Ahead of the April 22, 2022, release of its new album "Planet Zero," multi-platinum band Shinedown has announced the Planet Zero World Tour (produced by Live Nation), with special guests Jelly Roll and John Harvie, and also has released “The Saints of Violence and Innuendo,” a new song from the forthcoming album. The Planet Zero World Tour begins on Sept. 3... Continue Reading →
Live Nation's Lawn Pass will be available at 30 venues for the 2022 summer concert season, which is on pace to be one of the biggest in history. With a Lawn Pass, fans can attend concerts at their local amphitheater music venue all summer long, including select sold-out shows. A Lawn Pass can be purchased for $199 (plus... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki-----After the hellscape of 2020, music surged back in a big way throughout 2021. Concerts—even festivals—returned along with a flood of new releases from artists young and old. Metal and hard rock remain far outside the mainstream, but if you put in the effort to look, I’d argue that there’s more quality music... Continue Reading →
Iron Maiden will return to North America in 2022 to bring "The Legacy Of The Beast World Tour" to more cities, many of which the band has not performed in for many years. The show already has been seen by almost 2 million people across the globe, being hailed by fans and media alike as the most... Continue Reading →
Iron Maiden is teaming up with Italian metal band Lacuna Coil on an in-game collaboration for its free-to-play mobile game "Legacy of the Beast." This follows the debut collaboration with Amon Amarth in April 2021. "Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast" wanted a character that would fit into a story with "Mystic Eddie," a seer who can control... Continue Reading →
Iron Maiden will bring the Legacy of the Beast Tour to North America in 2019 for an extensive series of arena and amphitheater shows produced by Live Nation, including a first-ever headline appearance at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. The tour will cover 33 cities across the United States and Canada, including Portland, Oregon,... Continue Reading →
Fresh off its summer European tour with Iron Maiden, Killswitch Engage has announced the rescheduled dates from its spring 2018 tour. The band was forced to postpone a handful of dates in late April and early May due to singer Jesse Leach undergoing vocal cord surgery. The band will play make up shows in the four markets (Sayreville, Poughkeepsie,... Continue Reading →
Tremonti—the band comprising Mark Tremonti on vocals/guitars, Eric Friedman on guitars/backing vocals and Garrett Whitlock on drums— has a lot to celebrate this week. The band’s latest studio album, "A Dying Machine," released worldwide via Napalm Records on June 8, has stormed the U.S. sales charts, giving the group its fourth top 10 on the Independent Current Album... Continue Reading →
Metal Blade Records has signed veteran metalcore act Killswitch Engage to its roster and, partnering with Sony Music Entertainment outside North America, will release its upcoming album in 2019 worldwide. "I have been a huge fan and friend of Killswitch for a long time, so it is truly an honor to be able to work with them. So happy to... Continue Reading →
Review by Greg Maki ----- It takes some serious guts to take the stage alone when you’re used to having guitar gods like Slash or Mark Tremonti out there with you. But that’s exactly what Myles Kennedy is doing on his tour supporting his debut solo release, “Year of the Tiger,” including a stop at... Continue Reading →
