The end of the cycle for its debut album, “Never Alone” (released June 17, 2016, via Another Century Records), brought Stitched Up Heart to its highest peaks yet. The band spent much of the spring playing arenas with Halestorm, In This Moment and New Years Day, and capped it off by making its official Rock... Continue Reading →
Any discussion of the top metal bands of the 2000s has to include Trivium. Since its formation in 1999 in Orlando, Florida, the band has released eight albums packed with songs ranging from brutally heavy to hook-filled and melodic, and containing everything in between. The recurring hiccup the band has experienced through the past several... Continue Reading →
The word “supergroup” is overused in the music business, but it’s awfully hard not to spit it out immediately when describing Sons of Apollo. Mike Portnoy on drums, Derek Sherinian on keyboards, Billy Sheehan on bass, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal on guitar, Jeff Scott Soto on vocals—what other word comes to mind? Released in October 2017,... Continue Reading →
Black Wizard has been honing its blend of classic, doom and thrash metal since the group of high school friends came together in 2009 in Vancouver. The quartet got its biggest break to date in 2016, when it was selected as the opening act for the Volbeat/Killswitch Engage tour. Riding that momentum into the next... Continue Reading →
Kamelot is one of metal's most unique, influential and prestigious acts that blends symphonic metal, prog, power metal and world music, so it comes as little surprise that the whole metal world is holding its breath in anticipation of "The Shadow Theory" (April 6, Napalm Records). The band has already unveiled the first track "RavenLight"... Continue Reading →
Cane Hill’s second full-length album, “Too Far Gone” (released in January via Rise Records), is a huge leap forward, showing a band that has grown tremendously since album number one, “Smile” (2016). As you soon will read, that growth wasn’t an easy process, involving a healthy amount of self-reflection brought on by an unhealthy amount... Continue Reading →
Hailing from Tempe, Arizona, Ded loudly stormed onto the national scene in 2017, taking the stage at nearly every major rock festival, touring with Korn and Stone Sour, and garnering a fair amount radio airplay, especially on Sirius XM’s Octane. The band proudly wears its nu metal, metalcore, hardcore, punk and even pop influences on... Continue Reading →
A couple weeks prior to the launch of The Dead Daisies' first North American headlining tour, Live Metal's Greg Maki caught up with bassist Marco Mendoza. In part one of our interview, Mendoza discussed the band's busy summer, the upcoming tour and more. In part two, after more on the tour, the talk turns a... Continue Reading →
It took The Dead Daisies a few years and a lot of lineup changes to find their identity, and now that they have, the world is taking notice. The band founded in 2012 by Australian guitarist David Lowy has been around the globe multiple times, building its fan base by playing some of the biggest... Continue Reading →
Josh Todd rose to prominence as the vocalist of hard rock act Buckcherry beginning in 1999, when the band’s first single, “Lit Up,” started lighting up airwaves. He’s been a workhorse ever since, releasing seven albums and an EP with Buckcherry, and a solo album (“You Made Me”) in 2003, all accompanied by heavy touring... Continue Reading →
