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Testing Your Metal: Canadian Powerhouses Unleash The Archers & Striker shred Costa Mesa - September 13 2018, Tiki Bar, Costa Mesa CA: Two of the finest Canadian bands to have emerged in the last ten years, Unleash The Archers from Vancouver and Striker from Edmonton, joined forces for a North American tour this September-October, along with Helion Prime from Sacramento CA as the opening act. … 
Album Stream: Dunbarrow – Dunbarrow II - Based out of Haugesund, Norway, Dunbarrow can be described as psych rock, stoner rock, classic heavy rock, proto-doom or a variety of other things. Influenced by rock music of the late '60s and early '70s, Dunbarrow presents a raw, organic brand of bluesy, haunting heavy music. Formed in 2011, the quintet … 
Ticket Giveaway: Sirius XM Hair Nation at The Wiltern - In the land of hair metal, the genre will never die! The Sirius XM Hair Nation tour featuring Jack Russell's Great White, Bulletboys and Enuff Znuff, and hosted by Eddie Trunk, is coming to the Wiltern this Friday September 14. Hair metal fans, congregate! Metal Assault in association with Live … Continue reading "Ticket Giveaway: Sirius XM Hair Nation at The Wiltern"
Power Metal Heaven: Helloween Turns Back the Clock with Epic 3-Hour Old-School Set - September 8 2018, The Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles CA: The world of hard rock and heavy metal has witnessed quite a number of high-profile reunions and comebacks in recent years, but none more exciting and unexpected than this one. In November 2016, German power metal legends Helloween announced that they would … 
Track Premiere: Fuzz Evil – You Can Take Her Away - Hailing from Sierra Vista, Arizona, Fuzz Evil is a psych rock trio that lives up to its name and then some. Formed in 2014, the band released an impressive self-titled full-length debut in 2016, and are now ready to unveil their sophomore LP, High On You, on September 14. As … Continue reading "Track Premiere: Fuzz Evil – You Can Take Her Away"
Album Review: Jamestown Pagans – Grimoire Vol I - Jamestown Pagans is quite a unique band with the form of music they create, the band introducing their particular brand of music with their debut album Grimoire Vol. I. This electric duo features the talents of drummer Megan Mullins, of High Priestess, alongside Christopher Hurt (vocals, organ, mellotron). Both come … Continue reading "Album Review: Jamestown Pagans – Grimoire Vol I"
The life and times of Britain’s ‘Iron Maiden’ poker ace Liv Boeree - Online poker is making a much-needed revival and much of that is down to the steadily increasing demographic of female poker pros who are taking the tables by storm. One woman in particular that’s becoming a pin-up for card fans to admire is British ace, Liv Boeree. The 34-year-old Brit … Continue reading "The life and times of Britain’s ‘Iron Maiden’ poker ace Liv Boeree"
Operation Successful: Geoff Tate celebrates 30 years of ‘Operation: Mindcrime’ with Flawless Rendition of Entire Album - August 19 2018, The Rose, Pasadena CA: No opinion is fact, but Operation: Mindcrime is, without any doubt, one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time. 30 years ago, Seattle, Washington's progressive / traditional metal band Queensrÿche took the music world by storm with their third full-length album, … 
Photo Gallery: Metal Monday Vol. 3 feat. Bitch, Heavy Justice, Tzimani & Worldwide Panic - August 20 2018, The Slidebar, Fullerton CA: Last Monday, Metal Assault hosted Volume 3 of our monthly Metal Monday series at the Slidebar in Fullerton. It's a lineup we were extremely excited about, and as it turned out, this is a show we're very proud to have put on at this … 
The Saint Marches On: Armored Saint raises roof at Sold-Out Hometown Show with ‘Symbol Of Salvation’ & more - August 18 2018, The Regent, Los Angeles CA: When one talks of Los Angeles' contribution to the world of heavy metal over the years, it is often the glam and thrash genres that take center stage in that discussion. But the real and original Los Angeles metal scene lied somewhere in …