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.
Housecore Records thrashers WARBEAST are pleased to announce that they will be supporting Down on their upcoming U.S. tour. The band will join on September 18th in their hometown of Fort Worth, TX and will travel with Down and a rotating line-up of haarp, Pentagram, and others until October 2nd in Charlotte, NC. See below for all current tour dates.
After a successful Canadian headlining tour extreme progressive metallers INTO ETERNITY are prepping to make their return to the United States as part of the North American Devastation Tour with SINGLE BULLET THEORY and RIKISHA. Kicking off on August 9th at the Blue Pig in Cudahy, WI, the North American Devastation Tour will keep INTO ETERNITY on the road until August 24th in St. Paul, MN.
Jackyl return today with the release of Best In Show via Jesse James Dupree’s Mighty Loud label (Fontana). The band has also delivered a deluxe version of the title that has been released as a Best Buy exclusive. This CD + DVD combination features two additional audio tracks on the CD, while the DVD contains a 90 minute retrospective of Jackyl’s twenty year career, interview footage of each band member, as well as a roundtable-style discussion. It also features three music videos that have never been seen before (“Screwdriver,” “Better Than Chicken,” and “It’s Tricky”).
Metal forerunners DOWN will release DOWN IV Part I – The Purple EP, their first body of new material in five years, on September 18, 2012 via Down Records/Independent Label Group. RollingStone.com made the exclusive announcement this week with the world-premiere of first single “Witchtripper,” calling it a “typically aggressive Anselmo vocal against a twisting, grinding musical backdrop.” Adding further excitement to news of the upcoming release, Sirius XM Radio’s “Liquid Metal” also premiered the new single “Witchtripper” and “Misfortune Teller” to radio airwaves this week, while Revolver Magazine revealed the cover art today, which...
They have arrived in Cockburn Town on Grand Turk, the Capital of the beautiful Turks and Caicos Islands. This will be the destination 70000TONS OF METAL 2013 will be sailing to in exactly 6 months from today. Now it is up to you to make an informed decision: Do you want to take a cruise in cold, windy weather and rough seas?
All-American anthemic rockers Drowning Pool have confirmed, after much speculation, that fellow Texan Jasen Moreno is their new lead singer. Moreno, who is currently on tour with the band, joined Drowning Pool early this Spring, following the departure of their former lead singer. In an exclusive interview in the September 2012 issue of Guitar World magazine, guitarist C.J. Pierce explains, “Jasen came up in the same Dallas scene as us… We brought him in to sing, and he nailed it.”
