California rock legends and effects pedal entrepreneurs Steel Panther continue to light the music instrument world on fire with the release of their newest guitar pedal – The Butthole Burner. Made in the USA, the latest distortion pedal from the collective brain trust features the exact same circuit as the now infamous Pussy Melter pedal.
Relapse Records is proud to present Death: Non Analog – On Stage Series. At a moment when the world has been forced to push pause on live music, Relapse Records and the DEATH estate have pulled together to launch a series of previously unreleased, career-spanning live concerts that touch upon all eras and lineups of the legendary band.
SiriusXM and Howard Stern today announced that starting today through May 15, SiriusXM will start offering free access to its full lineup of Premier Streaming content to listeners in North America. Howard kicked off the unprecedented Stream Free access this morning while hosting The Howard Stern Show, on channel 100, from his home.
Steve Vai will stage two weekly question and answer sessions with his global fan base via Facebook Live. The series “Alien Guitar Secrets Live: Music and You” will focus on the guitar, music, his career and the business aiming to offer insights that enlighten perspectives for their own worlds. He will also be breaking down various songs from his catalog to show techniques, and will also be discussing anything from writing, recording, publishing, promoting, and touring. The second, “Under It All: Hard Questions” will enable Vai to engage in more esoteric life principles and topics where no question is off limits.
Metal Blade Records is proud to welcome Iceland’s Cult of Lilith to its worldwide roster! Formed in 2015, Cult of Lilith draws inspiration from multiple genres and time periods of music: metal (and all of its sub-genres), jazz, blues, flamenco, avant-garde, baroque and classical music. Uncompromising, raw and brutal, with hauntingly beautiful melodies, Cult of Lilith is truly unique and diverse, but has a cohesive theme that binds all of their musical elements together.
The many KNOTFEST events worldwide – KNOTFEST Festivals, KNOTFEST Roadshow Tours, and KNOTFEST At Sea – have one purpose, which is to celebrate our community of loud music, art, and culture – together. When we are unable to physically come together to do this, for the sake of the common health and safety of all – KNOTFEST is going to keep the celebration going.
Reaper Entertainment proudly announces the signing of the legendary death metal tank MEMORIAM. With three brutal death metal albums in the last three years, the band, consisting of Karl Willetts (ex-BOLT THROWER), Frank Healy (ex-BENEDICTION), Scott Fairfax (ex-LIFE DENIED) and Andy Whale (ex-BOLT THROWER), catapulted themselves to the spearhead of the death metal scene. Now, the band signed a world wide record deal with the up-and-coming label REAPER ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE. The band states: “We are very happy that we have now signed with Reaper Entertainment. We are convinced that we can take another step forward with these guys. Flori has already worked with us during Nuclear Blast times and we...
Finnish cinematic metal icons DARK SARAH have officially signed a worldwide contract with Napalm Records! Over the course of eight years and three epically conceptualized albums, the band has proven their standing in the scene. As a classically-educated opera singer and experimental performer, Heidi Parviainen (formerly of AMBERIAN DAWN), created her alter ego with DARK SARAH and fascinates listeners with their talent for unique soundscapes in symbiosis with truly magical worlds.
