Just ahead of its "Bonded by Blood" 40th anniversary shows, "Swarm of Horror" U.S. headline tour and stops at Sonic Temple, Welcome to Rockville and Milwaukee Metal Fest, Exodus has shared a cover of the Scorpions deep cut "He's a Woman - She's a Man" featuring fellow thrash metal icon Mark Osegueda of Death Angel on lead vocals. “We... 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 →
With his solo debut album, "From Hell I Rise," set for a May 17, 2024, release (Reigning Phoenix Music; pre-order here), Kerry King has unveiled "Residue," the project's new single and first music video. Co-directed by Jim Louvau and Tony Aguilera, who have made videos for Jerry Cantrell, Sebastian Bach, Exodus and Killer Be Killed, the video... Continue Reading →
Former Slayer guitarist Kerry King will release his debut solo album, "From Hell I Rise," on May 17, 2024, via Reigning Phoenix Music. The record's first single, "Idle Hands," is out now. “If you’ve ever liked any Slayer throughout any part of our history, there’s something on this record that you’ll get into, be it... Continue Reading →
Testament has announced the second leg of the Bay Strikes Back Tour also featuring Exodus and Death Angel, kicking off in September 2022. "We’ve all been having a killer time playing a lot of sold out shows for die hard metal fans across the U.S. and we wanna keep the party rolling!" Testament frontman Chuck Billy said. Testament guitarist Eric... Continue Reading →
The North American leg of the "Bay Strikes Back" tour featuring Testament, Exodus and Death Angel has been postponed until 2022. “We were really on the fence with this decision,” Testament guitarist Eric Peterson said. “But seeing other bands make it through with a few mild cases and other bigger bands just cancelling their entire tours, we felt it is in our... Continue Reading →
Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante will release "Silver Linings," a 14-track covers album with an all-star cast on musicians from the thrash, metal and rock worlds, on May 14, 2021, via Megaforce Records. All the songs were culled from Benante's "quarantine jam video series." He has earmarked a portion proceeds for the Neal Casal Music Foundation, an organization... Continue Reading →
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Legendary Bay Area thrash metal band Death Angel will release its long-awaited ninth full-length album, "Humanicide," on May 31 with Nuclear Blast Records. The band has unveiled the artwork, track listing and the record’s first single, the title track, via visualizer. The new record will be preceded by Death Angel’s U.S. tour with Overkill and Act of Defiance. On... Continue Reading →
