Slayer Book a New East Coast US Show with Knocked Loose, Suicidal Tendencies, Power Trip, Cavalera and Exodus


Slayer have confirmed a new, one-night-only, headline concert. It is set for Saturday, September 20 at the 30,000-seat Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA. The band’s only east coast date this year, it opens doors at 3PM ET, with the live show kicking off at 4PM ET. Find out more below.
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Louder Than Life 2025 Announces Music Set Times and 2025 Mobile App, ft. Slayer, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Avenged Sevenfold, Sleep Token, Breaking Benjamin, Deftones, Bad Omens, A Perfect Circle, Bring Me The Horizon, and More


 

In just a month, Louder Than Life will stage one of the biggest and LOUDEST festivals in North America all year — and the largest in the history of producer Danny Wimmer Presents! With more than 175 bands, 7 stages, and a newly expanded and enhanced festival site, the 11th edition of Louder Than Life – held September 18, 19, 20 & 21 at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY – will be like nothing music fans have experienced yet. To help everyone plan ahead, DWP has now released the music performance set times and a new mobile app so attendees can create their dream weekend and make sure not to miss a moment of the action. In addition to the previously announced return of metal legends Slayer, the four-day destination event will also feature Rob Zombie in a global exclusive performance of Astro-Creep: 2000 in honor of the album’s 25th anniversary, plus Marilyn Manson on Thursday; Avenged Sevenfold, Sleep Token and Breaking Benjamin on Friday; Deftones, Bad Omens and A Perfect Circle on Saturday; and Bring Me The Horizon, $uicideboy$, and Evanescence on Sunday.Continue reading


Super7 Toys Releases a Dimebag Darrell of Pantera ReAction Figure for The First Time Ever


Super7 Toys continues dropping figures of Iconic Rock, Metal, Punk, and Hip-Hop releases with a first-time Pantera figure: the late, great, Dimebag Darrell Abbott! Pre-orders are live at the link below. Other reaction figures in their vast lineup include Ozzy Osbourne, Cliff Burton of Metallica, Johnny Cash, Misfits, Alice Cooper, several versions of Papa Emeritus and Nameless Ghouls, an array of Iron Maiden figures, Slayer, Agnostic Front, Anthrax, Beastie Boys, Venom, Circle Jerks, Peter Steele of Type O Negative, Lemmy of Motorhead, Gorilla Biscuits, King Diamond, Megadeth, Rancid, Judas Priest, Napalm Death, The Sex Pistols, Discharge, Alice Cooper, Run DMC, Doctor Teeth and The Electric Mayhem, Paul Baloff of Exodus, Jimi Hendrix, MF Doom, Blondie, Ramones, My Chemical Romance and many more! Order right now since these usually sell out.Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: Nefarious – Addicted to Power


 

I spent entirely too long trying to sub-genrefy NefariousAddicted to Power (Relentless Metal Records). Among the eight tracks on this non-stop aural assault, Thrash, Power, and OG NWOBHM/Warlock/Accept-era influences share a sonic landscape littered with anger, cynicism, and Lovecraft. Before we go any further, let me say I enjoyed this album thoroughly and recommend it highly. You may question that at times if you keep reading.Continue reading


Black Sabbath and Ozzy’s Farewell Concert Back to the Beginning Filmed for a Theatrical Release in 2026


View our Back To The Beginning full recap here and below.

Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s epic farewell tribute concert Back To The Beginning, was professionally filmed July 5th at Villa Park in Birmingham, UK, will hit theaters in early 2026. The sold-out spectacle featured tribute sets from Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Gojira, Alice In Chains, Lamb of God, Halestorm, Anthrax, Rival Sons, and Mastodon, all honoring the legacy of Ozzy and Sabbath. Livestreamed by millions, the show pulled in over $190 million for Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, and Acorn Children’s Hospice. According to a report from Billboard, it is the highest-grossing charity concert of all time, exceeding Live Aid, Farm Aid, Fire Aid and more.Continue reading


Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne “Back To The Beginning” Roundtable Review


We got the band back together to review and debate “Back To The Beginning” – the final show ever for Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne!” Was it the show of the century? Did it live up to the hype? Who was great? Who was awful?Continue reading


Black Sabbath’s Final Show – “Back to the Beginning” is A Celebration of Metal’s Founding Fathers


It’s a moment 50 years in the making. Today, July 5th, Black Sabbath is taking their final bow on the very soil where it all began. Villa Park in Birmingham, UK with a jaw-dropping, once-in-a-lifetime event: Back to the Beginning.Continue reading


PREVIEW: Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne “Back The Beginning” Concert ft. Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Tool, Lamb of God, Gojira, Halestorm, Mastodon


We are on the eve of the Metal music event of the year, and maybe the decade if they pull it off right! “Back The Beginning” will mark the farewell concert for both Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne, as well as an additional once-in-a-lifetime assortment of bands with Metallica, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Lamb of God, Gojira, Halestorm, Anthrax, Mastodon, Rival Sons, and many more guests. This has never been attempted before, and the event is also for charity. The musical director for the show is Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine. The event is sold out but, you can livestream it at the link below. Check out our preview!     

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ALBUM REVIEW: Deadguy – Near-Death Travel Services


New Jersey’s Deadguy formed in 1994 and existed for a mere three years before their 1997 split. During their original run they put out the White Meat and Work Ethic seven inches, 1996’s highly influential debut full-length Fixation on a Co-Worker, the Screamin’ with the Deadguy Quintet EP, and the posthumous I Know Your Tragedy (Live at CBGBs) set. 

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ALBUM REVIEW: Sodom – The Arsonist


Seventeen albums in and German thrash legends Sodom are still out there throwing riffs like hand grenades, and singing about war while worshipping at the feet of Motörhead. Of course, after forty-plus years in the business, this is a very different band to who started out in 1982, and not just in terms of personnel. The raw, youthful enthusiasm of their early years has long since been replaced with maturity and experience.Continue reading