Testament is the latest act to be confirmed for Germany’s Wacken Open Air. This was just announced on the official Wacken Open Air facebook page. The already sold-out festival is set to take place from August 2nd to August 4th. This is how the confirmed line-up is currently shaping up, in alphabetical order: Continue reading “TESTAMENT Confirmed For Wacken Open Air”
Fullerton’s Slide Bar has just announced its Free Metal Monday show for January 9th. The show will be headlined by Intronaut, and will also feature Jameson, A Holy Ghost Revival, Here Comes The Chaos, and South Bronx Paradise. Continue reading “INTRONAUT To Headline Free Show In Fullerton”
SLAYER have told Classic Rock that they doubt there will be any more Big 4 Of Thrash Metal shows (Slayer, METALLICA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX). Continue reading “No More Big 4 Shows, According To SLAYER’s Kerry King”
After a highly successful run of European festivals and select club shows, Swedish melodic metal maestros SOILWORK have started writing music for the follow-up to The Panic Broadcast, which debuted the US Billboard charts at #88 upon its release in July 2010. Continue reading “SOILWORK Reveals New Album Title”
Oakland, CA hard rock band HIGH ON FIRE has entered Salem, Massachusetts’ GodCity Studios to begin tracking their as-yet-untitled new album. The world renowned group featuring drummer Des Kensel, bassist Jeff Matz and guitarist / vocalist Matt Pike (also of legendary stoner metal trio SLEEP) is collaborating with producer and Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou on the new effort; the band’s sixth studio recording and follow up to 2010’s Snakes for the Divinewhich debuted at #62 on the Billboard Top 200 and has been called “wonderful” by The New York Times and “an exhilarating rush” by The Chicago Tribune. A mid-2012 release date is expected via eOne Music. Continue reading “HIGH ON FIRE Begins Work on New Record”