Archive for August 23rd, 2012

Static X Rip Apart New York City – Concert Review + Photo Gallery

The foundation of New York City’s Gramercy Theater (Aug. 21) shook as Static X rolled into town for their Noise Revolution Tour with support from Davey Suicide and 9 Electric. Wayne Static and the rest of the gang kicked off their set with ‘Wisconsin Death Trip,’ and proceed to play fan favorites such as ‘Love Dump,’ ‘Bled For Days,’ ‘I’m With Stupid’ and of course ‘Push It,’ among numerous other

Misfits To Bring ‘Devil’s Rain’ to Stages on Fall 2012 Tour

Influential horror punk outfit the Misfits have booked a fall 2012 tour that will kick off Oct. 12 in Worcester, Mass., and continue into December. ? The veteran rockers are currently supporting their seventh album, 2011′s ‘The Devil’s Rain,’ which pulled its name from a 1975 horror film. Both ‘Land of the Dead’ and ‘Twilight of the Dead’ were re-recorded from past efforts to be part of the record, with

Killswitch Engage Members Discuss New Song, Jesse Leach’s Return + More

Our coverage of the Heavy MTL Festival is far from finished, as we give you an exclusive interview with Killswitch Engage bassist Mike D’Antonio and drummer Justin Foley. During our chat with the Killswitch Engage duo, we discuss the band’s new track ‘No End in Sight,’ their inclusion on the ‘Trespass America’ tour, vocalist Jesse Leach’s onstage return at the 2012 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival + much more.

Iron Maiden Remain Committed to Ex-Drummer Clive Burr and His Multiple Sclerosis Battle

Iron Maiden have used their platform over the years to fund various charities, and while they prefer to keep their involvement in a number of the causes private, there’s one that they’re very eager to speak of publicly. Bassist Steve Harris tells Samaritan Mag, “One of the things I can talk about because we started it off is our old drummer, Clive [Burr] has MS, so we started the Clive

Smashing Pumpkins To Embark on Fall 2012 Arena Tour

Billy Corgan and the Smashing Pumpkins will be spending most of the fall season out on an arena tour that kicks off Oct. 10 in Seattle. While only the cities on the trek have been announced at this point with the venues and dates to follow in the near future, the Pumpkins will find themselves traveling from coast to coast with stops in several major cities along the way. The

Foo Fighters Performance Registers Noise Complaints in Belfast

There’s no doubt the Foo Fighters rock, and it’s usually pretty hard when they do. But their efforts were not exactly embraced by everyone in the surrounding Belfast area Tuesday night (Aug. 21) as a number of people filed noise complaints during the band’s set on the opening night of Tennant’s Vital festival. The BBC reports that the Belfast City Council received 120 complaint calls, while the local police also

Linkin Park’s Debut Album ‘Hybrid Theory’ Surpasses 10 Million in Sales

Linkin Park have reached a milestone that many bands can only dream about in the current music scene. Billboard reports that the group’s debut disc, ‘Hybrid Theory,’ has reached 10 million in sales. The group’s introductory effort was released in 2000 and sold an additional 3,000 copies this past week to bring its total to just over 10 million in sales. That makes ‘Hybrid Theory’ the 20th album to reach