Human Scum! Prepare your sacrificial offerings! The time has come for your Lords and Masters GWAR to announce their fall headline tour! The “Use Your Collusion” tour kicks off September 12th in Norfolk, VA and will run through November 5th in Indianapolis, IN. A complete list of dates can be found below. Supporting GWAR will be thrash metal stalwarts Sacred Reich, and Toxic Holocaust, along with Detroit rockers Against The Grain.
California heavy metal juggernaut DEVILDRIVER are on the road in North America! The band is touring alongside Static-X for the ‘Wisconsin Death Trip’ 20th Anniversary run & Memorial Tribute to Wayne Static. The summer leg of the tour kicked off last week in Tempe, AZ and concludes on July 27th in Las Vegas.
Denver-based progressive doom collective DREADNOUGHT will kick off their US tour tonight. Set to commence on June 21st in Colorado Springs, Colorado and run through July 7th in Kansas City, Missouri, the first half of the trek includes shows supporting Montreal’s Big|Brave. See all confirmed dates below.
Texas Industrial Rockers, BlackStar Republic, have inked a deal with Zombie Shark Records. The band’s sophomore album, ‘Humanatti’, was produced by Josh Johnson at Great Interstellar Studio and is set to be released on Friday, June 28th, 2019. The band combines styles that span across many genres; mixing industrial elements and old-school rock and metal influences with modern a modern twist.
JUNGLE ROT’s Send Forth Oblivion Tour Part 1 stomped across Europe earlier this year, followed by a North American tour with Deicide and Origin that just wrapped up, and now the Wisconsin metal assault announce the Send Forth Oblivion Tour Part 2, returning to European shores next month. The band has also announced a permanent basher behind the drum kit with Spenser Syphers.
Following a seven week tour supporting John5 and several festival appearances, Los Angeles’ DEAD GIRLS ACADEMY announce their summer plans with ‘The Cruel Summer Tour,’ kicking off July 20 as part of Edgefest in Jackpot, NV, and making their return to Canada before wrapping up with a hometown show at the Whiskey A Go Go August 18. Joining the tour will be Alive In Barcelona and Clio Cadence.
Atreyu have dropped the video for their new single “House of Gold,” directed by Monte Legaspi. “‘House of Gold’ is a really important song on the album, especially for myself and Alex. This song is about finding pure love. For us, that was through our children. It’s finding something or someone that truly gives you purpose,” said drummer Brandon Saller.
HEART—ANN and NANCY WILSON–will extend their massive “Love Alive” cross-country summer tour into the fall with dates now taking the group through October. New dates include stops in Newark, Little Rock, Memphis, Kansas City, St. Paul and more with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts joining as very special guests and Lucie Silvas opening.
Nonpoint have dropped their new video for “Fix This,” directed by Eric Richter. “There are two sides of everything that’s broken,” said singer Elias Soriano. “One side lives in the world of destruction and the other in the world of repair. The song ‘Fix This’ dives into what it feels like to be on both sides of the fight.”