Chicago glam rockers The Last Vegas offer a red vinyl version of their critically acclaimed album, Whatever Gets You Off, which features iTunes Critics pick for the Best Single of 2009 (Rock), “I’m Bad.” The album was recorded in Los Angeles with veteran rock producers Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe and Sixx:A.M., DJ Ashba (Producer of Sixx:A.M., Mötley Crüe) and Marti Frederiksen (Producer of Aerosmith, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne).
With vocalist/bassist Tom Araya now on the right track to recovery, SLAYER announces the rescheduling of its UK concert trek. The dates will kick off May 26 at the 02 Academy in Leeds, with the band playing seven headline shows, ending with two in London. All tickets for the original shows are valid, and The Haunted will remain as main support on all dates.
Variety reported today that Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s ongoing tale of survival horror in a post-apocalyptic world, THE WALKING DEAD, has been greenlit as a pilot by AMC. “THE WALKING DEAD’s road to the small screen has been a long one, but so far it’s looking like the best of all worlds,” creator and writer Robert Kirkman said. “Given AMC’s track record with shows like ‘Madmen’ and ‘Breaking Bad,’ combined with Frank Darabont writing and directing, I couldn’t possibly be more excited for this to come together. Having the pilot greenlit is a huge leap forward to this becoming a reality.”
New York, NY – HATEBREED will headline the second stage of this year’s ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL this summer which kicks off JULY 10 in San Bernardino, CA and runs through AUGUST 14th, hitting venues across the US. With a heavyweight lineup and low ticket prices, the tour dates are laid out as followed:
All American Anthemic rockers, Drowning Pool will be joining Sevendust on an upcoming tour throughout the mid-south and northwest regions in the US. The trek begins on February 18 at The Varsity Theatre in Baton Rouge, LA. Tickets go on sale this Saturday and Sunday with Kansas City, MO going on sale January 29 (please see tour dates below for specific ticket on sales). Tickets can be purchased at www.drowningpool.com .
After conquering the charts with their new album, War Is the Answer, Five Finger Death Punch are looking to get into the food business. On Wednesday, January 20th from Noon to 2pm ONLY, LA-based heavy metal burger truck Grill ‘Em All will be offering a new menu item: a burger specially designed by the band Five Finger Death Punch.
The underground’s masters of sonic violence, GOMORAH have posted a video for the song “Exrement,” off of their MetalHit.com debut By The Means Of Violence online at this location. The video, filmed by acclaimed director Scott Hansen (Bury Your Dead, We Were Gentlemen) is a four-minute display of visual brutality which perfectly captures the song’s bludgeoning essence. The band had this to say about the video,
HIM, the iconic rockers from Finland, are preparing to release their seventh full length record, Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice. The band is celebrating the release of their new album by giving away the first single, “Heartkiller,” for free! All you have to do is right click and save as on this link for your free Heartkiller mp3.
