French black metal extremists SVART CROWN will storm a North American stage for the first time ever tonight in Philadelphia as their tour with ULCERATE and TOMBS gets underway at Kung Fu Necktie. The band will spend the next week raging across the U.S. and Canada as part of one of the most sonically intense tour packages of the year.
Canadian metal quartet Kittie shook up the Grammercy Theater last night on the NYC stop of their North American tour. The recent departure of long time bassist Ivy received a bittersweet reaction, allowing fans to welcome past bassist Trish Doan back to the band. The girls are currently on a nonstop tour in support of their 2011 release “I’ve Failed You”. The album has brought mixed reviews from critics, a fact the band seemed to be well aware of. The majority of their set consisted of tracks from their debut and sophomore albums, including hits ‘Brackish’ and ‘Mouthful of Poison’. The thrashing guitars and raw screams sent a chill through my spine; it wasn’t difficult...
The Mascot Label Group has set a July 31 U.S. street date for the 2DVD / Blu-ray release of GOJIRA – THE FLESH ALIVE. The live set includes a bonus CD and poster in the deluxe packaging The title presents the French progressive metallers complete performances from Garorock and Bordeaux, plus bonus material from a Les Vielles Charrues show, a documentary and a live CD.
Queens, New York Hard Rock band Eve to Adam have just announced that their next single will be a cover of the legendary Alice Cooper’s 1972 hit “Schools Out.” The band recently recorded the track and filmed a teaser video at Vudu studios in Long Island, during a two day break from their national tour with Creed.
Portland, OR metallers STONECREEP are proud to announce the Storm of the Deathmarch U.S. Tour 2012 in support of the 2011 Old-School Metal Records re-release of their album, The Deathmarch Crushes On… The tour is set to get underway on June 16th at Ash St. Saloon in Portland. The band has the following tour dates booked thus far with more to be announced.
Dynamite Entertainment today announced the upcoming release of the latest Lone Ranger® adventures, The Lone Ranger: Snake of Iron. From Brett Matthews’s critically acclaimed take on The Lone Ranger to the exciting new series written by Ande Parks, Dynamite has had much success with America’s quintessential Western hero. The Lone Ranger: Snake of Iron #1 is written by comic book legend Chuck Dixon, drawn by Esteve Polls and with a cover by Dennis Calero will be available in comic book stores everywhere this July!
Swedish black metal collective WATAIN today offer up the second in a series of trailers from their upcoming Opus Diaboli anniversary DVD. The production commemorates the band’s 13 years of chaos by providing a visual and audio documentation of their ceremonial anniversary concert performance in Stockholm and the long years of physical, intellectual and spiritual work leading up to it.
