Iron Maiden will bring its Run for Your Lives World Tour to North America in 2026 with Megadeth and Anthrax supporting. In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Iron Maiden will perform at stadiums and amphitheaters across the United States and Canada, allowing fans the chance to witness its new production, on the scale it is intended... Continue Reading →
John Bush to showcase Anthrax material at upcoming live shows
Veteran metal vocalist John Bush will present a special run of live performances in December 2025 showcasing the music he helped create during his decade-long tenure as the frontman of Anthrax. Bush will perform songs from all four albums he recorded with the band: "Sound of White Noise" (1993), "Stomp 442" (1995), "Volume 8: The Threat Is Real" (1998) and "We’ve... Continue Reading →
Metal supergroup Category 7 to make live debut June 30 in Los Angeles
Heavy metal supergroup Category 7 will make its live debut Monday, June 30, 2025, at the Whiskey a Go-Go in Los Angeles, California. As reported by Metal Injection, Evildead has been confirmed as support, with more bands to be announced. Category 7, which released its self-titled debut album in July 2024 via Metal Blade Records,... Continue Reading →
Category 7 cancels March 2025 U.S. tour
Citing projected ticket sales and the increasing cost of touring, metal supergroup Category 7 has canceled what would have been its first tour, set for March 2025 in the United States. The band released the following statement to social media: "With the overwhelming competition for the live show dollar, we feel that our projected ticket... Continue Reading →
Category 7 premieres ‘Land I Used to Love’ video
Category 7, the heavy metal supergroup featuring John Bush (Armored Saint, Anthrax), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob, Sonic Universe, Noturnall), Phil Demmel (Machine Head, Kerry King, Vio-Lence), Jack Gibson (Exodus) and Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Overkill), has unveiled its video for “Land I Used to Love.” The track comes by way of the band’s eponymous debut... Continue Reading →
Category 7 sets debut tour for March 2025
Category 7—featuring John Bush (Armored Saint, Anthrax), Phil Demmel (Kerry King, Machine Head), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob), Jack Gibson (Exodus) and Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Overkill)—will launch its first ever tour in support of its self-titled debut album in March 2025. The 14-show trek will commence on March 6 in Baltimore, Maryland, and run through... Continue Reading →
Metal supergroup Category 7 shares ‘Apple of Discord’ video, debut album out now
Metal supergroup Category 7 has released its self-titled debut full-length via Metal Blade Records and shared a video for the song "Apple of Discord." “More social commentary," singer John Bush said. "I marvel at how people are willing to make dumb decisions based on others. ‘Apple of Discord’ questions these strange solidarities. Are you really... Continue Reading →
Metal supergroup Category 7 shares new single ‘Exhausted’
Category 7, the new heavy metal collective featuring the lineup of John Bush (Armored Saint, Anthrax), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob, Sonic Universe, Noturnall), Phil Demmel (Machine Head, Kerry King, Vio-Lence), Jack Gibson (Exodus) and Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Overkill), has unleashed its latest single, “Exhausted.” The track comes by way of the band’s self-titled debut... Continue Reading →
Dave Grohl, Charlie Benante and Scott Ian to release Bad Brains cover for Record Store Day 2024
GBI—Dave Grohl, Charlie Benante and Scott Ian—will release "The Regulator" (Megaforce), a cover of the Bad Brains song from the band’s self-titled 1982 debut album, on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Released as a Record Store Day 7-inch exclusive, only 6,000 copies of the track were pressed, with all proceeds going toward health care for Bad... Continue Reading →
Sonic Temple announces set times for 2024 festival
Producer Danny Wimmer Presents has announced band performance times, as well as additional onsite activations and a range of food and beverage options, for the Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, set for May 16 to 19, 2024, at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio In addition to headliners Disturbed and Evanescence (Thursday), The Original Misfits and Falling in Reverse (Friday), Pantera and Staind (Saturday), and Slipknot and Limp Bizkit (Sunday),... Continue Reading →
