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American hard rockers EYE EMPIRE recently joined up with Nonpoint on a tour of several Eastern states that will travel through the end of August. The band will then continue on with a headline tour of several Southern states across the U.S., ultimately linking up with Seether from […]
It started with a single drawing in Gregory Pepper’s notebook. An ominous, triangular mountain made of geometric shapes, vaguely resembling a skull. He started drawing lots of them, carelessly and quick. Someone asked “what is that thing you keep drawing” and he confidently replied: Crystal Skull Mountain. A […]
After blowing the crowd away on this summer’s Van’s Warped Tour and at Heavy MTL this past weekend, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE is proud to announce the North American leg of their headlining World Tour, the “Ruining Earth For Everybody” Tour. With support from Oceano, Vanna, Within The Ruins, The Plot […]
BLAQK AUDIO has teamed up with ROLLING STONE ONLINE for the premiere of their new single, “Faith Healer.” The eclectic duo – comprised of Davey Havok and Jade Pudget of AFI – creates addictive, beat-oriented, dance music that highlights their shared love for classic electronica and modern EDM. […]
Tomorrow, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL will release their new album Death Sentence with Mascot Records. The band will also be re-issuing their previously self-released full-length album DDP4Life. In celebration of these releases, MetalInsider.net has posted an exclusive new track cut from Death Sentence today! You can stream the track […]
“Nobody ever paid money to see Harry Houdini escape being buried alive” says My Jerusalem founder and singer Jeff Klein. “They wanted the small chance of seeing him killed by the weight of the earth on top of him.” Behold the concept behind Preachers, the second full-length release […]
After a busy month of doing shoots with MISS MAY I (this month’s Outburn Magazine cover above), Kerry King of SLAYER, Corey Taylor of SLIPKNOT and more, internationally renowned photographer JEREMY SAFFER has some exciting news to share! After several years of exclusively using DYNALITE Dynamic Lighting, Jeremy […]
Arcanium announces tour dates with Otep, Butcher Babies and One Eyed Doll Denver’s modern metal outfit Arcanium announces tour dates for Otep’s “Destroy to Create” tour featuring, Otep, Butcher Babies, and One Eyed Doll. After finishing the tracking for their sophomore album “Ontogenesis” Arcanium will unleash their massive […]
The wait is nearly over: FOZZY’s new album, SIN AND BONES, will be out this Tuesday, August 14. The brainchild of WWE Superstar Chris Jericho and guitar extraordinaire Rich Ward, SIN AND BONES contains 10 explosive, hard rocking tracks. In anticipation of the release, FOZZY has teamed up […]
SUNFLOWER DEAD and CraveOnline.com have just unveiled another new track entitled ‘Starting Over Again” to celebrate the band’s upcoming self-titled release, hitting stores on August 21, 2012. The track appears on the new album but can be streamed now at this location. The band plans to release another […]
Bad powers. Bad mojo. Something sinister afoot. That old black magic your grandfather warned you about with a faint twinkle in his eye… Such is the tone of the debut by New York quartet Bad Powers. It has an intensity driven solely by its open possibilities. Y’see, Bad […]
Electronic dance duo BLAQK AUDIO – featuring Davey Havok and Jade Pudget of AFI – has teamed up with BUZZNET to launch a video teaser for their forthcoming album, BRIGHT BLACK HEAVEN. BRIGHT BLACK HEAVEN is BLAQK AUDIO’s highly anticipated sophomore release and follow-up to their 2007 debut, […]
Santa Cruz punk rockers Stellar Corpses debut album Dead Stars Drive-In released on Santa Carla Records is available now. Produced by the multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning Joe McGrath (AFI, Morrissey, Green Day, Blink-182, Alkaline Trio), the band blends a musical amalgamation of punk, rockabilly, hard rock and melodic rock, […]
311 invaded Pittsburgh yesterday with supporting acts Slightly Stoopid and The Aggrolites. Stage AE had a serious party vibe going with three bands that rely heavily on reggae inspired riffs and melodic dance trips. Once 311 hit the stage the crowd was completely tuned in and turned on […]
Cleveland post-hardcore rockers INHALE EXHALE are pleased to announce an October 9th release date for Movement, their anticipated fourth album and first with new label Red Cord Records. Movement marks the band’s first new material since a brief hiatus following the release of 2009’s Bury Me Alive. It’s […]
After releasing an amped-up cover of a holiday classic in each of the past four years, genre giants AUGUST BURNS RED are officially announcing details on their oft-rumored full-length Christmas album: August Burns Red presents: Sleddin’ Hill, A Holiday Album. The 13-track release features not only fresh takes […]
Detroit, MI’s BATTLECROSS and Bloody-Disgusting.com have just released a brand new, live music video for the track ‘Kaleb’, cut from the band’s latest Metal Blade Records release, Pursuit of Honor. The video happens to be directed and edited by Ryan Glisan of death metal band and label-mate Allegaeon. […]
The UK’s fastest growing rock band, GLAMOUR OF THE KILL has announced their participation in the INKED MUSIC TOUR featuring ALESANA. The band will be supporting along side VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE and IN FEAR AND FAITH. “We’re really excited to be part of the Inked Music Tour. It’s going […]
THE SAFETY FIRE has always pushed the boundaries of technical, progressive metal since their inception. With their expansive atmospheres and soaring melodies, it’s easy to see why vocalist Sean McWeeney, bassist Lori Peri, drummer Calvin Smith and guitarists Derya “Dez” Nagle & Joaquin “Jo” Ardiles are now at […]
Troy, OH’s MISS MAY I have just posted the fourth official VANS WARPED TOUR video update! Head to the band’s official YouTube page right now to check out the video. In addition, PureVolume.com has posted a video with responses to PureVolume.com reader questions personally hand-picked and answered by […]
The band Fozzy is the brainchild of Rich Ward and Chris Jericho and they are looking forward to “blowing people away” in Pittsburgh when they perform as part of the Rockstar Uproar Festival on August 31. Ward is one of metal’s pioneers, known for the band Stuck Mojo, […]
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ew York, NY (August 2, 2012): Following the unveiling of the packaging and track listing of the I Get Wet 10th Anniversary deluxe edition last week, Andrew W.K. has given details of a super limited 500 double-disc autographed edition. In addition to a special autographed 20-page booklet that […]
After completing his epic quadrology last year with the simultaneous release of Deconstruction and Ghost, renowned multi-instrumentalist and producer Devin Townsend is ready to start the next chapter in the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT’s career with their new effort, Epicloud. Due out September 18th in North America and September […]
RANDY BLYTHE OFFICIAL STATEMENT Greetings. This is D. Randall Blythe, checking in from my beloved hometown of Richmond, VA, United States of America. I was recently released on bail from Pankrác Prison in Prague, Czech Republic, after over a month of incarceration. Now that I am out for […]
From Goes Cube: “The issue of gun violence has always been something that has resonated with us, particularly because the Goes Cube family has been directly impacted by it in the past. As with everyone else, the recent tragedy in Aurora horrified us, and broke our hearts. Reports […]
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Nathan K. is an experimental folk musician from Michigan. His debut record “Newspapers & Prayers” was recorded by veteran producer/engineer Jim Roll (Breathe Owl Breathe, Frontier Ruckus, Chris Bathgate). Over the past few years, Nathan has played hundreds of shows, touring the US non-stop and garnering significant attentionin […]
After five weeks in a prison in Prague in the Czech Republic, Randy Blythe has been released on bail and is returning to the United States. Although LAMB OF GOD has cancelled their summer co-headline tour with Dethklok, the band has agreed to play the KNOTFEST shows on […]
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