by Bram Teitelman | May 16, 2015 | Metal Power Rankings
Welcome to Metal Power Rankings: Our weekly rankings take a number of factors into account: newsworthiness, record sales, internet buzz, word of mouth and overall importance in the genre. Ultimately, it’s subjective, but if a band generates enough buzz, they’ll wind...
by Seth Werkheiser | Apr 14, 2015 | News, Touring
According to The Defiled, they’ll be taking the place of American Head Charge who have backed out the upcoming UK tour with Coal Chamber in May. Though there’s be no official statement from the American Head Charge camp, The Defiled have stated AHC,...
by Seth Werkheiser | Apr 14, 2015 | News, Touring
Soil vocalist Ryan McCombs has a lot to be thankful for. After enduring a stroke last November, McCombs has now survived a bus crash, too. The incident happened this past Sunday, after their April 12th show in Des Moines, Iowa with Psychostick. From Ryan...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 10, 2015 | Festivals, News, Touring
We’d already known that Slipknot and Faith No More were playing the Heavy Montreal Festival (aka, the best reason to go to Canada other than the exchange rate). But yesterday, the Fest released the full lineup, and it’s ridiculous. Korn will be performing...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 26, 2015 | News, WTF?!
The old saying goes what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Thankfully, that’s not the case in Los Angeles, and this past Friday, Fear Factory headlined the Whisky a Go Go there. The band were, oddly, introduced by Dennis Haskins, who you might know better as Mr....