by Zach Shaw | May 18, 2012 | Touring
Back in March, Danzig announced a handful dates to coincide with his Bonnaroo appearance. Some of these shows will be billed as “Danzig Legacy” (where Danzig performs sets of Samhain, Misfits and solo material) while others will simply feature ex-Misfits guitarist...
by Zach Shaw | May 18, 2012 | Politcs Sell...But Who's Buying?
It’s ok if you’re not all that familiar with Greece’s Naer Mataron (we sure as hell haven’t heard of them before). However, the Greek black metal group is about to receive even more attention thanks to their bassist Giorgos Germenis. That’s because Germenis (aka...
by Zach Shaw | May 18, 2012 | Drama Bloody Drama, Updates
This past Tuesday, drummer Bill Ward confirmed that after months of renegotiations (or lack thereof), he would not be joining Black Sabbath this Summer. And while Ward provided an extremely detailed statement revealing the events that led to his official departure,...
by Zach Shaw | May 17, 2012 | I'll Wait...To See Van Halen Live, Jump...To Conclusions
Van Halen’s A Different Kind Of Truth tour earlier this year did pretty well for itself. That’s why it made sense for them to add another U.S. leg to their touring plans (with even more dates recently added). What doesn’t make sense, though, is most of those dates...
by Zach Shaw | May 17, 2012 | Releases
When Down announced plans for a mini-tour back in March, it seemed like a good bet that they would test out some new material from the first of four new EPs during these shows. Well as it turns out, Down will indeed be performing some new songs during the tour, which...