Metal Assault: News

Immediately following the release of their third full-length studio album ‘The Night Creeper’ on September 4th 2015 via Rise Above Records, UK stoner rock band Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats set out on the first leg of their North American headline tour in support of the album, with Ruby The Hatchet and Ecstatic Vision as opening acts. The tour will be making a Los Angeles stop in its final week, for a gig at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood on Thursday October 1st. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats @ Fonda Theatre 10/01”

Max Cavalera-led groove metal veterans Soulfly will embark on a month-long North American headline tour with the first show at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday September 30th. The tour also features Swedish melodic death metal giants Soilwork, Polish death metal group Decapitated, and Texas metal six-piece Shattered Sun as support acts, and promises to give attendees a diverse evening of heavy music. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Soulfly & Soilwork @ Fonda Theatre 9/30”

Romanian black metal veterans Negura Bunget are currently on an extensive eight-week North American headline tour, along with Icelandic extreme metal group Dynfari as support act. The duo will descend upon Orange County for a gig at Malone’s in Santa Ana on Saturday September 19 2015. Besides these main attractions, the lineup boasts local openers Empyrean Throne, Holocaust, Imperialist, Tremble, Miscreancy, Thorns Of Sin, Sadism and Black Vulture Conspiracy, the event will take place across two stages and promises to satiate LA/OC extreme metal fans. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Negura Bunget @ Malone’s (Santa Ana) 9/19”

Rock legends AC/DC are scorching stages and enthralling audiences on their ongoing ‘Rock Or Bust’ world tour with the same level of energy level as they did back in their early days, proving their sheer timelessness and class all over again. As part of the North American leg of their tour, the Australian rockers will visit Los Angeles for a gig at the Dodger Stadium on Monday September 28 2015, along with Los Angeles’ own R&B/rock ‘n roll group Vintage Trouble as opening act. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: AC/DC @ Dodger Stadium 9/28”

Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie have developed a strong fan-following in North America in recent years, so much so that even after headliner Epica’s withdrawal from their current North American tour, Eluveitie are continuing on, elevated from main support to the headline spot along with The Agonist and Martina Edoff as the openers. The tour will visit Los Angeles for a gig at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood on Saturday September 26 2015. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Eluveitie & The Agonist @ Fonda Theatre 9/26”

Chicago doom metal group The Skull was formed in 2012 by ex-members of the legendary and highly influential Trouble, and released their debut album ‘For Those Which Are Asleep’ via Tee Pee Records in 2014, comprising all original compositions and a righteous rendition of Trouble’s ‘The Last Judgment’ as a bonus track. On stage, The Skull perform the original tunes as well as a selection of Trouble covers, and have been making select appearances in the past three years. The Skull are all set to make a triumphant return to Los Angeles, playing for the first time since a memorable sold-out gig at Loaded Hollywood in October 2013. They will be performing at the Satellite on Tuesday September 22nd, an event proudly presented by Metal Assault and featuring Sasquatch and Yidhra as local openers. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: The Skull @ The Satellite 9/22”