Five Finger Death Punch will release "AfterLife," its ninth studio album, on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, and guitarist Zoltan Bathory has taken to social media to break the record down track by track. The album, which is the band's first since guitarist Andy James replaced Jason Hook, is available for pre-order here. "This is hands... Continue Reading →
Five Finger Death Punch and country music star Brantley Gilbert will be join forces in fall 2022 for a U.S. arena tour with support from newcomer Corey Marks. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will kick off in Grand Rapids on Nov. 9 and hit 20 more cities before wrapping up in Las Vegas on Dec. 17. Fan... Continue Reading →
New Orleans band Cane Hill has signed to Out of Line, an independent record label based in Germany, and will release its next single, "A Form of Protest," on May 19, 2022. Singer Elijah Witt said the new song will be the first release of a new era for the band. “It marks the transition... Continue Reading →
Five Finger Death Punch has released “AfterLife,” the title track from its forthcoming new studio album. The record, the band's ninth, once again was produced by longtime collaborator Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne, Papa Roach, Skillet). “AfterLife” is now available to stream and download across platforms here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXImSx4kgeo The track’s release coincides with the band’s announcement of its upcoming 2022 North... Continue Reading →
Genre-bending metal act Crown the Empire has announced its "Road to Hell" tour across the United States in May 2022. The run also will feature The Word Alive and Afterlife. For ticket information, click here. Crown the Empire also recently released music videos for "Dancing with the Dead" and "In Another Life" featuring Courtney LaPlante of Spiritbox, which together have totaled over 4.3... Continue Reading →
The Blue Ridge Rock Festival, set for Sept. 8 to 11 at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, is releasing its 2022 lineup one act a time. Seventy-nine of a reported 171 acts have been announced as of March 18. On social media, festival organizers have said there will be 12 reunions, seven “special... Continue Reading →
New Orleans band Cane Hill has announced "The Krewe Du Sang Tour," with openers Afterlife, VCTMS and Moodring. The tour will kick off on May 27, 2022, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and wrap June 20 in Nashville, Tennessee. VIP tickets go on sale March 10, with general tickets available March 11. Cane Hill released the “Krewe... Continue Reading →
Many bands have chosen to sit on the sidelines throughout the pandemic, unwilling to take the risk of releasing new music in the midst of so much uncertainty. Symphonic metal band Ad Infinitum has done exactly the opposite, releasing its debut album, “Chapter I: Monarchy” (review) in April 2020; an acoustic version of the record,... Continue Reading →
Symphonic metal band Ad Infinitum has released the new single "Animals," and its music video, from the forthcoming album "Chapter II: Legacy" (read Live Metal's review). Napalm Records will release the album on Oct. 29, 2021. With the recent videos for "Unstoppable" and "Afterlife" featuring Nils Molin (Amaranthe/Dynazty), Ad Infinitum has reached over 750,000 views... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki I can’t think of a worse time for a new act to make its debut than the spring of 2020. Swiss symphonic metal band Ad Infinitum released “Chapter I: Monarchy” (review) at the beginning of April, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and of course could do little to promote it.... Continue Reading →
