Symphonic metallers KAMELOT will be touring North America this fall in support of their latest disc Silverthorn. The bands Delain and Eklipse will be opening all shows. Tickets for all shows are now available at www.enterthevault.com. Continue reading “Kamelot Announces North American Headline Tour”
The Prague Municipal Court on Tuesday acquitted American singer Randy Blythe of his indictment. The Lamb Of God vocalist originally faced up to ten years in prison for allegedly throwing a 19-year old Lamb of God fan from the stage in 2010, which resulted in the young man’s death. A video from the court with Randy Blythe’s closing speech, as well as a full report (in Czech) is available at this location. Continue reading “Lamb Of God Frontman Randy Blythe Is Free”
New York death metal legends, IMMOLATION, have unveiled the artwork and track listing for their upcoming ninth full-length album Kingdom of Conspiracy. The cover imagery was brought to life this time by no less than Pär Olofsson (IMMORTAL, THE FACELESS, ABYSMAL DAWN). “The figures in the artwork have all been bound and chained and have their eyes and mouths sewn shut symbolically, showing the chilling of speech and the intentional blinding of the masses,” explains guitarist Robert Vigna. “They all make up the huge ominous structure behind them, which is symbolic of the growing security state as well as our failing structures today, and how they are slowly and methodically consuming and controlling us all. It has a very Orwellian feel to it, which is what we were going for since the album is very dark in a slightly different way.” Continue reading “Immolation: Album Cover & Track Listing Revealed”
Legendary Seattle rockers Queensrÿche are poised to regain their place as hard rock/heavy metal royalty in 2013. The band has just signed a new label deal with Century Media for the release of their latest studio album. The album is slated for release on June 11 and marks the debut album from the lineup comprised of Todd La Torre (Vocals), Michael Wilton (Guitars), Parker Lundgren (Guitars), Eddie Jackson (Bass) and Scott Rockenfield (Drums). The band premiered a snippet from a new song called “Redemption” from the upcoming release on Eddie Trunk’s radio show on February 22. The 90-second snippet can be viewed at http://youtu.be/P8iaNZBUK9c. Queensrÿche join Century Media’s diverse roster comprised some of music’s most recognizable talent including In Flames, In This Moment, Lacuna Coil and Arch Enemy to name a few. Continue reading “Queensrÿche Ink New Record Deal With Century Media”
Virginia-based melodic tech-death metal masters, ARSIS, have announced Unwelcome as the title of their upcoming fifth full-length album. The follow up to their 2010 release Starve for the Devil, will be released on April 30, 2013 in North America via Nuclear Blast records. Continue reading “Arsis: New Album Title & Release Date Announced”
To end his run of North American tour dates which started last month, guitar legend Uli Jon Roth will perform tomorrow, March 2nd at Paladino’s in Tarzana CA, with guest vocalist Bruce Dickinson. This was confirmed by Roth in the following tweets: Continue reading “Uli Jon Roth To Perform Tomorrow With Bruce Dickinson”