Thrash metal icons Megadeth took to social media to mark the conclusion of their Destroy All Enemies Tour, which wrapped up on September 28th in Nashville, TN and the band promised to return to the road.
The band shared the following message on their Facebook page on Monday (October 14th), "Final curtain call Successfully crushed the world and destroyed all enemies in a tour-filled 2024. We'll be back... let us know where we should go next." (continue)
Close Enemies, the new group launched by Aerosmith star Tom Hamilton, played their debut live show this past Friday night (October 11th) at the Eastside Bowl in Nashville and the band has shared video footage from the performance.
The band had this to say following the debut show, "We want to thank everyone who came out Friday night and made this an incredible evening. Your response to our original songs was incredible. We are looking forward to getting this new music in your hands soon and are looking forward to playing shows in your area!!!" (continue)
Zakk Wylde took to social media to share the bad news that he will not be able to take part in the remaining dates of the Experience Hendrix Tour due to his new commitment to participate in Ozzy Osbourne's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist.
The longtime Ozzy guitarist's Instagram shared, "Due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts, Zakk Wylde will be unable to perform at the remaining dates of the Experience Hendrix tour. This is due to his inclusion in the upcoming performance honoring Ozzy Osbourne's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The affected tour dates are as follows: October 15th - October 19th. (continue)
Florida's Seven Kingdoms have released "Through These Waves," the second single from their highly anticipated upcoming EP, The Square. Set to drop on November 8th, 2024, via rising metal label Reigning Phoenix Music, The Square promises to deliver more of the band's signature sound. "Through These Waves" is a three-and-a-half-minute burst of trad metal, packed with hooks that evoke the legends of the genre.
The band comments: "We are stoked to drop "Through These Waves today"! This is the heaviest track on the EP with hooks and melodies galore! We wanted to touch on the heavier side of our influences for this song and bring a bit of a different feel that we have not brought yet to our catalog. We really enjoy this tempo, as it's also the first Seven Kingdoms song at this beat. We plan on having more like this on the upcoming record! (continue)
Dax Riggs today announced his first new album in 15 years, 7 Songs For Spiders, will be released on January 24, 2025. He's also shared lead single and album opener "deceiver," which simmers from a heavy, droning start to a crushing, cacophonous end. "Some kind of country and western doom ballad concerning that little light inside each of us-a celebratory turning away from the darkness and hypocrisy of the established gods of old," explains Riggs of the song. "Ain't no great deceiver / ain't no bride of jesus either." Known for his otherworldly lyrics, folk metal ballardry, and a gift for capturing the beauty in darkness, Riggs first garnered a cult following during his early days with teenage death sludge band Acid Bath-one that's stayed with him through the country punk garage folk of deadboy & the Elephantmen as well as his soul-stirring solo work. In the years since his 2010 LP Say Goodnight to the World and 2007 LP We Sing of Only Blood or Love-which saw Riggs praised by Esquire, Decibel, SPIN, Paste, and The AV Club, among others-his whereabouts have been the subject of wild speculation. Truth be told, he was looking inside for the things that fall outside of the commercial realm.
7 Songs for Spiders is a meditation on life and death under the influence of shadow and the tribulations of a spiritual animal. It was recorded at Riggs' studio in the swamps of Southern Louisiana with his outlaw band of Cajun cosmonauts: Lucas Broussard (guitar, synth), Kane Cormier (bass), and Scott Domingue (percussion). Inspired by world music, gospel, and proto-metal sounds, and reverberating with an undercurrent of rebellious joy, 7 Songs for Spiders has its head in the clouds and its feet in the grave. The album's sound is a heavy dream-like an iron cloud hotwired with phantom energy. (continue)
The Ocean (Collective) have announced 'The End of an Eon' tour, taking place throughout December and January in celebration of their ninth studio album Holocene, as they perform their seminal record in its entirety and are joined by label mates Spurv, Bipolar Architecture and A Swarm of the Sun.
Drawing the curtain on the band's current lineup, the tour will pay homage to their 2023 release and the best of its preceding album, Phanerozoic. The band will be joining forces with members of cinematic instrumental Oslo sextet Spurv and visual artist Dana Schecter (Swans) will also bolster The Ocean Collective's roster for one last outing before the band takes its new form. (continue)
Organizers for Slipknot's global music festivals Knotfest have announced the initial details for the 2025 edition of Knotfest Australia, which will be taking place in late February through early March of next year.
The 2025 Knotfest Australia will be visiting three major cities across the country beginning with Melbourne on Friday, February 28th, 2025, followed by Brisbane on Sunday, March 2nd, and will conclude the following Saturday, March 8th in Sydney. (continue)
Ozzy Osbourne's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame as a solo artist being celebrated by the syndicated radio show In The Studio With Redbeard: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands with a two-part special and the show has shared part 1.
Redbeard shared this synopsis for the episode: With four decades of arenas and stadiums filled from the Meadowlands to Moscow, and with his MTV reality home invasion turning himself and his wife/manager Sharon Osbourne into a dystopian 21st century Ozzie and Harriet, the Godfather of Heavy Metal Ozzy Osbourne only recently was granted induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by virtue of having been Black Sabbath's original lead singer/ lyricist for their seminal genre-defining first ten years. But Ozzy's first two solo albums, Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman, sold more than all of those Black Sabbath albums combined. Years eligible solo for Ozzy Osbourne: 19 . Number of times even nominated until now: 0. (read more)
The Night Flight Orchestra announce their highly anticipated seventh studio album! The band's most cinematic offering to date, Give Us The Moon, is set for release on January 31, 2025 via Napalm Records.
Founded in 2007 by members of high-profile bands such as Soilwork, Arch Enemy and Mean Streak, The Night Flight Orchestra have been nominated three times for the Swedish Grammis, gathering millions of streams with their hits. (continue)
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Swedish hard rockers Crazy Lixx are back with a new single "Little Miss Dangerous" alongside an accompanying official video. This new music is out today via Frontiers Music Srl.
Vocalist Danny Rexon comments on the track: "We're bringing you another brand new rocking single, and this time it's the first ever song to be fully co-written by myself and bass player Jens Anderson. In addition to that, it's the longest song we've ever released as a single (with its 6+ minute runtime) and I feel like it has a few elements and an overall feeling that's a bit different compared to a lot of our previous stuff. (continue)
Lucy Isabel just released her sophomore album, "All The Light", and to celebrate we asked her to tell us about one of the songs and she selected "The Right Choice". Here is the story:
"The Right Choice" was one of the last songs that I wrote for the album. I only finished writing it about a week and a half before we recorded it, so it was a really interesting and cool experience to be getting to know it myself as we were creating this permanent version of it. (continue)
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