Crobot are pleased to unveil, “Plague of the Mammoths,” the latest offering from their new record, “Welcome to Fat City”. Premiering exclusively on Red Bull, band frontman, Brandon Yaegley explains the story behind the brutal track – “”Plague of the Mammoths’ is the story of the extinction of an old way of thought — it’s the end of an era,” he mentioned. “It started as just a title, though, and developed into a storyline of the Crobot universe. Our European tour manager, Jay Smith, mentioned something about a plague of the mammoths. We said, “F— dude! That’s gotta be a new song title!”  

With October designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, New York born-and-bred thrash/metal icons Anthrax announce a very special concert to be held at Brooklyn’s Saint Vitus Bar on Friday, September 16. “This has to be the most intimate show we’ve played since the early 80s which makes it so special,” said vocalist Joey Belladonna about the Saint Vitus Bar, known for putting on massive underplays in their small Brooklyn bar.  

The Used are releasing a limited vinyl re-pressing on exclusive new variants of Self-Titled and In Love and Death Friday, August 26th. Pre-Sales begin today, Tuesday, August 16th at 10:00 am PST. Fans can order through the presale here:  

Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the worldwide signing of Brooklyn-based experimental metal outfit Tombs! Blending bleak, post-punk minimalism with the ferocious attack of sludge and traditional black metal, Tombs has established themselves as an act that’s as committed to consistency as it is to growth  

Decibel Magazine has unveiled its very special new issue featuring the mighty NEUROSIS on the cover; not as a standard cover feature, but with nearly every page of the new volume dedicated to the band.  

Paul O’Neill launched a project in 1996 that over the past 20 years has become a critically-acclaimed, multi-platinum, musical powerhouse: Trans-Siberian Orchestra. The progressive rock group’s record-setting “rock theater” tours sell out venues year after year and have cemented TSO’s status as a must-attend, multi-generational, holiday tradition. Now, TSO’s creator/lyricist/composer O’Neill is proud to announce that in its Platinum anniversary year, the group is bringing back its treasured tale, “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve,” to 61 cities across North America beginning on November 17th and concluding, after 105 shows, with special New Year’s Eve performances in Seattle and Cleveland (see below... 

SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM,” Atlantic Records’ massive musical companion to the Warner Bros. Pictures blockbuster, which has dominated the box office in its first two weekends of release, has made an explosive No. 1 debut atop the SoundScan/Billboard 200.  

Grammy Award-winning Seattle group Soundgarden launched a musical transformation that inspired a generation while permanently redefining alternative and hard rock music.  Coming on the heels of the 20th anniversary deluxe re-release of their chart-topping, five-times-platinum 1994 album, Superunknown, and a three-CD rarities collection  

NEW YEARS DAY have announced their latest touring plans for the Fall, which will see the group join on as part of “The Retrograde Tour” headlined by Crown The Empire. The upcoming trek in North America will be the band’s first back in the US since hitting the road with Hellyeah earlier this Spring.  

In going to and reviewing shows, I generally give a positive response to the grand majority of the bands I see. Perhaps it’s the musician in me, but I can see the level of production and how much time they’ve spent in preparing to go out on the road and perform, and I take that into account. Very rarely do I find bands I don’t enjoy in a live setting, but even more rarely do I actually feel something when I see a band. What it ultimately comes down to is whether the show is entertaining or not, but when a band can make me happy just by playing their music? That’s when you have something extraordinary.  

Toronto-based heavy music label New Damage Records are excited to announce that the second edition of their annual summer sampler is now available to download here:http://www.newdamagerecords.com/sampler/. Drawing from the label’s ever-expanding roster, the folks at New Damage have curated the perfect summer mix.  

Tim Commerford is kicking up a storm in both the musical and political worlds with his new politically-charged punk rock trio id=”yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471117327050_170860″>WAKRAT (pronounced wôk•rat).