Legendary Neurosis and SLEEP drummer Jason Roeder has completed the auction of his treasured drumset on ebay, of which the proceeds will go to the Sonoma County North Bay Fire Relief Fund to help victims of the October wildfires that devastated California. More information about the relief efforts can be found here .Continue reading
Last night Metallica took a break from their current European tour to support a cause close to home. Continue reading
Nick Cave, by Alwin Kuchler
Australian music legend Nick Cave has thrown his support behind the campaign to raise Suicide Awareness for the Warlpiri community of Lajamanu in the Australian Tanami Desert, who are crowdfunding an indigenous suicide prevention app. Continue reading
Finland’s Tuska open-air metal festival is celebrating their twentieth anniversary in a very cool way. Continue reading
Nicole Anne Francis and Tobias Sinclair of The Criminal World, Soft Kill and Cercle Social Records had huge surprise when their new son Domenick was born very premature while the parents to be were on the road in Chicago. Now the music community they helped build has rallied around the pair and Baby Dom to help with medical and living costs while they all recuperate. See the details below and learn how you can help!Continue reading
While you may be aware of Lamb of God’s status of one of the leaders of American metal for over fifteen years, you may not know how passionate the members of the band are about their fellow people. Perhaps that doesn’t matter to you, and you only like your music without the entanglement of human affairs included with your “bree bree bree” death vocals. Maybe music is your ultimate escape from the coils of life and you’d rather not think about the hard stuff.Continue reading
Lamb Of God will be releasing The Duke EP on November 18th via Epic, and as we learned a few weeks ago, the EP was inspired by the plight of a fan who recently lost his battle against leukemia. The band is now doing everything they can to raise awareness and support for those battling this cancer, and they’ve just launched their highly anticipated Propeller campaign. Continue reading