torn Between” from California’s AS I LAY DYING can be seen below. The track is taken from the band’s seventh full-length album, “Shaped By Fire”, which was released last September via Nuclear Blast. Last week, the band announced that its May/June 2020 “Burn To Emerge” U.S. tour would...
Mayhem Festival Postpones Return Until 2021
The return of the Mayhem Festival has now been pushed to 2021. On Sunday, the festival’s official Instagram was updated with the following message: “as we’re sure you’ve guessed.. due to the pandemic we have to sit this summer out, but 2021 we plan on being back in full swing” The festival originally teased its...