by Bram Teitelman | Mar 22, 2012 | Interviews
How does an Australian wind up running the American arm of influential UK metal label Earache? It’s kind of a long story, but Al Dawson was more than happy to oblige. Starting out as a tape trader in the ’80s (he was thanked on a 1984 compilation by...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 27, 2012 | New Music
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghuJgD0J9Kg[/youtube] Starting in April, Overkill will be hitting the road with God Forbid as part of the Electric Age Tour. It’s a rather fitting combo since both bands will be releasing new albums right around the same time....
by Zach Shaw | Feb 14, 2012 | Touring
Overkill was originally supposed to hit the road this Spring on the Killfest 2 tour. However, the past few weeks saw many of the bands originally on the bill drop off. The dates for the tour remain the same, while Diamond Plate and Suidakra are still slated for the...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 12, 2011 | Festivals
The New England Metal & Hardcore Festival has announced the lineup for its 14th year. And after dropping an obvious hint last week, it’s been confirmed that Killswitch Engage will be one of the three day festival’s headliners. The festival also confirmed that The...
by Chris Colgan | Aug 9, 2011 | Releases
Time has proven that young metal bands that hit their stride in the early to mid-2000s have had the most success since bands reaching similar levels in the early ’80s. More household metal names emerged between 2002 and 2006 than at any other time in the past...