Archive for July, 2012

Extreme Metal Olympics: Group 4, Round Two

Here’s Group 4 of the Extreme Metal Olympics, and four bands have managed to make it to Round Two of our feature. Keep voting for your favorite bands who continue to compete in the Extreme Metal Olympics. Swedish progressive legends Opeth defeated the Belgian death metal band Aborted, moving on to compete against Japanese eclectic metal act Dir En Grey. In an incredibly close battle, Dir En Grey just managed

Machine Head, ‘Darkness Within’ – Exclusive Video Premiere

Machine Head have unleashed a video for their latest single ‘Darkness Within’ off of their seventh studio album ‘Unto the Locust,’ and we here at Loudwire are thrilled to bring you the exclusive premiere of the clip. ‘Darkness Within’ knows how to invoke different levels of emotion as it takes your ears on a rollercoaster ride by playing with pace and the video does exactly the same with its visually

Testament Celebrate Native American Heritage in ‘Native Blood’ Video

Testament, ‘Native Blood’

Tomahawk Announce Tour Dates in Support of Upcoming Disc ‘Oddfellows’

If you’ve ever wanted a heavier version of the Beach Boys, well, here’s your chance. Tomahawk, the group made up of Mike Patton (Mondo Cane, Faith No More), Duane Dennison (The Jesus Lizard, Unsemble), Trevor Dunn (Fantomas, Melvins Lite) and John Stanier (Battles, Helmet) are back with a new disc on the horizon and a handful of tour dates on tap. It’s been a few years since Tomahawk recorded new

Killing Joke Singer Goes Missing After Bashing Tourmates the Cult in Facebook Post

Killing Joke frontman Jaz Coleman has apparently cut off contact between himself and the rest of his band after writing a bizarre Facebook post on Killing Joke’s official page. Seemingly out of nowhere, Coleman reportedly trashed upcoming tourmates, the Cult and the Mission, while announcing a sudden cancellation of their shows together. Additionally, the rest of Killing Joke have declared Jaz Coleman as ‘missing.’ Killing Joke were set to begin a

Lawyer: Anthrax Drummer Charlie Benante Assaulted by Wife

As reported over the weekend, Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante and his wife were arrested on Friday (July 27) in Elkhart, Ind., due to an altercation in front of their daughter. At the time it went public, local station WSBT reported that the two had been arrested and picked up at the Hilton Garden Inn in Elkhart. They also allegedly spent the night in the Elkhart County Jail. After being detained

Daily Reload: Shinedown, Anthrax + More

On today’s Daily Reload, Shinedown just keep churning out the hits. In fact, ‘Unity’ marks the band’s 16th No. 1 single on the Active Rock charts. Also, Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante’s lawyer has a statement on the altercation between the musician and his wife over the weekend, in which he claims that the drummer was assaulted. Also today, we’ve got some great music videos to check out. Godsmack take you