Heavy Metal News
Stone Sour may have taken a little bit of a break between records, but they’re definitely making up for it with a double dose of new songs. ‘Gone Sovereign‘ and ‘Absolute Zero’ are interconnected tracks that show exactly how hard-hitting their upcoming album ‘The House of Gold and Bones Part I’ can be. The first part of the journey is ‘Gone Sovereign,’ a track that is completely off to the
We at Loudwire are still working off all of the crepes and poutine we enjoyed while covering the Heavy MTL Festival in beautiful Montreal, Canada. With an incredible lineup of acts hitting Canada in both Montreal and Toronto (Heavy T.O.), the European-style mega-metal fest was adopted perfectly for the North American crowd. Day One of Heavy MTL boasted an eclectic metalhead’s dream, providing the crowd with a unique balance between
Down continue on their path to victory as they dominate the competition, with their latest victim being Chevelle. Will they be able to do it again against today’s challengers? Three Days Grace heat things up with their brand new single ‘Chalk Outline’ off of their upcoming ‘Transit of Venus’ due out Oct. 2. There is no word about a full tour yet, but the band does have a handful of
In what is being described as “vintage Metallica” in reviews, the metal giants returned to San Francisco, Calif. on Saturday night (Aug. 11) to close out night two of the musically and culturally diverse Outside Lands Festival at the picturesque Golden Gate Park. Even before the festival got underway, the members of Metallica were raving about the gig. Drummer Lars Ulrich told Entertainment Weekly’s MusicMix, “The whole vibe there is
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
Hard rock fans descended upon Toronto over the weekend for the Heavy T.O. Festival, and they now have a reason now to come back in September. Both Rob Zombie and Anthrax‘s Frank Bello are among the rockers that will be featured during the Toronto International Film Festival next month. As previously reported, Zombie will debut his ‘The Lords of Salem‘ film at the event and is expected to attend, while
Co-creator of Dethklok and ‘Metalocalypse’ Brendon Small was the guest on Full Metal Jackie’s radio show this past weekend. Small spoke about the cancellation of Dethklok’s co-headlining tour with Lamb of God, as well as ‘Metalocalypse,’ the upcoming Dethklok album and much more.’ If you missed Full Metal Jackie’s show, check out her interview with Brendon Small below: The tour that you were going to be on was cancelled, I