SHINEDOWN To Tour United States In March 2016 December 15th, 2015 American rock group Shinedown perform in the United States in March 2016. Supporting on select dates are Macclesfield, England-based rock ensemble The Virginmarys. The dates are as follows; Mar. 01 – Portland, Oregon, Roseland Theater* Mar. 02 – Seattle, Washington, Paramount Theater* Mar. 04 […]

ALLEGAEON Recruit Vocalist Riley McShane December 14th, 2015 Fort Collins, Colorado-based death metal group Allegaeon have recruited vocalist Riley McShane, revealing this development on December 14th, 2015. Guitarist Greg Burgess issued the following statement: “We are extremely excited to officially announce Riley McShane as the permanent vocalist of Allegaeon. For those who have come to […]

DETHRONE To Release Second Studio Album ‘Incinerate All’ In January 2016 December 13th, 2015 Värnamo, Sweden-based thrash / death metal group Dethrone issue second full-length studio album Incinerate All on January 22nd, 2016 through Massacre Records. A preview for the effort can be viewed below. The outing was recorded, mixed and mastered by Dennis Åhman […]

ABBATH Part Ways With Drummer Kevin Foley December 13th, 2015 Norwegian metal group Abbath parted ways with drummer Kevin Foley, revealing this development on December 10th, 2015. Foley issued the following statement: “As a few of you might already know, I’ve been busy this year playing with the Norwegian band Abbath as a mysterious character […]

PILGRIM Unveil Music Video For ‘The Paladin’ Track December 12th, 2015 Rhode Island-based doom metal trio Pilgrim have filmed a music video for the track ‘The Paladin’. Directed by Jon Schnepp, a clip can be viewed below. Pilgrim issued second full-length studio album II: Void Worship on March 28th, 2015 in Europe (excluding the UK) […]

KORPIKLAANI And MOONSORROW To Embark On April 2016 European Co-Headlining Tour December 12th, 2015 Lahti, Finland-based folk metal group Korpiklaani and Helsinki, Finland-based folk metal ensemble Moonsorrow perform in Europe during April 2016 as part of a co-headlining tour. The dates are as follows; Apr. 08 – Bomal-sur-Ourthe, Belgium, Durbuy Rock Festival Apr. 09 – […]

STONE SOUR: Covers Of SLAYER And MÖTLEY CRÜE Available For Streaming December 12th, 2015 Des Moines, Iowa-based hard rock group Stone Sour issued second covers EP Straight Outta Burbank on November 27th, 2015 in vinyl format to mark Record Store Day’s annual Black Friday bonanza. 5,000 copies have been pressed in vinyl format. Stone Sour’s […]

CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX Make Four-Track EP ‘New Dark Age’ Available For Streaming In Its Entirety December 12th, 2015 International progressive rock group Crippled Black Phoenix issue four-track EP New Dark Age on November 27th, 2015 in Europe through Season Of Mist. The label scheduled North American release for January 8th, 2016. The effort has been […]

ACT OF DEFIANCE / Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist Chris Broderick Writing Solo Album December 11th, 2015 Chris Broderick, guitarist of Los Angeles, California-based metal group Act Of Defiance and formerly of Los Angeles, California-based thrash metal ensemble Megadeth as well as Colorado-based metal band Jag Panzer, is in the process of writing a debut solo full-length studio […]

DEEP PURPLE To Release ‘The Vinyl Collection’ In January 2016 December 10th, 2015 Hertford, England hard rock / heavy metal group Deep Purple issue Deep Purple: The Vinyl Collection box set through Universal Music on January 29th, 2016. The seven-LP collection features the group’s studio albums spanning the period 1972-1987, re-mastered from the original tapes […]