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MONSTER MAGNET Announces Fall 2018 North American Tour

March of 2018 saw the release of the latest MONSTER MAGNET masterpiece "Mindfucker" on Napalm Records. Following three exclusive Northeastern U.S. shows, the band headed across the pond for a European headline tour. Now they are ready to return to North America for a full headline tour this fall....

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The Sound of Steel

Ten years ago, Southern California's EXMORTUS released its debut album, "In Hatred's Flame". The group's beginnings were under the guise of a blistering and bludgeoning death metal act, though with guitar work that was a bit flashier than other bands of its ilk. Shortly after the release of that alb...

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VICIOUS RUMORS To Release '666 Years Of Blood, Sweat & Cheers' DVD

San Francisco Bay Area metal veteans VICIOUS RUMORS will make a special edition DVD, "666 Years Of Blood, Sweat & Cheers", available starting August 31 at the first show of the band's "30th Anniversary Of Digital Dictator Tour" tour in Santa Rosa, California. The DVD will only be sold at the shows a...

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TRIVIUM To Tour North America With AVATAR And LIGHT THE TORCH; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

TRIVIUM will continue its wildly successful "The Sin And The Sentence" world tour with another leg of North American dates this fall. The band will hit the road on a headline run this October. The bill will feature very special guest AVATAR and LIGHT THE TORCH. The 25-date trek kicks off on October...

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TRAUMA Feat. Ex-TESTAMENT Bassist GREG CHRISTIAN: Lyric Video For 'The Rage'

The official lyric video for the song "The Rage" from TRAUMA, best known as the band that Cliff Burton played with prior to hooking up with METALLICA, can be seen below. The clip was created by Andy Pilkington of Very Metal Art. "The Rage" is taken from TRAUMA's new album, titled "As The World Die...

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Listen To New EXMORTUS Song 'Victory Or Death!'

"Victory Or Death!", a brand new song from EXMORTUS, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The Sound Of Steel", which will be released on June 8 via Prosthetic. Produced by Zack Ohren (MACHINE HEAD, FALLUJAH, SUFFOCATION) at Sharkbite Studio, "The Sound Of Steel...

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TRIVIUM Guitarist On 'The Sin And The Sentence': 'We Just Wanted To Write A Really Ripping Metal Record'

TRIVIUM guitarist Corey Beaulieu was interviewed by Soundlink TV at this year's Carolina Rebellion festival, which was held in early May at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about TRIVIUM's songwriting approach for t...

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TED NUGENT Suggests Poor Diets For Children Were Contributing Factor To School Shootings

Ted Nugent has suggested that poor diets for children could be a contributing factor to school shootings. The outspoken conservative rocker made his comments during an appearance on Monday's edition of Newsmax's "The Joe Pags Show". "On my Facebook right now I have highlighted a documentary that con...

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RICHIE KOTZEN, VINNIE MOORE And GUS G. To Team Up For U.S. Shows In The Fall

Guitar legends Richie Kotzen, Vinnie Moore and Gus G. will join forces for a 10-date U.S. tour in the fall. Prior to the trek, Vinnie and Gus will play four shows in Texas without Kotzen. Vinnie Moore and Gus G. tour dates: Sep. 13 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar Sep. 14 - San Antonio, TX – Rock Box Sep....

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TRIVIUM Guitarist Says Returning To Heavier Sound On 'The Sin And The Sentence' Album 'Was Very Natural'

Andrew Pecoraro of Peck's Metal Picks conducted an interview with guitarist Corey Beaulieu of Florida metallers TRIVIUM prior to their May 6 concert at The Filmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring, Maryland. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET)....

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL: LAST IN LINE's Second Album 'Shows Great Growth For The Band'

During a recent appearance on the "Trunk Nation" show on SiriusXM channel Volume (106),LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell and singer Andrew Freeman, provided an update on that band's in-progress, as-yet-untitled second album, tentatively due in early 2019 via Frontiers Music Srl. "Vivian just f...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Announce U.S. Leg Of '30th Anniversary Digital Dictator World Tour 2018'

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans VICIOUS RUMORS have announced the first 37 U.S. dates of the "30th Anniversary Digital Dictator World Tour 2018". A total of 45 dates are confirmed for the U.S. and Canada, where the tour has grown to seven weeks from the originally planned four weeks due to the...

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EXMORTUS Releases 'Feast Of Flesh' Video

"Feast Of Flesh", the new video from EXMORTUS, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The Sound Of Steel", which will be released on June 8 via Prosthetic. EXMORTUS founder, vocalist and guitarist Jadren "Conan" Gonzalez said: "As some may have noticed on my personal...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Remastered And Expanded Edition Of 'Appetite For Destruction' Due In June

GUNS N' ROSES will release a new version of its classic 1987 debut album, "Appetite For Destruction", on June 29 via Universal Music Group. An unboxing video of the remastered and expanded "Locked N' Loaded" reissue has revealed that it will include 73 songs (49 of which are previously unreleased) s...

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GEOFF TATE Announces More 'Operation: Mindcrime' 30th-Anniversary U.S. Tour Dates

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the landmark concept album "Operation: Mindcrime", original QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate and his band, OPERATION: MINDCRIME, will perform the platinum-selling album (released May 3, 1988) from beginning to end in its entirety, along with a set full of greatest h...