Sit back, relax, crack open a cold one and plan out your Riot Fest weekend! Riot Fest has unveiled its daily schedules alongside a new beer courtesy of Goose Island Brewing: Riot Fest Sucks Pale Ale. This tasty beverage features a never-before-seen label design that pulls out to show each day’s hourly schedule, filled with each band’s respective set time and stage assignment.
A pair of Georgia’s finest rockers are joining forces for a run of U.S. dates this September! Sludge rockers BLACK TUSK (Savannah) and black ‘n’ rollers CLOAK (Atlanta) will kick off six dates across the U.S. tomorrow, September 4 in New Orleans, LA and will conclude on September 9 in Memphis, TN. The full run, ticket links, and additional BLACK TUSK dates can be found below.
Fear Inoculum, TOOL’s fifth studio album and 2019’s most anticipated release, is available now. Listen here: http://smarturl.it/TOOLFIa. The news arrives as the band announces a six-week North American tour, launching the trek on Oct. 13 at the Aftershock Festival. Tickets are on-sale Sept. 6 at 10 am local time, with a limited number of tickets will be available to Tool Army members on Sept. 4. Tool Army information, as well as VIP package details, can be found via Toolband.com.
Norwegian black metal legends Mayhem release the highly-anticipated first single from their forthcoming album, Daemon (Oct. 25, Century Media): “Worthless Abominations Destroyed”: https://youtu.be/FzT1vRXsHoo. “After teasing you guys for over 6 months, it’s finally time to show you what we have been up to in the studio this summer,” says Teloch. “Here’s ‘Worthless Abominations Destroyed,” a track that was made with the intention to have this ‘all is lost and hopeless’ feeling.” The song arrives as pre-orders for the 12-song album have been released. A variety of limited edition and special variants are available including a limited deluxe LP...
SUNN O))) will release Pyroclasts through Southern Lord on October 25th. The Pyroclasts album is the result of a daily practice which was regularly performed each morning, or evening during the two week Life Metal sessions at Electrical Audio during July 2018, when all of the days musical participants would gather and work through a twelve-minute improvised modal drone at the start and or end of the day’s work.
This November/December, CATTLE DECAPITATION will headline the North American Geocidal Tendencies Tour featuring support from Atheist, Full Of Hell, Primitive Man, Author & Punisher, and Vitriol. The extensive trek will kick off just before the release of CATTLE DECAPITATION’s long-awaited ninth studio album, Death Atlas, due out November 29th via Metal Blade Records.
Gibson–the all American-made instrument brand—announced today the worldwide launch of the new, limited-edition Chris Cornell Tribute ES-335 guitar. The Chris Cornell ES 335 Tribute honors the rock legend who has left a modern legacy and contribution to music history that transcends genres. A pre-sale will officially begin on August 27; on September 3, all Gibson Chris Cornell ES-335 guitars will be sold worldwide through Authorized Gibson dealers, visit www.gibson.com for further details.
Metal icons SOULFLY are proud to announce Blood On The Street 2019 U.S. tour! The 22-date trek will kick-off on September 3rd in Dallas, Texas and make stops in Baltimore, Houston and Albuquerque before concluding in Los Angeles on September 29th. Joining the band are UNEARTH (Sept 3 – Sept 16), INCITE. PRISON and ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN.
Music icon, reality TV star and life-long Type 1 Diabetic BRET MICHAELS is extending his “UNBROKEN WORLD TOUR” to include a series of HOMETOWN HEROES special events concerts kicking off November 6 in Casper, Wyoming at the Casper Event Center Arena. He’s bringing a multi genre combo of different artists to each town in celebration of Veteran’s Day and to kick off the holiday season. The Poison frontman (whose shows have been described as “full-on fan engaged events”) will be joined by rock/pop acts Night Ranger (“Sister Christian,” “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me”) , Lita Ford (“Kiss Me Deadly,” “Close Your Eyes””) Firehouse...
Legendary death metal titans MORBID ANGEL will blaze US stages this fall on a month-long headlining tour. The 2019 USA Sickness Tour begins November 21st in Houston, Texas and runs through December 21st in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Support will be provided by Swedish black metal practitioners Watain and American death metal veterans Incantation. Ticket go on sale Thursday, August 29th.
