American Wrecking Company’s ‘Everything and Nothing’ coming August 18
Pavement Entertainment has inked a deal that will see the August 18 release of Everything and Nothing, the new album from Washington’s American Wrecking Company. American Wrecking Company is a fusion […]
Australia’s King Parrot To Release Ugly Produce This Fall Via Housecore Records
Australia’s unhinged extreme metal villains King Parrot return with their third and finest long player to date in the form of Ugly Produce. Set for release in North America on September […]
Guitarist Mick Michaels of Corners Of Sanctuary Interviewed
Hailing from Philadelphia, New Wave of Traditional American Heavy Metal band Corners of Sanctuary (COS) formed in 2011 with a desire to bring back the sounds of Classic Heavy Metal. Corners […]
Shattered Sun Streaming Entire New Album
The Texas mob recently released a pair of videos ahead of the album’s release, “Hollow Chains,” and “Burn it Down.” Shattered Sun’s first tour in support of The Evolution Of Anger finds them joining the 2017 Vans […]
Joywave release their sophomore album Content.
Joywave have released their sophomore album Content today via Hollywood Records/Cultco Music today HERE. The album title, Content is a heteronym that plays on the theme of CONtent vs ConTENT. The album is produced by Joywave’s […]
Splattered Release Video For New Song “Antediluvian Horror”
Hailing from Fremont, California brutal death metal and slam trio Splattered premieres a new song entitled “Antediluvian Horror” today, taken from the band’s upcoming 4-way split release “Worldwide Slamicide” (feat. […]
Watch Slayer Reign In Blood On Jimmy Fallon
Two-time Grammy-winning thrash/metal legends SLAYER performed their iconic song “Raining Blood” on last night’s (Thursday, July 27) edition of NBC‘s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”. They also took part in a “Tales From Tour” segment in […]
Stu “The Hammer” Marshall of Night Legion Interviewed
Forged in the fires of internationally acclaimed acts ranging from Death Dealer and Blasted to Static to Empires of Eden and Aussie metal royalty Dungeon, Night Legion unleashes razor-sharp power metal […]
Gatecreeper Announce European Tour And US Tour With Cannibal Corpse and Power Trip
Arizona death metal unit Gatecreeper have announced a headlining European tour this September. The eleven date tour begins on September 8 in Finland and ends on September 22 in the […]
The Return Of Lionheart?
From the Lionheart Facebook page… When we announced our breakup, over a year ago, we meant it. Balancing jobs and personal lives w/ trying to tour full time was impossible, […]
KISS’s Gene Simmons is opening a restaurant in Vacaville.
Celebrity restaurants tend to flame out in the Sacramento area, as the closures of Sammy Hagar and Guy Fieri restaurants in recent years attest. Those places did not have a guy who spits fire behind them. […]
Progressive Tech Death Collective Arkaik To Release Nemethia
Progressive tech death collective Arkaik will unleash the anticipated Nemethia, this fall via Unique Leader Records. A continuation on the conceptual saga of the two previous releases, on Nemethiathe journey of Cyrix expands […]
KISS’s Gene Simmons: ‘Generations Of Fans Have Been Trained Not To Pay For Music’
Gene Simmons says that he writes new music “all the time” but insists that the business is dead for anybody but the established artists.
Rayman James of Malice Interviewed “Lets be honest here, most bands are lazy”
Malice is a Traditional Power Metal/Heavy Metal band that will inspire you to take on all life’s obstacles and challenges. Malice captures the spirit of the Norse gods. Malice was started by […]
The Black Dahlia Murder Kick Off Summer Slaughter Tour 2017
On Thursday, July 27th, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will return to the road co-headlining this year’s edition of the Summer Slaughter Tour with Dying Fetus. The US trek – which runs through […]
Jeff Becerra of Possessed Interviewed
Few bands have done more to push the boundaries of extreme metal than the legendary Possessed. Even fewer can create a unique style which continues to set them apart from all […]
Chicago’s Mordatorium Debut New Music: “Biting Cold”
Toilet of Hell has premiered a new song from Chicago Death Metal trio MORDATORIUM. The song is”Biting Cold” and is taken from forthcoming album Obsessed with Death. MORDATORIUM will release Obsessed With Death on August […]
Cannibal Corpse tour U.S. with Power Trip and Gatecreeper.
This November, Cannibal Corpse will kick off a US tour in support of their upcoming, as-yet-untitled full-length, due out this fall. The tour will commence on November 3rd and run through […]
Jag Panzer Release New Lyric Video!!!
US Metal legends Jag Panzer release a new lyric video for the song “Far Beyond All Fear” today. The track is taken from their forthcoming album “The Deviant Chord”. Jag […]
Children Of Bodom Announce 20 Years Down & Dirty Anniversary Tour!
Finland’s melodic death superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM are returning to the states this fall for a mind blowing celebration of 20 years since the debut of Something Wild and the beginning of the Hatecrew. […]
Watch a full set of Fallujah live at Bay Area Death Fest 2017
Fallujah perform live @ Bay Area Death Fest 2017 featuring original vocalist Alex Hoffman’s final appearance with the band in the video below.
Bassist Roy Stanley of Merced metalheads Cursed Interviewed
Originally formed in 2002 by ex-members of Infestation & Fetus by the Pound, Cursed has survived a revolving door of members til a solid line-up of Roy Stanley ( bass […]
All Out War complete their punishing new studio LP, Give Us Extinction.
Following in the smoldering wake of the band’s 2015-issued Dying Gods extended EP, All Out War arises with arguably the band’s most crushing material to date with their sixth official album, Give Us Extinction. […]
Dale Crover’s “Bad Move” Video Inspired By Paul McCartney’s “Coming Up”
Dale Crover, inspired by Paul McCartney’s 1980 video for “Coming Up,” premieres the video for “Bad Move” via Dangerous Minds. “We had a lot of fun making the video,” says […]
John Adams of Love and War Interviewed
Love N War was initially formed in early 2000 when guitarist / songwriter John Adams and vocalist Jeff Vandenberghe met to do a reunion of their former band.The duo has […]
DevilDriver Teams Up With Superjoint For “The Broken Bones Tour
Southern California’s revered groove metal band DevilDriver is teaming up the one and only Superjoint for one of the most anticipated US tours of the Fall. Support on the tour will come from King […]
Goldfinger Premieres New Song “Tijuana Sunrise”
Los-Angeles based ska punk band Goldfinger have premiered their newest single “Tijuana Sunrise,” off of their long-awaited album The Knife on Billboard today. The song is the latest cut made available from The Knife, which will be released […]
Linkin Park Vocalist Commits Suicide
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington hanged himself at a private residence in Palos Verdes Estates in L.A. County. His body was discovered Thursday just […]
EYEHATEGOD Announces Left To Starve Summer Tour.
EYEHATEGOD will kick off a thirty-nine-date US mega tour next month. The Left To Starve summer takeover will commence on August 1st, run through September 13th, and includes performances with Capitalist […]
Bay Area Horde Acephalix Featuring Vastum, Necrot And Depressor Members To Issue Decreation LP
California death metal horde Acephalix – featuring members of Vastum, Necrot, Depressor, and more – has completed their third LP, and is preparing to unleash Decreation upon the public masses in September. New […]
Rob “The Baron” Miller of Tau Cross Interviewed
Tau Cross, the multinational punk/heavy metal collective featuring Amebix bassist/frontman Rob “The Baron” Miller, Voivod drummer Michel “Away” Langevin, and members of cult crust outfits Misery and War // Plague, […]
Aftershock Spotlight: Nothing More Premiere Video – Go To War
Nothing More premiere the official music video for their new single, “Go To War” today via Monster Energy Aftershock. Directed by Wayne Isham, the video evokes the burning aggression of the track’s […]
Jackie Chambers of Syteria and Girlschool Talks New Music, Numbers and Lemmy
UK rockers Syteria, featuring Jackie Chambers of Girlschool and previously Blitzkrieg, released a brand new music video for the track “I’m All Woman”, from the debut album ‘Rant-O-Bot’, due out on May 30th 2017. The […]
Cormorant Debuts”The Devourer”, Diaspora Release Day Looms
As Diaspora, the imminent new full-length from progressive blackened death collective Cormorant, draws closer to release, today the band offers up “The Devourer” for mass consumption courtesy of a dual premiere between […]
Prospekt Stream Title Track Of Soon To Be Released New Album
Closing a four-year void since the release of The Colourless Sunrise debut, from technical power metal, laden with soaring vocals and blistering guitar work, to epic orchestral driven prog, Prospekt […]
Sacramento’s Graveshadow Enter Studio To Record New Album.
Recently completing a west coast run of shows with Russia’s Arkona and Norway’s Sirenia, Sacramento’s Graveshadow – a female-fronted Symphonic Metal band that incorporates Doom, Thrash and Goth Metal influences […]
Jerry Dixon of Warrant Talks New Music, Cover Songs, the Internet and more.
Under their belt, Warrant has eight million records sold worldwide, two Top Ten Billboard albums, five Top 40 Billboard hits, five #1 MTV videos…the list goes on and on. Now, six years […]
Cradle Of Filth premiere music video for new music!
K’s legendary extreme metal icons CRADLE OF FILTH have released the music video for the first single off their eagerly awaited 12th album, Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness Of Decay. The album is now […]
Usnea Shares New Song “Lathe Of Heaven;” Full Album Details Announced
Portland doom quartet USNEA has announced the full details of their third full-length album, Portals Into Futility. Inspired by dystopian science-fiction and the painful intersection of today’s crushing reality, Portals […]
Incantation Share New Video “Messiah Nostrum”
Vertigo-inducing death metallers INCANTATION have unveiled their brand new video for the track “Messiah Nostrum”, taken from the band’s forthcoming album, Profane Nexus. The video is streaming exclusively via Revolver. […]
Serbia’s Jenner Discuss Origins, Festivals and Influences with Iron Serbian
How did you first get in to music? Who turned you onto rock/metal? Marija Dragićević: Well, us two, sisters, Alexandra and I, were always close, and our mother Aneta had […]
Exit Eden Release First Video!
After some initial and recent promising news, EXIT EDEN have now unleashed their first video! Their debut album “Rhapsodies in Black” is now also available for pre-order. For those who are aware of the […]
Tower Of Babel release official lyric video for new song “Midnight Sun”
Tower Of Babel, the new American / European high energy international heavy rock band have released the official lyric video for the song “Midnight Sun” from their upcoming debut album […]
Watch Melvins Perform A Full Set of Heaviness in Sacramento, California
Watch Melvins Perform A Full Set of Heaviness in Sacramento, California in the video below. The Melvins, who recently released the double album A Walk With Love & Death on July 7 […]
Jungle Rot Announce Central American Tour
Jungle Rot will begin a week of headlining dates starting on July 29th in Central America with shows in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Mexico. View all the upcoming Jungle Rot tour dates. Regarding new […]
Crepitation Bassist Joe Mortimer Talks Twats, Politics and Bay Area Death Fest
Crepitation are a Brutal Slammin’ Death-Grind band. Crepitation’s current members live all over the U.K. making the productivity of this outfit less than a sloth on his day off. Currently writing […]
Watch Iron Maiden Perform “The Number Of The Beast” In Oakland, California
Fan-filmed video footage of Iron Maiden performing “The Number Of The Beast” in Oakland, California can be seen below. The band’s set list was as follows: 01. If Eternity Should Fail […]
WATCH: Enterprise Earth Premiere NSFW Video For “Never Forgive, Never Forget”
Enterprise Earth and Metal Instruction have teamed up to premiere the band’s NSFW video for “Never Forgive, Never Forget.” The song lives on the band’s album Embodiment, out now via Stay Sick. You can listen […]
Chris Ryan of Scottish Slammers Party Cannon Talks Bay Area Death Fest and Gear.
Scottish Slam-Masters, Party Cannon, are back with their latest dose of baby-making, beer chugging, late night grubbing, blast-induced, slamming death metal, ‘Perverse Party Platter’.
Inanimate Existence Announce Their Fourth Album Out August 25th
Bay Area, California-based progressive/technical death metal titans Inanimate Existence have built up a strong reputation as one of the scenes busiest and most accomplished acts. Since their inception in 2010, […]
Watch” Helion Prime Perform A Full Set Of Sci Fi Power Metal In Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California-based science fiction power metal band, Helion Prime, performed at The Colony in Sacramento on July 2nd. Video of the band’s full performance is available for streaming below. Back […]
Gary Holt of Exodus: It’s a little outside the box. It’s really super crushing, but I think people will be surprised.
This weekend, Exodus will headline it’s first Bay Area club shows since late 2013 when the band takes over the Chapel in San Francisco’s Mission District for two nights. The band is promising […]
Bloodclot premieres new single ‘Manic’ and tour dates with Negative Approach
On July 14th, Bloodclot – featuring true hardcore pioneers John Joseph (Cro-Mags), Todd Youth (Warzone, Murphy’s Law), Joey Castillo (ex-Queens of the Stone Age, Blast!), Nick Oliveri (ex-Queens of the Stone Age, Dwarves) – […]
Wintersun “Awaken From The Dark Slumber (Spring)” guitar play-through
Finnish epic metallers, Wintersun, have released a guitar play through video for “The Forest That Weeps (Summer)”, a track from their new album, The Forest Seasons, out on July 21st […]
Watch Sacramento’s Niviane Perform A Full Set Of Power Metal
Sacramento, California-based power metal band, Niviane, performed at The Colony in Sacramento on July 2nd. Video of the band’s full performance is available for streaming below.
Broken Hope announce tour with Cattle Decapitation
With no room left in hell, Chicago’s Broken Hope will be heading back to UK shores this September as part of the bone-crushing deathgrind HELL ON EARTH TOUR 2017 package. The band will […]
Jeff Salgado of Sacramento thrashers Psychosomatic talks new music and line up changes.
From the depths of Sacramento California the crossover thrash metal, punk rock band Psychosomatic was twisted into form in 1988. Spewing forth chaotic blasts of jackhammer style guitar picking on top […]
PAIN announces North American tour dates with Orphaned Land
PAIN, the Swedish industrial-metal force led by multi-instrumentalist and producer Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, LINDEMANN), will make their first ever North American appearance this upcoming September. Comments Tägtgren: “Painheads of America and Canada! We’re happy to […]
