Metal playlists from the underground
Fuzz prog rockers Howling Giant debuted their new music video for “The Pioneer” on The Sludgelord blog today. The band is getting ready to release Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 2 on August 25. This is a great band, heavy and spacey, reminiscent of early Mastodon. The nerdy power trio consists of Roger Marks on bass, vocals; Tom […]
Seether’s 5th annual Rise Above Fest, the largest suicide awareness event in the world, is set for July 22 and 23 in Bangor, Maine at Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion. Other bands on the bill include Korn, Shinedown, Stone Sour, Halestorm, Skillet, Falling in Reverse, Hellyeah, Kyng, and more. The festival will pay tribute to fallen rock […]
Blaze Bayley, Iron Maiden’s singer from 1994 to 1999, has announced tour plans of North America beginning next month. The tour kicks off in Sellersville, Pennsylvania on August 9 and concludes in Seattle, Washington on September 9, and includes an early stop at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn on August 10. Bayley will be supporting his […]
The Ramones’ Leave Home 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition is now available from Rhino. It contains three discs of original, remastered, unreleased, and live CBGB recordings, as well as a hardcover book. This limited release of 15,000 will run you nearly $60 on Amazon, but you can stream this puppy today on Spotify. Disc one contains […]
TMZ reports that Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington has committed suicide at his home in Los Angeles County. His body was found before 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2017. He was 41 years old and leaves behind six children from two wives. Bandmate Mike Shinoda tweeted, “Shocked and heartbroken, but it’s true. An official […]
Aaron Lewis, the “Northern Redneck” frontman of Staind, will embark on a co-headlining US tour with Blackberry Smoke in October. The “Sinners & Sanctified Tour” opens at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana on Oct. 12 and concludes at the Charleston Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, West Virginia on Nov. 17. The tour will also feature special guest […]
Mr. Big is gearing up for the release of their latest studio album, Defying Gravity, this Friday. The title track’s music video is now available and picked up nearly 50,000 views in only four days.
Dead Girls Academy releases “I’ll Find a Way” music video and nails down 28,000 views in less than 24 hours. The band recently announced its partnership with Victory Records and features former Vampires Everywhere! frontman, Michael “Vampire” Orlando. The full album is expected this winter.
The latest single from Arch Enemy, “The World is Yours,” already hit 1.3 million views since its release on July 14. Look for the new album Will to Power on September 8 from Century Media. The band is wrapping up some festival gigs this summer and will embark on the Will to Power tour with Jinjer in September. Here […]
Tracii Guns puts the hard rocking grooves back in L.A. Guns as heard on “Speed,” the band’s latest track. Enjoy the cool Mid-Eastern phrasing in Tracii’s guitar solo. L.A. Guns new album, The Missing Peace is expected October 13, 2017.