Heavy Metal News
Here’s a look at the top stories of the day on Loudwire and around the Web: Soundgarden set an official release date for their highly anticipated new album. Find out the details here: [Loudwire] In an update to the horrific Baroness bus crash story, it has been revealed that three of the band members suffered very serious injuries. Read more: [Loudwire] Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee has been accused of
It’s been a long time coming, but Soundgarden fans finally have a date they can point to for a new record: The group’s as-yet-untitled reunion album is due for release on November 13. The news comes courtesy of the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine, which lists the release date along with a few quotes from guitarist Kim Thayil, who shared a few details regarding the band’s first collection of
Rev your engines – the 2012 Honda Civic Tour is now under way. You’d think the powers that be had something to prove this year offering up the one-two punch of co-headliners Incubus and Linkin Park. Both bands are headlining acts in their own right, and their combined forces makes up one of the most potent rock tours of the summer. Rolling into Mansfield, Mass., on Aug. 14, the tour
Project 86 have wrapped up their eighth studio album, ‘Wait for the Siren,’ and Loudwire has the exclusive album stream for you prior to its Aug. 21 release. Having gone through over a decade on both major and minor labels, the band went a different route this time around, relying on a fan-backed Kickstarter campaign that raised several thousand dollars to fund their latest release. Singer Andrew Schwab says, “For
Lamb of God guitarist Willie Adler’s heavy metal heart goes out to the guys of Baroness, who were involved in a horrific road accident on Wednesday (Aug. 15) in England. Baroness were heading to Southampton, England, following a gig in Bristol the night before, when the incident took place. Adler is no stranger to rough situations in foreign countries. After all, Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe was recently arrested
? Tommy Lee is no stranger to the legal system, having several run-ins with the law over the years. Now, according to TMZ, an engineer claims he had the idea for the Motley Crue drummer’s circle-shaped roller-coaster drum solo back in 1991. Scott King wrote a legal letter to Motley Crue’s lawyers recently, claiming he pitched the idea to Lee over 20 years ago and was turned down. King says the idea
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