Heavy Metal News
As pirates and swashbucklers around the country descend on Tybee Island in Georgia on Oct. 4-7 for the annual Tybee Island Pirate Festival, they’ll have some rockin’ entertainment to close out Saturday night. Motley Crue singer Vince Neil will headline the entertainment portion of the event on Oct. 6. The festival, now in its eighth year, promises a true pirate experience from a pirate village to the coronation of a King and
Flyleaf are gearing up to release their new album, ‘New Horizons,’ and Loudwire is proud to exclusively premiere the disc’s title track, which also serves as the album’s first single. ‘New Horizons’ is the band’s third album and follow-up to 2009′s ‘Memento Mori.’ On the title track, singer Lacey Strum’s voice takes center stage, with a big assist from the twin guitar assault of Sameer Bhattacharya and Jared Hartmann. Lyrically, the song
The epic finale is finally here. Fozzy have triumphed and taken the lead in four consecutive Cage Matches, but can they win one more to enter Loudwire’s Cage Match Hall of Fame? Their final opponent is none other than Slash in today’s matchup. The guitar legend heats things up with his new single, ‘Standing In the Sun,’ featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators off of their album ‘Apocalyptic Love.’ Slash
In a showing of solidarity for the support of incarcerated Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe, American hardcore band Terror have cancelled their upcoming Czech Republic gig. Randy Blythe has been in Czech prison for over a month on questionable manslaughter charges after the death of a fan, who fell into a coma shortly after sustaining a head injury at a 2010 Lamb of God show. In perhaps a reaction to
Crazy Town singer Seth Binzer, known by his stage name Shifty Shellshock, has finally learned his fate after his arrest back in February after engaging in a public fight with his girlfriend. According to TMZ, police were called after Binzer was witnessed “roughing up” his girlfriend by the employees at a discount clothing store. The cops arrested Binzer onsite after finding cocaine in his possession and he was charged with
Metalheads can breathe a sigh of relief, as VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show, which stars Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson, will return for its 11th season. Scheduled guests for the upcoming season include Zakk Wylde, Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris, King Diamond, former Queensryche singer Geoff Tate + many more. This season will consist of eight shows, two of which were shot in March, and six additional shows, which
The Jay-Z-led Budweiser Made in America festival has just announced the additions of Chris Cornell, the Hives, Gary Clark Jr., Run-DMC, DJ Shadow + more for the inaugural event. Earlier this spring, Jay-Z and Pearl Jam were announced as the headliners of the Philadelphia-based festival, which is slated to take place at Fairmount Park Sept. 1 and 2. The eclectic bill will also feature pop stars like Drake and Jill