Virgin / Roadrunner Adelitas Way edged out 3 Doors Down in our last Cage Match. The Las Vegas rock act has now taken out three bands in this current Cage Match run, having also defeated Pop Evil and Danko Jones. But will Adelitas Way be able to win against their current tour mates? Canadian rockers Theory of a Deadman enter the Cage Match with their new single ‘Gentleman’ off the band’s fourth album, ‘The Truth Is…’ The group is currently in the midst of a U.S. tour with their Cage Match foes, Adelitas Way, before beginning a comprehensive Canadian tour with Big Wreck. Can Adelitas Way score their fourth victory in their journey to the Cage Match Hall of Fame? Or will Theory of a Deadman take over to create their own run to the Hall? Your votes will decide. Hit the polls and make your choice below! (This Cage Match will run until Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 8AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Listen to Adelitas Way, ‘Alive’ Listen to Theory of a Deadman, ‘Gentleman’ ? 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!
Spencer Kaufman, Loudwire For more than 30 years, Social Distortion have been delivering their own unique brand of punk rock to music fans, and they show no sign of slowing down. Frontman Mike Ness and company hit New York City’s Roseland Ballroom on Friday, Oct. 26, for a no-nonsense 90-minute set. The set focused primarily on Social Distortion’s output from 1990 on, as the band did not play any tunes off early albums ‘Mommy’s Little Monster’ and ‘Prison Bound.’ Social D kicked off the show with ‘I Was Wrong’ off ‘White Light, White Heat, White Trash,’ and proceeded to play such favorites as ‘Sick Boys,’ ‘Bad Luck’ and ‘Ball and Chain’ during the 17-song set. Ness, who turned 50 years old earlier this year, remains one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most engaging frontmen, as the dapper rocker kept the crowd captivated throughout the night. The gig ended with a cover of the Johnny Cash classic ‘Ring of Fire,’ which has become a classic tune for Social D, as well. Social Distortion’s U.S. tour continues into 2013. Click here for a full list of dates, and check out our exclusive photo gallery of the New York City show below: Spencer Kaufman, Loudwire Spencer Kaufman, Loudwire Spencer Kaufman, Loudwire Spencer Kaufman, Loudwire Spencer Kaufman, Loudwire Spencer Kaufman, Loudwire Spencer Kaufman, Loudwire Spencer Kaufman, Loudwire Spencer Kaufman, Loudwire [button href=”http://loudwire.com/social-distortion-unveil-new-animated-video-for-gimme-the-sweet-and-lowdown/” title=”Next: Watch Social Distortion’s ‘Gimme the Sweet and Lowdown’ Video” align=”center”]
Photos: EMI / Facebook: Pop Evil Adelitas Way and their latest single ‘Alive’ beat out Danko Jones’ ‘Just a Beautiful Day’ in a close match in the last Cage Match, but will Adelitas Way be able to prevail against a new challenger? Pop Evil enter the matchup with ‘Purple,’ their most recent single off the album ‘War of Angels.’ After being a part of this year’s Trespass America Festival, the Michigan band is currently on a Canadian trek with Black Label Society. They follow that up with a gig on the ShipRocked cruise followed by a U.S. trek in December. For a full list of dates, go here . So will Adelitas Way continue to stay ‘Alive’ in this competition or will Pop Evil have them seeing red with ‘Purple’? Get in on the action and vote for your favorite track below! (This Cage Match will run until Friday, Oct. 26, at 8AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Listen to Adelitas Way, ‘Alive’ Listen to Pop Evil, ‘Purple’ ? 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!
Rise / Relapse In a Death Match that featured two first-time competitors, the Acacia Strain was able to defeat Australian metalcore act Parkway Drive. With one win already under their collective belt, the Acacia Strain now face a group of underground grind legends. Pig Destroyer are one of the foremost innovators of the extreme when it comes to 2000s metal. Having already released a slew of masterpieces this century, Pig Destroyer have added yet another accomplishment to their brutal mantle with the album ‘Book Burner’ and a new lyric video for the song ‘Burning Palm.’ Pig Destroyer fans have been waiting for over five years for a new album, but it was worth the wait, as ‘Book Burner’ proves to be another brilliant work. Can the Acacia Strain pull off another win? Or will Pig Destroyer stomp out their competitors? Your votes decide who moves on. Make your choice! (This Death Match ends on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 10AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) The Acacia Strain, ‘Victims of the Cave’ Pig Destroyer, ‘Burning Palm’ ? Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll. ? Email Me When Death Match Winners Are Announced Enter your email address below to receive the Loudwire newsletter, which will include notification of the weekly winner of the Death Match, as well as our top stories of each day. Email Rules of Death Match Two bands fight to the death each week. Fans can vote once per hour. The triumphant band goes on to compete in the next Death Match. If a band wins four straight Death Matches, its song will be honored as immortal in the Loudwire Death Match Hall of Fame.
Epiphone / Adrenaline PR Everyone’s favorite animated metal band, Dethklok , are back with their latest disc, ‘Dethalbum III,’ as well as an upcoming tour with Machine Head, All That Remains and Black Dahlia Murder. To celebrate, the band is teaming with Loudwire to give away an Epiphone electric guitar! Dethklok are the band that appears in the animated Adult Swim show ‘Metalocalypse,’ the brainchild of Brendon Small, who also fronts Dethklok for its recordings and live shows. Small is joined in the lineup by drummer Gene Hoglan, bassist Bryan Beller and touring guitarist Mike Keneally. In Loudwire’s review of the band’s new disc, ‘Dethalbum III,’ our writer states, “Strip away the funny and fantastical elements of the ‘Metalocalypse’ cartoon and listen to the music of ‘Dethalbum III,’ and it’ll become painfully obvious why metalheads love the show, the band and Small.” If you wanna see what Dethklok are all about, check out the video for the ‘Dethalbum III’ track ‘I Ejaculate Fire’ below. The album is available for purchase here , while an itinerary and ticket links for Dethklok’s upcoming trek with Machine Head, All That Remains and the Black Dahlia Murder can be found here . And for more on Dethklok, including audio streams and videos, visit this location . So, to get your hands on a Gibson Epiphone “1958″ Korina Explorer courtesy of Dethklok and Loudwire, enter your email in the form below for a chance to win. This contest ends Nov. 23, 2012. Dethklok Epiphone Guitar Giveaway Enter your e-mail address for a chance to win a Gibson Epiphone “1958” Korina Explorer courtesy of Dethklok and Loudwire. Contest ends Nov. 23, 2012. Click here for official rules . By entering this contest, you will receive email newsletters from Loudwire and will be added to the Dethklok mailing list. You may unsubscribe at any time. Email Dethklok, ‘I Ejaculate Fire’ [NSFW]
Photos: Facebook: Danko Jones / EMI P.O.D. have made their way to Loudwire’s Cage Match Hall of Fame after five consecutive wins, which means it’s time for two new bands to duke it out. First up, we have Danko Jones and their blistering new track ‘Just a Beautiful Day’ off of the band’s latest disc ‘Rock and Roll Is Black and Blue.’ The band is currently on tour in Europe; for a full list of dates and countries, go here . Adelitas Way enter the matchup with ‘Alive,’ the fourth single off of their disc ‘Home School Valedictorian.’ They are currently on tour in North America with Theory of a Deadman. Check out a full list of dates and cities here . (This Cage Match will run until Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 8AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Listen to Danko Jones, ‘Just a Beautiful Day’ Listen to Adelitas Way, ‘Alive’ ? 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!
Mary Ouellette, SheWillShootYou.com In this week’s edition of Loudwire’s Top 20 Countdown, Three Days Grace remain steady at the top spot with their single ‘Chalk Outline’ off of their new album ‘Transit of Venus.’ Halestorm come in at No. 2 for the fifth week in a row with their single ‘I Miss the Misery’ off of their latest album ‘The Strange Case Of…’ Stone Sour move up a spot to come in at No. 3 this week with their new track ‘Absolute Zero,’ while Papa Roach come in fourth with their single ‘Still Swingin.’ Seether and their latest single ‘Here and Now’ climb a spot to round out the top five. Other songs on the list include Soundgarden ’s new tune ‘ Been Away Too Long,’ Linkin Park ’s ‘Lost in the Echo’ and Slash ’s new single ‘Standing in the Sun’ featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators. Young Guns appear on this week’s Top 20 with their radio single ‘Bones’ to round out the list. Check out the Top 20 songs below and be sure to tune in to Loudwire Radio this weekend to blast these tracks at full volume. Loudwire Radio Top 20 Songs of the Week: 20. Young Guns, ‘Bones’ 19. Chevelle, ‘Same Old Trip’ 18. Pop Evil, ‘Purple’ 17. All That Remains, ‘Stand Up (Stand Up)’ 16. Gaslight Anthem, ‘45’ 15. The Black Keys, ‘Little Black Submarines’ 14. Volbeat, ‘Heaven Nor Hell’ 13. P.O.D, ‘Lost in Forever’ 12. Avenged Sevenfold, ‘Carry On’ 11. In This Moment, ‘Blood’ 10. Green Day ‘Let Yourself Go’ 09. Shinedown, ‘Enemies’ 08. Slash, ‘Standing In The Sun’ 07. Linkin Park, ‘Lost In The Echo’ 06. Soundgarden, ‘Been Away Too Long’ 05. Seether, ‘Here and Now’ 04. Papa Roach, ‘Still Swingin’ 03. Stone Sour, ‘Absolute Zero’ 02. Halestorm, ‘I Miss the Misery’ 01. Three Days Grace, ‘Chalk Outline’ [button href=”http://loudwire.com/loudwire-radio-station-list/” title=”See Which Stations Air Loudwire Radio” align=”center”]