We’re now convinced that the apocalypse is definitely happening! There is no way that Earth will remain in one piece after the pure brutality that will be inflicted upon it after the year is done, because it seems that there has never been more heavier-than-hell metal tours announced than what 2012 has gifted us. This October, Napalm Death will be hitting the road with Municipal Waste and Exhumed, with Vektor,
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Napalm Death, Municipal Waste + Exhumed Announce 2012 North American Tour
August 20th, 2012 
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No Comments »Testament Guitarist Eric Peterson Says Album Success May Factor Into Band’s Future
August 13th, 2012 Metalkult Testament has seen their highs and lows over their career, and they’re thankful that the current lineup is doing well again. Guitarist and primary songwriter Eric Peterson spoke about the band’s current status and how their new record, ‘Dark Roots of Earth,’ figures into their future. Speaking with Sweden’s Radio Fireball (via Blabbermouth), Peterson explained, “There’s definitely some politics in the band now. I think if the record does good
Posted in News Tags: and-primary, career, definitely-some, earth, figures-into, future, highs, peterson, radio, radio-fireball, sweden, their-highs, think-if-the No Comments »Favorite Metallica Single – Readers Poll
August 3rd, 2012 Metalkult We at Loudwire would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to James Hetfield today (Aug. 3). The Metallica frontman has spent a total of 49 years on this Earth, with 31 of them having been a member of Metallica. Some of Metallica’s achievements include nine Grammy Awards, becoming the first band to ever have five consecutive albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Charts, releasing the best-selling album
Posted in News Tags: albums-debut, awards, becoming-the, best, earth, ever-have, first-band, happy-birthday, include-nine, james-hetfield, loudwire, metallica, metallica- No Comments »Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen Crashes Iced Earth Performance Dressed as Guitarist Jon Schaffer
July 30th, 2012 Metalkult Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer has a distinct and very metal look. When a fan pictures Schaffer, they see a black shirt or tank top, a denim or leather vest, a bandana and an angry metal face. In a hilarious doppleganger moment, Volbeat frontman Michael Poulsen joined Iced Earth onstage dressed exactly like Schaffer as the band played their classic namesake track, ‘Iced Earth.’ As Iced Earth frontman Stu Block
Testament’s Chuck Billy Talks ‘Dark Roots of Earth’ Album + Cancer Perspective
July 22nd, 2012 Metalkult Thrash metal icons Testament are closing in on 30 years as a band and showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, singer Chuck Billy says the group is sounding really good at the moment and he’s anxious to get their latest music out to the people. Of the new disc, ‘Dark Roots of Earth,’ the singer tells the Raffo Review, “I would say it’s got a little bit of
Posted in News Tags: a-little-bit, chuck-billy, earth, group, latest, metal-icons, moment, raffo, tells-the-raffo, the-people No Comments »Volbeat Potentially Eyeing Late 2012 Start for New Album
July 21st, 2012 Metalkult Volbeat just keep chugging along and tearing up rock radio with songs like ‘A Warrior’s Call’ and ‘Still Counting,’ which begs the question of when we might see them move on to a new disc. At present, the band shows little sign of slowing down and they’ve moved up to headliners for a bill that also features Hellyeah, Iced Earth and Killinger. However, when asked about the possibility of a
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