June 29, 1992 – BLACKSABBATH perform at Canecão in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This was during the DehumanizerTour. Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice on drums.
On June 29, 1997 – BLACKSABBATH performed at Ozzfest at Blockbuster Pavilion in San Bernardino, California. The set list below:
War Pigs
Into the Void
Sweet Leaf
Iron Man
Embryo
Children of the Grave
Black Sabbath
Fairies Wear Boots
Paranoid
June 29, 2001 – BLACKSABBATH performed at Ozzfest at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. The set list below:
N.I.B.
Snowblind
Scary Dreams
War Pigs
Iron Man
Into the Void
The Wizard
Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Children of the Grave
On June 29, 2005 – BLACKSABBATH performed in Prague, Czech Republic at T-Mobile Arena.
RIVERS OF NIHIL will return to the road this Fall on a North American tour supporting TheContortionist. The month-long trek – which begins on September 11th in Dallas, Texas and runs through October 15th in Indianapolis, Indiana – will feature the band performing their latest full-length, TheWork, in its entirety!
Comments guitarist Brody Uttley, “We can’t wait to hit the road with The Contortionist this September. On the heels of playing Where Owls Know My Name in its entirety in 2019, we’ve decided to offer our fans another full album live experience. The new songs that we’ve been playing from The Work have been going over in a huge way live, so we hope to make this one the most immersive live experiences that we’ve ever brought out. This one is sure to be one to remember. See you there.”
Tickets are on sale now! See all confirmed dates below:
RIVERSOFNIHIL w/ TheContortionist: 9/11/2022 The Granada Theater – Dallas, TX 9/13/2022 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX 9/14/2022 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX 9/16/2022 Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ 9/17/2022 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA 9/18/2022 El Rey Theater – Los Angeles, CA 9/20/2022 Bossanova – Portland, OR 9/21/2022 El Corazon – Seattle, WA 9/23/2022 Metro Music Hall -Salt Lake City, UT 9/24/2022 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO 9/26/2022 Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN 9/27/2022 Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL 9/28/2022 St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI 9/30/2022 Le Studio TD -Montreal, QC 10/01/2022 Opera House – Toronto, ON 10/02/2022 Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH 10/04/2022 Mr. Smalls – Pittsburgh, PA 10/06/2022 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA 10/07/2022 Union Stage – Washington, DC 10/08/2022 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY 10/09/2022 Paradise – Boston, MA 10/11/2022 Arizona Pete’s – Greensboro, NC 10/12/2022 Terminal West – Atlanta, GA 10/13/2022 Eastside Bowl – Nashville, TN 10/15/2022 Deluxe @ Old National Centre – Indianapolis, IN
RIVERSOFNIHIL released TheWork last Fall on Metal Blade Records. The band has never fit neatly into a box, but with 2018’s WhereOwlsKnowMyName, they transcended all labels applied to them. Returning in 2021 with TheWork, they’ve forged further into new territory, delivering an album that’s as cerebral as it is visceral, and that covers a staggering sonic range, definitively placing them in a category of their own. Inarguably a dense, heavy collection, TheWork is far too dynamic to be considered a solely metal record and there is a genuine warmth that shows through, particularly tracks like “Wait” and the gorgeous “Maybe One Day.”
Additionally, the band has incorporated far more clean vocals alongside the screaming that tears through many of the record’s heavier tracks. Courtesy of their friend Zach Strouse, saxophone once again adds extra layers of atmosphere to the collection, utilizing baritone, soprano, and alto saxes to great effect.
Symphony X will be making stops in Mexico, Brazil and Chile. Symphony X begins their 25th Anniversary Latin American tour in Rio De Janeiro on July 27th. Check out the tour flyer above for more info!
On June 20th, 1970 – BlackSabbath performed at Radstadion in Munich, Germany, on their first major tour in support of their debut self-titled album.
On June 20th, 1995 – BlackSabbath released their 18th studio album Forbidden, on the I.R.S. record label. The band lineup on this album: TonyIommi (guitar), Tony Martin (vocals), Cozy Powell (drums) and Geoff Nicholls (keyboards). Ice–T lended his vocals on the song: IllusionofPower.
On June 20th, 1998 – A BlackSabbath reunion performance of all four original members took place at Ozzfest, at the Milton Keynes Bowl in Milton Keynes, England.
On June 20th, 2014 – Ozzy Osbourne, TonyIommi, Geezer Butler and drummer Tommy Clufetos performed at Hallenstadion in Zürich, Switzerland, during TheEnd Farewell Tour.
High octane thrash outfit INTENT have unleashed “Victims of Conquest”, the first single from their upcoming album Exile. Delivering ludicrous speed, fierce energy and dynamic instrumentation, the new track is a feast of ferocious metal.
Thebandcomments: “We are beyond stoked to present you with this first single from Exile: “Victims of Conquest”. We made sure to crank up the speed, intensity, and political outcry. You know, the way thrash was intended!”
Forming in Arizona in 2015, INTENT underwent line-up changes and spent time developing their sound before heading into the live scene. The outfit soon began opening up for bands like OVERKILL, DRI, and HAVOK to name a few. 2018 saw the release of their debut album Vox Populi, and now in 2022, Exile displays the thrashers’ hard work to cultivate the next era of their sound. LandingonAugust26th, 2022, the new album unleashes commanding rhythms and powerful lyrics.
Thundering through the tracks, INTENT‘s immense impact never falters. The thrashers awaken a dark mood that seeps through the instruments and vocals, with a focus on the rhythmic quality of the music. They also unveil a progressive edge across Exile through non-standard time signatures enhancing the chaotic atmosphere of the band’s compositional style.
Exile is a whirlwind of raging thrash metal. INTENT have thrown their all into this thrilling album, it’s a brutal journey that needs to be experienced to be believed.
Hitting the road with EXMORTUS & HATRIOT next month! This will be our first tour since Dec. 2019, and we couldn’t be more excited. If you’re in the vicinity of the West Coast, then we hope to see you there!
7/5 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick 7/6 Las Vegas – The Usual Place 7/7 Tucson, AZ – The Edge Bar 7/8 El Paso, TX – Rockhouse 7/9 Gallup, NM – Juggernaut Music 7/10 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater 7/11 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge 7/12 Boise, ID – The Shredder 7/13 Seattle, WA – Funhouse 7/14 Portland, OR – Dante’s 7/15 Ukiah, CA – The Thirsty Axe 7/16 Reno, NV – Devastation in the Desert Fest – Virginia St. Brewhouse *no Hatriot 7/17 Santa Cruz, CA – Vets Hall 7/18 Fresno, CA – Full Circle Brewery District
Album Cover art by noted fantasy artist Gerald Brom (Doom, Diablo, World of Warcraft)
Check out the tour flyer above for the dates, cities and venues! MunicipalWaste will be supported by Integrity and bewitcher, except for Summerfest on June 23rd in Milwaukee.
VenomInc will be touring the USA this coming October and into November! TheresOnlyBlackAcrossAmerica2022! Direct support will befrom EYEHATEGOD, while Ringworm and CultOfLilith will be opening.
VenomInc will be releasing their new studio album There’sOnlyBlack via Nuclear Blast on September 23rd. Check the tour listing below for details! Metal be thy name!
MUNICIPAL WASTE will release the massively-anticipated 7th studio album, Electrified Brain, on July 1st via Nuclear Blast. The shocking cover artwork by James Bousema.
“It’s in the vein of songs like ‘Headbanger Face Rip’ and ‘Wave of Death’,” Tony Foresta notes. “It’s an inspirational song for our fans to cause bodily harm to themselves, but in a loud and healthy way, of course.”
“We’re not writing any love ballads to sell records,” affirms Tony. “We’re just doing what we’ve always done since the band started and that’s try to write loud, fast, and ripping hardcorepunkmetal. We hope you walk away with some bloody ears, blown speakers, pissed off parents, black eyes, and a healthy distrust of authority.”
Recorded in Philadelphia with producer Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Code Orange), “Electrified Brain” is a high-voltage non-stop masterclass of neck-snapping thrash that’d be the ideal soundtrack for high-speed car chases and backyard steel cage matches as witnessed on the new track “Grave Dive.”
Taken from their upcoming album “Symbol Of Eternity” German Heavy Metal legends GRAVEDIGGER release their second single + matching music video next week Friday, June 24th, 2022!
Anvil US Tour: 6/8 Wed Pittsburgh, PA @ Crafthouse 6/9 Thu Detroit, MI @ The Magic Bag 6/10 Fri Cincinnati, OH @ Legends Bar & Venue 6/11 Sat Knoxville, TN @ BrickYard Bar and Grill 6/15 Wed Vienna, VA @ Jammin Java 6/17 Fri Virginia Beach, VA @ Vanguard 6/18 Sat Durham, NC @ Pinhook 6/19 Sun Greenville, SC @ The Radio Room 6/22 Wed Memphis, TN @ Growlers 6/23 Thu Oklahoma City, OK @ Whisky Nights 6/24 Fri Fort Worth, TX @ Ridglea 6/25 Sat Austin, TX @ The Lost Well 6/27 Mon El Paso, TX @ Rockhouse 6/28 Tue Tucson, AZ @ The Rock 6/29 Wed Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge 6/30 Thu West Hollywood, CA @ Whisky A Go Go
7/1 Fri Garden Grove, CA @ Garden Amp 7/2 Sat San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick 7/7 Thu Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone 7/8 Fri Fresno, CA @ Fulton 55 7/9 Sat Reno, NV @ Altururo’s 7/10 Sun Ukiah, CA @ The Thirsty Axe 7/13 Wed Seattle, WA @ Substation 7/14 Thu Bellingham, WA @ Shakedown 7/15 Fri Portland, OR @ Dante’s 7/16 Sat Boise, ID @ The Olympic 7/20 Wed Denver, CO @ Herman’s Hideaway 7/22 Fri Wichita, KS @ Barleycorn’s 7/23 Sat Des Moines, IA @ Lefty’s Live Music 7/24 Sun Sioux Falls, SD @ Icon Lounge 7/28 Thu St Paul, MN @ Turf Club 7/29 Fri Madison, WI @ Crucible 7/30 Sat Iowa City, IA @ Wildwood 7/31 Sun Chicago, IL @ Reggies
The self-titled CORPSEGRINDER release is a monstrous and impressive leap for this Death Metal legend. CORPSEGRINDER is jam packed with infectious riffs, entertaining lyrics and more badass grooves than I can count. This is way more like Obituary than Cannibal Corpse; yet CORPSEGRINDER stands alone on its musicianship and overall nod to straight-up Metal.
KillerBeKilled exemplify’s how Metal has evolved up to this point in time; a modern Metal sound that benefits from the brilliance of this supergroup. Max Cavalara shows off clean vocals with his growls, while each song on ReluctantHero I find to be outstanding. GregPuciato is a tremendous force on this album. An amazing Metal albumwhich I already consider as a classic.
BurningWitches carry the torch for Traditional Heavy Metal while adding their own recipe of sound. These ladies bring a hefty dose of speed and melody to their songs, along with some growls and European Metal vibes. TheWitchOfTheNorth settles into this band’s growing and impressive discography perfectly. If you love DORO, you’ll love BurningWitches.
St. Louis Heavy Metal band Torchlight Parade are pleased to announce that they will release their upcoming album “Never Laugh When A Hearse Rolls By” on June 6 2022. The album will be released on both CD and digital formats. The band features guest musician Teddy Andreadis (Guns-n-Roses, Alice Cooper) on keyboards and a guest appearance from Sam Bam Koltun of Faster Pussycat.
The band comments: ““Three fifths of our band is morticians by day. Both our band name and first album definitely made references to our morbid professions, but we thought we would go full tilt into the funeral theme for our second album. It tells the story of a gothic funeral ceremony with classic old school metal. In keeping with this theme, we even brought on board former Guns-n-Roses and Alice Cooper keyboardist Teddy “Zig Zag” Andreadis. We home listeners enjoy the Rock n Soul Ceremony! “
The EP includes 4 new tracks of pure metal attitude! It starts with the massive intro song “Beaten Will Rise” that leads you to the energetic first single “Fight Until You Die”. The rounds harden with high pitch vocals and fastness of the second single “The Abandoned” and eventually the EP ends with the most epic and rugged song released to date, “End of Chapter”.
Guitarist/vocalist Valtteri Saharinen states:“This EP started to form in early 2021 as I came up with the main riff to a song called “The Abandoned”. The riff itself got me inspired for a short album that handles themes such as loneliness, meaning of communality, mental endurance and pushing forward no matter what happens in your life. After the kickstart I decided to make three diverse songs about those headlines but at the same time keep the package focused on my mission. The end result became more than I could imagine, and as a band we are more than excited to finally let you hear this aggressive but controlled mayhem of our best songs due to date! I hope you like it, see you in the SHOW!
Megadeth announce bass player James LoMenzo as a permanent member of the band. LoMenzo was Megadeth’s bass player in the mid-2000s and recently stepped back in as a touring member for The Metal Tour of the Year. LoMenzo now officially rejoins the Megadeth family.
Dave Mustaine adds, “I am thrilled to welcome back James to the Megadeth family. James rejoined the fold as the touring bassist and it’s been a blast having him back, we thought let’s make it permanent.”
James: “I’m so excited to rejoin Megadeth and move forward full steam into the next phase of this iconic band’s history! With Dave, Kiko and Dirk there’s no stopping us! It just feels great to be home again.”
Time To Kill Records is delighted to announce the signing of Texas-based death metallers MARTYRED.
MARTYRED successfully merges a more contemporary sound with the purest old-school death metal influences and spirit. The band is currently putting the finishing touches to their most complex, advanced, and their most furious and heaviest release to date.
Watch for more details on the new album release, new tour updates, and more news on other upcoming MARTYRED activities to be posted shortly.
Formed in 2003, by founding guitarist Mike DeBord, MARTYRED went on hiatus in 2010 and reformed in 2017. The band currently consists of KriegPenny – Vocals, Mike DeBord – Guitars, JasonFrankhouser – Guitars, Stephen Fernandez – Bass, Rene Martinez – Drums. The group is known for their razor grinding guitars mixed with blackened thrash elements and often abstract time signatures, characterized by blast beats, complex riffing, and pit style hook riffs.
Additionally, their reality-based lyrics characterized by war themes and mental trauma that are notable in death metal. Various line-up changes throughout the years have left Mike DeBord as the sole remaining original member, as well as the band’s driving force. To date, MARTYRED has released 3 EPs and a full length album to be released this fall 2022.
Line-up:
KriegPenny – Vocals Mike DeBord – Guitars Jason Frankhouser – Guitars Stephen Fernandez – Bass Rene Martinez – Drums
The Finnish power metal regiment, Remains of Destruction, released their album called “New Dawn” on May 28, 2022. The revolutionary album transports the listener through beautiful melodies, heavy riffs, and epic moods. R.O.D has released a total of five singles from the album that have received good feedback, and the band assures that listeners will not be disappointed with their first full-length album.
“New Dawn” has also had high-level collaborators, such as Topias Kupiainen of Arion, long-time power metal expert Esa Orjatsalo, award-winning game music composer Kohld Haveneson, and Venezuela’s gift to music production, producer Felipe Grüber.
The songs’ themes on the album primarily deal with modern-day themes, and the texts revolve around the war in Ukraine, the pandemic, and the current state of humanity.
Album cover by Nicolás Oliveros
The band’s singer Jesse Yrjölä, who was responsible for the production and recording of the album, says of the new album:
“New Dawn” is an epic journey through a post-apocalyptic fictive alternate reality full of velocity and dangerous situations. The album follows the real world’s ugly situation through a third-person view, likened to a slightly whimsical universe according to our ideology through the eyes of different characters.
The concept of the album and some of the songs was in mind even before the whole band was formed. In the turn of the year, when our lineup was complete, we decided together to book an album-release gig and made a deal that we are going to finish the album by the gig. At that time we had released 3 singles and a total of five songs had been written! We worked our asses off throughout the beginning of the year and we were able to finish an album consisting of nine songs 3 weeks before the release! (Theband’ssingerlaughs). We got a real supergroup of awesome peers who I want to thank a thousand times for their work! Without them, this album would have never seen the light of day.
We hope everyone gets on board with us to spread the message of power metal!
Atlanta crossover neanderthals TURNCOLD, in conspiracy with Asheville black thrash maniacs ALLHELL, are pleased to announce a summer spectacle of heavy metal madness across the circle pits of the east coast. This July – HELLFREEZESOVER.
Their latest eponymous EP is another unapologetic homage to classic thrash and hardcore. No neck is safe from the weekend bangover.
Tour Dates: 7/8 West Columbia, SC – Art Bar 7/9 Chapel Hill, NC – The Cave 7/10 Washington, DC – Pie Shop 7/11 Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie 7/12 Brooklyn, NY – St Vitus 7/13 Cambridge, MA – Middle East 7/14 Richmond, VA – Banditos 7/15 Asheville, NC – Odditorium 7/16 Atlanta, GA – Boggs Social Supply
Atlanta Based TURN COLD: Brett – Guitar Sten- Vocals Matt – Drums Twitch – Bass Matt – Guitar
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