Cattle Decapitation will be performing a brand new song off their upcoming 2015 Metal Blade release at the mid day show of the Housecore Horror Film Festival. The show will be at Midway’s on Friday, 10/24 with Unearth, Brian Posehn, Origin, fellow San Diegan and friend Author & Punisher, and Evil United!
So its been a crazy couple of years in the US, what with wars, recessions, politics, and whatnot, so when deals happen by I hope someone is kind enough to let me know. Well, I am that someone! I have been laboriously trawling the Bandcamp metal section for the cheapest deals I can, because metal costs money (usually) and I ain’t got no money, Honey. So I have compiled a decent list of bands who have FREE ,or as close as possible (Name Your Price, $5 and under), albums to download! Check it out after the break!
Volbeat’s “A Warrior’s Call” from BEYOND HELL / ABOVE HEAVEN (2010) has been certified gold for sales of 500,000 units by the RIAA. Volbeat singer and guitarist Michael Poulsen shares, “Jon, Anders, Rob and I are very proud of this acknowledgement. The fact that each and every sale is a gesture made by the fans that fill the venues, buy our records, and support rock music, this is truly meaningful. Thank you to each and every one of you. We share this moment with all of those that work on our behalf to support Volbeat globally, and with the fans who know Rock music is alive and well.”
In time for New York Comic Con, Dark Horse announces a new ongoing Groo series brought to you by the award-winning team of Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier. Each month of this yearlong series, Groo and his faithful pooch, Rufferto, encounter a different acquaintance—or enemy—with the usual dire consequences! In issue #1, Groo crosses paths with Captain Ahax, the seaman with the world record for most ships sunk by the all-time stupidest character in comics.
Reigning queen of metal, DORO PESCH, will kick off the North American leg of her 30 Years Strong & Proud anniversary tour next week. Slated to commence in Wisconsin on October 10th, DORO will rock eleven cities, including a very special New York City performance at the Gramercy Theater on October 20th where DORO and her bandmates will be joined by a host of special guests including Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth (Overkill), Chris Caffery (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), Jeff Waters (Annihilator), Jean Beauvoir (Crown Of Thorns, Plasmatics), Leather Leone (Rude Girl, Chastain) and more!
The first issue of one of the most haunting and anticipated new horror series of the year, WYTCHES, by Scott Snyder (SEVERED, Batman) and Jock (SNAPSHOT, Batman) has conjured praise from critics and fans alike and left much of the comics industry terrified and unnerved. It has sold out completely at the distributor level and is flying straight to a second printing to meet customer demand.
Salt Lake City’s Visigoth have released the debut single from their upcoming full length album, due out in early 2015. The purveyors of true heavy metal have unleashed “Dungeon Master” across all digital music outlets! Download now via iTunes or Amazon MP3, and stream on Spotify! The band will also be joining King Diamond and Jess and the Ancient Ones as the openers for the October 26th show at The Complex in Salt Lake City, UT! Tickets for that show are available now at showclix.com.
Rock radio juggernauts POP EVIL have announced a final batch of tour dates to cap off the most memorable year in the band’s history. The aptly named SET IN STONE TOUR will kick off on November 28th in Bloomington, IN at the legendary Castle Theater and run through December 20th, capping off the tour with a final hometown show in Grand Rapids, MI. Support duties will come from Red Sun Rising, Islander and Letters from the Fire. Click here for tour dates. The tour has extra meaning for the band, rounding out a year which gave them their latest LP ONYX, which recently surpassed 100,000 copies sold domestically – a feat not easily accomplished in the current state of rock. “For the past year and half we have...
