New Album Dystopia Storms On To The Top 200 Chart At Number 3 "Vital and...
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- 30 years into a groundbreaking career, hard rock and metal forerunners Megadeth return to take the no. 3 spot on the Billboard Top 200 chart alongside Adele...
View ArticleNew Megadeth Album Dystopia Out Today
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- "Vital and menacing thrash…Megadeth sound reborn on Dystopia" ★★★ ½ (out of 5) ROLLING STONE "Heavy enough to crater a parking lot but with just the right...
View ArticleMEGADETH Unleash New Studio Album 'Dystopia' Available January 22, 2016 Brand...
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Thrash metal genre pioneers MEGADETH will kick off the new year with the release of their 15th studio album Dystopia on Universal Music Enterprises /Tradecraft...
View ArticleMegadeth's Dave Mustaine Reflects on First Grammy Win, House Band Playing...
When Megadeth picked up their first-ever Grammy for best metal performance this past Sunday (Feb. 12), it was a long time coming, but not for lack of trying -- they’d been nominated nine times before...
View ArticleCMJ Year-End Charts 2016: Loud Rock
Rank Peak Weeks ARTIST & TITLE LABEL 1 1 17 GOJIRA Magma Roadrunner 2 1 12 MEGADETH Dystopia UME 3 1 18 BARONESS Purple Abraxan Hymns 4 1 11 ANTHRAX For All Kings Megaforce 5 1 13 AMON AMARTH...
View ArticleDeftones' Chino Moreno On Surviving, Evolving And 'Gore'
i Chino Moreno, who has led Deftones since it formed in Sacramento nearly 30 years ago, performs with the band at SXSW 2016 in Austin, Texas. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption toggle caption Adam...
View ArticleThe playlist: metal – Megadeth, Vector, Heck and more
Veteran thrash titans unleash fiery new material, noisecore legends set the airwaves rampaging and anthemic Norwegians bring the big choruses...
View ArticleAlbums of the week: LeAnn Rimes to duo Honeyblood
LeAnn Rimes presents Remnants, Scottish duo Honeyblood share Babes Never Die and electro-poppers Bayonne release Primitives. We round up all the best of this week’s releases. LEANN RIMES — REMNANTS...
View ArticleRocking a harmony
Music review Rocking a harmony Singer-songwriter Robert Plant is (or rather was) best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin. His powerful, hight-pitched vocal range has...
View ArticleFirst Listen: PUP, 'The Dream Is Over'
i PUP's new album, The Dream Is Over, comes out May 27. Vanessa Heins/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Vanessa Heins/Courtesy of the artist PUP's new album, The Dream Is Over, comes...
View ArticleSchwindy's indie music spotlight: Chameleon Technology
You could call Chameleon Technology a one-man band, and you wouldn't be wrong. Max Histrionic plays guitar, bass, and drums on the EP Blank Canvas. That being said, this is not the typical one-man...
View ArticleProving their 'metal'
Lnspired trio They are men of few words but one of the loudest bands when they come together. Fans flock to ‘Shepherd’, the sludge metal band, which bleats a crusty sound with heavy guitar riffs....
View ArticleMercury Rev – 10 of the best
Over 25 years, the US greats have ploughed a wayward furrow through grunge, funk, doo-wop and electronica. Here are some of their finest tracks...
View ArticleBeatstreet: A heady mix of live sounds
You know how Bengaluru likes its metal? Look no further than stoner/doom band Bevar Sea’s second full-length album Invoke the Bizarre. The makings of a favourite are all in it - six tracks that range...
View ArticleEvery Song From Maroon 5's Debut LP 'Songs About Jane,' Ranked
If you listened to the radio at some point this week there’s a good chance you heard any one of Maroon 5’s singles, considering the band has been a top 40 mainstay for well over a decade. Their pop...
View Article10 More Criminally Overlooked Hard Rock + Heavy Metal Albums
Not long ago, we published a celebration of The 10 Most Criminally Overlooked Albums in Hard Rock + Heavy Metal that featured Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith and other lords of loudness. Keeping...
View ArticleAnthrax Celebrates The 30th Anniversary Of Its Classic "Spreading The...
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 20, three decades after its October 30, 1985 debut, Universal will release a special 30th anniversary edition of Anthrax's classic Spreading The...
View ArticleAlbum review: Light Up The Sky - "NightLife"
Light Up The Sky, a five-piece rock band from Spokane, Washington, has already had a busy 2016: they're preparing for a summer tour with metalcore band Myka Relocate and modern rock band Out Came the...
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