MEGADETH 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 ArticleCD Review RED SUN RISING Polyester Zeal
Red Sun Rising – Polyester Zeal (2015 Razor & Tie) The Akron, OH band Red Sun Rising has just released their latest efforts titled Polyester Zeal and I have had the opportunity to listen to this...
View ArticleBabymetal make excellent U.S. TV debut on Late Show with Colbert
If you haven’t heard of Babymetal, now’s the time to learn. The Japanese metal pop band performed their tune “Gimme Chocolate!!” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Tuesday night, marking the...
View ArticleDeftones - 'Gore' Review
How does an act get tagged ‘the metal Radiohead’? Innovate and challenge at every turn? Inspire a generation with songs that appear to have been given their titles by a cat walking across a caps-locked...
View ArticleMusic from the Underground, Part One
Father and son duo Richard and Harry Grace along with bandmate Dave Needham make up Tumbler, a trio that barrels through several musical genres on their debut album, "You Said." The album cover...
View ArticleKagoule: That was me trying to not write a song
Image: Kagoule Guitarist and lead vocalist Cai answers the phone on a Friday afternoon and self declares he's hungover, "I had an album launch last night at Rough Trade with a free bar." He then adds,...
View Article'A noise designed to outrage': how the Guardian has covered heavy metal
As Metallica’s Black Album turns 25, read Guardian and Observer coverage of the much-maligned metal genre from its inception almost 50 years ago...
View ArticlePower Trip's top five metal albums: 'You could mosh your ass off to this one'
Leeway – Desperate Measures (1991)...
View ArticleDeforme and Impaled Offering CD release show at Albuquerque’s Launchpad
On June 25, Albuquerque’s Launchpad hosts a CD release show for Deforme and Impaled Offering. Also on hand this evening will be Torture Victim, Suspended, Fields of Elysium, and Holocaustic. Doors for...
View ArticleUli Jon Roth stings The Korova by revisiting influential Scorpions past
It was a night of guitar greatness last Saturday at The Korova, with the featured attraction delving 40 years into his past and taking the time to jam with his support acts. Uli Jon Roth, who spent...
View ArticleViking's Choice: Vektor, 'Charging The Void'
i Vektor. Katy DiSanto/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Katy DiSanto/Courtesy of the artist Vektor. Katy DiSanto/Courtesy of the artist Flashing a giddy smile under a curly mop of...
View ArticleVisigoth trying to turn their fantasy-themed metal into reality on the road
Swords, sorcery, battles and epic journeys are at the helm of Salt Lake-based heavy metal band Visigoth’s music. The five-piece got its start seven years ago when lead singer/songwriter Jake Rogers and...
View ArticleCD review: Denver's Red Tide Rising continue to evolve on Voices EP
Denver’s Red Tide Rising is constantly working to tighten and refine its sound, a journey that continues on its latest EP, Voices. In an era where digital downloads often overshadow the creative...
View ArticleDetroit sci-fi thrashers Euphoria go from warp speed to shred
Space is the place for stupidly fast riffing, triumphant guitar harmonies, inhuman shrieks, and shirtless headbanging as far as Detroit sci-fi themed thrash-metal band Euphoria is concerned. Formed in...
View ArticleREVIEW: U2’s ‘Songs of Experience’ combines classical and experimental rock
On Dec. 1, U2's new album "Songs of Experience" was released after four years of touring. Including four already-released singles and 13 new songs, U2 succeeds at bringing new sounds that still...
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