New Zealand's Alien Weaponry, which released its third album, "Te Rā," on March 28, 2025, via Napalm Records, has dropped a music video for the single "Taniwha" featuring a guest vocal appearance from Lamb of God's Randy Blythe. Watch the video below, and get the new album here. In the video, the modern groove metal trio is face... Continue Reading →
New Zealand modern groove metal trio Alien Weaponry has shared one of the most aggressive, death metal-leaning songs from its upcoming third album, "Te Rā." The song, 'Taniwha," features a heavy-hitting contribution from longtime supporter and metal icon Randy Blythe of Lamb of God. "Te Rā" will be released Friday, March 28, 2025, via Napalm Records.... Continue Reading →
Kerry King will launch his first headline tour with his new solo band—drummer Paul Bostaph (Slayer), bassist Kyle Sanders (Hellyeah), guitarist Phil Demmel (Machine Head) and vocalist Mark Osegueda (Death Angel)—in early 2025. The North American tour, in support of King's debut solo album "From Hell I Rise," will feature support from Municipal Waste and Alien... Continue Reading →
More and more, festivals are becoming the driving force for touring rock and metal bands. While obviously there were none in 2020, festivals are returning in force in 2021, mostly in late summer and early fall. Headliners and co-headliners include such heavy hitters as Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot, Rob Zombie, the original Misfits, Korn,... Continue Reading →
New Zealand-based metal band Alien Weaponry will release its second album, "Tangaroa," on Sept. 17, 2021, via Napalm Records. It is available for pre-order here. The band, which released its acclaimed debut "Tū" in 2018, combines elements of thrash and groove metal with lyrics in the native indigenous language te reo Māori. As with the... Continue Reading →
Gojira has announced a fall U.S. headline tour with support from Knocked Loose and Alien Weaponry, kicking off Oct. 11, 2021, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and continuing through Oct. 29 in Cleveland, Ohio. Pre-sale tickets for the tour will be available starting at 10 a.m. local time Tueday, May 4, with the general on-sale... Continue Reading →
Review and photos by Lizzy Davis-----Following the massive traffic issues on day one, the organizers of Epicenter announced that were working with the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the county’s highway patrol to arrange having a second lane open for inbound traffic. Whether it was thanks to that or because people arrived earlier in... Continue Reading →
