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ANTHRAX vocalist Joey Belladonna is dusting off his leather pants and hitting Florida for a four-night bender with his Ronnie James Dio tribute act. The lineup? A squad of shredders: Mike Rivera on guitar, Rob Stokes on bass, and Jim McCourt smashing drums. They’ll be belting out classics from DIO, […]

Let’s be real: SQUID PISSER sounds like someone threw a noise complaint into a blender. But hey, they’ve somehow craved a slice of the musical pie by being gloriously, unapologetically *them*. Their “avant-garde” sound? Let’s call it “controlled audio assault.” And guess what? It’s WORKING. Their U.S. tour announcement just […]

GRUESOME just announced summer East Coast Tour to support their new album Silent Echoes. The band will be accompanied by DESOLUS on select dates (8/21-8/28). “We’re psyched as hell to get out and bring Silent Echoes to life on stage. It’s been a long time coming! We’ll see you soon […]

So the platinum-selling, billion-streams-on-shuffle rock circus known as BEARTOOTH – shoutout to Caleb Shomo (yells), Zach Huston and Will Deely (guitar heroes), Oshie Bichar (bass wizard), and Connor Denis (drum goblin) – just pulled off their first hometown arena gig at Columbus’ Schottenstein Center on January 18, 2025. Spoiler: they […]

Boston’s Haywire have announced the “Shirts vs Skins” US tour (clever name) that has a whopping 71 dates (!!) going down from May through August. It kicks off with their opening slot on the previously-announced Pain of Truth/Sunami tour, followed by so many other dates all across the United States. As previously mentioned, […]

Notable deathcore band Elysia are back with their first shows in 17 years, taking place this August/September in California. The band will be joining Arsonists Get All The Girls, Moria, Knights of the Abyss, and more on September 26th at a Vets Hall, and will be playing two additional dates, […]

Richmond, VA’s two-piece sludge ‘n’ roll misanthropes, Thunderchief – featuring Alabama Thunderpussy guitarist Erik Larson, who plays drums in this band, alongside vocalist / guitarist Rik Surly – are heading out for a two-part tour this summer and fall, with headlining dates covering 35 cities throughout the Northeast, Midwest & […]

Foreigner have announced a December 2025 US tour featuring original singer Lou Gramm. The outing kicks off December 3rd and 4th in Port Chester, New York, with the eight-show run wrapping up on the 13th in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Gramm will be performing select songs alongside Foreigner’s new full-time singer Luis […]

BARONESS just wrapped a sold-out tour where they played their iconic “Red Album” and “Blue Record” – start to finish, no skips! Now they’re heading west because, apparently, the left coast needs some love too. Prepare for decibel-induced euphoria. “West Coast, we’re bringing the ‘Red & Blue Tour’ your way […]

Looks like those Texan riff-wranglers THE SWORD just couldn’t stay retired – they’re stretching their “Warp Riders 15th Anniversary Tour” across even more states. Pro tip: this might be your last shot to hear them play that cosmic 2010 album front-to-back without inventing a time machine. “This is probably the […]