Mainstream rock outfit POP EVIL have been forced to postpone upcoming dates on their current headlining tour across the U.S. due to vocalist Leigh Kakaty testing positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, forcing them to cancel their show on Sunday night in Denver. The band will reinstate their tour on Friday, August 27 in Virginia Beach at Elevation 27 and are currently working on rescheduling all cancelled dates following their last stop in Orlando. The band have also announced their stop on September 1 in Syracuse, NY at Westcott Theater has been cancelled by the venue and promoter. The currently postponed dates are as follows: August 17 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s August 18 – Fargo, ND @ Sanctuary Events Center August... 

INTER ARMA & YAUTJA team up for a brief East Coast tour in December. Additional support will be provided by Eye Flys & Yashira. YAUTJA are touring in support of their new full-length The Lurch. Tickets are on sale Friday, August 13.  

In just 9 days, the Metal Tour Of The Year co-headlined by MEGADETH and LAMB OF GOD will lay waste to cities across North America as the highly anticipated trek finally hits the road. MEGADETH have today announced that joining them to take care of bass duties for this tour will be former MEGADETH member, James LoMenzo.  

Brutal Death Metal overlords DYING FETUS announce US Fall headline tour dates beginning October 26 and ending November 20. Direct support will be provided by Terror, Band of Sacrifice & Vitriol. Tickets are on sale Friday, August 13 at 10am EST.  

International modern metal outfit INFECTED RAIN are just three weeks away from hitting the road in the United States alongside headliners Butcher Babies on their “Butcher Babies vs. Goliath” tour! Featuring additional support from Stitched Up Heart and Kaleido (on select dates), the tour kicks off in Jacksonville, FL on August 29th and features over 30 dates (BB-only on festivals) in various popular markets, coming to a close in Los Angeles, CA on October 7th.  

New Orleans sludge metal behemoths CROWBAR will support Sepultura and Sacred Reich on their long-anticipated tour next Spring. Initially scheduled as a 2020 run, the North America Cuadra Tour 2022 kicks off March 4th in Sacramento, California and makes its way through a month’s worth of shows, ending on April 9th in Berkeley California. Additional support will be provided by Art Of Shock. All tickets previously purchased for the 2020 dates, will be honored.  

Nonpoint announced tour dates for this September and October! “We’re coming out of the pandemic swinging! The bands and the shows will leave fans talking for weeks.. Production is new, show is BRAND NEW, deep cuts from our catalog and our most Ruthless Setlist ever. ITS ABOUT TO EXPLODE, Part 1 is the swing of the bat and first contact” says the band’s frontman, Elias Soriano.  

Red Fang have announced an online streaming event for July 30 at 7 pm pacific/10 pm eastern, with the performance including songs from their recently released album Arrows as well as tracks from Murder the Mountains. The Mississippi Studios set performance will feature two segments in which 10 fans will join Red Fang for a live meet and greet at the venue (meet and greet spots are first come, first serve).  

Coheed and Cambria have released “Shoulders,” their first proper studio recording in almost three years. Available today on all streaming platforms, “Shoulders” is also joined by an official visualizer streaming on the band’s YouTube channel. An official music video for “Shoulders” will be announced in the coming weeks.  

After an 18 month hiatus that the world has taken from live concerts due to the Covid-19 lockdown, America’s multi-platinum rock band TESLA is announcing their return to performing live concerts with the “LET’S GET REAL!” tour – kicking off August 5th in Grants Pass, Oregon. The tour will include shows with legendary artists Styx, Kid Rock, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, and will continue until November 2021 – hitting the continental USA and Mexico.  

EYEHATEGOD will return to the road on a massive North American tour supporting Gwar and Napalm Death this Fall! The live takeover begins with a trio of “warm up” shows with Gwar and Madball in mid-September. On October 28th, the band will convene with Gwar and Napalm Death in Norfolk, Virginia to kick off a journey that will run through over three dozen cities, coming to a close on December 13th in Washington, DC. Additionally, EYEHATEGOD will be celebrating their latest full-length, A History Of Nomadic Behavior, with a pair of back-to-back record release shows in September at Poor Boys in their hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana! Support will be provided by Goatwhore, The Obsessed, and more. See all confirmed... 

Seattle multi-platinum rock band Candlebox announces US tour in support of their upcoming new album, Wolves. With COVID restrictions lifting, the band is happy to return to normalcy. The tour kicks off in Louisville, KY, on August 5th and runs until November 6th, ending in Candlebox’s hometown of Seattle. The final two Seattle shows on November 5th and 6th will both feature Candlebox’s original lineup. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 AM PST. Wolves is Candlebox’s seventh studio album and drops worldwide on September 17, 2021, on Pavement Entertainment. The album will be available on all formats (CD, vinyl, and through digital outlets). Wolves embraces a fresh modernity in terms of sound and explores new...