by Zach Shaw | Jun 27, 2015 | Festivals, News
Given the success of last year’s edition, it’s no surprise that Slipknot planned on bringing its destination festival Knotfest back to San Bernardino, CA this October. Now we know this year’s lineup, and it’s pretty damn impressive. Taking place October 24 and 25 at...
by Metal Insider | May 29, 2015 | Metal Power Rankings
Welcome to Metal Power Rankings: Our weekly rankings take a number of factors into account, such as 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,...
by Alix Vallecillo | May 27, 2015 | News, Releases, Updates
Michigan thrash squad, Battlecross, announced their new upcoming full-length titled Rise to Power and along with the announcement, released a new single from said record titled “Not Your Slave” streaming at metalblade.com/battlecross. The record was...
by Seth Werkheiser | Apr 28, 2015 | News, Touring
The alien visitors known as GWAR have been on earth since 1985, and they just announced a US tour to commemorate their 30 years of terror and blood splattering. In the midst of a legal battle with the father of the late David Brockie (aka Oderus Urungus, who passed...
by Seth Werkheiser | Apr 2, 2015 | News, Touring
Crowbar has just announced a summer headlining tour, and they’ll be taking some epic bands on the road with them as well; Battlecross, who just released a video for “My Vaccine” last December, and Lord Dying who released Poisoned Altars on Relapse...