Author: Andrew Bansal

Having just returned from a successful European tour alongside Intronaut in addition to appearances at Roadburn and Desertfest, female-fronted doom rockers CASTLE have announced a stretch of shows throughout the western U.S. With support from Demon Lung (Candlelight Records), the trio will make their way to and from the Doom in June festival in Las Vegas, NV on June 1. The band will then continue to tour throughout the summer including supporting Intronaut on select dates of their upcoming U.S. tour alongside label mates SCALE THE SUMMIT. Dates can be found listed below. Continue reading “Castle Announces US Tour Dates”

SOULFLY are pleased to announce that they have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment, a new division of Nuclear Blast, formed by Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger and former Roadrunner A&R chief Monte Conner. Continue reading “Soulfly Signs To Nuclear Blast Entertainment”

The full lineup for this year’s Gigantour has been announced, and consists of Megadeth, Black Label Society, Device, HellYeah, Newsted and Death Division. The dates announced so far are as below. There will be a special presale held at Gigantour.com for concert tickets beginning Thursday, May 9 @ 10 a.m. local times and will be open to all fans. Your password for this presale will be “GOLDENGODS”. Continue reading “Gigantour 2013: Full Lineup & Dates Announced”

In a shocking revelation, Slayer has just posted the following update on their facebook page:

“Slayer is devastated to inform that their bandmate and brother, Jeff Hanneman, passed away at about 11AM this morning near his Southern California home. Hanneman was in an area hospital when he suffered liver failure. He is survived by his wife Kathy, his sister Kathy and his brothers Michael and Larry, and will be sorely missed.

Our Brother Jeff Hanneman, May He Rest In Peace (1964 – 2013)”

Newsted, the band headed by former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted has been confirmed for this year’s Gigantour. This was just revealed on Megadeth’s twitter account. More info on Gigantour will follow soon.

New Jersey thrash legends OVERKILL have announced the ‘Legends Of Thrash’ co-headlining tour with their Germany’s own, KREATOR. Opening the tour will be California’s WARBRINGER. Vocalist Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth comments: “Overkill and Kreator is powerhouse combination, a serious one. Two thrash punch. This is what it’s all about! Hang on, LET’S DO THIS!” Continue reading “Overkill Announce Tour Dates With Kreator”