Watch: GODSMACK Plays Second Concert With Drummer WILL HUNT, Guitarist SAM BAM KOLTUN
GODSMACK played the second show of its 2025 European tour Monday night (March 24) at Hala Laminor in Bucharest, Romania. As was the case with the Sofia, Bulgaria concert two nights earlier, filling in for drummer Shannon Larkin and guitarist Tony Rombola at the gig were Will Hunt (EVANESCENCE) and S…
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PRIMUS Announces ‘Onward & Upward’ Summer 2025 Tour With New Drummer JOHN HOFFMAN
Following their electrifying run on the “Sessanta” tour alongside A PERFECT CIRCLE and PUSCIFER, PRIMUS will return this summer with the “Onward & Upward” tour — an expansive, coast-to-coast trek that marks an exciting new chapter for the band. The tour not only brings the trio’s signature blend…
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Watch: BRENT HINDS Plays First Concert Since Exiting MASTODON
Brent Hinds played his first show since exiting MASTODON on March 21 with his band FIEND WITHOUT A FACE at 529 in Atlanta, Georgia. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below.
FIEND WITHOUT A FACE, which takes its name from a 1958 English B-movie, released its first single, “Black Grass”, way…
EVANESCENCE’s AMY LEE: ‘We Are Working On A Lot Of Songs Right Now For The New Album’
EVANESCENCE will release a new single, “Afterlife”, on Friday, March 28. A lyric video for the track, which will appear in Netflix’s upcoming adult animated urban fantasy action television series “Devil May Cry”, will arrive on Thursday, March 27 at 9 a.m. PT. The lyric video will include “exclusive…
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Ex-KAMELOT Singer ROY KHAN To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of ‘The Black Halo’ Album With Special Concert In Brazil
On July 5, former KAMELOT singer Roy Khan will take the stage at Tokio Marine Hall in São Paulo, Brazil for a one-night-only performance celebrating the 20th anniversary of the band’s “The Black Halo” album.
Originally released in 2005, the LP remains a landmark in metal history, featuring iconic tr…
ARCH ENEMY’s MICHAEL AMOTT Hasn’t Forgotten His Roots: ‘It’s Cool To Reach More People, But I Grew Up In The Underground Metal Scene’
By David E. Gehlke
The clean vocals from Alissa White-Gluz found in the chorus on “Illuminate The Path”, a song from ARCH ENEMY’s new “Blood Dynasty” studio album, would historically generate a rash of message board and social media chatter regarding the band’s supposed tilt toward selling out. But…
Filmmaker KEVIN SMITH To Host Special Screening And Q&A With GWAR
Smodcastle Cinemas, owned by filmmaker and pop culture icon Kevin Smith, will host a special screening of “This Is Gwar” on Saturday, August 30 in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey. This definitive documentary dives into the wild and blood-soaked history of GWAR, the most outrageous band in shock rock,…
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FOREIGNER To Tour Canada Without Vocalist KELLY HANSEN; Singer-Actor GEORDIE BROWN To Step In
Nova Scotian singer-actor Geordie Brown will join multi-platinum rock band FOREIGNER as they embark on a 13-city Canadian tour this coming fall. The trek begins on October 21 in St. John’s, Newfoundland and concludes on November 7 in Kelowna, British Columbia. The tour includes a stop in Brown’s hom…
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ZEBRA Hopes To Release ‘A Few’ New Songs In May
ZEBRA, the legendary power trio consisting of lead guitarist/vocalist Randy Jackson, bassist/keyboardist Felix Hanemann and drummer Guy Gelso, will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year with the release of its long-awaited new studio album. This will be the band’s first release of new material si…
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PANTERA And AMON AMARTH Announce Opening Acts For Summer 2025 U.S. Tour
KING PARROT, SNAFU, SHOCK NARCOTIC and FLESH HOARDER will support PANTERA and AMON AMARTH on select dates on their summer 2025 U.S. amphitheater tour. Produced by Live Nation, the journey will commence on July 15 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania and wind its way through over two dozen cities, coming to…
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