With 2024’s event underway and already laying claim as one of the biggest and best Bloodstock’s ever, festival HQ have set the wheels in motion of 2025’s heavy metal juggernaut by announcing not one, not five, but nineteen bands for its hottest summer yet, including all headliners. Bloodstock 2025 will take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 7th-10th August.Continue reading
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INTERVIEW: Keith Holuk of Hyeena Talks About Their New Album “Proxima”
One of the heaviest, grooviest, hookiest, and more casually profound records you don’t want to slip under your radar dropped recently from Massachusetts groove-core/alt metal rockers Hyeena. Guitarist/vocalist Keith Holuk (ex-Ligeia), bassist Mike Verlizzo, and drummer Julian Fernandez have dropped one of the more memorable ragers in Proxima, capable of inspiring fanbases ranging from Bane to Bury Your Dead to more melodic stuff like 36 Crazyfists and Deftones. Each song feels alive with intent, fortitude and from the heart, capture the moment live sounding urgency. “Limelight” needs to be in your ears just as much as this band deserves the limelight right now. Continue reading
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Watch Gojira Play At The Opening Ceremonies of The 2024 Summer Olympics Games
Bayonne, France’s Metal legends Gojira honored their home country by participating in the opening ceremonies for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris! The band played at a castle, and generally was as badass as possible! Continue reading
INTERVIEW: Four Stroke Baron Talk “Data Diamond”
Four Stroke Baron defy convention and boldly go where few bands have gone before with the smirking and cinematic future shock brilliance of Data Diamond. The falsetto and manipulated vocals on “1000 Threads” paired with heavy sci-fi Nu groove makes you feel adrift in space. It is a swan dive into embracing the chaos, mutating and adapting while trying to find yourself. Certain moments feel like the dark guitars of Korn, Once Human, or Gojira suddenly morphed into Massive Attack.
There is so much here for repeated listens and it was cool to get to talk about the new album with the band. Continue reading
Mario Duplantier (Gojira) to Perform on Late Night With Seth Meyers – Band to Tour The US with Korn
Mario Duplantier, has announced that he will be joining Fred Armisen and the 8G Band, sitting behind the drum kit on Late Night With Seth Meyers. The Gojira drummer will appear on the show from June 17-20, airing weeknights at 12:35 AM ET / 11:35 PM CT on NBC. The 8G Band has hosted close to 300 drummers since the program’s inception in 2014. This Fall, Gojira hit the road in the US with nu-metal giants, Korn. Keep reading for more.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Replicant – Infinite Mortality
Okay, I openly confess, I may have dropped the ball. But what do you mean, you ask? Well, there’s a long laundry list of brain farts on my part so I should clarify. Apologies to a couple of ex-girlfriends beforehand as said list includes my lack of communication. That out of the way, I’m shocked that it took this long for Replicant to come to my attention. This Garden State unit has been around for 10 years so you would think that my decades-long travels on the heavy music highway would have warranted a listen or two. But thankfully on Infinite Mortality (Transcending Obscurity Records) I’m correcting the oversight.Continue reading
Korn Books a Headline Tour with Direct Support from Gojira and Spiritbox
Following the announcement and sellout of their milestone 30th anniversary show in Los Angeles, two-time Grammy-award winning band Korn, has announced their 2024 run of shows across North America. The rock cultural icons will embark on the 25-date Live Nation produced tour featuring special guests, Grammy-nominated band Gojira and Canadian heavy metal group Spiritbox, beginning September 12 at MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, FL. The tour will make stops in Toronto, ON; Chicago, IL; Phoenix, AZ; Houston, TX and more before wrapping up in St. Paul, MN at Xcel Energy Center on October 27. Tickets will be available starting with a Citi presale (details below) and artist presale beginning Tuesday, March 26. Additional pre-sales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning Friday, March 29 at 10AM local time at the link below!Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Perpetua – Resurgence
Scotland: a country of rolling hills and glens; forests, moorlands, and mountains. A people surrounded and enriched by a proud cultural history.
Also Scotland: bad weather, heroic levels of alcohol consumption, and a widely held intolerance of English politics and sporting teams. Also, Metal. Continue reading
Korn Sells Out the Their 30th Anniversary Concert with Evanescence, Gojira, Daron Malakian and Scars On Broadway, Spiritbox, and Vended in One Week
It only took a week, but Korn has sold out a soccer stadium Los Angeles. Korn will honor the 30th anniversary of their debut album a special one-off performance at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 5th, 2024. The concert includes special guests Evanescence, Gojira, Daron Malakian and Scars On Broadway, Spiritbox, and Vended. Tickets to the 22,000 seat capacity went on sale Friday, March 8th and tickets were gone today.Continue reading