Metal Assault: News

Yes, you read it right. Shock rock innovator Arthur Brown last toured in 1969. After a successful appearance on the Psycho Las Vegas festival in 2016, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown will embark on the band’s first tour in 47 years in February 2017, with support from Electric Citizen on all dates, and rotating regional support. Check out the dates for the ‘Zim Zam Zim’ tour below, and make it a point to not miss this show if it is coming anywhere near you. Continue reading “The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown Announces First US Tour In 47 Years”

Details for the sixth annual edition of the Decibel Magazine tour have been revealed, and this certainly looks like the best lineup the tour has offered thus far, promising quite the treat for metalheads all across the US and Canada. The 2017 edition will be headlined by German thrash veterans Kreator, and will feature Tampa, Florida death metal giants Obituary,Cleveland, Ohio blackened speed/thrash metal band Midnight, and fast-rising Philadelphia PA death metal group Horrendous as the support acts. Check out the dates below. Continue reading “Decibel Magazine Tour 2017 Lineup & Dates Announced”

San Francisco Bay Area thrash titans Testament have announced their first North American headline tour in support of their stellar eleventh full-length studio album ‘Brotherhood Of The Snake’, which was released on October 28th 2016 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The six-week Spring 2017 trek will take them all over the US and Canada, with opening acts Sepultura and Prong. Check out the dates below. Continue reading “Testament Announce North American Tour with Sepultura, Prong”

After a triumphantly successful 2016 which saw them play sold-out stadium shows all over the world with their unprecedented lineup featuring Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan playing together for the first time since 1996, Guns N’ Roses are continuing on with their aptly titled ‘Not In This Lifetime’ world tour into 2017, and have just announced new shows in North America, UK and Europe. Continue reading “Guns N’ Roses Announce 2017 North American Dates”

Longstanding Finnish melodic death metal group Children Of Bodom have returned to North America for a headline tour in support of their latest album ‘I Worship Chaos’, and are bringing with them a power-packed lineup of bands, including Norwegian black metal legend Abbath’s new solo project, California death-shred squad Exmortus, and fast-rising Canadian progressive metal band Oni. The tour will visit Santa Ana CA for a gig at Observatory OC on Tuesday December 6th. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Children Of Bodom, Abbath, Exmortus & Oni @ Observatory OC 12/6”

Sunset Strip parody metal kings Steel Panther have returned to their old home The Roxy for a 4-show residency this October/November. Having completed gloriously successful residencies at just about every Sunset Strip venue including the Roxy in past years, Steel Panther are local legends without a doubt, and their newest residency promises to bring the band’s signature blend of metal and sleazy humor to what stands as arguably the best venue in the Los Angeles area. Steel Panther’s fourth and final Roxy residency show takes place on Tuesday November 22nd. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Steel Panther @ The Roxy 11/22”