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Power Trip, the devastating thrash/crossover unit from Dallas, Texas, have extended their 2017 North American tour and have announced more dates, including a West Coast run. Main support on all shows of the first leg will come from Iron Reagan, with Genocide Pact, Concealed Blade, Krimewatch and Protestor opening select dates. The newly announced second leg will have Destruction Unit as main support, and Primal Rite, Gag and Mizery as openers on select dates. In other news, Power Trip have revealed another new song from their upcoming Southern Lord Records full-length release ‘Nightmare Logic’, out February 24th. Check out their full tour itinerary below, and listen to the song “Executioner’s Tax”. Continue reading “Power Trip Reveal West Coast Dates, Stream New Song”

Polish death metal giants Vader have announced a US headline tour for May-June 2017, starting with their appearance at this year’s Maryland Death Fest and ending in New York before they head over to Puerto Rico for another festival gig. The three-week US tour will also feature Internal Bleeding, Sacrificial Slaughter, Voices Of Ruin and Micawber as support acts. Check out the dates below: Continue reading “Vader Announce ‘Strike Of The Empire’ US Tour”

Belgian blackened post-metal band Oathbreaker have announced a US headline tour for March-April 2017 in support of their stellar 2016 release ‘Rheia’. Oathbreaker enjoyed a highly successful run as an opening act on a US tour with Skeletonwitch, Iron Reagan and Gatecreeper last year, and are ready to deliver a full headline set this time. Support on the Oathbreaker headline tour will come from King Woman, Khemmis and Sannhet on select dates, with Jaye Jayle opening all shows. Check out the dates below: Continue reading “Oathbreaker Announces US Tour”

Guitar shredder extraordinaire Paul Gilbert is very much a veteran in the hard rock/speed metal realm through his exploits in various bands for more than three decades, most notably Racer X and Mr. Big, but also on the G3 tours, and in collaboration with other artists. But in addition, Gilbert also kept releasing solo albums on a consistent basis. His latest, ‘I Can Destroy’, was released in 2015, and he is soon embarking on a short run of US headline dates in support of the album. Gilbert will bring his gamut of guitar mastery and facial expressions to San Diego, for a gig at Brick By Brick on Friday January 20th 2017, with local/regional support acts Points North and RDG. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Paul Gilbert @ Brick By Brick (San Diego)”

Hard rock/heavy metal supergroup KXM, featuring the trio of vocalist/bassist Dug Pinnick of King’s X, guitarist George Lynch (Dokken & Lynch Mob), and drummer Ray Luzier of Korn, will be releasing their sophomore album ‘Scatterbrain’ on March 17th 2017 via Rat Pak Records. ‘Scatterbrain’ features 13 brand new tracks and was recorded at the Steakhouse studio in North Hollywood California. The album was produced by Chris “The Wizard” Collier (Flotsam & Jetsam/Prong/Last In Line) who also produced the band’s 2014 debut.The music video for the title track can be viewed below. What a fierce trio of immense talent! Continue reading “KXM feat. Dug Pinnick, George Lynch & Ray Luzier: ‘Scatterbrain’ Video Released”

Florida death metal legends Obituary have announced their tenth full-length studio album. The self-titled effort will be released on Relapse Records on March 17th 2017. Above is the cover artwork, and check out track listing and a video trailer below. To pre-order the album, visit this site. In other news, Obituary will soon be embarking on the 2017 edition of the Decibel Tour with Kreator, Midnight and Horrendous. Continue reading “Obituary Announce New Self-Titled Album”