When 9/11 occurred, many tours all over the world were concealed and postponed due to a major essence of fear and confusion. During Hurricane Sandy, many tours were canceled, postponed and many venues were lost all over the east coast. In 2015, The Paris Attacks at Le Batablan caused many canceled shows and tours all…
Soulfly’s latest album is called Ritual. Like every album, it is an amazing banger of a disc with powerful riffs and pure aggression that engulfs us all in flames. This album title is not only appropriate for the album, but a Soulfly show is a ritual in itself. When the Cavalera’s role through town, them…
With all the sub-genres in rock and heavy metal, we usually know what is incorporated when it comes to thrash metal, death metal, black metal, metalcore, ect. Avant-garde on the other hand, cannot be defined by one individual artist or sound. Avant-garde incorporates so much sonically and visually that many artists who you may or…
First and most importantly, we wish James Hetfield the best of luck with his recovery and will continue to support him, his bandmates, family and crew. We are still getting two kick ass Metallica sets at Epicenter, Welcome to Rockville and Aftershock festival. Sonic Temple still continues to kill it with this all-star lineup having…
Massachusetts spawned a genre known Metalcore, with notable acts such as Killswitch Engage, All that Remains, Shadows Fall, Unearth and more. Over the years, this amazing scene spread internationally over to the UK. Asking Alexandria, Bury Tomorrow, Bullet for my Valentine, Architects and of course, While She Sleeps. While She Sleeps have been one of…
It is fair to say that death metal is a classic genre at this point. Many classic bands such as Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, Deicide and Obituary have solidified their names in the realm of the genre and continue to decimate through the week with intense blast-beats, insane riffing, and growls and screams that will…
It cannot be said enough, rock is anything but dead. With so many genres evolving, there is nothing like returning to the roots and reinforcing it amongst many young lovers of the genre. Every rock band has been able to take from the predecessors and develop their own identity, and further inspiring other young bands,…
When it comes to songwriting, Clint Lowery has been able to pull no punches with creativity, innovation and emotion. In his work with Sevendust, Dark New Day and Hello Demons, Meet Skeletons, Clint Lowery was able to expand on his style as a guitarist and a songwriter. With his debut solo album, anything that was…
When you attend a concert, it can be looked at as a ritual. When you attend a concert, reality can become altered. When you are at a concert, you can experience culture like no other. When you are at a concert, you can learn a thing or two. When you are at a concert, you…
We are a month into 2020 and already, many great albums have come out, many tours have been announced and many people are amping up to return to the pit, barricade and the realms that so many amazing talented musicians are able to bring us in. Here are 15 tours that also serve as signs…
