Texas experimental synth quartet S U R V I V E have released a free download bundle in collaboration with BitTorrent. The bundle contains a music video and track from their critically acclaimed new full-length RR7349, a track from their 2012 full-length HD009 and a previously unreleased live set from 2011. The bundle can be downloaded for free at this location. Additionally, S U R V I V E have announced an additional run of festival appearances including Coachella (US), Panorama (US), Primavera (ES) and Field Day (UK). The group will kick off their headlining European Tour in Paris on February 16th. A complete itinerary is available below. S U R V I V E recently premiered a new music video for “Copter”... 

ANN WILSON has announced her 2017 20-date solo tour. The ANN WILSON OF HEART cross-country trek kicks off Tuesday, March 8 at the Moore Theatre in WILSON’s Seattle hometown before moving onto Los Angeles, Denver, Philadelphia, Englewood, NJ and New Orleans, among other cities. Tickets will go on sale beginning this Friday, January 13.  

Weapons of Anew, the dynamic new band featuring members of HavocHate and Spread Eagle, will make its live debut touring with Alter Bridge and special guest Nonpoint during their “The Last Hero Tour” from January 24 through February 14, 2017. Upon confirmation of the tour, Weapon’s of Anew guitarist Freddy Ordine said, “It’s truly an honor! I’m excited for guitarists that are into this type of music. It’s really going to be a shred fest – all the band’s have really great players in them.”                       “As a singer,” Ray West stated, “I think that Myles Kennedy and Elias Soriano are both at the top of their game, so I... 

Japanese heavy metal/teen-pop phenom, BABYMETAL has announced that they will be supporting the Red Hot Chili Peppers on select dates of their U.S. Tour in April this year. Their support dates will kick off on April 12th in Washington D.C. and wrap up in Miami on April 29th – full list of dates below. This string of U.S. dates follow BABYMETAL’s UK run with RHCP in December.  

Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced additional spring dates on their 2017 North American Tour in support of their 11th studio album, the worldwide No. 1 The Getaway.  

Legendary Swedish Black Metal band MARDUK just unveiled dates for the rescheduled North American leg of their “Frontschwein 2017” tour, which includes special guests INCANTATION and SVART CROWN (France).  

Strange is the night where black stars rise… Century Media is honoured to announce the release of Abreaction, the new studio album by SVART CROWN, France’s trailblazing death/black metal export and true preservers of the black flame.  

Fueled By Ramen Recording group Twenty One Pilots have debuted a collaborative studio piece, which captures the duo recreating their songs, “Heathens,” “Heavydirtysoul,” “Ride,” “Tear In My Heart,” and “Lane Boy” live with MUTEMATH. Shot and directed by longtime collaborator Reel Bear Media, the studio session is streaming now on Twenty One Pilots’ official YouTube channel with the tracks also available for free download via WeTransfer.  

Swedish melancholic death doomers OCTOBER TIDE premiere a music video for the song “Reckless Abandon”, taken from their latest album “Winged Waltz”. The video was directed by Bloudengaztia Wolfgang at Dronicon Films.  

On January 12 and 13th 2017, YOSHIKI will make his Carnegie Hall debut with “YOSHIKI CLASSICAL: Featuring Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.” Although known as the founder, songwriter and drummer of X JAPAN, YOSHIKI is a classically trained multi-instrumentalist, composer, and musician. Having composed the 2012 Golden Globe Awards theme song, he also composed and performed an orchestral piece and piano concerto to commemorate the Japanese Emperor’s 10th anniversary of his reign.  

DESERTED FEAR have just released a single for the new song “The Carnage”, taken off their upcoming album Dead Shores Rising!  

After the successful release of their highly acclaimed new full-length album Atoma, legendary Gothenburg melodic death metal pioneers, DARK TRANQUILLITY, were now nominated for the Swedish Grammis Awards!