Jan. 15 — More than three years after the release of its then latest album, Tangaroa, Alien Weaponry is set to release the album’s follow-up. The band announced through a news release Wednesday, it is scheduled to unveil its new album, Te Ra March 28 through Napalm Records. In anticipation of its release, the band premiered the record’s […]
Slayer, one of the “Big Four” bands of the thrash metal community, has been in the news quite a bit this year. This following the announcement early this year that the band planned to reunite for a pair of festivals – the annual Riot Fest and Louder Than Life festivals – and further announcement of […]
Feb. 6 — A day after announcing he will release his debut solo album, From Hell I Rise, Kerry King has announced a new series of live dates in support of the record, which is due out May 17 through Reigning Phoenix Music. King announced Tuesday, he will join Lamb of God on the road this […]
Feb. 5 — Slayer may be gone but founding member Kerry King is far from done making music. King announced Monday, he will release his debut solo album, From Hell I Rise May 17 through Reigning Phoenix Music. Pre-orders are open. The album features King’s Slayer band mater Paul Bostaph on drums, Kyle Sanders (Hellyeah) on bass, Phil Demmel (Vio-lence, […]
Nov. 8 — The 2024 Welcome To Rockville Festival will feature the annual event’s largest lineup to date. According to a news release distributed Wednesday, approximately 150 bands are scheduled to perform at the festival’s 2024 edition, its 13th. The festival, which is scheduled to be held over the course of four days between May […]
March 3 — Metal Blade Records Founder Brian Slagel is set to release his new book, Swing of the Blade: More Stories From Metal Blade Records this spring through BMG Books. The follow-up to his 2017 memoir, For The Sake Of Heaviness, the new, 192-page book continues the story in its predecessor, telling the story of how Slagel’s […]
