How do you continue to celebrate the life of one of heavy metal’s true legends? You call on those who had the most admiration and respect to gather in one place and do what they do best to pay homage – which includes fellow musicians and fans alike. On October 29th at the Key Club in West Hollywood, CA,
The 10th Annual MHK Metalfest is set to kick off next Thursday, October 28th in Manhattan, KS. The 3-day event will take place at two separate venues; Thursday’s show happening at Mel’s Tavern with the Friday and Saturday shows taking place at the Wareham Opera House, both located within a block of each other.
For the last thirteen years, Secret Sphere have been successfully building their reputation of power metal heroes. Strongly influenced by such acts as Dream Theater, Savatage and Helloween, this Italian group managed to develop a style of their own, forging together fast aggressive riffs and bold symphonic elements.
Boston rock group, HOURCAST, will be heading out on the road with CKY this fall. The tour begins October 29th in Teaneck, NJ and will wrap up on November 13th in Towson, MD. Full tour dates can be seen here: http://mysp.ac/9NlapB (Toronto show cancelled). In June Hourcast released their sophomore album, Dystopia, featuring the single “Freakshow.” The band also shot a video for “Freakshow”.
Triptykon, the highly acclaimed extreme metal group fronted by former Hellhammer/Celtic Frost singer/guitarist, Tom Gabriel Warrior, has captured the visual side of their deeply dark and mesmerizing art in the group’s first music video for “Shatter”, the title track of the new five-song EP which is set to hit stores on October 25th on Century Media Records.
Have you heard MASSIVE SLAVERY’s Global Enslavement? If not, you are strongly encouraged to find out why Lords of Metal dubbed it “The breakthrough metal album of the year!” and critics around the globe have been raving about the new masterpiece from the elite Canadian death metal unit. Available now from Maple Metal Records!
Addicted to Pain are certainly turning heads with their recently-released self-titled EP, which was overseen by renowned heavy metal producer Alex Perialas (Anthrax, S.O.D., Testament, Pro-Pain, etc.). And the Albany, New York-based trio – which is comprised of Leo Curley (vocals,guitar), Bob Horvath (bass), and Gregory Nash (drums) – are taking it to the streets, by opening for Texas Hippie Coalition on an upcoming tour, that will include dates in October and November on the east coast.
