Metal Assault: News

Following two successful support tours in the US and extensive touring in Europe, Ventura CA old-school heavy metal trio Night Demon embarked on the most epic journey of their career thus far, setting out to traverse as much of America as humanly possible. The tour began on May 2nd 2015 with its first destination of Phoenix AZ, and ended in Los Osos CA on July 12th, 72 days, 18000-plus miles, 30 states and 44 shows later. Continue reading “Night Demon Emerges Triumphant From Ten-Week American Conquest”

Having already made an indelible impression with their first two full-length albums and subsequent touring in the last three years, Detroit-based quartet Against The Grain are ready to continue delivering their scintillating gospel of Motor City Speed Rock, via the aptly titled new album ‘Road Warriors’, set to hit stores on August 18th via Self Destructo Records. In the meanwhile, they will be giving listeners a taste of the new music, and Metal Assault is proud to bring you an exclusive premiere of the track ‘Guillotine’. Crank it using the SoundCloud player below: Continue reading “Exclusive Premiere: Against The Grain – Guillotine”

Kicking off a three-week North American headline run, Danzig will be returning to the Fox Theater in Pomona CA on Saturday July 11 along with support acts Cancer Bats and Saviours. Metal Assault in association with Goldenvoice is giving away two pairs of tickets to the show. Enter using the widget below. Contest closes on Tuesday July 7th, and winners to be announced on Wednesday July 8th. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Danzig, Cancer Bats & Saviours @ Fox Theater Pomona 7/11”

Rock ‘n roll godfathers Motörhead are ready to embark on their 40th anniversary world tour, even while they still continue to release new material at a consistently prolific rate, as the release date of their 22nd studio album ‘Bad Magic’ is set for August 28. As part of a run of North American headline shows, Motörhead will perform at the Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles with support acts Saxon and Crobot on Saturday August 22, for what promises to be an unforgettable rock ‘n roll party for all involved. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Motörhead, Saxon & Crobot @ Shrine Expo Hall 8/22”

New Orleans extreme rock ‘n roll giants Goatwhore are about to embark on a massively crushing, all-conquering headlining tour of North America with support acts Ringworm, Black Breath and Theories. Still touring on their stellar 2014 full-length Metal Blade Records release ‘Constricting Rage Of The Merciless’, Goatwhore are reaady to bring back the relentless monstrosity typical of their headline show, after supporting bigger bands and participating in touring festival packages of late. As part of this tour, they will visit the Roxy in West Hollywood on Sunday June 14 for what promises to be an ear-shattering, neck-breaking event to remember. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Goatwhore @ The Roxy 06/14”

Uniting for what promises to be one of the heaviest North American tours of the year, New Orleans sludgemasters Crowbar, Michigan blue-collar metal warriors Battlecross and Portland, Oregon stoner/doom tyrants Lord Dying will soon embark on the ‘Summer Of Doom’ five-week run, and will bring three of these shows to Southern California. As part of their visit, the trio, along with local openers Grand Lord High Master, will perform at DiPiazzas in Long Beach on Friday June 5th. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Crowbar, Battlecross & Lord Dying @ DiPiazza’s 06/05”