Making my way to Oakland via the BART, I was super excited to return to the Fox Theater for a night of metal. Heading out extra early, not wanting to miss any of the Bands, I met up with my bro and one of our best West Coast correspondence Pags ,I hadn’t seen in a year and a half in person, and I am so glad we got to reconnect and hang before the big night. Picking up our credentials was a breeze, and I’m always appreciative of the fantastic staff at The Fox.Continue reading
Bay Area icons Machine Head have sharpened their sound into its most direct and impactful form with the release of their eleventh album, UNATØNED. The record – which will be released on April 25th via Nuclear Blast Records – is a testament to momentum, an album honed to its sharpest edge, forged on creative discipline and the hunger to push forward. The band has unveiled the energetic second single, “BØNESCRAPER.” The release features a new music video as well as the announcement of the BØNESCRAPER edition LP of UNATØNED (shipping June 17). Watch the video, directed by Mike Sloat – and stream the track now!Continue reading
1990s Bay Area metal legends, Machine Head, unwrapped their latest single, “Unbøund,” just one day ago, with an exclusive premiere on Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal Show. Now, the band have dropped an official music video to accompany the track, directed by Mike Sloat. The song comes from their eleventh album, Unatøned, which is due to be unleashed on April 25, via Nuclear Blast Records. Check out the new video and more below.
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Kicking 2025 off early, Italian metal legends, Lacuna Coil, have just dropped their newest single, “Gravity,” along with a music video. This is the 5th single from their upcoming record, Sleepless Empire, set for release on February 14th via Century Media Records. Catch the new video and more from the band below.
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Machine Head has dropped a new single single and visualizer for “These Scars Won’t Define Us” featuring all four bands on their just announced 2025 tour: In Flames, Lacuna Coil and Unearth. All the band members adding vocals to the anthemic song. Watch the lyric video for These Scars Won’t Define Us’ below:
Bay Area Metal Titans Machine Head announce a Massive North American tour alongside Swedish metal icons In Flames, Italian alt-metallers Lacuna Coil, and American metalcore maestros Unearth. The crushing 5 week jaunt begins in their hometown of Oakland, CA at the legendary Fox Theater, then heads south for a stop at Sick New World Festival, then east, and back across Canada. To coincide with this gargantuan event Machine Head have collaborated on a new song called “These Scars Won’t Define Us” with all four bands on the tour adding vocals for a Wu Tang Clan-level thrash collaboration. The track comes from their upcoming new album (slated for April release TBD), with the new collab track dropping this Friday Nov. 15th at midnight. Check out our recent coverage of the band, and the dates below with the pre-sale codes. Continue reading
Check out our 2024 Mayhem Fest preview for their comeback and a history of the fest with all of its many highs and lows!
The anticipated return of what many consider the most important traveling heavy music festival, Mayhem Festival, presented by Hit Parader and Live Nation, will take place in just under a week on Saturday, October 12 at Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernadino, CA, where it began over 13 years ago. The fest features Bad Omens, Parkway Drive, Architects, Jinjer, August Burns Red, Throwdown, Poppy, Kittie, Suicide Silence, The festival is gearing things up and have revealed set times for the event.
Shadows Fall has announced their openers for their years-closing headline show for “The War Within 20th Anniversary” at The Worcester Palladium! Direct support will come from fellow locals Unearth, E-Town Concrete, Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed with his solo band Jasta, and semi-locals Within the Ruins. The band performed a previous 20th-anniversary show for The War Within in Sayerville, NJ back in March 2024. Shadows Fall will perform the album in full and other songs. As reported by Lambgoat, the band has secured a new label and is slowly making progress on new music. Tickets are available at the link below. The band will also perform at Aftershock with Slipknot, Iron Maiden, and Slayer!
Pour one out for Saint Vitus Bar, The Home of Metal (and more) 2013-2024. We share our feelings on the closing and also:
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