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JUDAS PRIEST AND DEEP PURPLE PLAN SUMMER CO-HEADLINE TOUR

April 23, 2018

DEEP PURPLE AND JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCE SUMMER CO-HEADLINE TOUR Citi Pre-Sale Begins Tuesday, April 24; Tickets Available to the General Public Starting Friday, April 27 at LiveNation.c...

AFFASIA “Adrift in Remorse” Review

Lisa Holt (Contributor)

April 18, 2018

AFFASIA "Adrift in Remorse" on Transcending Records by Kyle Kryst Musical composition is obviously the backbone of any decent band, so when a group mixes up sub-genres in an original and stylized wa...

Society’s Plague “Call to the Void” Review

Lisa Holt (Contributor)

April 18, 2018

Society's Plague Call to the Void out April 27, 2018 on Eclipse Records by Kyle Kryst Switching up between segments of solid brutality, gorgeous melodic patterns, and transcending synth backings is the hold nothing back melodic metal band, ...

TERRY LEE PALMER Steps Into The Spotlight With Debut Single “TURN ME ON, TURN ME DOWN”

April 16, 2018

Mayhem Music Magazine has been a fan of Terry Lee Palmer, guitarist for country artist Jon Pardi since first meeting him at Kat Country's LAC (Listener Appreciation Concert). This was the man with the Bad Ass G...

MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST Live Review – City National Center in San Jose, Ca

April 2, 2018

Concert Reviews, News

The Road To Michael Schenker Fest MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST LIVE AT THE CITY NATIONAL CENTER IN SAN JOSE, CA ON 3/24/18 Rock guitar legend Michael Schenker was bringing his touring e...

MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST Photo Gallery

April 2, 2018

News, Photo Galleries

Here are some of the photographs taken at MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST at City National Civic in San Jose, Ca. featuring Michael Schenker, Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet, Robin McAuley, Doogie White, Chris Glen, Ted McKenna, & Steve Mann. All photos by Dwayne Cav...

ESCAPE THE FATE Release I AM HUMAN

April 2, 2018

ALBUM OUT NOW ON BETTER NOISE RECORDS MORE THAN 11 MILLION WORLDWIDE STREAMS SINCE DECEMBER 1, 2017 ON 5 ALBUM TRACKS! ...

Revenger “The New Mythology Vol 1” Album Review

Lisa Holt (Contributor)

April 2, 2018

Revenger “The New Mythology Vol 1” Album Self-Release on February 17th, 2018 By Kyle Kryst Sometimes chug induced, other times at a breakneck speed or melodically structured, is the thrash metal band...

ADORATION DESTROYED Release Music Video For “NEVER MINE REDUX”

April 2, 2018

Texas-based industrial/dark-electro act Adoration Destroyed has released a new video for their latest single, “Never Mine Redux,” from their EP, Ritual Deconstruction, that’s out now on Cleopatra Records. The song is a more somber and sultry...

RIDE FOR RONNIE to Support The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Cancer Fund

April 2, 2018

SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2018 RIDE FOR RONNIE (RIDE) @ HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF GLENDALE - 3717 SAN FERANDO RD, GLENDALE, CA TICKETS 9:00 AM TO RIDE FOR RONNIE (RALLY & LIVE CONCERT) @ LOS ENCINOS STATE HISTORIC PARK ...

Demised Release Music Video For “The Mournful Flight”

April 2, 2018

Spanish gothic rock metal combo Demised are proud to present their brand new video for the song "The Mournful Flight", taken from the album "A Warm Place To Stay" (Wormholedeath 2017). The v...

PAPA ROACH Release Music Video For “NONE OF THE ABOVE”

April 1, 2018

Papa Roach head out on the final North American headlining leg of their Crooked Teeth World Tour. Today, the band releases a surprise music video for “None of The Above”, the eighth music video released from thei...

JOE GRUSHECKY & THE HOUSEROCKERS RELEASE NEW ALBUM, ‘MORE YESTERDAYS THAN TOMORROWS’

April 1, 2018

If it’s worthy rock n’ roll that you’re after, the latest release from Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers, ‘More Yesterdays Than Tomorrows,’ will most certainly meet your requirements. “‘Mor...

GABRIEL AND THE APOCALYPSE Release Music Video & Announce Tour Dates

April 1, 2018

Gabriel and the Apocalypse Launch New Video and Announce Tour with Mushroomhead Press Release * * To wrap up the 18-month long tour and promotional campaign for The Ghost Parade album, Gabriel and the ...

Red Eleven Release new EP “Fueled By Fire”

March 23, 2018

Finnish alternative hard rockers Red Eleven releases a new EP "Fueled By Fire" today through Secret Entertainment. The release include three previously released single tracks (Again, You've Been Warned and Back In Time) and also two previously unreleased ones....

Cove Self Release Sophomore EP ‘A Conscious Motion’

March 23, 2018

“We wrote ‘A Conscious Motion’ with a view to writing an EP of songs for ourselves that were cathartic and personal. It deals with the struggles of members within the band, dealing with losing everything that y...

BAD WOLVES “ZOMBIE” MAKES THE BILLBOARD HOT 100

March 23, 2018

The meteoric single enters the Billboard Hot 100 this week as the chart’s highest new entry at #54, capping off a whirlwind rise that has seen the track (released January 19th) receive mai...

BLOODLINE Release Their Debut Album Entitled ‘INSOLENT’

March 23, 2018

BLOODLINE RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM ‘INSOLENT’ BAND PREMIERES EXPLOSIVE NEW VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “LIFELESS” CATCH BAND LIVE THIS SPRING ON INSOLENT ALBUM RELEASE TOUR The wait is over! Texas based alternative-metalcore band Bloodline has released thei...

POP EVIL’S “Waking Lions” Hits #1 on Rock Radio

March 19, 2018

POP EVIL'S “WAKING LIONS” REACHES #1 AT ROCK RADIO “POISON…NOTHIN’ BUT A GOOD TIME 2018” U.S. TOUR ON SALE NOW 2018 MUSIC OVER WORDS TOUR ON SALE NOW ALL NEW S/T LP OUT NOW ...

Queens Of The Stone Age Release Music Video For “Head Like a Haunted House”

March 19, 2018

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE TAKE YOU ON A HAUNTED HOUSE RIDE NIGHTMARISH NEW VIDEO “HEAD LIKE A HAUNTED HOUSE” Step right up and take a trip through the eerie and macabre with Q...

SAXON Release Music Video for “Nosferatu (The Vampire’s Waltz)”

March 18, 2018

Saxon vocalist Biff Byford states about the video: “It’s dark, it’s gothic, it’s Nosferatu hope you like it. Big thanks to the students from THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES and Steph Byford for making this video.” * https://youtu.be/K8...

SANCTION Joins Pure Noise Recoreds

March 16, 2018

Pasadena based Pure Noise Records is proud to welcome Long Island hardcore/metal band SANCTION to the label’s growing roster, which includes breaking acts like Knocked Loose, Sharptooth and Counterparts among o...

SLOW BLOOM Announce West Coast Tour Dates

March 14, 2018

Northern California noise-rockers Slow Bloom have announced plans to hit the road this spring for a West Coast tour in support of their EP, Hex Hex Hex, which is out now on No Sleep Records (U.S.) and Dog Knig...

KROSIS “Solem Vatem” Album Review

Lisa Holt (Contributor)

March 14, 2018

KROSIS “SOLEM VATEM” Released March 9th via Unique Leader Records Review by KYLE KRYST Stepping away from the cookie cutter definition of death metal, the progressive deathcore band Krosis adds some fresh twists to what can sometimes be a s...

The Professionals Release Music Video Tribute to Lemmy & David Bowie

March 14, 2018

Guitarist Tom Spencer recalls “I worked at the Odeon as a 16 year old. Got to see a lot of bands.” “When Motörhead played someone stole their bomber lighting rig! This song ties this to Steve Jones’ infamous t...

CITY OF THE WEAK Cover “PARDON ME” & Announce Tour Dates

March 14, 2018

City Of The Weak has just released the new video for their cover of the Incubus song “Pardon Me”. https://youtu.be/07oxYrdts34 The band is gearing up for th...

Dates Added To Slayer’s Final World Tour

March 7, 2018

Due to popular demand, with more than half of the tour's leg one dates already or nearly sold out, Slayer has announced a second North American leg of their final world tour - and LAMB OF GOD is set to continue on as direct support. The second leg of the to...

MOTÖRHEAD To Release Special Collector’s Vinyl

March 7, 2018

MOTÖRHEAD to Celebrate Record Store Day 2018 with Special Collector's Vinyl On April 21st - aka Record Store Day - MOTÖRHEAD will be issuing a 7" picture disc of their runaway hit cover version of Davi...

Scaphism “Unutterable Horrors” Album Review

Lisa Holt (Contributor)

March 4, 2018

Scaphism's "Unutterable Horrors" was released by Horror Pain Gore Death Productions on January 12th * * In this world full of turbulence and masochism, few bands are rarely able to capture th...

FROM ASHES TO NEW Release Music Video For ‘CRAZY’

March 2, 2018

From Ashes To New have dropped the official music video for ‘Crazy’, the first single off of their upcoming album, The Future, out April 20th via Better Noise Records / Eleven Seven Music. The album is available for pre-order today. * * ‘Cra...