by Bram Teitelman | Feb 8, 2017 | Touring, Updates
Earlier this week, Swedish post-metal giants Cult of Luna teased a Mariner tour with Julie Christmas. Considering that the two entities had collaborated on one of last year’s best-reviewed albums, many fans of the Swedish band and Christmas, who sang in...
by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 8, 2017 | News, Updates
There have been a few health scares for both Yob’s Mike Scheidt and Grim Reaper’s Steve Grimmett, yet they both remain in high spirits. Scheidt has been recovering at home since his discharge from the hospital on January 30. He announced the following on his...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 7, 2017 | Crowdfunding, Updates
On June 2nd, Byzantine will be releasing their Metal Blade debut following two independent releases. The Cicada Tree will be their fifth album, and like their last two, the band has launched a crowd-funding campaign for the album. If you’re going to buy the...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 7, 2017 | Collaborations, News, Updates
The last time we saw Lady Gaga was on Sunday, when she literally dropped the mic after an impressive halftime performance at the Super Bowl, then dove offstage. She’s going to reappear on a stage this weekend, but with Metallica. Late last night, a fan posted a...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 6, 2017 | Splits, Updates
Last week, we addressed the firing of Australian prog metal band Ne Obliviscaris bassist Brendan ‘Cygnus’ Brown. At the time, there were allegations that he’d been let go after domestic violence instances, something the band didn’t initially...
by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 1, 2017 | News, Releases, Updates
While we’re all looking forward to Mastodon’s seventh album Emperor of Sand out March 31 via Reprise Records, it seems Brent Hinds has another release soon after. Hinds told Loudwire he plans on releasing solo material on Record Store Day. While asking about the...