Posted by Zenae Zukowski on September 30, 2020
Following an extensive report by MetalSucks, bands continue to fire concert booker and First Row Talent owner John Finberg due to a lengthy list of allegations of sexual misconduct, bullying, harassment, racism, etc. While the news has gone public this week, groups have cut ties with Finberg long before, and a quick Google […]
Posted by Elise Yablon on June 23, 2020
Kiko Loureiro, guitarist for Megadeth, has announced a release date for his upcoming solo album. Open Source is set to hit shelves on July 10. The announcement was made Monday (22) during a short video update in which Loureiro also showed people how to play “the hardest phrase” of the album’s lead single, “EDM […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on October 21, 2019
Christina Rheims, a researcher at Instituto Butantan in São Paulo, Brazil, discovered 4 new spider species and decided to name them after her favorite heavy metal artists. Extraordinarius bruceickinsoni – Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson Extraordinarius klausmeinei – Scorpions vocalist Klaus Meine Extraordinarius rickalleni – Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen Extraordinarius andrematosi – Original Angra vocalist Andre Matos […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on August 22, 2019
As we are nearing into the fourth quarter of 2019, we’ve been hearing many new album announcements including King Diamond and Mayhem. We recently listed five studio updates and within the last week, there’s been at least five more. 05) New Belphegor album arriving in summer 2020 Belphegor have been working on the follow-up to […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on June 10, 2019
Former Angra vocalist, André Matos has passed away on Saturday (8th). The news broke out during the afternoon by a series of Facebook posts from ex-Angra drummer Ricardo Confessori, who also played with Matos in Shaman, Shaman, and Angra. Former and current Angra members have been paying their respects to the late Brazilian singer as […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on February 5, 2019
The Brazilian heavy metal outfit, Angra, have premiered a music video for the song “Magic Mirror.” The track is taken from the band’s latest effort Ømni, which was released last year via earMUSIC. The clip was directed by Pedro Jorge who worked alongside with the group’s mastermind Rafael Bittencourt’s vision as the song is a […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 24, 2018
This was a tough year to choose from as I decided to break the rules and expand to a Top 20 best metal albums of 2018 instead of 10. If you read through it all, you will discover a diverse set of honorable mentions at the end followed by an awesome playlist. Personally, 2018 has […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on March 20, 2018
Angra have premiered a music video for the song “Insania.” The track is taken from their latest effort, ØMNI, which is out now via earMUSIC. This Fall, the group will embark on a world tour that includes their longest-ever North American run. In the meantime, check out the video below:
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on March 7, 2018
Over 25 years and nine albums later, Angra have announced their first-ever full-fledged North American headlining run. Throughout the course of their entire career, including bumps such as hiatuses and lineup changes, we have only seen them perform selected shows here over the years. Following the release of the Brazilian power metallers ninth studio effort […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on March 1, 2018
Angra recently released their latest effort Ømni last month on February 16th via earMUSIC. Today (1st), these Brazilian/Italian metal titans have unveiled the lyric video for the song “Black Widow’s Web.” The track features guest appearances by Arch Enemy vocalist Alissa White-Gluz and the Brazilian singer Sandy. Watch the video below:
