Guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen is bringing his ‘World On Fire’ tour to the US West Coast, and will visit Orange County for a gig at The Observatory in Santa Ana CA on Thursday June 1st 2017. Owl, featuring Chris Wyse (bassist in Ace Frehley’s band and formerly of The Cult), will be the regional support act. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Yngwie Malmsteen @ Observatory OC”
German symphonic metal band Xandria is currently on a North American headline tour in support of their 2017 Napalm Records release ‘Theater of Dimensions’, with label mates and Canadian metal powerhouse Kobra And The Lotus as main support, and Los Angeles based extreme metal band Once Human as the opening act. The tour arrives in Los Angeles for a gig at The Regent on Monday May 29th. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Xandria + Kobra and the Lotus @ The Regent”
Russian folk metal band Arkona is currently on a North American headline tour on which they’re bringing a special 15th anniversary show for their loyal fans across the continent. What’s more, Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia, on their first ever tour here, are serving as main support act. Allentown PA progpower group MindMaze is also on the bill, and for the West Coast leg of the tour, Sacramento CA symphonic metal band Graveshadow will feature as the opening act. The tour hits Los Angeles for a show at the Echoplex on Friday May 26th. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Arkona @ Echoplex”
Swedish doom legends Candlemass will be playing a select few special North America shows next week in the lead-up to their appearance at this year’s Maryland Death Fest, and will be starting this run with a headline show at The Regent in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday May 24th. Taake, Gost and Volahn will serve as support acts for this monumental event (UPDATE: Taake has canceled due to visa issues). Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Candlemass @ The Regent”
San Francisco Bay Area thrash stalwarts Testament are in the midst of a North American headline tour in support of their latest album ‘Brotherhood of the Snake’, and along with them they’ve brought Nuclear Blast label mates Sepultura, who have a killer new release of their own in ‘Machine Messiah’, and Prong as the opening act. To metalheads, none of these three bands need much of an introduction, which is what makes this a show not to be missed! The tour arrives in Southern California for a gig at the newly re-opened House Of Blues Anaheim on Thursday May 18th 2017. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Testament w/ Sepultura & Prong @ House Of Blues Anaheim”
Following the release of their third full-length Profound Lore Records release ‘Heartless’, Little Rock, Arkansas doom metal group Pallbearer has embarked on a U.S. headline tour of their own, with support act Gatecreeper. The tour arrives in Los Angeles for a show at the Echoplex on Thursday May 18th, which also features Grand Lord High Master as the local opening act. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Pallbearer w/ Gatecreeper @ Echoplex”