METALLICA REGRETFULLY INFORMS FANS BAND IS CANCELING ITS PERFORMANCES AT MUSIC FESTIVALS “SONIC TEMPLE” AND “LOUDER THAN LIFE” TO SUPPORT JAMES HETFIELD’S RECOVERY

Metallica has regretfully had to cancel their headline performances at Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival in Columbus, OH (May 15th & 17th) and Louder Than Life in Louisville, KY (September 18th & 20th) to allow singer James  to continue his road to recovery. Hetfield released the following statement: “Dear Metallica Family, It pains me to write this, but I have to […]

NEIL PEART MEMORIAL CONCERT TO TAKE PLACE ON MAY 16TH IN ONTARIO, ACTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

The family of Neil Peart has authorized an official memorial concert to honor the late Rush drummer, who passed away last month following a private battle with brain cancer. The event, dubbed A Night for Neil – The Neil Peart Memorial Celebration, will take place in the Canadian musician’s hometown of St. Catharines, Ontario, reports Consequence of Sound. Peart’s family is […]

SONS OF APOLLO LAUNCH VIDEO FOR “ASPHYXIATION”

Sons Of Apollo–former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force)—recently released their second studio album MMXX to much acclaim, before undertaking a successful North American headline tour. The band are about […]

JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCE “50 HEAVY METAL YEARS” NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

One of heavy metal’s all-time greats, Judas Priest will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year with a world tour coming to the U.S. in the fall. The 50 Heavy Metal Years tour will also feature Sabaton as openers and is being fueled by the highest-charting album of Priest’s career, Firepower, which peaked at number five on the Billboard 200. “Judas Priest are primed and […]