Metal playlists from the underground
People magazine posted this article suggesting that actor Johnny Depp may have used Marilyn Manson as his inspiration for the character Tonto in 2013’s Lone Ranger movie: After going with a Keith Richards look in Pirates of the Caribbean, Johnny Depp may have a new rocker muse. The actor has not only been jamming on stage with Marilyn Manson, but […]
Queen, one of the greatest hard rock bands of all time, performed with the top six contestants of American Idol on last night’s episode. Watch streaming footage of the highlights from the April 25 show below:
GWAR frontman Dave Brockie, or Oderus Urungus, was interviewed by the Iron Forge. Watch the streaming video of this interview below:
Kreator is gearing up for the June 1st release of Phantom Antichrist. The sick and thrashy title track is streaming below…this is the official lyric video:
The new bassist for Coheed and Cambria is Zach Cooper, the band posted on Facebook along with the video seen below. Watch Cooper talk about how he landed the Coheed gig in the vid: Ex-bassist Michael Todd was arrested on charges of armed robbery July 10, 2011 and left the band on August 4.
Cannibal Corpose is hitting up Australia in October for a handful of shows in support of their new album Torture. This is the first time the band has visited the land down under in three years. Check out the tour dates below: 10/4/2012 Fowler’s Live – Adelaide 10/5/2012 Billboard The Venue – Melbourne 10/6/2012 The […]
Havok offers up their own rendition of “Arise” by Sepultura from the band’s forthcoming EP Point Of No Return. Set for release on May 22 in North America, the EP was recorded by the band with final touches by James Murphy (Death, Testament) and contains two new thrash hymns and two cover tracks: the aforementioned Sepultura cover […]
Swedish metal band Arch Enemy have released a new music video from their latest album Khaos Legions (2011). “Under Black Flags We March” is their third video from the album. It was produced by the Swedish director Patric Ullaeus (IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, etc.), and is the first video to feature the new guitarist Nick Cordle (from […]
Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan, Derek Sherinian, and Tony MacAlpine just announced that they will play Jakarta on November 11, 2012. Here is the Facebook announcement post from Portnoy: Jakarta show on Nov 11th added to Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine, Sherinian Asian tour!
Rock N’ Roll Allstars cancel South America and Central America shows. Lima will still get a show though. Here is the statement from the Allstars camp: “Rock ‘N’ Roll Allstars regret to inform our fans that the shows we had scheduled in Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala and Venezuela have been cancelled. An incredible effort […]