The Blue Ridge Rock Festival, set for Sept. 7 to 10, 2023 at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, is releasing its 2023 lineup one act a time. One hundred eight of 144 acts have been announced as of March 17. The following bands have been announced since our last update (in alphabetical order): Babymetal... 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 →
Dave Lombardo, best known as the former drummer of Slayer, has rejoined veteran thrash band Testament. Lombardo previously sat behind the kit for Testament from 1998 to 1999, appearing on the 1999 album "The Gathering." “I’ll state the obvious: We are more than overwhelmed to welcome back Dave Lombardo to play drums with Testament," vocalist Chuck Billy said." We are so excited... 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 →
New Fearless Records signing Kill the Lights, which features former members of Bullet for My Valentine and Throw the Fight, will release its debut album, "The Sinner," on Aug. 21, 2020, via Fearless Records. To celebrate the news, the band has shared the video for the new song "Through the Night," which can be seen below. "The song very personally hits home for me,"... Continue Reading →
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Review by Greg Maki-----The story of Killswitch Engage is remarkable and unique: Record subgenre-defining album (2002’s “Alive or Just Breathing”); replace vocalist after his sudden departure; achieve even greater success, flying the flag of metalcore while peers quietly fade away; replace second vocalist with first vocalist; continue busting out heavy, catchy, impassioned tunes; do it... Continue Reading →
Guitarist Mark Morton has achieved worldwide success with Lamb of God, one of the leading metal bands of the past 20 years. But it turns out there’s a lot more to him as a musician and songwriter—a side that often leans more toward rock than metal. So he took years of song ideas that would... Continue Reading →
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LIVE PHOTOS: Lamb of God, Anthrax, Testament, Napalm Death ----- Review by Greg Maki ----- It turns out that when you remove Slayer from the bill of its farewell tour, you’re still left with one of the best metal shows imaginable. On a scheduled day off for the thrash legends, Lamb of God stepped up... Continue Reading →
