Finnish grindcore maniacs ROTTEN SOUND has announced a headlining North American tour this May in support of their latest EP Species At War. The dates kick off May 9th in Seattle, WA and include various opening bands including Black Breath, Early Graves, Enabler, Hellshock, Abigail and many more. The tour also includes stops at the renowned Maryland Deathfest and Chaos in Tejas festivals. Continue reading “Rotten Sound Announces North American Tour”
Thrash stalwarts WARBRINGER have announced four shows over Memorial Day weekend to commemorate the 5th year anniversary of their debut album, War Without End– and as a special bonus for Los Angeles and San Francisco fans, the band will also perform the album in its entirety at these show! In regards to these upcoming dates, frontman John Kevill comments:
“We have been busy writing songs for our new album, so it’s been awhile since we’ve played any shows. We’re doing something a little different at the LA and San Francisco gigs — since it’s been 5 years since the first album, ‘War Without End,’ was released — we are gonna play the whole album at those shows, which includes a lot of songs we haven’t played in 4 or so years. We’re gonna absolutely rip through these tunes as fast and as hard as possible. See you guys out there! More Warbringer news coming soon, keep your eyes peeled. Continue reading “Warbringer Announces Special Shows To Commemorate 5th Anniversary Of Debut Album”
Kvelertak has unveiled details of a major North American headline tour deemed, “MEIR TOUR – NORTH AMERICA 2013.” The spring trek celebrates the Norwegian rock band’s hugely anticipated Roadrunner Records debut, MEIR and kicks off April 21st at Chicago’s Bottom Lounge (see attached itinerary). MEIR arrives everywhere on March 26th. Continue reading “Kvelertak Announce North American Headline Tour”
Forbidden and SpiralArms guitarist Craig Locicero has just posted the following info regarding the upcoming album by Geoff Tate’s version of Queensrÿche. The album now includes contributions from him along with drummer Paul Bostaph, Y&T’s Dave Meniketti and others. Meanwhile the official lineup of the band (photo above) has Tate along with bassist Rudy Sarzo, guitarist Kelly Gray, keyboardist Randy Gane and new additions, guitarist Robert Sarzo and drummer Simon Wright. Continue reading “Craig Locicero & Paul Bostaph To Feature On Geoff Tate’s Queensrÿche Album”
New York death metal band Suffocation have announced their ‘Despise The World’ North American tour. Support will come from Exhumed, Jungle Rot, Rings Of Saturn and Admiron, along with Lord Of War on select West Coast shows. The dates are as below: Continue reading “Suffocation Announces North American Tour”
Machine Head have announced that they are parting ways with their bassist Adam Duce (2nd from right in the picture above). Below is their official statement: Continue reading “Machine Head Parts Ways With Bassist Adam Duce”