Heavy Metal News
New York fans got their dose of metal over the weekend as Finnish act Nightwish played an explosive show on Saturday (Sept. 15) at the Beacon Theater with support from Kamelot. East Coast fans gave Nightwish a very warm welcome as they began the set with ‘Storytime,’ their first single off of their latest record ‘Imaginaerium.’ They played other tracks off of the new album such as ‘Ghost River,’ ‘Song of
This is the beginning of a very productive time for the hard rock supergroup known as Down. The band is in the process of releasing four EPs, with the first one, dubbed ‘Down IV Part 1, The Purple EP‘ arriving Sept. 18. The disc is definitely a solid opener to their overall project and Loudwire is proud to team with Down to offer you a prize pack centered on the
Just before Creed and Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti was preparing to kick off the first tour with his solo project Tremonti, he found out the bassist Brian Marshall would be unable to join him on the road. Enter Wolfgang Van Halen, who agreed to step in for the tour. Less than 24 hours later, Tremonti’s first show was in Coventry, R.I., and now behind the scenes footage has been
British extreme/black metal heavyweights Cradle of Filth have launched a new website dedicated completely to their upcoming album ‘The Manticore and Other Horrors.’ Along with the website, Cradle of Filth have given fans their first taste of the ‘Manticore’ album with the track ‘For Your Vulgar Delectation,’ which is currently available for free download. Fans may be surprised by ‘For Your Vulgar Delectation,’ as it displays the classic goth style
What are you doing tonight (Sept. 15)? If you’re a Green Day fan, it might be in your best interest to hop on the computer this evening as the trio will stream the first three songs of their set from New York’s Irving Plaza for viewers to check out. Green Day have been making the rounds in the lead up to their ‘¡Uno!‘ album release, and will play another intimate
Tremonti, the solo project of Creed/Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti, recently kicked off their first tour, but it was not without a few bumps in the road. Days before the tour was set to get under way, bassist Brian Marshall had to bow out due to personal reasons, leaving Tremonti without a bassist. After a quick phone call to a friend, Tremonti had a new bassist with quite a pedigree
Playing his first solo show in New York City, Mark Tremonti came across as a seasoned frontman. Leading his latest outfit, Tremonti, the guitarist for Creed and Alter Bridge was in the spotlight last night (Sept. 12) at NYC’s Highline Ballroom, and his fans couldn’t have been happier. The debut Tremonti album, ‘All I Was,’ was released on July 17. Full of great thrash riffs and crushing rhythms, the band proved