Heavy Metal News
Nonpoint are hitting the road for a late summer / early fall tour, and have added a number of dates to their itinerary. The initial dates include supporting acts Eye Empire and Surrender The Fall. Later on in the tour, Nonpoint will be playing with Taproot, Bobaflex and others. The band’s latest album, a self-titled effort, will be released in October. ‘Nonpoint’ was produced by Johnny K (Disturbed, Megadeth) with
Despite suffering major injuries in a bus crash in England last week, the members of Baroness seem to be in good spirits. Three of the band members have offered an update from the hospital to thank fans for the overwhelming outpouring of support they’ve received. In a new posting at their website penned from the hospital, they write, “Thank you to all of you who have been sending the tidal wave
Bad news for upcoming Summer Slaughter audiences — progressive metal act Periphery have been forced to drop out of the remaining Summer Slaughter dates due to a “family emergency.” Periphery have been steadily making a bigger name for themselves throughout 2012, with the release of their highly acclaimed sophomore album, ‘Periphery II: This Time It’s Personal’ and their inclusion in some of metal’s biggest worldwide festivals. Periphery have been on
In This Moment have unleashed their fourth studio album ‘Blood’ and despite the lineup changes in the past year, the band seems to be a strong and cohesive unit — and ‘Blood’ is a testament of that strength. The disc kicks off with ‘Rise With Me,’ which is a prelude that has frontwoman Maria Brink crooning “Just say tonight / You’ll die here with me” for about a minute and
Angry Birds is all the rage these days, and now Green Day are getting in on the mayhem. The band is teaming up with Rovio Entertainment, the creator of Angry Birds, to prep a new musical episode for Angry Birds Friends. The installment will offer 10 never-before-seen themed levels, plus new “bad pig” characters that will take the likeness of band members Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool. The
There were a lot of people not exactly happy when it was revealed that the inaugural Mayhem Cruise, which was scheduled for later this year, was canceled, and that goes beyond just those who had made arrangements to attend. Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian says the news was a bit of a surprise to him as well. The musician told interviewer Jason Simms while doing an interview for the Oregonian (via
There’s nothing like seeing a major band on the so-called second stage, so you can bet that fans at Knotfest over the last two nights enjoyed the return of Lamb of God at a fevered pitch. For singer Randy Blythe, these were the first two dates since his imprisonment in a Czech jail, where he had been held for alleged manslaughter relating to a concert death in 2010. While things