They are one of the bands that helped define the “metal/thrash” genre (with Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth – The Big Four). Their music has been played at New York’s Yankee Stadium, in Moscow, Warsaw, Australia, Japan, and at Castle Donington in the UK. But now, thanks to NASA, Anthrax is the first metal band to ever have its music played on Mars.
The G.O.P. hypocrisy continues. First, V.P. candidate Paul Ryan gets busted on lying about actually accepting stimulus funds (He earlier said he never has accepted government funds for his district) Then we learn that Ryan’s favorite band is Rage Against The Machine. What?….RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE????
British Hard Rock legends UFO have confirmed that they will be returning to North America this Fall for a West Coast tour. The band will be touring in support of their latest album Seven Deadly which was released earlier this year via Steamhammer/SPV. The tour kicks off November 15th in Chicago, IL and is currently scheduled to wrap up December 1st in Corona, CA.
For the last ten yoears, the band Chimaira has enthralled all us metalheads with their brand of heavy metal. Through out this time the band has has some tumultuous years, with members leaving and switching record labels. Well seems Vocalist Mark hunter has issued a statement about all this…read below.
P.O.D. has premiered the new video for the band’s forthcoming new single, “Higher”. “Higher” will be the 2nd single from the band’s new album, Murdered Love (Razor & Tie) available in-stores and online now. The Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival also recently caught up with front man Sonny Sandoval for this exclusive new interview about the band’s music video.
Five Finger Death Punch has hit #1 with the band’s current single “Coming Down.” The track is the tenth consecutive Top 10 hit at the Active Rock format, cementing the act’s position as one of the most relevant at the format. Going back to “The Bleeding” in the spring of 2008. Five Finger Death Punch is one of the most heavily played bands at rock radio, as “Never Enough,” “Stranger Than Fiction,” “Hard To See,” “Walk Away,” “Bad Company,” “Far From Home,” “Under And Over It,” and most recently “Remember Everything,” each has become an anthem in its own right.
Speaking to their fans and media on the site of their 13th annual “Gathering of the Juggalos” music festival, the Insane Clown Posse expressed concern for the well-being of their fan base, which was labeled a “gang” by The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Gang Intelligence Center’s 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment.
Pop Evil played their first headlining show at the chance on Sunday to a group of loyal fans. Currently on the Trespass America Festival with metal bands Five Finger Death Punch, Killswitch Engage, and more, these guys are working nonstop to get their music out there. We caught up with singer Leigh before the show to talk about the band, Shark Week, and more. Check out the interview and pictures from the show below.
It was only a matter of time before a major news outlet would mistakenly add a mainstream metal band to their “Hate List” of power bands spreading hate in their music. This all comes about with the recent shooting at a Sikh temple by a crazed member of a white power band. CNN erroneously reported today that Hatebreed was among a list of white power bands that spew hate in their lyrics. Enough to say that CNN’s boards lit up when fans of Hatebreed responded with the appropriate response. CNN later issued a retraction and apology.
