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Photos/Review: Life Of Agony celebrate 30 years of ‘River Runs Red,’ in New Jersey & Michigan / 3/11 & 3/18/2023

by Metal Insider | Mar 27, 2023 | Photos, Reviews

The legendary Brooklyn alternative metal band Life of Agony are celebrating 30 years of their iconic, groundbreaking debut album, River Runs Red, by doing a world tour in Europe, the UK, and now the states. An album that Rolling Stone recently called “one...

Photos/Review: Rotting Christ invaded Atlanta’s Masquerade w/ Carach Angren, Uada, & Gaerea – 3/13/2023

by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 24, 2023 | Photos, Reviews

Seeing a show is one thing, but experiencing it in a different city gives such a diverse and exhilarating vibe. After years of covering mainly New York City shows, it’s time to ignore grocery shopping for jet-setting throughout the states to see how...

Live Gig Review: A Sold Out Party with Steel Panther at Irving Plaza on 3/16/23

by Ian Weber | Mar 20, 2023 | Reviews

Steel Panther, the Los Angeles-based masters of the party all the time, rock (till you drop) music, brought a sold-out rip-roaring rock rendezvous to New York’s Irving Plaza on 3/16, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin day. I arrived in the city with...

Photos/Review: Powerwolf at historical sold-out show at New York City’s Palladium – 02/23/23

by Mark Smitty Neal | Mar 20, 2023 | Photos, Reviews

On February 23, German power metal titans Powerwolf brought their metal mass to North America for the time ever and began a string of seven dates, including six U.S. shows and one in Montreal, Canada. This would be the first time the band has ever toured...

Live Gig Review: The Kingsland catches the thrashing blade of Heathen on 3/10/23

by Ian Weber | Mar 15, 2023 | News, Reviews

It had been long enough since Heathen, one of the hopefuls of the second wave of eighties Bay Area thrash bands, brought their excellent, tight, speedy thrash metal style to New York. The last time was in 2011 in Manhattan. It was a cold night. It was a rainy...

Unleashing metal fury on the high seas: 70000tons of Metal 2023: Recap from Insomnium, Destruction, Vreid, and more!

by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 10, 2023 | Photos, Reviews

Imagine setting sail on a four-day cruise, surrounded by 3000 fellow metalheads and 60 bands, all sharing the same passion for heavy music. This is 70000tons of Metal, an epic journey that was sadly cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving many...

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John 5 & Richie Kotzen announce Fall 2025 U.S. tour; new John 5 album arrives in October

Guitar virtuosos John 5 and Richie Kotzen are teaming up for a co-headlining U.S. tour. The trek kicks off October 16 and runs through November 29, marking the first time the two will tour together. Tickets are available at this location. In addition, John 5 has...

Auri announce unveil “Shieldmaiden” video; new album arriving in August

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Cryptopsy unleash NSFW video for brutal new single “Malicious Needs”

Canadian death metal giants Cryptopsy have dropped a NSFW video for their latest single, "Malicious Needs." The track is taken from their upcoming album, An Insatiable Violence, scheduled to arrive on June 20 via Season of Mist. The track dives into dystopian horror,...

New & Noteworthy: June 12th, 2020 – New Music Will Come For Us All

New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The week features the new releases from Aversions Crown, and a few others! For last week’s new releases you can check out the last New &...

New & Noteworthy: June 5th, 2020 – New Music Squasher

New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The week features the new releases from The Ghost Inside, Currents andmore! For last week’s new releases you can check out the last New &...

New & Noteworthy: May 29th, 2020 – Fields of New Music

New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The week features the new releases from Alestorm, Behemoth, and more! For last week’s new releases you can check out the last New &...