The coronavirus pandemic has put the entire music industry on pause—but someone forgot to tell Mike Orlando. The guitarist best known for his time in Adrenaline Mob is adding to his list of bands seemingly by the day, as you will read below. Next up on his release schedule: the debut album from Her Chariot... Continue Reading →
Killswitch Engage has released a live performance video of an acoustic version of the song "We Carry On." The track was recorded while the members were in quarantine. The original appears on the band's 2016-released album "Incarnate." Watch and listen below. As guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz says in the intro of the video, the band had planned to perform this song during the now-postponed... Continue Reading →
Calling it the "Concert to Save the World," Steel Panther will live stream a performance on Sunday, June 7, abiding by social distancing (band members will be 6 feet away from each other), from a sanitized, undisclosed location in Los Angeles that will feature full stage production and use multiple cameras. The concert will be... Continue Reading →
Century Media Records, in cooperation with EMP, will present the Isolation Festival, a free online event that will be hosted on Century Media's YouTube channel on May 14, 2020. The stream will begin at 8 p.m. CET / 2 p.m. EST / 11 a.m. PST and is going to be available online for 24 hours. The festival will be broadcast... Continue Reading →
Killswitch Engage has released "Atonement II B-Sides For Charity," of which 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the COVID-19 Relief Fund for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. The release includes six songs from the recording sessions for KsE's 2019-released and Grammy-nominated album "Atonement," out now via Metal Blade Records. It is exclusively available on Bandcamp for a week as of May 1. It then... Continue Reading →
The 2020 edition of the Inkcarceration Festival, scheduled for July 10 to 12 at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, has been canceled. Festival organizers released the following statement: “It is with extremely sad hearts that we must announce the cancellation of Inkcarceration Festival 2020. We’re sure this doesn’t come as a major surprise given the... Continue Reading →
As a way to continue to perform live for its fans during the current quarantine conditions, Saint Asonia has embarked a "virtual tour" where the band will perform on the the different social media platforms of rock radio stations around the country. The band will add a local flavor to each performance. The band also just released its latest... Continue Reading →
A new force has exploded onto the symphonic metal scene. Ad Infinitum, the brainchild of Swiss singer Melissa Bonny (Evenmore, Rage of Light), has released its debut album, “Chapter I: Monarchy” (Napalm Records, April 3, 2020; read Live Metal’s review), based on the reign of Louis XIV, king of France from 1643 to 1715. Guitarist... Continue Reading →
As the world continues to battle the COVID-19 outbreak, recent changes across the United States and its impact on communities are causing Alter Bridge to postpone its upcoming headline tour with special guests Black Stone Cherry and Saint Asonia. The band released the following statement: “To the entire Alter Bridge family: "We hoped that it wouldn’t come... Continue Reading →
Beartooth is taking pre-orders for its limited edition line of face masks. The band says it will donate all proceeds to the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund. Quantities are limited. Pre-order your mask here.
