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Photos and words by Sean Matthews except Deftones photos by Steve Thrasher. For two straight weekends, Louisville, Kentucky became the epicenter of live music. Bourbon & Beyond (September 11–14) started the festivities, followed immediately by Louder Than Life (September 18–21), both organized by the masterminds at Danny Wimmer Presents (DWP). Together, the two weekends hosted

The start of the new year is going to feature a hell of a tour for the U.S. (and one stop in Canada), as Left To Suffer announced a 23-stop run of dates dubbed “The Eternal Suffering Tour”. Looking at the dates below, there are pretty good chances that if you’re into their sound, you’ll

It’s always interesting to learn about our favorite rock stars, like what their influences were, what jobs they worked before becoming a professional musician, and what bands they might have played in before striking it big. For fans of Volbeat, Asinhell, and Michael Poulsen, at least one of the answers for that last question was

You all know the story about the boy who cried wolf, right? Long and the short is that a boy kept claiming a wolf was about to attack the village but after multiple false alarms, no one would believe him when the animal acually showed up, no one believed the kid. Such is the case

There’s memorabilia and then there’s memorabilia you can live in. That’s the crux of this story, as it turns out the house that Slipknot filmed their “Duality” video in is currently heading out onto the market. According to a report by The Des Moines Register, the West Des Moines property will begin receiving bids this

The Pacific Northwest gets some great shows every year and this one was no exception. On September 27, the Star Theater in Portland, Oregon played host to Crypta and Claustrofobia for a night of death metal. As you can see from the shots below, we got the mighty Alison Webster out there to take these

When the internet broke earlier this week as Rush announced they were reuniting to play a 50th anniversary tour, I’m sure many of you saw the limited number of dates and thought “well, that’s not gonna happen for me…” Surely tickets would sell out instantly and anyone looking to experience the prog band in all

To our friends out on the West Coast: if you miss out on any of the following shows, you’re messing up. I say that as nicely as I can, but yeah — any time The Dillinger Escape Plan is set to play in your area, you gotta take ’em up on it. Earlier today, the

Fresh off the release of their newest album Dark Superstition, Gatecreeper dropped a raucous new music video for the track “Mistaken For Dead.” And just like the song itself, the video hits go and doesn’t let up until it’s done. Featuring live footage galore and an undeniable energy that only comes from a death metal

We’ve called them “Heavy as Fuck and Weird as Hell” in the past and at one point my predecessor said their inability to catch Kayo Dot live was a personal failure. That was back in 2016 and I can’t imagine how much of a failure that must feel like after the band stopped booking North

It’s looking like Testament are really turning up the dial on 2025 just before it comes to an end. Not only do they have a killer new album in Para Bellum coming out this Friday, but they’re also remixing and remastering one of their most iconic records — Souls of Black. News of this new

Welp. They’ve been talking about it all coming to an end eventually, but Oceano has finally released details about their final show ever. Set to take place on December 6 at The WC Social Club in West Chicago, Illinois, the band will have something special planned for long-time fans that come out to say goodbye.

I don’t know about you guys, but I get a little squeamish whenever I see someone performing on stage with barefeet. Just thinking of all the hocked loogies and spilled drinks and other potential hazards on any given stage gives me the willies. But even that level of discomfort watching Matt Baty perform shoeless couldn’t

Zakk Wylde’s been a busy, busy boy as of late. We all know the dude’s been all over the world touring with Pantera over the last couple of years, but he’s still got his other projects, too. His most recent solo effort was Book Of Shadows II from a couple years ago, but he also

Right now, two legendary acts are touring the U.S., continuing their legacies and defending the faith, as it were. The “Metal God” himself Rob Halford and his bandmates in Judas Priest have been sharing a stage with the king of shock rock himself, Alice Cooper, with Corrosion of Conformity providing some killer support. You bet

Well, that was close. Things could’ve ended differently for Kiss vocalist Gene Simmons earlier this week on Tuesday, October 7, when he was involved in a car crash in Malibu, California. He’s okay, but the situation definitely sounds like it could’ve turned out worse once you hear some of the details. The accident happened off

Wah wah wahhhhh folks. If you happen to live in Europe or the UK, then it doesn’t look like you’ll be able to see Dream Theater on their “An Evening with Dream Theater” tour, the one supporting their latest album Parasomnia. They were supposed to head over there next year, but now it seems like

As a society, we’re becoming more cooked with each passing day. We’re basically burnt to a fuckin crisp at this point and it’s not like we needed another indicator of that, but, here we are. The red hats have been up in arms since Bad Bunny was announced as next year’s Super Bowl halftime show

We can’t act like we didn’t see this coming. If you’ve been up on My Dying Bride news, then you’re likely already aware that their founding vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe has basically been ghosting the band since last year. The English doom legends have been forced to work around him since, but now, they won’t have

This is music to my little deathcore ears. Winds of Plague, who recently reunited with their original members, haven’t released anything since 2017’s Blood of My Enemy. Now that they’ve got three shows—including playing this year’s Louder Than Life in Louisville, Kentucky and Aftershock in Sacramento, California—under their belt, they may be itching to a