Metal Assault: News

After being forced to postpone their 2016 North American tour due to visa issues, Swedish black metal veterans Marduk are finally back in this continent, and this time, everything is going according to plan, and is running on schedule. They’ve brought with them Incantaion and Svart Crown as support acts. The tour will hit Los Angeles with a show at The Regent on Friday February 17th, and that gig will also feature local openers Icon Of Phobos and Highland. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Marduk @ The Regent”

‘Tokyo Tapes’ is a live album released by the Scorpions in 1978, and guitar maestro Uli Jon Roth, who was in the band at the time, recreated the experience with his own solo band in 2015, at the same venue where the Scorpions concert was originally recorded. Uli released the ‘Tokyo Tapes Revisited’ concert film plus live album in Decemmber 2016. He is now touring North America in support of it, playing a similar set of songs, a celebration of his classic work with the Scorpions. The tour arrives in Southern California for next week, including a gig at Brick By Brick in San Diego on Friday February 17th. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Uli Jon Roth @ Brick By Brick (San Diego)”

Longstanding perpetrators of all things shred and power metal, DragonForce have revealed information surrounding their newest set of studio recordings. Their seventh full-length ‘Reaching Into Infinity’ will be released May 19th 2017 via Metal Blade Records. It is the first to feature drummer Gee Anzalone, and retains the remainder of the lineup that recorded the last two albums, i.e. Marc Hudson (vocals), Herman Li and Sam Totman (guitar), Frédéric Leclercq (bass) and Vadim Pruzhanov (keyboards). Check out the artwork below. Continue reading “DragonForce Reveal New Album Details”

Maryland doom legends The Obsessed announced their full-time return in 2016, and have now revealed details for their fourth album ‘Sacred’, their first in 23 years. ‘Sacred’ is set for release on April 7th via Relapse Records. Check out the cover art and track listing below, along with a song called ‘Razor Wire’. Continue reading “The Obsessed Announce Details for First New Album in 23 Years, Stream New Song”

The original shock rocker, the God of Hellfire, the one and only Arthur Brown, is back with his band, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, for its first U.S. tour in 47 years! The Crazy World made a successful appearance at the Psycho Las Vegas festival in 2016 and garnered instant admiration from metalheads and rock lovers, and it was only inevitable that the band would embark on a tour soon enough. On this short 10-day run, they are bringing Electric Citizen as support act on all shows, with additional regional support differing by territory. The tour begins in Los Angeles with a gig at the Regent on Wednesday February 15th, also featuring White Hills as the regional support act. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown @ The Regent”

Deftones will join forces with Rise Against this summer for an extensive co-headline tour. Produced by Live Nation, the North American run will kick off on June 9 in Chicago, IL at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island. It will include shows at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY (June 13), Starplex Pavilion in Dallas, TX (June 27) and Concord Pavilion in Concord, CA (July 6). Thrice will be the main support act, and additional support on select dates will be provided by Three Trapped Tigers and Frank Iero And The Patience. See below for itinerary. Continue reading “Deftones, Rise Against Announce Co-Headline North American Summer Tour”