RUTHLESSThey Rise Pure Steel (2015)Rating: 9/10 Now, this is very much a band returning to life; clambering out of that dusty vault into which they were born and again reaching for the sunlight. Ruthless, if you don’t know the name, was an American band which formed out of Los Angeles way, way back in 1982, […]
SAXON To Embark On United States Jaunt In May March 5th, 2015 Yorkshire, England-based heavy metal group Saxon will perform in the United States during May 2015, the trek being labelled the Warriors Of The Road tour. Supporting on select dates are Los Angeles, California-based heavy metal ensemble Armored Saint, with Saxon supporting Birmingham, England-based […]
GIRLSCHOOL To Embark On Tour Of US In May And June March 5th, 2015 London, England-based hard rock group Girlschool will perform in the United States during May and June 2015. Supporting are Stockholm, Sweden-based hard rock band Crucified Barbara, Toronto, Ontario-based rock ensemble Old James and Quebec, Canada-based rock assortment Velvet Black. The dates […]
Former MASSACRE, SIX FEET UNDER Members Embark On New Project March 5th, 2015 Bassist Terry Butler (Obituary, ex-Death, ex-Massacre, ex-Six Feet Under) and vocalist Ed Webb (ex-Massacre) intend to work together as part of an as-yet-unnamed project which will feature Greg Gall (ex-Six Feet Under) stepping behind the drumkit.
NIGHTWISH To Tour Europe With ARCH ENEMY, AMORPHIS March 5th, 2015 Kitee, Finland-based symphonic metal group Nightwish will perform in Europe during November and December 2015. Supporting are Swedish / North American melodic death metal ensemble Arch Enemy and Helsinki, Finland-based heavy metal assortment Amorphis. The dates are as follows; Nov. 16 – Copenhagen, Denmark, […]
DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT Tour Europe In March 2015 March 5th, 2015 Vancouver, Canada-based progressive metal group Devin Townsend Project performed headlining concerts in Europe during March 2015. Supporting were Washington, D.C.-based progressive metal band Periphery and Halmstad, Sweden-based black metal ensemble Shining. The dates were as follows; Mar. 05 – Paris, France, La Cigale Mar. […]
WARBRINGER Recruit Three New Members March 5th, 2015 Los Angeles, California-based thrash metal group Warbringer recruited new members in the form of guitarist Noah Young, bassist Alex Malmquist and drummer Vicken Hovsepian, revealing this development on March 5th, 2015. Vocalist John Kevill issued the following statement: “I really thought that the Empires Collapse record cycle […]
NEPENTEI Will Get Your Soul EP Cimmerian Shade Recordings (2015)Rating: 7/10 In 2012 Colombian extreme metallers Nepente released its sophomore outing Suffering Is The Seed, which emerged four years after the 2008 debut Atonements. Both albums did enough in the blackened death metal department to establish the South American psychopaths as a truly formidable act. […]
ABOMINATOREvil Proclaimed Hells Headbangers (2015)Rating: 7/10 The design of the fifth full-length opus from Australia’s Abominator is a touch predictable. It seems that many bands who dabble in destructive war-torn blackened death metal tend to opt for similar artwork and often daubed in a red logo, but hey, there’s nothing wrong with that air of […]
GARDEN OF WORMIdle Stones Svart (2015)Rating: 6.5/10 The enigmatic Garden Of Worm is a Finnish trio named after a song by King Crimson. Idle Stones is the second full-length by messrs S.J. Harju (vocals, bass), E.J. Taipale (vocals, guitars) and J.M. Suvanto (drums) – emerging five years after the 2010 self-titled debut – but the […]
