by Bram Teitelman | Dec 27, 2013 | Events, News
Today is King’s X drummer Jerry Gaskill’s 56th birthday. 2012 was a tough year for him. First, he suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized for a month. Thankfully he was able to make a recovery. Midway through the year, it was announced that the band...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 26, 2013 | Events, New Music, News
Dream Theater have one of the most devout followings out there, and visitors to their Facebook page were promised a “special gift” when checking back at 6am on Christmas Day. The band delivered big time, posting a complete two-disc compilation of material...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 16, 2013 | Events, News, Tributes
[youtube]http://youtu.be/ZANE2dFOpEs[/youtube] It’s been just over a year since Suicide Silence vocalist Mitch Lucker perished in an motorcycle accident. Late last year, on December 21, the band and their musical peers got together to perform a memorial concert...
by Matt Brown | Dec 9, 2013 | Events
Metallica announced in October they would be playing Antarctica, which many people found odd. Then again, this has been a year of firsts for the band, so why not? Well, it happened yesterday, and there are pictures to prove it. The audience consisted of Coca Cola Zero...
by Matt Brown | Nov 13, 2013 | Events, New Music, Touring
Iced Earth announced its new studio album Plagues Of Babylon a month or so ago, and now an official release date and tour has been confirmed. The new album will be out January 21, 2014 on Century Media. As an added bonus, the album will also feature appearances from...
by Metal Insider | Nov 12, 2013 | Events, Festivals
Is the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival starting to unveil the bands playing next year’s fest via their Facebook page? Earlier today, their page had a post that simply said “ICED EARTH.” Yesterday, “BLEEDING THROUGH” was another,...