Pantera is set to lead the Great NOLA Trendkill, a two-day festival set for Nov. 20 and 21, 2026, at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event will mark Pantera's first New Orleans show in 30 years and celebrate the 30th anniversary of its 1996 album "The Great Southern Trendkill." Presented by Housecore Horror,... Continue Reading →
Legendary guitar designer/builder Dean Zelinsky and Rita Haney, aka “DimebagzHag,” lifetime partner and steward of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's legacy, have partnered to launch Dime GuitarZ, the exclusive home of official Dimebag Darrell guitars. “The mission is simple. To build the guitars Dimebag Darrell would be playing today," Haney said. "There seems to be a misconception that Dime had a relationship... Continue Reading →
Heavy metal supergroup Down will return to North American stages in summer 2026 for a two-week headline tour with support from Helmet and Spirit in the Room. The Strap It Down tour will begin Aug. 15 in Atlanta, Georgia, and close Sept. 4 in Shakopee, Minnesota, with a special previously announced performance as direct support... Continue Reading →
Nuclear Blast Records will release a remastered edition of heavy metal supergroup Down's third album, "Over the Under," on June 19, 2026. Pre-order if here, and hear the remastered version of "N.O.D." below. Initially released in fall 2007, "Over the Under" was produced by Warren Riker, delivering over 60 minutes of sonic frustration with songs addressing... Continue Reading →
Tool and Limp Bizkit will join previously announced headliners Iron Maiden and My Chemical Romance at this year's Louder Than Life festival, set for Sept. 17 to 20, 2026, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. In total, Louder Than Life will feature nearly 200 bands on seven stages, the biggest bill ever assembled... Continue Reading →
Swedish Viking metal band Amon Amarth has released the new single and video "We Rule the Waves." The band's first new song in several years was created with Grammy-nominated producer, mixer and engineer Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Arch Enemy, The Black Dahlia Murder, Katatonia). The video for “We Rule The Waves,” shot in Riga, Latvia, continues... Continue Reading →
Heavy metal supergroup Down—vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, drummer Jimmy Bower and bassist Pat Bruders—has signed with Nuclear Blast Records and is slated to release its long-awaited new full-length album in 2026. “Nuclear Blast is proud to be in the trenches with NOLA legends Down as their partner in their long overdue return to... Continue Reading →
Pantera will hit the road again in summer 2025 for a U.S. amphitheater tour featuring support from Amon Amarth and another opener to be announced at a later date. Produced by Live Nation, the journey will commence July 15 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and wind its way through over two dozen cities, coming to a close Sept.... Continue Reading →
"Gold," the long-awaited debut full-length from the Phil Anselmo-fronted black metal project Scour, is out now on Housecore Records in North America and Nuclear Blast in Europe. Scour's lineup features Anselmo (Pantera, Down), Derek Engemann (Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals), John Jarvis (Nest, Agoraphobic Nosebleed), Mark Kloeppel (Misery Index) and Adam Jarvis (Pig Destroyer,... Continue Reading →
Daily band performance times have been announced for this year's Aftershock festival, returning Oct. 10 to 13, 2024, to Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, for its 12th year. Fans can plan their daily Aftershock experience with the performance schedule available online (https://aftershockfestival.com/schedules) and through the just-released 2024 Aftershock mobile app (https://aftershockfestival.com/mobileapp), now available for download in app stores. The... Continue Reading →
