From the moment of their inception, Steel Panther reversed the ‘Nirvana effect’ and have once again secured heavy metal’s place as the world’s most important genre. When Steel Panther say, “Heavy metal’s back!” or “Death to All But Metal,” they aren’t just spouting out catchphrases, they’re redefining an entire genre of music in the single most impressive way, by keeping it exactly the same. In one of Loudwire’s most important
It’s still the middle of summer, but Christmas will be here before you know it. August Burns Red plans to get you in the holiday spirit with their upcoming Christmas album August Burns Red Presents: ‘Sleddin’ Hill, A Holiday Album.’ With an Oct. 9 street date via Solid State Records, the album will include holiday classics along with original songs. August Burns Red has released a holiday cover song each
In their first ever Death Match appearance, Katatonia managed to defeat French heavy hitters Gojira in last week’s battle. The Swedish metal heavyweights have now begun their very own path to the Death Match Hall of Fame, but their path may be blocked by the Gods of Ancient Egypt. Nile recently released the track, ‘The Fiends Who Comes to Steal the Magick of the Deceased,’ from their latest album, ‘At
Five Finger Death Punch‘s latest album ‘American Capitalist’ is still going strong and the band is spending its summer months supporting the disc by heading up the ‘Trespass America‘ tour. But guitarist Jason Hook knows the end of the album cycle will come at some point and he says the group is already making preparations for when that will happen. Hook tells Billboard that the band has taken their own ProTools
Blackened death metal masters Behemoth have hit their fans with two big announcements. Frontman Nergal has revealed that he is endorsing Demon Energy Drink, with a portion of the proceeds going to the cancer organization DKMS Americas, and that Behemoth will begin rehearsals for their next album in September. Nergal was diagnosed with leukemia in August of 2010, shocking the massive, worldwide Behemoth fan base. Luckily, Nergal’s health has been
There’s nothing better than seeing a band you love in a small club where you can feel every little bit of energy coming from the stage. That’s what a group of lucky Green Day fans got Monday night (Aug. 6) in Los Angeles as the band staged a secret show at the Echoplex. ? The group made the most of their allotted time, working in 24 tracks for the sweaty
Finnish metal masters Children of Bodom have announced that they will be releasing the photo book ‘Roadkill’ on Wednesday, Aug. 8. The photo book contains five years worth of memories from the hard-touring band, and the first 666 copies have been autographed by the entire band. Children of Bodom previously stated that the book would be dedicated to their fans [the ‘Hate Crew’] and would consist of photos that the