Archive for August 3rd, 2012

Rob Zombie Announces ‘Lords of Salem’ Premiere, Offers Golden Tickets to Fall Tour

Rob Zombie fans across the world have been dying to know when they will be able to see his latest film, ‘Lords of Salem.’ Well, if you’re in attendance at the Toronto International Film Festival, taking place Sept. 3-16, you’ll be one of the first to witness Zombie’s sixth feature film. While the full schedule for the festival won’t be released until Aug. 21, we can tell you that the

Randy Blythe Released From Czech Prison – Rockers React on Twitter

Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe was finally released from a Czech prison on Thursday (Aug. 2) after being incarcerated for more than a month. Blythe was being held on manslaughter charges from a 2010 incident in which a fan died from injuries alleged to have been sustained during a Lamb of God concert. The metal community showed great support for Blythe throughout this ordeal and when news of his release spread, several rock and metal acts, from Slash to Slipknot to Lamb of God themselves, took to Twitter to comment or simply report the news to their fans. See what they had to say regarding Blythe's release below:

Serj Tankian Talks System of a Down’s Return and Summer Tour With Deftones

System of a Down kicked off a brief North American summer tour with Deftones last night (Aug. 2) in Camden, N.J. We recently caught up with System singer Serj Tankian to discuss his new solo album ‘Harakiri,’ but we were also able to squeeze in a few questions about System of a Down. Check out our quick Q&A with Tankian concerning the latest on System of a Down below: What

Korn Bassist Fieldy Expecting Baby, Drops Out of European Tour Dates

Congratulations are in order for Korn bassist Reginald Arvizu — better known to fans as Fieldy — as he and his wife Dena are expecting the birth of their second child this month. According to Korn’s website, “things are happening a little sooner than planned” with the baby, so Fieldy has decided to drop out of some tour dates in Europe. Korn has tapped Mudvayne bassist Ryan Martinie to fill-in

Lamb of God Back on Knotfest Lineup, Plan Headlining Fall Tour

In the wake of his release from prison in Prague, Randy Blythe and Lamb of God have announced that they will be playing Knotfest, the two-date metal and hard rock festival headlined and organized by Slipknot. Playing both dates (Aug. 17 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Aug. 18 in Somerset, Wis.), these will be Lamb of God’s first live performances since Blythe’s imprisonment. Knotfest organizers are understandably excited for the

Extreme Metal Olympics: Group 1, Quarter Finals

Welcome to the Quarter Finals of Loudwire’s Extreme Metal Olympics! We’ve had an insane week so far, with some of the heaviest, most influential and innovative bands within the realm of brutality battling for the gold. Beginning with 32 bands representing their homelands, we’re now down to eight. In Group 1 of the Extreme Metal Olympics, six of the original eight bands have now been eliminated, with only two left

Extreme Metal Olympics: Group 2, Quarter Finals

In Group 2 of the Extreme Metal Olympics, we’ve got a Quarter Finals match pitting Brazil against the good ol’ USA. Two metal pioneers are left to represent their respective countries and become the champions of Group 2. Brazilian thrash titans Sepultura defeated Norwegian black metal heavyweights Immortal. Sepultura now move on to face American death metal giants Cannibal Corpse, who put Italian technical death merchants Fleshgod Apocalypse in their