Heavy Music News
Eddie Van Halen Funko Pop! Figure on the Way
Eddie Van Halen is already immortal in the hearts of millions of rock fans, and now the late guitar legend will be further eternalized as a Funko Pop! vinyl figure. The popular toy company just announced a new figure that looks straight out of Van Halen’s “Panama” video, capturing the guitarist taking a leap while playing his iconic “Frankenstrat.” While it’s a fitting tribute to the rock legend, who passed away in October 2020, his son Wolfgang has revealed that the Funk Pop! figure has actually been in the works since 2019. “Pop signed off on this way back in 2019 and it’s wonderful to see it finally come to fruition,” tweeted Wolf. “So stoked with how it turned out!” Advertisement Wolfgang recently chatted with Heavy Consequence via video Zoom, telling us of his success this past year f...
The Darkness Announce Extensive 2022 North American Tour
The Darkness are coming to North America, and they’re doing it up big. The UK rockers have announced a lengthy North American tour in support of their just-released album, Motorheart. Frontman Justin Hawkins, guitarist Dan Hawkins, bassist Frankie Poullain and drummer Rufus Taylor will hit the road next spring for 34 shows, setting off March 9th in San Diego, and running through an April 24th date in Boston. Fans should expect to hear new songs off Motorheart, as well as all the hits. The Dead Deads will open on all dates, with tickets available via Ticketmaster. “You there, in the Americas — hear me, and hear me well: The Darkness know your pain, know that you have cried yourselves to sleep every night, bereft of quality English rock music,” Justin Hawkins said in a statement. “Well, desi...
Rise Against Announce 2022 North American Tour
Next year will be a big one for Rise Against, as the Chicago band will take their “Nowhere Generation” tour on the road again, announcing a new run of North American shows. Pennywise and Rotting Out will support the newly announced dates. The group had already booked some Canadian shows for early April, and now they’ll stay on the road for additional North American dates through the end of the month. They’ll follow that outing with a European run in June. Tickets are available starting Wednesday, December 15th via Ticketmaster. Rise Against are touring in support of their blockbuster 2021 studio album, Nowhere Generation, out via Loma Vista Recordings. The album’s title track earned spots on a plethora of charts this year, including Billboard’s Year-End Charts for radio airplay, coming in ...
Stage Diver Floods Entire Venue After Kicking Pipe at Hardcore Show: Watch
Fans hoping to catch the very cool hardcore bill at the Middle East club Tuesday night (December 7th) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, were instead treated to a surprise shower. A concertgoer apparently front-flipped off the stage and ruptured a sprinkler pipe on the ceiling, flooding the venue before headliners Show Me the Body even had the chance to play. As New England Sounds reports, the incident happened as Richmond, Virginia’s Candy were performing in the club’s downstairs room. Footage shows water gushing from the pipe, as the band continues to play. At first, it didn’t seem to faze the crowd, as a number of moshers can be seen reveling in the pouring water. Eventually, the fire department was called as it became clear that the venue was flooding. According to a Reddit thread about the ...
Metallica to Stream 40th Anniversary Concerts on Prime Video and Amazon Music
Rejoice, metal fans! Metallica will be streaming their 40th anniversary concerts, taking place December 17th and 19th, via Prime Video and Amazon Music. As previously reported, the legendary thrash metal band will mark 40 years together with two shows at the Chase Center in San Francisco. The concerts are essentially sold out, although limited seats are popping up on Ticketmaster. However, fans all over the world will now be able to tune in to the historic gigs via Amazon’s streaming services. You can stream both performances from home devices or on mobile via Amazon Music, Amazon Music’s Twitch channel, and Prime Video (with or without Prime on-demand viewing Membership) beginning at 9 p.m. PT each night. The shows will then be available on-demand exclusively via The Coda Collection/Prime...
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats Announce Spring 2022 North American Tour
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats have announced a Spring 2022 North American tour with support from King Buffalo. It marks Uncle Acid’s first run across North America since 2019, when Heavy Consequence caught the band twice — once co-headlining Brooklyn Steel and a second time supporting King Diamond. The UK heavy psych ensemble were supposed to tour US in May/June of last year, dates that were postponed due to the pandemic. Some of those cities and venues have been carried over to the 2022 itinerary. Related Video The spring 2022 trek kicks off March 2nd with the band returning to the aforementioned Brooklyn Steel in New York. The tour then winds its way across the East Coast, Midwest, West Coast, and back, concluding on April 3rd in Boston. Get tickets via Ticketmaster starting December 10...
Marilyn Manson Allegedly Threatened to Assault Evan Rachel Wood’s Son: Report
Editor’s Note: The following article contains disturbing information and language that may be upsetting. Please read at your own discretion. New court documents obtained by The Daily Mail reveal that Evan Rachel Wood feared that Marilyn Manson would assault the 8-year-old son she shares with actor Jamie Bell. The revelation came about in paperwork related to a custody battle between Wood and Bell, in which Wood explained that she moved to Tennessee from Los Angeles out of fear for both herself and her son. In the documents, filed this past spring, she refers to Manson repeatedly as the “alleged offender.” The Daily Mail reports that Wood even claimed that Manson threatened to “f**k” her son, adding, “I took his threat seriously, then and now.” Related Video “I am extremely afraid of ...
Dee Dee Ramone’s Gravesite Is Visited Daily by a Bevy of Ducks
A bevy of punk-loving ducks pay their respects to the late Dee Dee Ramone on a daily basis. The moshing mallards consistently visit the legendary Ramones bassist’s gravesite at the Hollywood Forever Cemetary, thanks to a clever Los Angeles couple. Coyote Shivers (who played Berko in the film Empire Records) and his partner Pleasant Gehman “inherited” five ducks from a friend who had raised them but was no longer able to keep them on his property. The pair decided to feed the ducks at Dee Dee’s tombstone using a “dinner bell” dubbed “Duckskrieg Bop” (essentially a recording of “Blitzkrieg Bop” with quacks) to lure the feathered friends to the site. The strategy has worked like a charm, and the ducks have become daily visitors. The idea came in the midst of the pandemic, as Shivers explained...
Welcome to Rockville 2022 Full Lineup: Foo Fighters, KISS, GN’R, Korn, Smashing Pumpkins, Jane’s Addiction, More
After previously announcing the four headliners — KISS, Korn, Guns N’ Roses, and Foo Fighters — organizers of the 2022 Welcome to Rockville festival have now revealed the full lineup. More than 65 acts, including The Smashing Pumpkins, Jane’s Addiction, Ministry, Rise Against, Megadeth, and more, make up the bill for the four-day event, taking place May 19th-22nd at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Tickets are available here. The announcement of the 2022 lineup comes shortly after the staging of the 2021 Welcome to Rockville fest, which was pushed from its normal spring schedule to November due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That event was a rousing success, featuring a four-day attendance of 161,000. Related Video Thursday (May 19th) will find KISS headlining in th...
Tenacious D Announce Summer 2022 US Tour
Tenacious D are taking their comedic-rock awesomeness on the road in 2022, announcing a brief summer US tour. The duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass are set to melt faces with a seven-date run in June, with support from Puddles Pity Party. The tour kicks off with a June 16th set at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado, followed by six headlining shows primarily on the West Coast. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster, with various pre-sales beginning this week. The shows will serve as a belated celebration of Tenacious D’s self-titled debut album, which turned 20 years old this past September. Heavy Consequence recently caught up with Black and Gass via video Zoom to discuss that album, the 15th anniversary of their movie Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny, their friendship with Dave...
Author & Punisher Announces New Album Featuring Tool Members, Shares “Drone Carrying Dread”: Stream
Heavy industrial artist Author & Punisher has announced a new album, Krüller, due February 11th, and shared the video for the opening track “Drone Carrying Dread.” Described as a “musician meets mechanical engineer,” Author & Punisher — aka Tristan Shone — is known for ingenious self-made musical instruments, crafted from mechanized and highly technical components. Shone utilizes these musical inventions to craft compelling heavy music influenced by noise, drone, industrial, and heavy metal. And because he makes the instruments himself, the music of Author & Punisher has its own distinct sound and flavor. Advertisement Related Video “Drone Carrying Dread” showcases the melodic approach Shone has employed for Krüller, an album that he explains was thematically inspired...
Alice Cooper Announces Spring 2022 North American Tour
Alice Cooper has announced a Spring 2022 North American tour, with support from Buckcherry on select dates. The shows continue Cooper’s campaign in support of 2021’s Detroit Stories, a tribute to the musical legacy of the Motor City, Cooper’s hometown. The Spring 2022 leg with Buckcherry kicks off March 18th in Mashantucket, Connecticut, and runs through April 20th in Seattle. Cooper will then meet up with ex-KISS guitarist Ace Frehley for joint concerts on April 22nd and April 23rd in Reno, Nevada, and Paso Robles, California, respectively (sans Buckcherry). Get tickets via Ticketmaster. Advertisement Related Video The spring shows follow Cooper’s previously announced early 2022 US tour, which runs through January and February before concluding with an appearance on the Monsters of Rock C...
