Author: Andrew Bansal

Metal guitar icon Marty Friedman has announced his new album ‘Wall Of Sound’, set for release on August 4th via Prosthetic Records! It was produced by Friedman, engineered by Paul Fig (Ghost, Rush, Alice In Chains) and mixed by Jens Bogren (Lamb of God, Opeth), with legendary Queen producer Mack joining in to mix two tracks. The album’s opening track ‘Self Pollution’ is available for streaming below. Says Friedman about the writing and recording process: Continue reading “Marty Friedman Announces New Album ‘Wall Of Sound’, Unveils New Song”

Houston, Texas based metal band Venomous Maximus has announced their third full-length album ‘No Warning’, set to be released July 28 via Shadow Kingdom Records. Their latest album ‘Firewalker’ emerged in 2015 as one of the finest metal releases of that year, is still in rotation on our playlists, and ‘No Warning’ promises to be a strong follow-up as the band continues to delve deeper into their musical inspirations and draw from life on the road to fuel their creativity. The new album was recorded at Portland, Oregon’s Falcon Studios and produced by Toxic Holocaust’s Joel Grind. Says vocalist/guitarist Gregg Higgins: Continue reading “Venomous Maximus to release New Album ‘No Warning’ on July 28”

British doom metal group Warning has become yet another to suffer from a delayed US visa process, and as a result, have been forced to postpone their US West Coast shows which were scheduled for June 10, 15 and 17 in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle respectively. Warning started out in ’94 and called it quits in 2009, but reunited in 2017 for an appearance on this year’s Roadburn festival to perform their 2006 album ‘Watching from a Distance’ in its entirety. They were supposed to carry on with this resurgence and bring it to the US for these three highly anticipated shows, but have had to change plans. Check out their official statement: Continue reading “Warning forced to Postpone US Tour due to Visa Delay”

British metal legends Saxon have posted this unfortunate piece of news on their facebook page: Continue reading “Saxon dressing room broken into in Sweden, band members seeking stolen Phones, Wallets, Passports”

A mural of Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir has been painted by artist Robert Vargas in Los Angeles and commissioned by council member Jose Huizar, and will be unveiled on Sunday June 4th in the presence of Muir and his band mates. What’s more, Suicidal Tendencies will play a free show for their LA fans! The event will take place between 2 and 4 PM, and the address of the location is 585 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA.

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Following the undeniable success of his appearance as an opening act for Animals As Leaders and Intervals in 2016, Australian prog guitarist Plini will be returning to North America this August-September, for the first time as a headliner. Plini will be touring in support of his 2016 album ‘Handmade Cities’, and the tour will also feature David Maxim Micic and Nick Johnston as openers. Check out the dates below. Continue reading “Plini Announces North American Headline Tour”