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Black Veil Brides Enter Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame for Second Time

Lava Records / Universal Republic With relentless voting by fans, Black Veil Brides and their song ‘In the End,’ off of their new album ‘Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones,’ has made it to the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame with their fifth and final victory. Not to mention, Black Veil Brides have become the first band to enter the Cage Match Hall of Fame twice. They first entered the Hall of Fame for their tune ‘Broken.’ Black Veil Brides and their BVB Army took down their final challenger Bullet for My Valentine after beating out heavy hitters Asking Alexandria , Coheed and Cambria , HIM and Halestorm along the way. Congrats to Black Veil Brides and their fans, whose unrelenting votes helped get their track ‘In the End’ to join songs from bands such as Papa Roach, Avenged Sevenfold, Motionless In White, Korn, and many more in Loudwire’s Cage Match Hall of Fame. Be sure to catch Black Veil Brides on their current U.S. tour. For a full list of dates and cities, go here . Black Veil Brides, ‘In the End’ [button href=”http://loudwire.com/black-veil-brides-singer-andy-biersack-everybody-is-wretched-and-divine/” title=”Read Loudwire’s Exclusive Interview With BVB Singer Andy Biersack” align=”center”]

Black Veil Brides vs. Bullet for My Valentine – Cage Match

Photos: Lava Records, Universal Republic / Facebook: Bullet For My Valentine Black Veil Brides  continue to march forward as they beat out Asking Alexandria in a tough battle, but will be able to enter the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame with their fifth and final victory? Bullet for My Valentine heat things up with their new single ‘Riot’ off of their forthcoming album ‘Temper Temper,’ due out Feb. 12. The band will be hitting the road in February for the Soundwave Festival but they have also recently announced a dates for the HardDrive Live Tour, in the United States, where they will be trekking with Halestorm and Young Guns. For a full list of dates and cities, go here . So will Bullet For My Valentine start a ‘Riot’ for a massive win or will Black Veil Brides be the ultimate champions ‘In the End’ and make their way into Loudwire’s Cage Match Hall of Fame for a second time? Check out both tracks and vote for your favorite in the poll below! (This Cage Match will run until Friday, Jan. 25, at 8AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Black Veil Brides, ‘In the End’ Bullet For My Valentine, ‘Riot’ Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll. Email Me When Cage Match Winners Are Announced Enter your email address below to receive the Loudwire newsletter, which will include notification of the daily winner of the Cage Match, as well as our top stories of the day. Email Rules of Cage Match: Fans can vote once per hour for their favorite song. If a song remains the reigning champ for five straight cage matches, it is retired to the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame. With so many great songs out there, we have to give other bands a chance!

Clutch Unveil 2013 North American ‘Earth Rocker’ Tour Dates

Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Clutch are just getting ready to kick off their ‘Earth Rocker’ World Tour this Tuesday (Jan. 22) in London, and there’s now a North American tour leg for fans to get excited about as well. The veteran rockers have revealed that their latest batch of shows will feature primary support act, Orange Goblin, as well as upstart rockers Kyng and Lionize. The tour gets underway March 8 at Bogart’s in Cincinnati and currently runs through an April 20 finale in Baltimore. Drummer Jean-Paul Gaster said of the North American run, “We have a great bill lined up for the U.S. tour that kicks off in March. Get there early to check out Kyng, Lionize and the mighty Orange Goblin.” ‘Earth Rocker’ is not only the name of Clutch’s tour, it’s also the title of their forthcoming album. The band’s Weathermaker Music label has confirmed a worldwide March 19th release for the disc, with pre-orders and special bundle packages currently being offered here . The lead single for the album is the title track. It’s currently streaming through Brooklyn Vegan and can be heard below. In addition to their upcoming tour, the band will drop in on the South By Southwest festival in Austin. An exact date, location and set time have yet to be revealed, but the information will be announced shortly. Listen to Clutch’s ‘Earth Rocker’ (via Brooklyn Vegan) Clutch / Orange Goblin / Lionize / Kyng 2013 North American Tour: 3/8 — Cincinnati, Ohio — Bogart’s 3/9 — Nashville, Tenn. — Marathon Music Works 3/10 — Sauget, Ill. — Pop’s 3/11 — Little Rock, Ark. — Juanita’s Cantina Ballroom 3/12 — Tulsa, Okla. — Cain’s Ballroom 3/13 — Dallas, Texas — The Palladium Ballroom 3/15 — Austin, Texas — Red 7 (SXSW Showcase with Orange Goblin only) 3/18 — Colorado Springs, Colo. — The Black Sheep 3/19 — Salt Lake City, Utah — The Depot 3/21 — West Hollywood, Calif. — House of Blues 3/22 — Tempe, Ariz. — The Marquee 3/23 — Las Vegas, Nev. — Hard Rock Cafe 3/24 — Anaheim, Calif. — House of Blues 3/26 — San Francisco, Calif. — Regency Grand Ballroom 3/27 — Reno, Nev. — Knitting Factory 3/29 — Seattle, Wash. — Showbox at the Market 3/30 — Portland, Ore. — Roseland Theater 3/31 — Boise, Idaho — Knitting Factory 4/1 — Missoula, Mon. — Wilma Theater 4/2 — Spokane, Wash. — Knitting Factory 4/3 — Vancouver, British Columbia — Commodore Ballroom 4/5 — Calgary, Alberta — Flames Central 4/6 — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — Odeon Events Centre 4/7 — Edmonton, Alberta — Union Hall 4/9 — Winnipeg, Manitoba — Garrick Centre 4/10 — Minneapolis, Minn. — First Avenue 4/11 — Des Moines, Iowa — Wooly’s 4/12 — Chicago, Ill. — House of Blues 4/13 — Grand Rapids, Mich. — The Orbit Room 4/15 — Syracuse, N.Y. — Wescott Theatre 4/16 — New Haven, Ct. — Toad’s Place 4/18 — Toronto, Ontario — Sound Academy 4/19 — Pittsburgh, Pa. — Stage AE 4/20 — Baltimore, Md. — Rams Head Live [button href=”http://loudwire.com/alice-in-chains-2013-must-see-rock-concerts/” title=”Next: Check Out the Must-See Rock Concerts of 2013″ align=”center”]

Hollywood Undead and Black Veil Brides Score Top 10 Debuts on Billboard Album Chart

Ethan Miller / Frazer Harrison, Getty Images Hollywood Undead and  Black Veil Brides  are reaching new heights with their latest albums. Hollywood Undead’s third release, ‘ Notes From the Underground ,’ landed at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart this week, while Black Veil Brides enjoyed their first-ever Top 10 entry with ’ Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones ,’ which arrived at No. 7. Hollywood Undead moved 53,000 copies in their debut week, finishing behind the 73,000 sold by this week’s chart champ, contemporary Christian artist Chris Tomlin. However, ‘Notes From the Underground’ gives the band their highest debut yet in their career, as their last album, ‘American Tragedy,’ arrived at No. 4 back in 2011. As for Black Veil Brides, ‘Wretched and Divine’ sold 42,000 copies in its opening week. The group also shot to the No. 1 spot on the iTunes Top Album Chart and the iTunes Rock Chart. To show how the band’s fan base has grown, ‘Wretched and Divine’ nearly doubled in first week sales what the group did on their 2011 release, ‘Set the World on Fire.’ Black Veil Brides are currently on the ‘Church of the Wild Ones World Tour,’ with dates booked through a March 8 finale in San Francisco. Between now and then, the group will have played in four different countries on two continents. The remainder of the itinerary can be seen here . Hollywood Undead, meanwhile, are currently on a tour of their own. Check out the dates here . [button href=”http://loudwire.com/the-used-bert-mccracken-drops-pants-recording-on-black-veil-brides-album/” title=”Next: The Used’s Bert McCracken Records With Black Veil Brides” align=”center”]

Black Veil Brides vs. HIM – Cage Match

Photos: Lava Records, Universal Republic / Facebook: HIM Black Veil Brides and their BVB Army defeated reigning champs Halestorm, but will they be able to do it again against today’s challengers. Finnish love metallers HIM heat things up with their latest single ‘Strange World’ off of their compilation disc ‘XX-Two Decades of Love Metal.’ The song itself was originally released by Kevin Grivois, known by the artist name Ké, in the ’90s. It’s said to be one of the personal favorites of HIM frontman Ville Valo. The band has dates for scheduled for some European festivals; go here to see dates. So will Black Veil Brides continue to march on with their winning track ‘In the End’ or will HIM take a victory with ‘Strange World’? Listen to both singles and vote for your favorite in the poll below! (This Cage Match will run until Friday, Jan. 18, at 8AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Black Veil Brides, ‘In The End’ HIM, ‘Strange World’ Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll. Email Me When Cage Match Winners Are Announced Enter your email address below to receive the Loudwire newsletter, which will include notification of the daily winner of the Cage Match, as well as our top stories of the day. Email Rules of Cage Match: Fans can vote once per hour for their favorite song. If a song remains the reigning champ for five straight cage matches, it is retired to the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame. With so many great songs out there, we have to give other bands a chance!

Tony Iommi Wins Rock Titan of the Year in the 2012 Loudwire Music Awards

Mary Ouellette, SheWillShootYou.com In an incredibly close race that saw multiple lead changes throughout the entire voting process, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi narrowly beat out Slipknot / Stone Sour singer Corey Taylor for Rock Titan of the Year in the 2012 Loudwire Music Awards. The legendary axe-man and master of the riff was diagnosed with cancer early in 2012, and although it stopped the majority of Black Sabbath’s tour dates, one thing it never stopped was Tony Iommi. Despite the lymphoma diagnosis, Iommi continued writing for Black Sabbath’s massively anticipated next album, ’13,’ laying down guitar lines that will surely blow us away once its released in June 2013. Congrats to Tony Iommi. For his bravery and dedication to heavy metal, fans have voted the Black Sabbath legend their 2012 Rock Titan of the Year. See the full voting results below and click the red button for the next winner: [button href=”http://loudwire.com/marilyn-manson-rock-album-of-the-year-2012-loudwire-music-awards/” title=”Next Winner: Rock Album of the Year” align=”center”] Voting Results: Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll.

Zakk Wylde Celebrates Birthday With Launch of New Online Merchandise Store

YouTube What better way to celebrate your birthday than with the launch of a new online merch store! That’s exactly what guitar legend Zakk Wylde did for his 46th birthday today (Jan. 14). In the very funny promo video below, directed and edited by Matt Zane and backed by Black Label Society’s ‘Overlord’, Wylde is shown waking up on his birthday cuddled with his signature guitar and surrounded by chips and beer at his Doom Crew Headquarters, where he’s in for a hard day’s work. After working in a pressing plant, Wylde states in the clip, “People always ask me what I’m doing when I’m not playing music, somebody’s got to make the f—ing t-shirts.” Check out the new merch store here , and watch the video below to get a limited-time discount code. Black Label Society are also due to film a new live DVD titled ‘Unblackened’ in March. The shoot will take place at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 6. The special show will include BLS songs, plus tunes from Wylde’s solo album and his Pride & Glory project. The band plans to strip the songs down for an acoustic performance that will feature a four-piece string section, pedal steel guitar and special guests on select tracks throughout the set. Check Out Zakk Wylde’s Birthday Video [button href=”http://loudwire.com/five-insane-zakk-wylde-guitar-moments/” title=”Next: Five Insane Zakk Wylde Guitar Moments” align=”center”]