Marty Friedman rejoined MEGADETH on stage for the second time in six months on August 4 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. The guitarist performed four songs with his former band: “Trust”, “Tornado Of Souls”, “Symphony Of Destruction” and “Holy Wars… The Punishment Due”.
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ATREYU, influential on the scene since 2002’s “Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses”, are metalcore vets at this point. Earlier this year, the band released a new EP, the four-song “The Hope of a Spark”. Now, they’re back with another four-song EP, this one titled “The Moment You Find Your Flame”.
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In a new interview with Sonic Perspectives collaborator Rodrigo Altaf, VOLBEAT frontman Michael Poulsen spoke about the band’s recent split with longtime guitarist Rob Caggiano. Rob’s replacement for VOLBEAT’s current tour is Flemming C. Lund of the Danish extreme metal outfit THE ARCANE ORDER. Mich…

Having sold out two consecutive, first-time headline tours of Europe earlier this year, DIRTY HONEY, one of rock’s hottest young bands, has announced its biggest North American headline tour to date. In support of the band’s upcoming album, “Can’t Find The Brakes” (due this fall), the tour will kick…

POISON frontman Bret Michaels, hot off last year’s “The Stadium Tour”, the son of a veteran and a lifelong type 1 diabetic, is well-documented for his unbroken upbeat spirit, charitable donations in each city he performs and constantly delivering a positive high-energy show of big hits for the fans….