Author: Andrew Bansal

Lubbock, Texas high-speed rock n’ roll veterans Speedealer have announced a two-week US run for February 2017. Dubbed the ‘Southern Disruption Tour’, the lineup also features fast-rising Dallas TX stoner rock power trio Mothership, and the finest in Motor City Speed Rock, Against The Grain from Detroit, Michigan. Check out the dates below, and if you happen to be anywhere near these venues, this is as good of a rock n’ roll trifecta as any you’ll witness. Continue reading “Speedealer, Mothership & Against The Grain: Southern US Tour Announced”

Los Angeles prog/post-metal masters Intronaut have announced a concert in India, their first visit to the country since October 2009. On January 21st, they will headline Pravega 2017, the fourth annual cultural festival organized by the Indian Institute of Science in the city of Bangalore. Intronaut’s 2009 show was a trendsetter in many ways, as a long line of modern prog acts, Steven Wilson, Tesseract, Cynic, Karnivool, Periphery and Animals As Leaders to name a few, followed their path to India since then. And now, Intronaut will add to India’s prog concert legacy further with their return. Continue reading “Intronaut Set to Perform in India For First Time Since 2009”

Here’s some killer tour news for black metal fans in North America. Archgoat and Valkyrja, who toured together here for a brief run of dates in 2016, are returning to for a 3-week tour in early 2017, along with Chicago-based band Hellfire Deathcult as the opening act. Check out the dates below, and get ready to hail “Angelslaying Fucking Darkness”. Continue reading “Archgoat Announce North American Tour with Valkyrja, Hellfire Deathcult”

On the strength of their glorious 2016 full-length release ‘Night Hides The World’, Portland, Oregon group Spellcaster is rising far above other traditional heavy metal bands, and after extensive North American runs with Striker and Holy Grail this year, they will continue touring in support of their spellbinding latest effort which landed at #7 on Metal Assault’s year-end best albums list. They have announced their first tour of 2017, a 14-show trek as support to their Prosthetic Records label mates, Chicago melodic death metal band Starkill. Check out the dates below, along with a taste of Spellcaster’s newest! Continue reading “Spellcaster Announces US Tour Dates Supporting Starkill”

Longstanding Swedish stoner rock group Truckfighters are continuing to tour in support of their fifth full-length studio album, simply titled ‘V’, released in 2016 via Fuzzorama/Century Media. After a successful and extensive European tour, they have announced the second leg of North America dates, a run that will take them through the US West Coast and Western Canada, with fellow Swedish band Greenleaf as support act on all shows, and Vancouver-based We Hunt Buffalo joining on the Canada shows. Check out a song from the latest album below, and get ready to bask in the fuzz at a venue near you! Continue reading “Truckfighters Announce Western Canada + US West Coast Tour Dates”

Riding high on their stellar 2016 full-length album ‘Stand In The Fire’, which won the #1 spot on Metal Assault’s year-end list of best albums, Canadian metal warriors Striker have announced a run of US tour dates, and have revealed a new music video for the song ‘Phoenix Lights’. Check out the video below, along with the dates announced so far (more TBA, possibly), and mark your calendars for the show nearest to you, because this is a band you cannot afford to miss! Continue reading “Striker Announce US Tour Dates, Release New Music Video”