Author: Andrew Bansal

* This show is postponed until further notice * Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: The Who + Joan Jett & The Blackhearts @ Honda Center 9/16”

Australian thrash/grind/hardcore punk group King Parrot released their new album ‘Dead Set’ via Housecore Records earlier this year, and are descending upon California for three album release shows later this month. This run includes a King Parrot headline show at Brick By Brick in San Diego on Sunday September 13th, with local support acts Nukem and Xantam and Thanatology from Mexico. King Parrot are expected to bring the same level of batshit insanity with which they conquered large audiences while supporting the likes of Down on past tours, and in a relatively much smaller venue such as this, the magnitude of the King Parrot live experience will raise the roof. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: King Parrot @ Brick By Brick (San Diego) 9/13”

Rock ‘n roll godfathers Motörhead are making a visit to Riverside for a show at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium on Wednesday August 19th, along with support acts Saxon and Crobot. Motörhead will be not only celebrating the release of their brand new studio album ‘Bad Magic’ (out 8/28 via UDR Music), but will also be marking a whopping 40 years as a band, and presenting selections from their prolific catalog. Besides, in Saxon and Crobot they are bringing two unbeatable support acts, and for metalheads in Southern California, this is an event not to be missed. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Motörhead, Saxon & Crobot @ Riverside Live 8/19”

San Diego-based heavy metal group Monolith released their debut full-length album ‘Against The Wall Of Forever’ earlier in 2015 via Funeral Noise Records, and are now ready to unveil a fittingly epic music video for the song ‘The Interrogator (Dr. Jest)’ off of the record. Upon first impression in 2014, Metal Assault found instant appreciation for everything Monolith stands for, and is now proud to premiere this video. Feast your eyes upon it below, and be on the lookout for Monolith invading your town with spellbinding, fist-pumping heavy metal righteousness in the near future. Continue reading “Video Premiere: Monolith – ‘The Interrogator (Dr. Jest)’”

Following two successful support tours in the US and extensive touring in Europe, Ventura CA old-school heavy metal trio Night Demon embarked on the most epic journey of their career thus far, setting out to traverse as much of America as humanly possible. The tour began on May 2nd 2015 with its first destination of Phoenix AZ, and ended in Los Osos CA on July 12th, 72 days, 18000-plus miles, 30 states and 44 shows later. Continue reading “Night Demon Emerges Triumphant From Ten-Week American Conquest”

Having already made an indelible impression with their first two full-length albums and subsequent touring in the last three years, Detroit-based quartet Against The Grain are ready to continue delivering their scintillating gospel of Motor City Speed Rock, via the aptly titled new album ‘Road Warriors’, set to hit stores on August 18th via Self Destructo Records. In the meanwhile, they will be giving listeners a taste of the new music, and Metal Assault is proud to bring you an exclusive premiere of the track ‘Guillotine’. Crank it using the SoundCloud player below: Continue reading “Exclusive Premiere: Against The Grain – Guillotine”