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Cave In Announce US Tour with Author & Punisher, Unleash New Song “Reckoning”: Stream
Cave In have announced a Summer 2022 US tour with Author & Punisher, and have shared the video for their new song “Reckoning.” It’s the fourth track we’ve heard from the Cave In’s forthcoming album, Heavy Pendulum (out May 20th), and marks the Boston band’s first song written entirely by guitarist Adam McGrath. Structured around skeletal acoustic strums, splashes of guitar, and an infectious rhythmic stomp, the track has a ’90s grunge vibe and churns with positive energy. “‘Reckoning’ started as a demo I sent to the band for consideration while mapping out the track list for Heavy Pendulum,” McGrath said. “It was inspired by the idea of adding a song to the acoustic/electric live sets Steve and I had been performing on and off for the last 20 years. A fresh song with that set-up (acous...
Netflix’s Clark: Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt Composes Soundtrack, Ghost’s Tobias Forge Makes Cameo
Clark is a new Netflix Swedish-language series based on infamous Swedish criminal Clark Olofsson. Directed by ex-Bathory drummer and Lords of Chaos director Jonas Åkerlund, the six-part series boasts a serious metal pedigree. To start, Åkerlund tapped Opeth mastermind Mikael Åkerfeldt to compose the score for the series. Åkerfeldt recently announced a physical release of the 34-track soundtrack, which spans genres and features four vocal performances from the Opeth frontman. The soundtrack drops on July 22nd, 2022 via InsideOutMusic. On writing the soundtrack to Clark, Åkerfeldt commented in a press release: “Writing the music for Clark is probably one of the most rewarding things I’ve done musically. It was so fun. Challenging, but fun. I wanted to do a good job of course, and provide mus...
Pianists Will Open for Rammstein on Their Upcoming Stadium Tours
Rammstein 2022 Tour Dates:05/15 – Prague, CZ @ Airport Letnany (Tix)05/16 – Prague, CZ @ Airport Letnany (Tix)05/20 – Leipzig, DE @ Red Bull Arena05/21 – Leipzig, DE @ Red Bull Arena05/25 – Klagenfurt, AT @ Wörthersee Stadion05/26 – Klagenfurt, AT @ Wörthersee Stadion05/30 – Zurich, CH @ Stadion Letzigrund05/31 – Zurich, CH @ Stadion Letzigrund06/04 – Berlin, DE @ Olympiastadion06/05 – Berlin, DE @ Olympiastadion06/10 – Stuttgart, DE @ Cannstatter Wasen06/11 – Stuttgart, DE @ Cannstatter Wasen06/14 – Hamburg, DE @ Volksparkstadion06/15 – Hamburg, DE @ Volksparkstadion06/18 – Dusseldorf, DE @ Merkur Spiel-Arena06/19 – Dusseldorf, DE @ Merkur Spiel-Arena06/22 – Aarhus, DK @ Ceres Park06/26 – Coventry, UK @ Building Society Arena06/30 – Cardiff, UK @ Principality Stadium07/04 – Nijmegen, NL @...
Rob Halford on Judas Priest’s Rock Hall Induction: “That’s the Blessing We’ve All Been Waiting For”
Judas Priest are set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2022. The legendary British metal band is receiving the Musical Excellence Award — the same award that saw the posthumous induction of Randy Rhoads last year. Although Judas Priest weren’t voted in by the Hall’s proper voting body, frontman Rob Halford called the induction a “blessing.” “It’s a very, very important institution for recognizing various people that have been in music since music began, right from the beginning of rock ‘n’ roll,” Halford told Billboard. “To be part of that is, like, wow. And glory hallelujah, there’s another metal band in now. That’s the blessing we’ve all been waiting for.” Advertisement Related Video Judas Priest were a constant on the Hall’s fan ballot for years ...
Full of Hell and Blood Incantation Announce Fall 2022 US Co-Headlining Tour
Full of Hell and Blood Incantation have announced a Fall 2022 US co-headlining tour. Vermin Womb, Mortuous, and God Is War will support the trek. Dates kick off on September 13th in Denver and run through October 7th in Philadelphia. Tickets are available now and can be purchased via Ticketmaster. Prolific deathgrind act Full of Hell are coming off the 2021 release of their latest LP, Garden of Burning Apparitions. Meanwhile, Denver’s Blood Incantation took the metal underground by storm with their 2019 album Hidden History of the Human Race. More recently, the band offered up the ambient release Timewave Zero in February. Related Video Below you can see the full list of dates and the tour poster. Get tickets here. Full of Hell and Blood Incantation’s 2022 US Tour Dates:09/13 – Denver, CO ...
Geezer Butler on Working with Rick Rubin on Black Sabbath’s 13: “I Still Don’t Know What He Did”
Geezer Butler is still confounded about Rick Rubin‘s production work on Black Sabbath‘s 2013 album 13. In a new interview with Eddie Trunk, the Black Sabbath bassist offered up a less-than-thrilled recollection of working with the acclaimed producer on what remains the band’s final album. “Some of it I liked, some of it I didn’t like particularly,” Butler said (as transcribed by Blabbermouth). “It was a weird experience, especially with being told to forget that you’re a heavy metal band. That was the first thing [Rick] said to us. He played us our very first album, and he said, ‘Cast your mind back to then when there was no such thing as heavy metal or anything like that, and pretend it’s the follow-up album to that,’ which is a ridiculous thing to think.” Advertisement Related Video The ...
Rammstein Unleash New Album Zeit: Stream
German industrial-metal masters Rammstein have unleashed their eighth album, Zeit. The LP, which can be streamed below, comes exactly three years after the release of their previous full-length, 2019’s untitled effort. Rammstein had extensive tour plans lined up for their 2019 album, but the pandemic forced them off the road before they can play any 2020 shows. Instead of waiting around to hit the concert stage again, the band hit the studio to record Zeit, resulting in a relatively quick turnaround following a near 10-year gap between their two previous albums. Now, Rammstein will, in essence, be supporting two new albums when they finally resume touring next month in Europe. Among the dynamic live act’s 2022 dates is the band’s first-ever full-scale North American stadium tour, which was...
Honeybee (Scott Ian’s Son Revel) Announce Debut Album, Unleash “Get Out of My Head”: Stream
Honeybee, a young band featuring 11-year-old drummer Revel Young Ian (son of Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian), have announced their self-titled debut album. Ahead of the LP’s May 27th release, the trio has unveiled the single “Get Out of My Head.” The California band also features 16-year-old singer-guitarist Liam Williams and 15-year-old singer-bassist Theo O’Gara, with Revel commenting, “Playing music with people is one of the most creative things you can do. You can make music whatever you want. And at my age? Forget about it. I am so grateful to be able to play music with two guys that are 5 years older than me.” Revel has already gained some notoriety playing classic metal songs with his legendary dad. The pair have shared covers of songs by Sepultura and System of a Down, as well as a mu...
Honeybee (Scott Ian’s Son Revel) Announce Debut Album, Unleash “Get Out of My Head”: Stream
Honeybee, a young band featuring 11-year-old drummer Revel Young Ian (son of Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian), have announced their self-titled debut album. Ahead of the LP’s May 27th release, the trio has unveiled the single “Get Out of My Head.” The California band also features 16-year-old singer-guitarist Liam Williams and 15-year-old singer-bassist Theo O’Gara, with Revel commenting, “Playing music with people is one of the most creative things you can do. You can make music whatever you want. And at my age? Forget about it. I am so grateful to be able to play music with two guys that are 5 years older than me.” Revel has already gained some notoriety playing classic metal songs with his legendary dad. The pair have shared covers of songs by Sepultura and System of a Down, as well as a mu...
Esmé Bianco Accuses Marilyn Manson of Blocking Video from Screening on Deftones Tour
Game of Thrones actress Esmé Bianco, who is already suing Marilyn Manson for sexual assault and human trafficking, has filed new legal documents accusing the shock rocker of blocking a video of her that was meant to screen at Deftones’ current tour dates. Apparently, Bianco filmed a video that was supposed “to be used as part of the stage set for [Deftones’] current tour,” according to a motion filed on Wednesday (April 27th) in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The motion continued, “In exchange for providing her images, Ms. Bianco expected an economic benefit from significant public exposure via the band’s worldwide tour and the opportunity to continue working with the highly sought-after creative director who oversaw the project.” Advertisement Rel...
Metallica Unveil Rye the Lightning Whiskey, Offer Free Download of Only Full Ride the Lightning Performance
Metallica’s Blackened American Whiskey line has unveiled its latest concoction, the cleverly titled Rye the Lightning. The limited-edition liquor was crafted using sonic vibrations from Metallica’s only full-album live performance of their classic 1984 album, Ride the Lightning. Rye the Lightning is a 90 proof Kentucky straight rye double cask finished whiskey that has notes of “dried fig, hay, pinewood, pear, and rum cake on the nose, and on the palate, clover honey, mint, corn husk, sugar cane, walnut, and cinnamon.” Just like previous Blackened American Whiskey editions, the liquor was crafted utilizing the company’s trademark Black Noise sonic-enhancement process, which uses the low hertz frequencies from Metallica’s music to vibrate the barrels. In the case of Rye the Lightning, Metal...
Avatar Announce Summer 2022 North American Tour
Swedish heavy metal band Avatar have announced a Summer 2022 North American tour with Light the Torch and Otep. The outing launches on July 6th in Toronto and runs through the end of July, wrapping up with a July 31st date in Tucson, Arizona. Pre-sale tickets are available beginning Wednesday and Thursday (use code ROADIE), with the standard on-sale set for Friday (April 29th) at 10 a.m. local time. Get tickets via Ticketmaster. Advertisement Related Video “They don’t let us out much while we make our albums, so this summer will most likely turn out very dangerous for everyone involved,” remarked Avatar in a press release. “For all the tours we’ve done in North America, we have spent very little time there in the summer. Surely this must have led to a lot of unnecessary suffering that we a...
