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NICKELBACK ENTERS HALL OF FAME
It's always great to see great tings happen to good people and Nickelback are just straight up good people! Nickelback were named the "most successful rock band of the decade" by Billboard in 2009, Nickelback are just simply put one of the most commercially viable and important acts of the past two decades. ...
Mar 16, 2023
WHAT A MONS-TOUR!!!
FALLING IN REVERSE ANNOUNCE "THE POPULAR MONSTOUR" SPECIAL GUESTS INCUDE ICE NINE KILLS + MORE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE "WATCH THE WORLD BURN" OUT NOW - WATCH FALLING IN REVERSE have just announced their Summer 2023 headline tour plans. The band will embark on "The Popular Monstour," with spe...
Mar 07, 2023
THESE ARE NOT SOUR GRAPES - THEY ARE ROCKING!!!
FROM TWO PIVOTAL FORCES BEHIND ROADRUNNER RECORDS COMES A THE NEW LABEL- BLUE GRAPE MUSIC INTRODUCING BLUE GRAPE MUSIC, A NEW INTERNATIONAL LABEL POWERED BY FORMER ROADRUNNER EXECUTIVES DAVE RATH + CEES WESSELS TWO-TIME GRAMMY NOMINEE CODE ORANGE ARE THE LABEL'S FIRST SIGNING WITH NEW MUSIC OUT NOW AS ITS FIRST RELEAS...
Feb 24, 2023
FIRE FROM THE GODS ADDS MORE COLOUR!
FIRE FROM THE GODS RELEASE NEW SINGLE THOUSAND LIFETIMES (FEAT. COREY GLOVER OF LIVING COLOUR) US TOUR AS SPECIAL GUEST TO NORMA JEAN Because we can't get enough of Fire From The Gods' latest album Soul Revolution the band just released a really cool new version of their tune "Thousand Lifetimes" featuring th...
Feb 24, 2023
THRICE ARE BACK IN THE AMBULANCE!
THRICE RELEASE A RE-RECORDED VERSION OF THE ARTIST IN THE AMBULANCE AND ANNOUNCE THE ARTIST IN THE AMBULANCE 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR Following a successful run of shows in December and preparing to celebrate 25 years of being a band, California rock band Thrice just shared a brand-new, re-recorded version of The Artist I...
Feb 24, 2023
COOL REUNION ENGAGE!
You could actually see this coming once Howard Jones started to hang with his ex-bandmates and friends in Killswitch Engage again and even appeared on the last Killswitch Engage album Atonement with the amazing tune "The Signal Fire" Well - now it appears that Howard (currently happy in Light The Torch) and g...
Feb 23, 2023
BEARTOOTH AND TRIVIUM TOGETHER? HELL YEAH!!!!
TRIVIUM AND BEARTOOTH ANNOUNCE 2023 CO-HEADLINE TOUR PRESENTED BY KNOTFEST ROADSHOW Tickets On Sale Starting Friday, February 3 at 10AM Local Time on Ticketmaster.com Beartooth and Trivium announced their 2023 co-headline tour. The 29-city tour kicks off Monday, May 1 in Stroudsburg, PA at Sherman Theater with stops in...
Jan 31, 2023
WILL WE SEE YOU IN CADOTT? ROCKFEST RETURNS!
ROCKFEST 2023 HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED! we are ALWAYS excited to join our friends and partners at Rockfest in Cadott, Wi. This year looks to be amazing again! The event will be July 13-15 and will feature PANTERA, SLIPKNOT, FALLING IN REVERSE, ICE NINE KILLS, GODSMACK, ICE CUBE, ASKING ALEXANDRIA, PAPA ROACH, IN THIS MOMEN...
Jan 20, 2023
PANTERA ANNOUNCE A TOUR!
PANTERA ANNOUNCE 2023 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR LAMB OF GOD TO JOIN RUN AS SPECIAL GUESTS Pantera have announced their long awaited return to the stage. They will be touring North America this summer with Lamb of God as special guests. One of the most anticipated tours of 2023, this celebration tour includes original members...
Jan 20, 2023
MOTORHEAD TO RELEASE SOME SERIOUSLY BAD MAGIC!
BAD MAGIC: SERIOUSLY BAD MAGIC TO BE RELEASED BY SILVER LINING MUSIC ON FEBRUARY 24th! Motörhead, the iconic Godfathers of heavy metal, released their 23rd (and final) studio album Bad Magic in 2015. Instantly hailed as one of the best the beloved trio had recorded in many years, Bad Magic: SERIOUSLY BAD MAGIC enj...
Jan 17, 2023
NOTHING MORE ANNOUCE NEW SPIRITS TOUR DATES
NOTHING MORE ANNOUNCE HEADLINING "SPIRITS 2023" NORTH AMERICAN TOUR PRESENTED BY MENTAL HEALTH NON-PROFIT TO WRITE LOVE ON HER ARMS (TWLOHA) WITH SPECIAL GUESTS CROWN THE EMPIRE & THOUSAND BELOW MARCH 31 - MAY 28 NOTHING MORE kick off the new year with two new lyric video visualizers for SPIRITS tracks &q...
Jan 10, 2023
August Burns Red Singer Jake Luhrs Announces First Annual HeartSupport Fest!
HEARTSUPPORT ANNOUNCES FIRST-EVER HEARTSUPPORT FEST TWO-DAY FESTIVAL TO TAKE PLACE ON FEBRUARY 18 + 19 IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA RISE AGAINST + PARKWAY DRIVE TO HEADLINE THE GHOST INSIDE, DANCE GAVIN DANCE, SPIRITBOX, AUGUST BURNS RED, + MANY MORE HEAVYWEIGHTS TO APPEAR MORE BANDS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE Two-time Gra...
Nov 09, 2022
AVATAR WANT YOU TO DANCE!
AVATAR ANNOUNCE DANCE DEVIL DANCE NEW ALBUM OUT FEBRUARY 17 VIA THIRTY TIGERS BAND SHARES NSFW VIDEO FOR "DANCE DEVIL DANCE" - WATCH The heavy metal 'n' roll, dark, madcap visionaries collectively known as AVATAR - vocalist Johannes Eckerström (vocals), guitarists Jonas Jarlsby and Tim Öhrström...
Nov 09, 2022
SAINT ASONIA BECOME EXTROVERTS
SAINT ASONIA ANNOUNCE EXTROVERT EP SIX-SONG EP ARRIVES NOVEMBER 18 VIA SPINEFARM + FOLLOWS THIS SUMMER'S INTROVERT EP BAND SHARES "WOLF" VISUALIZER - WATCH Hard rock juggernaut Saint Asonia, featuring former Three Days Grace frontman Adam Gontier and Staind guitarist/founding member Mike Mushok, have announce...
Nov 09, 2022
ROADRUNNER UNITED RE-ISSUE ANNOUNCED
Not gonna lie - one of us spent most of their life working at Roadrunner so this means a lot to me. LANDMARK ROADRUNNER UNITED RELEASE RETURNS IN MULTIPLE CONFIGURATIONS IN MARCH 2023 VINYL + CD VERSIONS OF THE LIVE CONCERT ON DECK, AS WELL AS THE REISSUE OF THE ALL-STAR SESSIONS "THE END (LIVE)" AVAILABLE ...
Nov 09, 2022
Monday August 15, 2022
MON AUGUST 15 - Your source for the loudest rock is HardDrive XL with Lou Brutus! All this week we will be joined by our FEATURE ARTIST ERIC VANLERBERGHE of I PREVAIL! We will also be joined tonight by our special guest GAVIN ROSSDALE of BUSH here to discuss "More Than Machines"! Check out www.HardDriveRad...
Aug 11, 2022
Friday August 5, 2022
FRI AUGUST 5 - Kick off the weekend right with HardDrive XL and Lou Brutus! All this week we have been joined by our FEATURE ARTIST CALEB SHOMO of BEARTOOTH! Tonight, we will also be joined by our special guest MATT TUCK of BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE here to talk about "No More Tears to Cry"! Check out www.H...
Jul 30, 2022
I PREVAIL COME BACK SWINGING!!
MICHIGAN'S OWN I PREVAIL ARE BACK AS THEY ANNOUNCE THEIR NEW ALBUM TRUE POWER ALBUM ARRIVES AUGUST 19 VIA FEARLESS RECORDS I PREVAIL - Brian Burkheiser (vocals), Eric Vanlerberghe (vocals), Steve Menoian (guitars/bass), Dylan Bowman (guitars), and Gabe Helguera (drums) - are back with TRUE POWER, their third full-lengt...
Jun 20, 2022
THIS CONVENTION IS KILLER!!!
SPENCER CHARNAS AND ICE NINE KILLS ARE REALLY TAKING IT TO A NEW LEVEL! Welcome to the inaugural Edition of THE SILVER SCREAM CON Horror Convention Curated by Spencer Charnas Of Ice Nine Kills To Take Place August 26th - August 28th 2022 DoubleTree Boston North Shore Hotel, Danvers, Massachusetts Tickets Available Now ...
May 25, 2022
Matt Heafy of Trivium to release a children's book!
Trivium's Singer Matt Heafy is set to Release A Book That Explores Japanese Folklore The book, titled Ibaraki and Friends, is a children's book that explores several Japanese folktales. Z2 Comics will be releasing Ibaraki and Friends. Per the book's description on the Z2 Comics website: "Written by Matthew Kiichi ...
Apr 22, 2022
THREE DAYS GRACE WITH A LIFETIME OF GOOD KARMA
Our friends in Three Days Grace not only deliver great music but they ALSO are looking to do some good with it as well! They have shared their new song "Lifetime" from their forthcoming album Explosions (out May 6). They have also confirmed a headlining US and Canadian tour (with special guests Wage War and...
Apr 11, 2022
PARKWAY DRIVE CANCEL TOUR
NORTH AMERICA 2022 TOUR CANCELED Dear friends, family and fans, This is something we never thought we would be writing, but we not only all believe you deserve an explanation, but we feel the need to communicate and connect with true honesty. Firstly, this is hard, please know we are fully aware that another canceled t...
Apr 06, 2022
Killswitch Engage set to release Live stuff!
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR PLANS TO RELEASE LIVE AT THE PALLADIUM ON JUNE 3 On August 6, 2021, Killswitch Engage unleashed a streaming event that took fans by storm. The event took place at The Palladium in Worcester in the band's native Massachusetts, which has been the site of many iconic KsE shows throug...
Apr 06, 2022
METALLICA DONATES $500,000 FROM THEIR CHARITY TO FEED UKRAINIAN REFUGEES
Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation has donated $500,000 to the World Central Kitchen to help feed Ukrainian refugees, according to Heavy Consequence. The organization was founded by Chef Jose Andres to provide "meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises." Metallica's Lars Ulrich ...
Apr 05, 2022
Metal Tour of the Year collab we didn't know we needed - but did!
I mean when we heard about this it was simply - ummm - YES PLEASE! Lamb of God and Megadeth cranked out an ass-kicking new version of the Megadeth classic "Wake Up Dead"! The bands, of course, are getting ready to head out for another leg of the METAL TOUR OF THE YEAR along with Trivium and In Flames (startin...
Apr 01, 2022
TREMONTI TAKES A CHANCE FOR A GREAT CAUSE
Just a good dude and a good cause!! Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge/Tremonti) recording a Frank Sinatra covers album may not be what you expected, but he really wanted to push himself out of his comfort zone and Take A Chance" for a great cause. It's all part of his "Take a Chance on Charity" initiative, us...
Mar 22, 2022
DEFTONES AND BASSIST SERGIO VEGA PART WAYS
DEFTONES PART WAYS WITH SERGIO VEGA SHOCK! Longtime DEFTONES bass player SERGIO VEGA has left the band. VEGA joined the band in 2009, and a video message posted on his INSTAGRAM page on TUESDAY (3/8) confirmed his exit. VEGA's post said, "Hi everybody. I hope this finds you well. I didn't wanna have to make a vid...
Mar 11, 2022
MOTIONLESS IN WHITE ANNOUNCE THE END OF THE WORLD!
MOTIONLESS IN WHITE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM SCORING THE END OF THE WORLD SCORING THE END OF THE WORLD ARRIVES JUNE 10 Roadrunner Records band Motionless In White have announced their anxiously awaited new full-length album, Scoring The End of the World, set for release on June 10, 2022. To herald its arrival, the Scranton,...
Mar 11, 2022
FOR THOSE ABOUT TO DRINK - WE SALUTE YOU!
AC/DC LAUNCHES A BEER - UMMM WORKS FOR ME!! New AC/DC Beer 'For Those About to Rock' Ale AC/DC - For Those About To Rock | Half Time (halftimebeverage.com) Available to ship to 33 US states; check out that shipping rate for a full case! Or try a 4-pack. Special limited time, first 500 customers get a 12x15 print insert...
Mar 09, 2022
IT'S COLD GIN TIME!! (again???)
OK - seriously - how has this NOT been done yet? KISS LAUNCHES A ROCKIN GIN You wanted the best, you got the best - ice-cold KISS gin to go with your tonic! It's what legions of KISS fans have been waiting for since the release of the band's classic track "Cold Gin" in 1974 and can now order online. You can n...
Mar 08, 2022