Posts Tagged ‘world’

Extreme Metal Olympics: Groups 1 & 2, Semi Finals

The Extreme Metal Olympics is soon coming to an end, with a total of 32 bands from around the world diminishing into only four in our Semi Finals. The winning bands from Group 1 and Group 2 will now go head-to-head in order to determine which band will advance to the Gold Medal Round. After a grueling saga of international sonic battles, Death and Lamb of God were the two

Drummer John Dolmayan Offers Timetable for New System of a Down Album

More than a year-and-a-half after the celebrated return of System of a Down, it’s possible that we may now have a timetable for when the Armenian-American quartet will be releasing a new album. System of a Down have been gigging for about a year now, having hit many parts of the world since their return. Despite the band’s activity, not much information has been released about a new album, which

Rob Zombie Announces ‘Lords of Salem’ Premiere, Offers Golden Tickets to Fall Tour

Rob Zombie fans across the world have been dying to know when they will be able to see his latest film, ‘Lords of Salem.’ Well, if you’re in attendance at the Toronto International Film Festival, taking place Sept. 3-16, you’ll be one of the first to witness Zombie’s sixth feature film. While the full schedule for the festival won’t be released until Aug. 21, we can tell you that the

Fear Factory Guitarist Dino Cazares Talks New Album, Tour Plans + More

Fear Factory have always been a force to be reckoned with in the world of industrial rock. Like most long-lasting bands, they have faced several obstacles throughout their tenure in the rock world. One obstacle that threatened to be the demise of the band was when it was announced that they would be returning from their break-up in 2002 without founding member and guitarist Dino Cazares. Overcoming that obstacle, though,

Extreme Metal Olympics: Group 3, Opening Round

Group 3 in our Extreme Metal Olympics showcases more heavier-than-hell bands from around the world. During the course of the London Olympics Games, 32 metal bands will be representing their homelands in Loudwire’s Extreme Metal Olympics — competing in a series of battles to bring home the gold. Representing the country of Finland is one of metal’s biggest bands. Children of Bodom represent the success that melodic death metal can

Motorhead Prep Second Volume of ‘The World Is Ours’ Concert Collection

When Motorhead say “The World Is Ours,’ they mean it. Earlier this year, the group issued ‘The World Is Ours: Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else.’ The disc was meant to showcase their live prowess, and they used an especially solid performance from Santiago, Chile. Now comes word from the band’s website that ‘The World Is Ours – Vol 2′ is in the works. This effort, subtitled ‘Anyplace Crazy As Anywhere

Daily Reload: Vinnie Paul, Serj Tankian + More

Today in rock and metal news: Hellyeah drummer Vinnie Paul, who knows very well about people jumping up onstage, gave a video interview to Loudwire about the jailing of Randy Blythe and has some interesting things to say. Serj Tankian, who will play some shows with System of a Down this summer, is booking solo dates around the world to support his ‘Harakiri’ album, plus he serves up a creative