Author Archives: Cheska Colombo

Herman Li takes Through the Fire and the Flames underwater

Posted by on April 20, 2015

A bunch of metalheads fully clothed in a pool watching Herman Li of Dragonforce play the band’s signature solo underwater sounds like an extremely weird dream. For the attendees of this year’s Full Metal Cruise, however, it became a reality this past week. During one of the band’s performances on the ship, Dragonforce decided to […]

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Sixth annual GWAR-B-Q extended, Down, Descendents Goatwhore playing

Posted by on April 20, 2015

GWAR is turning 30 and wants everyone at their birthday party – which has just been extended to a 3-day event spanning August 14-16 in Richmond, VA. GWAR-B-Q is an annual celebration thrown by GWAR for fans of GWAR featuring musical performances along with lots of art and food. Currently announced performers to span the event’s […]

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New Finnish postage stamps feature Children of Bodom, Nightwish and more

Posted by on April 16, 2015

Mail just got a lot more metal in Finland. Reaffirming that this country is beyond awesome in its assimilation of metal culture into everyday life, there will soon be postal stamps bearing the images of a few Finnish bands. Among those honored are Children of Bodom, Nightwish, HIM, Apocalyptica, The Rasmus and Hanoi Rocks. Graphic […]

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Megadeth share footage of Chris Adler in the studio

Posted by on April 16, 2015

Megadeth recently launched their PledgeMusic campaign to fund their upcoming album, and promised that all contributors would have access to exclusive updates and content from the studio. Keeping true to their word, the band has just posted a video of Chris Adler rehearsing a new song in the studio. You can check out the short […]

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Deftones, Incubus announce US summer tour

Posted by on April 16, 2015

In an awesome turn of events for summer tour announcements, Incubus and Deftones have just put out the world that they’ll be hitting the road on a co-headlining tour of nearly 20 U.S. cities with more to be announced. Taking Death From Above 1979 and The Bots with them, these alt-rock fan favorites start their […]

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Megadeth crowdfunding rewards include jam/songwriting sessions and guitar lessons

Posted by on April 14, 2015

If you’re an aspiring musician who really, REALLY likes Megadeth and just so happen to have a spare $10k lying around – you now have the chance to jam with with the band. This reward, among many others, is being offered as a perk for Megadeth’s PledgeMusic campaign to fund their new album. The PledgeMusic perks […]

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Stone Sour premiere their take on “Creeping Death”

Posted by on April 13, 2015

Stone Sour is putting their spin on hits from some of their favorite musicians for the band’s upcoming covers EP, Meanwhile In Burbank. This Record Store Day release is out April 18th and features a rendition of “Creeping Death” by Metallica, which you can check out now. Recently, Stone Sour guitarist Josh Rand gushed to Rolling […]

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Coal Chamber release lyric video For “Suffer in Silence”

Posted by on April 13, 2015

Hot off their first North American tour supporting their upcoming album Rivals, Coal Chamber have premiered a new track and lyric video from the upcoming release through Metal Injection. “Suffer in Silence” follows the previously released single “I.O.U. Nothing” and title track “Rivals” – both of which are streaming now. The new track features guest […]

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Three young sisters from Mexico formed a metal band – and they’re kind of awesome.

Posted by on April 13, 2015

“Rock is for everyone. Music is for everyone. Girls have the same ability as boys do.” These wise words were spoken by Paulina Villarreal, one of three kids who are advanced far beyond what their age would lead you to think. Alejandra, Paulina and Daniela Villarreal are the three talented sisters who make up The Warning, […]

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King Parrot’s van broken into in Chicago

Posted by on April 13, 2015

King Parrot from Melbourne, Australia weren’t welcomed to the States too nicely when visiting Chicago on their tour with Weedeater this past weekend. According to a post on their Facebook, their touring van was broken into on Saturday. The culprit busted their window and took a week’s worth of show profits as well as some […]

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