Monthly Archives January 2017

Archspire recently finished recording a forthcoming new album at Flatline Audio in August with producer Dave Otero. The as-yet untitled new record will follow highly -egarded 2014 release
“The Lucid Collective.”

Working track titles for the new album include “Involuntary Doppelgänger,” “Relentless Mutation,” and “From Solitude to Infamy.” The new record will be released later this year.

Mar. 17 Tacoma, WA @ Real Art
Mar. 18 Bend, OR @ Third Street Pub
Mar. 19 Oakland, CA @ Oakland Metro Sideroom
Mar. 20 San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick
Mar...

Giulio Moschini, lead guitarist and songwriter goes into more detail on the album, “Sonically speaking, this is the best sounding album we’ve ever recorded. We really worked hard on this, listening to the album countless times before finally delivering the masters to Prosthetic Records. It was definitely worth the wait and we’re 100% satisfied by the great work Marco has done behind the mixing desk...

* CD
* CD + DVD
* Double Vinyl + DVD
* Small Fan Box
* Large Fan Box

The boxes will include:

Ltd. Box
– CD+DVD Digipak
– T-Shirt (L)

Ltd. & numbered Large Box
– CD+DVD
– 2LP
– 3x 10“vinyl (The NOW What?! Live Tapes Vol. 2)
– T-Shirt (size L)
– Poster
– 5x Photo Prints
– Sticker

Also, the first single, “Time For Bedlam” will include the following tracklisting:

“Time For Bedlam”
“Paradise Bar”
“Uncommon Man” (instrumental)
“Hip Boots” (Ian Paice rehears...

5/09 Perth, AUS – Badlands
5/10 Adelaide, AUS – Fowler’s Live
5/11 Brisbane, AUS – Max Watts
5/12 Sydney, AUS – Manning Bar
5/13 Melbourne, AUS – Corner Hotel

The problem of dropping a record as career-defining as 2013’s Everblack is that the bar is set so high following it up is a galling task. That The Black Dahlia Murder’s response to such a challenge comes in the form of the devastating Abysmal serves to once again demonstrate why they are considered one of the most vital bands in contemporary death metal. “Once the record started to come together we knew it was going to be something special,” states vocalist Trevor Strnad...

4/30 Jacksonville, FL @ Welcome To Rockville (Amon Amarth only)
5/1 Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl
5/2 Baton Rouge, LA @ Varsity Theatre
5/4 Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theatre
5/5 Charlotte, NC @ Carolina Rebellion (Amon Amarth only)
5/6 Richmond, VA @ The National
5/8 Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
5/9 New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
5/10 Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
5/12 Grand Rapids, MI @ 20 Monroe Live
5/13 Chicago, IL @ Dark Lord Day (Amon Amarth only)
5/14 Somerset, WI @ Northern Invasion (Amon Amarth only)
5/16 Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion
5/17 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theatre
5/19 Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
5/20 Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
5/21 Columbus, OH @ Rock On The Range (Amon Am...

Asked if there are any updates on the KISS reunion rumours, Ace resonds: “I haven’t hear anything from Paul and Gene, you know, but if it’s going to happen, it should happen next year, I would assume. 2017 seems like a ripe year. We’ll just have to wait and see.”

Ask a modern day rock guitarist who his influences were, and more often than not the name A...

“We are pleased to announce that Merrimack is joining the Season of Mist roster. This is another significant step in our goal to deliver the blackest of metal, without compromising our art. Working with fellow countrymen will ensure a fruitful cooperation, and their unquestionable professionalism can be nothing but a motivation for the band to make this union last long!”

Merrimack was founded by guitarist Perversifier in 1994 with a clear vision to keep the black metal flame burning as an act of aesthetic terrorism – adamantly based in the underground as opposed to any attempts to co-opt or commercialize.

Following the recording of previous album “The Acausal Mass” (2012) at the le...

Hosted by Jackson, Charvel & EVH as well as sponsored by Loudwire, Monster Energy and Musician’s Institute, the night was filled with many special performances as well as an appearance and early birthday celebration for Ray Burton.

The band has released an exclusive 360 video of the opening song of the night, “Pledge Of Allegiance.” This night marked the first time in a year that the core four, David Ellefson, Alex Skolnick, Mark Menghi, and Mike Portnoy have played together. View video HERE.

They shared the stage with Mikkey Dee, Vinny Appice, Richie Faulkner, Mike Inez, Eddie Hermida, Arejay Hale, Carla Havey, Chris Jericho, Mark Osegueda, Phil Demmel, Gary Holt, ...

4/25 Copenhagen, DEN @ Amager Bio
4/26 Gothenburg, SWE @ Pustervik
4/27 Stockholm, SWE @ Kraken
4/28 Glensburg, GER @ Roxy
4/29 Magdeburg, GER @ Factory
4/30 Haarlem, NET @ Patronaat
5/01 Koln, GER @ Underground
5/02 Berlin, GER @ SO36
5/04 Krakow, POL @ Kwadrat Klub
5/05 Brno, CZE @ Klub Fleda
5/07 Saarbrucken, GER @ Garage
5/09 Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute
5/10 Glasgow, UK @ Classic Grand
5/11 Manchester, UK @ Rebellion
5/12 London, UK @ The Electric Ballroom
5/13 Paris, FRA @ Glazart
5/14 Antwerpen, BEL @ Zappa
5/16 Six-Fours-Les-Plages, FRA @ Espace Andrea Malraux
5/17 Geneva, SWI @ L’usine
5/18 Bologna, ITA @ Zona Roveri
5/19 Karlsruhe, GER @ NCO Club
5/20 Munchen, GER @ Backsta...

“Are you going to be in Copenhagen this week as we get set to break in the new Royal Arena? Stop by the Metallica Pop-Up Store starting February 2nd! It’s a fully stocked Metallica world with a huge range of apparel and accessories along with vinyl and brand new exclusive merchandise!”

Metallica will open Copenhagen’s Royal Arena this week. A band statement reads:

“We are very honored to have the super special, very unique opportunity to once again be the first event ever held in a brand new facility and this time it is in a city very near and dear to our heart, Copenhagen! We will be opening the doors of the Royal Arena for the first time on February 3 and 5, 2017 and as of this time these shows are our only scheduled European appearances ...