Stone Temple Pilots fans in Abbotsford, British Columbia, last night (Sept. 17) had to exercise an extreme amount of patience in order to see the band play live as the rockers finally took to the stage two hours after the opening band without any explanation to ticket-holders regarding their tardiness. According to fan reports, the opening act went on promptly at 8:30 and then concertgoers were left in suspense for
Strap yourselves in and get ready for October, because it’s absolutely insane how many highly anticipated albums are set to be released. October will see releases from Papa Roach, Three Days Grace, Converge, Pig Destroyer, Cradle of Filth, Between the Buried and Me + many more. When it comes to crafting albums filled with technical and compositional brilliance, few bands come close to Between the Buried and Me. The band
The best Soundgarden songs are culled from the band's lengthy and rich history, as they formed all the way back in 1984 and achieved an incredible measure of commercial success during the grunge heyday in the 1990s. The combination of gnarly riffage, pulsating rhythmic dexterity and Chris Cornell's soaring, soulful vocals set them apart from the hard rock pack and elevated them above “just another band capitalizing on the grunge thing” status. They eventually split, but found their way back together, but even if they didn't, we'd still have an extensive catalog to enjoy. The 10 Best Soundgarden songs are hard to choose for several reasons, but mostly because they have assembled an expansive catalog that transcends the “grunge” tag, since they existed as an entity years before “grunge” was a category and term. They also honed their sound, which allowed them continued success as grunge and all its offshoot bands began to wane in popularity. Check out our list of the 10 Best Soundgarden Songs below:
Mark Tremonti will be playing Chicago this weekend, just not in the venue initially planned. The Alter Bridge and Creed guitarist has ceded his solo band’s show at the House of Blues for the Bottom Lounge after receiving a request from Prince to move the performance. The show was originally supposed to take place at the House of Blues at 7:30PM Sunday (Sept. 23) night, but the legendary “purple one”
As promised, Green Day are sharing their ‘¡Uno!’ album ahead of its release via the band’s new deal with Nokia Music / AT&T. Fans can listen to the disc in full at the group’s Facebook page under the ‘Hear ¡Uno! Now’ tab. Thanks to a number of club dates over the past few months, fans are already familiar with a number of tracks from the first album in the band’s
If the world does indeed end in December 2012, Shadows Fall plan on going out in style. They will launch the ‘Party to the Apocalypse Tour’ on Oct. 12 in Worcester, Mass., with supporting bands God Forbid, Thy Will Be Done and Trumpet The Harlot. It will be the first headlining tour for Shadows Fall in support of their latest album ‘Fire From The Sky,’ which was released earlier this
The most brutal cartoon characters in the history of animation have scooped up their first ever Death Match victory. Having defeated The Faceless, ‘Metalocalypse’ heroes Dethklok now look to run through another opponent to carve a blood-splattered trail into the Death Match Hall of Fame. Their next opponents may be humanoids, but they’ve released one of 2012′s best metal albums and are hungry for a Death Match win. Gojira have