Posted by Zenae Zukowski on May 14, 2021
Norwegian death metal giants Blood Red Throne have signed with Nuclear Blast! The group spent a lot of time working on their upcoming tenth album in quarantine, which is expected to arrive later this year. Founding guitarist Daniel “Død” Olaisen comments on the signing: “Becoming a part of the NB family has been […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on May 14, 2021
More bands have been added to this year’s Riot Fest, set to take place on September 17th-19th in Douglas Park, Chicago. Nine Inch Nails will headline this year’s event as Faith No More, and Mr. Bungle has been added to the lineup. My Chemical Romance have cancelled their entire touring schedule for 2021 and […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on May 14, 2021
In what was set to be a monumental year in 2020 on the American festival circuit. DWP made a major announcement that would see Metallica double headline multiple shows. Fans were drawn to ticket sales like a moth to a flame. In what turned out to be a disaster of a year, a global […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on May 14, 2021
Pain has shared a compelling video for the cover of the hit Rolling Stones song “Gimme Shelter.” The track is a haunting interpretation of the classic tune where the clip holds a powerful message while featuring realistic, bleak images of what many have experienced throughout the war on COVID-19. Mastermind Peter Tägtgren comments: […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on May 14, 2021
Fear Factory have unleashed a visualizer for their new song “Fuel Injected Suicide Machine.” The track is the second single from the group’s forthcoming tenth studio effort, Aggression Continuum, out June 18th via Nuclear Blast. Dino Cazares comments: “I can’t wait for everyone to hear this high octane ripping song, it’s based on […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on May 14, 2021
Rings of Saturn have announced they’ve decided to move towards a “strictly instrumental direction.” While the group welcomes vocalist Ian Bearer to join them on any tours they have currently booked, their overall creative direction has changed. Joel Omans and Lucas Mann issued the following statement via Facebook: “Rings of Saturn is transitioning […]
Posted by Jeff Podoshen on May 14, 2021
You’ve probably searched far and wide to get a halfway decent copy of the much exalted early demos by Decapitated and you might have been disappointed in what you were able to find. For years, fans of Decapitated have been clamoring for a proper release of these late 90’s tracks and finally we are […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on May 13, 2021
Atreyu are gearing up for their new album, Baptize, out June 4th via Spinefarm Records (pre-order here). The follow-up to 2018’s In Our Wake will be the first without vocalist Alex Varkatzas who left the group in September 2020. We caught up with Porter McKnight (bassist/unclean vocals) to discuss the journey leading to Atreyu’s […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on May 13, 2021
Kentucky post-hardcore outfit Softspoken are gearing up for their new EP, Where The Heart Belongs, out tomorrow (14th). We asked the group to list five things they learned about recording their upcoming effort during the COVID-19 pandemic. 01) Take advantage of opportunities. We recorded Where the Heart Belongs in two stages, and initially […]
Posted by Jeff Podoshen on May 13, 2021
Even COVID has kept the mighty GWAR on live performance hiatus as it seems not even these intergalactic gladiators are immune. But while we wait for our favorite aliens to get back on the road here on earth, the band has put together an EP to attempt to hold us over. The Disc With […]
