insert_link Active Rock Slipknot Announce Re Release for 10 Year Anniversary Slipknot have announced that they will re-release their 2008 album All Hope Is Gone on Dec. 7. The release will feature re-imagined artwork and a live bonus disc containing their 2009 headlining set at Madison Square Garden. (Pre-orders are available for purchase here.) Slipknot released their new song, "All Out Life," on Oct. 31. In case you missed the news, you can watch the music video here and read the […] todayNovember 13, 2018
insert_link Active Rock Godsmack Re announce Tour Dates after Postponement In October, Godsmack had to postpone their European tour due to the unexpected death of Joey Fay, the son of guitarist Tony Rombola. At the time, the band, who were supposed to tour the UK and Europe this fall, shared they would be announcing new dates for 2019. Like A Storm will be joining them as support. Now, Godsmack are sharing the 20-date run for early 2019. The tour kicks […] todayNovember 12, 2018
insert_link Active Rock MEGADETH Teases 46 Seconds Of New Music Megadeth is set to have quite the eventful year in 2019. It's been known that the band is working on new music, but now they have their own cruise line and have scored an opening spot for Ozzy Osbourne on his final tour. So exactly how heavy are we talking for the new music? According to the below 46 seconds of new material with ex-Soilwork drummer Dirk Verbeuren, pretty damn heavy. You're going to […] todayNovember 9, 2018
insert_link Active Rock Greta Van Fleet’s Sibling Rivalry Greta Van Fleet addressed the issue of potential sibling rivalry in the band, which consists of brothers Jake, Josh and Sam Kiszka, along with drummer Danny Wagner. Bassist Sam said that, unlike the Kinks' Davies brothers and the Gallagher brothers of Oasis, among others, the Kiszkas would manage to avoid tearing their own group apart. “I think that the fact we all beat each other up on a regular basis […] todayNovember 8, 2018
insert_link Active Rock Poppy crossing into Heavy Metal?: Watch Poppy's two sounds collide in her brand new music video. She is continuing her ascension to heavy metal queen with her newest music video for “X” off her latest record Am I A Girl? Poppy recently dropped another heavier track featuring Grimes, titled “Play Destroy,” ahead of her album’s release. The new sound is a tad unexpected for the strange YouTube star, but she’s expanding upon the heavier sound with “X.” The transition […] todayNovember 7, 2018
insert_link AAA Simulation Theory Coming To An Arena Near You Muse will promote their upcoming eighth studio album, Simulation Theory, with a massive world tour in 2019. Their North American arena leg launches February 22nd in Houston, Texas and wraps April 10th in Boston, Massachusetts, followed by a run of European and U.K. dates running throughout May, June and July. Muse 2019 Tour Dates February 22 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center February 24 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center […] todayNovember 6, 2018
insert_link Active Rock Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ gets a Heavy Metal Mariachi Cover Queen is one of the greatest, most popular bands in the history of the world because their music has proved timeless and universal. Their music transcends generations and cultures, and it also transcends genres. We’re not talking about how their own discography covers a number of musical style, we mean their music still rocks even when played in a totally different fashion. In other words, “Bohemian Rhapsody” still sounds epic […] todayNovember 5, 2018
insert_link Active Rock Slipknot’s Fans reinforce that Metal will never Die Slipknot and Imagine Dragons released new songs yesterday. Although both bands are undeniably massive in terms of reach and fanbases, it was obvious that the long-awaited return of Slipknot overshadowed a new song from Imagine Dragons - and now we have numbers to prove it. The music video for Slipknot's "All Out Life" is currently sitting at 2,680,938 views on YouTube, while the audio stream for Imagine Dragons' "Machine" is […] todayNovember 2, 2018
insert_link Active Rock Psychologists are trying to figure out why people like death metal Violence among teens is typically blamed on video games or metal music. Fretting parents assumed that if you listened to music with aggressively violent lyrics you would inevitably act aggressively violent. Over the years, numerous studies have proven this thinking to be flawed. But, recently, psychologist William Forde Thompson has begun to question why people enjoy aggressive sub-genres like death metal in the first place. His new report on the […] todayNovember 1, 2018