Finnish melodic metal titans Sonata Arctica will unleash their new studio album The Ninth Hour through Nuclear Blast on October 7th, but to keep fans happy ‘til then, yesterday they released their second single (available for purchase in digital format here)  and a video clip teaser for the song “Life,“ the entirety of which will be revealed next […]

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  Finnish progressive Metal band Amoth has released a new music video from their upcoming second album. The album Revenge will be released internationally on February 19th 2016 via Inverse Records. To get a taste of the band’s sophomore album, check out their video for “Shadow.”   Official Facebook Official Website

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  Well, then you’re in luck, as the iconic Loaf himself is adding more and more shows to his tour. For tickets and upcoming dates/venues, head here.     Official Facebook   Official Website   Make sure to keep checking back for more dates TBA!    

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From the Official Motorhead website:     There is no easy way to say this…our mighty, noble friend Lemmy passed away today after a short battle with an extremely aggressive cancer. He had learnt of the disease on December 26th, and was at home, sitting in front of his favorite video game from The Rainbow […]

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  Lionize ~ Chris Brooks, keys, Henry Upton, bass, Chase Lapp, drums, Nate Bergman, guitar ~ shot to the top of FW’s “Shit, these guys fuckin’ rock” list pretty damn fast when we first caught them on a bill with Clutch ~ and that’s where they’ve stayed.  The band is currently on The Getaway tour […]

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Hellyeah, Sevendust, Nothing More, Red Sun Rising, Islander, Even The Dead Love A Parade set to rock Dallas’s The Bomb Factory on New Year’s Eve!   Doors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm   Tickets for this and all of The Bomb Factory’s upcoming shows (check them out, it’s an incredible schedule of performances!) are available here […]

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  Some of our (and your!) favorite bands have recently released new albums ~ and if you haven’t already checked them out…WTF are you waiting for???!!!   Puscifer  Money Shot (Puscifer Entertainment) Galileo 02. Agostina 03. Grand Canyon 04. Simultaneous 05. Money Shot 06. The Arsonist 07. The Remedy 08. Smoke and Mirrors 09. Flippant […]

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  For our foodie friends in and around New Orleans! Amanda’s official Facebook    

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  Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor recently lent his roar to the character of the Fisher King in an episode of “Dr Who.” Check out the clip for a behind the scenes look of his time spent with the good Doctor, an opportunity Corey calls “…a dream come true:”   Slipknot on Set ~ “Doctor Who” Extra: […]

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    On October 30th, Knoxville, TN’s Whitechapel ~ Phil Bozeman, vocals, Ben Savage, guitar, Zach Householder, guitar, Alex Wade, guitar, Ben Harclerode, drums, Gabe Crisp, bass ~ will unleash their new feature length video release, “The Brotherhood of the Blade,” which follows the sextet on tour and at home and delves deep into the […]

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  Dutch Symphonic metallers Epica announced that they will have to cancel the remaining North American Dates. The band gave the following statement about their departure from the 2015 Revolver tour: Dear North American fans.   It is with heavy hearts that we have to announce the cancellation of all remaining shows of our North American tour. A couple of days ago […]

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  What can we say other than it was an absolute honor to shoot members of the legendary Marley family during their Catch a Fire Tour as they displayed their multi-faceted musical talents in a performance that was moving, entertaining, full of great vibes, and captured the audience’s attention from first note to last ~ […]

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    Promotorhead Entertainment & PDP Productions present RPM FEST 2015, August 28th, 29th & 30th in Greenfield, MA, and the amount of entertainment they’ve crammed into three days is going to blow your mind! There are killer bands galore, cars, movies, free camping, grilling ~ but you’ve got to see the schedule for yourself to believe everything they’ve […]

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  This Friday, August 21, The Continent and special guest Kevin Kinsella will be at Opus Underground in Salem, MA, making sure that your weekend starts on a high note with their organically energetic yet oh-so-cool styles that separately and together always make for an amazing musical experience.               […]

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  Wovenwar ~ Shane Blay – vocals/guitar, Nick Hipa – guitar, Phil Sgrosso – guitar, Josh Gilbert – bass/vocals, Jordan Mancino – drums ~ will return to the road next month with Atreyu! The guys will be venturing forth for a string of dates in September and October, starting off at The Glass House in […]

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    Massachusetts’ Shadows Fall (Brian Fair, Matt Bachand , Jon Donais, Paul Romanko, Jason Bittner), who have been on indefinite hiatus for much longer than their fans would like, have announced that they’ll be returning to the stage for the Big Kahuna Festival on August 22 in Providence, RI, also playing a show the day […]

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      U.S. Headline Tour About to Launch +  New Album Gravitron Out Now via TeePee Records     New Jersey stoner-rock trio The Atomic Bitchwax, now featuring drummer/percussionist Bob Pantella and bassist/vocalist Chris Kosnik of another legendary NJ rock band, Monster Magnet, joining guitarist/vocalist Finn Ryan, have just unleashed their brand new, psychedelic-style music video […]

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  The phrase “instrumental prog band” caught your attention, but the name that follows may not ring a bell.  So who are MeridieM? They are a four-piece band featuring former members of Eye Ra Haze. The music is a smartly crafted labyrinth of sound. It has been described as “distinctly progressive while simultaneously melodic and […]

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  ******   Bad Seed Rising ~ hailing from Baltimore, MD ~ is the youngest band ever to be signed to Roadrunner Records. Francheska Pastor (vocals), 18; Mason Gainer (guitar), 14; Aiden Marceron (drums), 13, and Louey Peraza (bass), 17 ~ released their third EP, A Place Called Home, on May 5, 2015.   The […]

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  By Drew Pion   Sometimes the universe comes through for us and lets us enjoy a weekend evening instead of having to spend it ~ at least in my case last night ~ on a project that’s about as much fun as what follows the words “OK, now I’m going to need you to cough…” I’d given up all hope of […]

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  General Admission Tickets for Buddy Guy’s August 23rd concert are available for just $19.36 this Wednesday and Thursday (July 29 and 30)     Born in 1936, Buddy Guy, still performing, touring, and entertaining audiences with unbelievable energy, turns 79 this Thursday! To pay homage to this musical legend who will be gracing the lakeside Indian Ranch venue ~ […]

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Get your tickets today to save $5 before the August 1st price increase ~ just click here!   Special discounts given to designated drivers!   Official CCBF website    Official CCBF Facebook 

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Here’s just a taste of the killer entertainment NEC has lined up for next month at Jewel in Manchester, NH ~ tickets for all the shows are available at ticketfly.com.     Make sure to keep checking both links below so you don’t miss out on shows being added daily (Hint:  there’s already a great one scheduled […]

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  Amazing guitarist, vocalist and all around artist Rob Benton is one of the hottest rock/acoustic performers out of Boston. Acknowledged as one of the top acoustic guitarists in the United States. Rob’s unique, and innovative style of playing has led to 2 albums released, radio and film success, and multiple tours performing to sold […]

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  Skybound Entertainment is excited to celebrate its 5th anniversary as a company with one of the coolest crossovers happenings at Comic-Con this year, the “Walking Dead”/Skybound-Nuclear Blast CD sampler featuring brand new tracks from Nuclear Blast artists including Slayer, Fear Factory, Children Of Bodom and many more!   “The entire Skybound Entertainment team is […]

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    This morning, Panic! At the Disco ~ Brendon Urie and Dallon Weekes ~ premiered their new music video for the single “Hallelujah.”     Watch the video, which features frontman Brendon Urie taking on the role of both preacher and confessing sinner in a world where popular video game Monument Valley comes to life, […]

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  By Patty Seifert     I’m fresh off sitting down ~ not once, but twice…more on that a little further on ~ for a chat with Ryan McCombs (far right, above) of Chicago heavy rockers SOil, who had recently returned from touring Europe and the U.K. in support of Coal Chamber and in a […]

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     Full Album Available Tuesday January 23rd on SPV/Steamhammer     PRO-PAIN‘s new album Voice Of Rebellion will be released through SPV/Steamhammer June 23rd in North America but is already available for pre-order on iTunes and Amazon.  Today, the song “Age of Disgust” is receiving its exclusive premiere via Metal Insider and you can get a first listen to this punishing track HERE. […]

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  The highly anticipated “Bellator 138: Unfinished Business,” which went down last night, June 19, 2015, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri, took over Spike TV with one hell of a string of fights.  In case you weren’t there in person and haven’t yet been able to catch a rebroadcast, don’t worry ~ […]

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Today (June 8) is the final day for purchasing passes to the Festival at just $88! Starting tomorrow, the price increases to $98 ~ which is still a bargain for all the main stage/secondary stage/indoor venue musical performances (300 shows, 10 stages, 11 days’ worth!) plus street performers and all different kinds of entertainment awaiting you in Old […]

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  36 Crazyfists Team Up with Puck Hcky for Hockey-Branded Merch They shoot, they score! 36 Crazyfists are tried ‘n’ true hockey fans, starting with singer Brock Lindow, who is a diehard Philadelphia Flyers fan and pens a weekly hockey column dubbed “Snipe City” for Metal Insider. Now the Alaskan warriors have linked up with Puck […]

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It takes a lot of talent and a lot…we’re talkin’ a LOT…of confidence to open for arguably the world’s most recognizable, influential, controversial, prolific, iconic, ageless, magnetic, and just plain mega-everything band, but Bodh’aktan and The Districts (the latter of whom were featured on TIME magazine’s Top Artists to Watch in 2015 list), along with Lubik, […]

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  In addition to all the national and internationally known bands that we’ll get to witness reuniting one final  time at Amnesia Rockfest, there is a whole line-up of Quebec bands that will be getting back together for the festival’s 10th anniversary as well.  Get ready for special reunion sets from Banlieue Rouge, Penelope, MAP, Groovy Aardvark, […]

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    You can also download the schedule as a pdf here!  I say start planning out your days now…and get ready to do a lot of running from stage to stage so that you don’t miss out on your favorite bands!  It’ll be two of the craziest days of your life, but you’re going to […]

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  Special Priced 2-Day passes go on sale tomorrow, May 18, at 10am, and single day passes go on sale July 1st. For more info on tickets and to purchase yours, head right to the Dirt Fest 2015 website.    Tomorrow will also bring the announcement of the daily line-up! www.dirtfest.com www.facebook.com/dirtfestmi

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      Click here to read all about Lion Fight‘s plans for the event and how they earned the distinction of being one of the only non-UFC owned outfits (if not THE only) that the MMA titan has ever promoted, courtesy of an excellent article by Mike Sloan of Sherdog.com.   And great news, Muay Thai […]

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  If you haven’t already chosen which stop on the Vans Warped Tour you want to see and don’t have your tickets yet, what are you waiting for, my friend?  This year’s line-up  is sick (and as always, the genre of each band is noted and if you click on their photo, you’ll access a […]

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  This year we get to introduce you to the brand new Pop Up FEQ series presented by SiriusXM Canada! Get ready for surprise concerts in surprising places, all leading up to (and going strong during!) the Festival d’été de Québec, July 9 – 19.  The honor of being the city chosen to host the inaugural Pop-Up FEQ on […]

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    This is going to be THE let loose, kick back, and mellow out party of the summer (and new guests like Kiesza are being added daily), so if you haven’t purchased your tickets yet, head straight here to purchase them!   facebook.com/ilesoniqfestival          

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    Let There Be GWAR is a comprehensive, behind-the-scenes history of the most outrageous shock rock band of all time. GWAR fans will cherish this oversized hardcover book chock full of fascinating first-hand accounts and rare, never-before-seen photographs. The book follows the band from the mid-1980s, known in GWAR lore as the “Dim Time,” […]

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  ******   The Amnesia Rockfest team is proud to unveil the trailer, which features members of Bad Religion, The Offspring, Pennywise, Korn, NOFX and Lagwagon speaking about what makes Amnesia such a special and worthwhile event to play and attend, for the upcoming documentary film Montebello Rock Village: The Story of Rockfest  here.    […]

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    If there were an award for busiest performer at Heavy Montreal 2015, it would probably go to Carlos Araya, who will be playing drums with Montreal crossover legends  BARF and making more than a few eardrums bleed with Anonymus, the band he created with his friends more than 25 years ago.     For a […]

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   Get all the details here…and then prepare for a night you’ll never forget…

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Get your tickets, passes, and hotel rooms NOW via the website below, there are very few left!!          Official Website  

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  Set in Montreal’s spectacular Parc Jean-Drapeau, IleSoniq more than lives up to its tagline of “Beautiful people, electrifying energy, an insanely fun party where you can be yourself entirely, totally free, your imagination creating  your reality…IleSoniq is magic.”     One look at this year’s stellar line-up ~led by the one and only deadmau5 ~ and the photo gallery from 2014 and […]

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  We told you the surprises would keep coming until the last day of the festival, and here are three more little gems that Alex Martel has arranged: The Ataris,  RVIVR and War On Women have been added to the line-up!  Keep ‘em coming, Alex!!   Also, new this year will be a section devoted entirely to record labels […]

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  The newly renovated Mendon Twin Drive-In, located at 35 Milford St. in Mendon, MA, will be a closed circuit site for this Saturday night’s UFC 186 from historic Bell Centre in Montreal.   You can purchase tickets at the Mendon Twin Drive-In gate the day of the event only (gates open at 6 p.m. […]

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  Attila ~ Chris “Fronz” Fronzak, vocals, Chris Linck, guitar, Kalan Blehm, bass, Sean Heenan, drums ~ are getting ready for a summer-long stint on the Main Stage of the Vans Warped Tour and they are celebrating  by releasing the video for “Rebel.” And you’re right, it’s no accident that “Rebel” drops today, 4/20.    BroBible […]

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        Between the Buried and Me ~ Dan Briggs, bass, Blake Richardson, drums, Tommy Rogers, vocals, keyboards, Paul Waggoner, guitar, and Dustie Waring, guitar ~ who call Metal Blade Records home, had the honor of headlining the first day of this year’s New England Metal and Hardcore Fest at The Palladium in […]

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