Tonight, New York Death Metallers MALIGNANCY will be performing live and loud at Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn, New York. Presented by our friends from Wendigo Productions, the event will also feature live performances by: DECEASED, PRIME EVIL, MIDNITE HELLION, SACRIFICIAL BLOOD and THORN CONSTELLATION. Additionally, the event will be hosted by our founder Jö Schüftan! The live action begins at 7:15, so get your asses over there!
If you can't make it, the event will be broadcast live at this link (courtesy of Metal Thunder Radio): http://mixlr.com/metaltradio/me
This past Tuesday, January 8th, Black Veil Brides' NEW album 'Wretched And Divine: The Story Of The Wild Ones', a concept album like none other, was unleashed to the world via Lava Music/Universal Republic Records. Additionally, the band also premiered their first ever full-length music film "Legion of the Black", to support the upcoming effort. If you haven't seen it yet, the bands is hooking you up:
"ATTENTION! 'Legion of the Black' is back for the entire
weekend! If you missed it last Sunday now is your chance to watch it!
Buy now and watch as many times as you want! Join us at 10AM PST on Sat
and Sun for a special Q and A. FYI: If you viewed the movie LAST Sunday,
you WILL NOT need to pay again."
Watch HERE -> http://smarturl.it/legionoftheblack We recently had the chance to listen to the entire record and watch some of the movie at a private listening/viewing party at the New York City headquarters of Universal/Republic Records, in which 20 lucky fans were invited and were surprised by a visit from the bands vocalist Andy Biersack. Watch this EXCLUSIVE interview! Related links: Official Site of Black Veil Brides
As previously announced, two of
Sweden's finest musical exports: Opeth and Katatonia, will be joining
forces again for another North American tour. The pair will be out on
the road together this spring
as part of "North American Heritage Tour 2013". The
"North American Heritage Tour 2013," will conquer over 30 cities this
spring beginning April 18 in Buffalo, N.Y. Get your tickets HERE!
"Turn The Page" brings you (our audience) the most relevant up to date Heavy Music news and tour information in a video format. While we select what we believe is the most important information and produce this video segment on a weekly basis, keep in mind that our main platform (www.HornsUpRocks.com) is the place where you can get the majority of the information you need. Without further due, here is the sixteenth installment of "TURN THE PAGE", this is the 1/11/2013 edition. Filmed at and on the Subway in New York City! Artists mentioned:
- Anthrax - Exodus - Municipal Waste - Holy Grail - High On Fire - The Scorpions - Bleeding Through - Killswitch Engage - Hypocrisy - Hatebreed - The Black Dahlia Murder - Trivium - Stratovarius - This Or The Apocalypse - Impending Doom - Kataklysm - Firewind - Turisas - No Bragging Rights - Uli John Roth - Exhumed - Phobia - Behemoth - Opeth - Katatonia - Suicidal Tendencies - Lacuna Coil - Job For A Cowboy - Shai Hulud
Full details on the news stories and tours mentioned on the video above, can be seen on our archive (located on the left hand side column)
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During the holiday season, TWISTED SISTER's Dee Snider performed two very special Holiday performances that featured showtunes and Christmas songs like you’ve never heard them. Snider headlined the nightclub 54 Below taking on such standards as "Mack the Knife" and "Cabaret." The special events took place on December 20th and 21st. Watch video of this historic perfomances below: As previously reported, Revolver and Guitar World are proud to announce the second annual Rock & Roll Roast comedy series with honoree Dee Snider, lead singer of the legendary 1980s rock band TWISTED SISTER. The exclusive event will take place at The Grove in Anaheim, California on Thursday, January 24, 2013 and will air live on AXS TV at midnight ET / 9 PM PT; a portion of all proceeds will benefit MusiCares, a nonprofit organization of The Recording Academy that provides emergency financial assistance and addiction recovery resources to music people in need. More info HERE!
Late last year, SEVENDUST guitarist Cling Lowery announced that SEVENDUST were might be joining forces with COAL CHAMBER for a massive tour! Well, according to Blabbermouth, COAL CHAMBER and SEVENDUST will be teaming up for a U.S.
co-headlining tour this April. Thus far, only one date has been revealed:
April 4 at the Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
In 2003, the two bands engaged in a well-publicized feud and even SEVENDUST dedicated their single "Enemy" to COAL CHAMBER's very own Dez Farara. Morgan Rose from SEVENDUST told Tacoma, Washington's The News Tribune at the time about the war of words:
"It's been pretty humorous, actually, because, to be honest, [Dez
is] not really someone who's important to society. So it's not like I'm
talking about anyone that many people really know about." He continued:
"COAL CHAMBER was a really popular band. Now they're not a band anymore, and my [then-]wife [bassist Rayna Foss]
was probably the most popular member. The irony of this whole thing was
I didn't want to give him any press. ... It was laid out on a press
release that I kind of got tricked into. I wanted it to be a more
universal song. A lot of people have people they don't like, that treat
people that they care about with no respect. [My wife is] the reason I
was mad at him in the first place. He treated her awful, while she was
pregnant with my daughter inside of her. He was completely stressing her
out and making her upset." Stay tuned for more news about this touring package!
Don't forget that SEVENDUST will set out on
a headlining tour with Lacuna Coil starting February 2, 2013 in
Winston-Salem, NC at Ziggy’s. Tickets are on sale now! Fans should check
their local ticket outlets for purchase info. Tour Dates: 02/02/13 - Winston-Salem, NC @ Ziggy's 02/03/13 - Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligans 02/05/13 - Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club 02/06/13 - Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall 02/07/13 - Portland, ME @ The Asylum 02/08/13 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock 02/09/13 - Lynchburg, VA @ Phase 2 02/10/13 - Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works 02/12/13 - Fayetteville, AR @ George's Majestic Lounge 02/14/13 - Biloxi, MS @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 02/15/13 - Broussard, LA @ The Station 02/16/13 - Beaumont, TX @ Dixie Dance Hall 02/17/13 - Little Rock, AR @ Revolution! Music Room 02/19/13 - Springfield, IL @ Boondocks 02/21/13 - Bloomington, IL @ The Castle Theatre 02/22/13 - South Bend, IN @ Club Fever 02/23/13 - Cedar Falls, IA @ Pepsi Pavilion Related links: Coal Chamber Sevendust
By now you should know, that in the spring of 2013, the headbangers of
North America will welcome the third chapter of the Metal Alliance
Tour! The lineup includes ANTHRAX, EXODUS, MUNICIPAL WASTE, HOLY GRAIL, HIGH ON FIRE
& more to be announced soon. Today (January 11), general admission tickets are available! Don't delay, this festival tour is definitely going to sell out!
This year, ALICE IN CHAINS will release their as-yet-untitled fifth studio album. The album was produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Deftones) and engineered by Paul Figueroa.
Cantrell’s surgery delayed the release of the NEW material. In an interview published in May 2012, Cantrell explained, "The thing that set me back is I had some bone spurs [and] cartilage issues in my shoulders. I had the same issue in the other shoulder about six years ago so I’ve had them both done now. It’s a repetitive motion injury from playing." The bands first single out of their upcoming NEW record is called "Hollow" and is now available via iTunes at this link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hollow-single/id586393217
And right now, you can watch the premiere of the music video for "Hollow":
ASKING ALEXANDRIA have announced that they have completed the production of their third studio album. The bands NEW batch of music was produced by Joey Sturgis (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, EMMURE) and it was recorded at the Foundation Recording Studios in Indiana and NRG in Hollywood. The bands as-yet-untitled album will see the light of day sometime within the next few months via Sumerian Records.
Here is what guitarist Ben Bruce told GuitarWorld.com about the direction of the bands NEW studio album: "There's a lot of heavy riffage on this record, whereas in the past we
relied more on rhythms and breakdowns," he said. "So in that respect
it's very much like old SLIPKNOT. But then the choruses and a lot of the bridges are more Rock-based, which is our MÖTLEY CRÜE side."
Bruce
was quick to add, however: "The album is by no means a regurgitation of
the Eighties. If kids buy this record thinking it's going to sound like
[MÖTLEY CRÜE's 1987 effort] 'Girls, Girls, Girls', it doesn't fucking sound like 'Girls, Girls, Girls'. It sounds like ASKING ALEXANDRIA.
"It's a lot more mature than anything we've done before. It's not so
much about partying and fucking random girls and doing drugs and stuff.
We've actually taken the time to write something that's truly meaningful
to us. The last two records were great, and we loved them, but we were
different people then. We were a lot younger and had less experience.
When you compare the albums, it will definitely show how much we've
grown."
According to a Tweet by Eddie Trunk (see below), ANTHRAX has recruited SHADOWS FALL guitarist Jon Donais to fill in as lead guitarist at the upcoming Metal Alliance tour. It seems like ANTHRAX like "borrowing" SHADOWS FALL's musicians. The bands drummer Jason Bittner (who is celebrating his 43rd birthday today), filled in for Charlie Benante during last years Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival.
"Jon is a bro and he's also a total f**king ripper," said Scott Ian. "I've worked with him twice before on side projects and he tears it up. I'm excited to have him on my right burning up the stage with Anthrax. 13's gonna be a good year."
"I grew up on Anthrax, they're the thrash scene, they're one of The Big Four, I'd be crazy to not want to play with them," said Donais. "Initially, Rob called and told me he was leaving the band, and asked if I'd be interested in filling in. Then Scott called me and everything fell into place. Rob and I are using Skype to work on solos and other guitar parts, so he's being great. I also have to give special thanks to my band - Brian, Matt, Jason and Ed - who have been incredibly supportive and encouraged me to do this."
As previously reported HERE,
after a long and successful run as guitarist for the legendary Thrash
Metal
act Anthrax, Rob Caggiano has decided that it's time to move on and
focus on his other passion: producing records for the time being.
Following news of Caggiano's departure, the remaining members of ANTHRAX
- Charlie Benante, Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Joey Belladonna - were
bombarded with tons of inquiries of aspiring guitarists who wanted to
audition for the band!
Metal Alliance tour (General-admission tickets available now): Mar. 23 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV Mar. 24 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ Mar. 25 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA Mar. 27 - House of Blues - West Hollywood, CA Mar. 28 - Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA Mar. 29 - The Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR Mar. 30 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC Mar. 31 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA Apr. 02 - Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO Apr. 04 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN Apr. 05 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL Apr. 06 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI Apr. 07 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH Apr. 09 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX Apr. 10 - House of Blues - Houston, TX Apr. 12 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL Apr. 13 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC Apr. 14 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD Apr. 16 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH Apr. 18 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA Apr. 20 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY
The recently grammy-nominated Thrash Metal band ANTHRAX, are globally known for recording some badass covers, including Joe Jackson's "Got The Time," that not only was one
of the band's biggest-selling songs, but was the first Metal song to be
played on Mars when NASA used it to wake up the Mars Rover Curiosity. And we can't forget their cover of TRUST's "Antisocial".
ANTHRAX will be releasing their NEW covers EP entitled 'Anthem' on March 18, 2013. The track listing is as follows:
- "Anthem" by Rush - "Jailbreak" by Thin Lizzy - "TNT" by AC/DC - "Big Eyes" by Cheap Trick - "Smokin'" by Boston - "Keep On Runnin'" by Journey
As previously reported HERE,
after a long and successful run as guitarist for the legendary Thrash
Metal
act Anthrax, Rob Caggiano has decided that it's time to move on and
focus on his other passion: producing records for the time being.
Following news of Caggiano's departure, the remaining members of ANTHRAX
- Charlie Benante, Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Joey Belladonna - were
bombarded with tons of inquiries of aspiring guitarists who wanted to
audition for the band! The response was so overwhelming, that the band had to post the following message on their Facebook page:
"We love you all, and are confident you shred like Yngwie
Malmsteen after a case of Red Bull, but to answer all 57,000 messages at
once, WE ARE NOT DOING AUDITIONS for lead guitarist. \m/" "Rob has been an integral part of Anthrax for so many
years, as our lead guitarist, in a production capacity, but most of all,
as our close friend", commented the band in a collective statement. "His contributions to the band have been
enormous. While we are sad that he is leaving, we wish him nothing but
great success going forward, and hope to share the stage with him again
sometime down the road.
"With the Metal Alliance Tour on the
horizon, we have been considering several lead guitarist options, and
will be making an announcement on that shortly."
As previously announced, in the spring of 2013, the
headbangers of North America will welcome the third chapter of the
Metal Alliance Tour. The event will be headlined by ANTHRAX who will be performing 'Among The Living' in its entirety. The lineup thus far includes: - ANTHRAX - EXODUS - MUNICIPAL WASTE - HOLY GRAIL - HIGH ON FIRE The dates are as follows (General-admission tickets are available now): Mar. 23 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV Mar. 24 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ Mar. 25 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA Mar. 27 - House of Blues - West Hollywood, CA Mar. 28 - Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA Mar. 29 - The Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR Mar. 30 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC Mar. 31 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA Apr. 02 - Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO Apr. 04 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN Apr. 05 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL Apr. 06 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI Apr. 07 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH Apr. 09 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX Apr. 10 - House of Blues - Houston, TX Apr. 12 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL Apr. 13 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC Apr. 14 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD Apr. 16 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH Apr. 18 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA Apr. 20 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY Related links: ANTHRAX's Official Site
As previously reported, 'The Living Infinite', the ninth studio album and first dual-disc release by Swedish melodic Metal maestros SOILWORK, will be unleashed on February 27th in Asia (via license to Marquee Records), in Europe on March 1st, and in North America on March 5th (via Nuclear Blast Records).
The bands drummer Dirk Verbeuren has posted the following track-by-track commentary about 'The Living Infinite' (Via Blabbermouth.net). CD 1 of 'The Living Infinite':
01. Entering Aeons
Dirk: "This eerie, crawling instrumental sets the tone for chapter II of 'The Living Infinite'."
02. Long Live The Misanthrope
Dirk: "An up-tempo thrasher with killer riffs, epic solos and a catchy chorus: in short, 100% pure SOILWORK!"
03. Drowning With Silence
Dirk: "Crushing yet melodic, this track perfectly embodies the album's introspective atmosphere."
04. Antidotes In Passing
Dirk: "Melancholy abounds in this atmospheric piece."
05. Leech
Dirk: "At 260 bpm, the fastest song on the album and chock-full of Sylvain's signature riffing."
06. The Living Infinite II
Dirk: "Another catchy, heavy track with a timeless chorus."
08. Rise Above The Sentiment
Dirk: "A soaring chorus atop a roller coaster of heavy riffs."
09. Parasite Blues
Dirk: "Pounding grooves, thunderous guitars and epic melodies: this is blues the SOILWORK way!"
10. Owls Predict, Oracles Stand Guard
Dirk: "A magnificent Sven-penned closer, dark and truly unique, with lyrics by Ola."
CD 2 of "The Living Infinite":
01. Spectrum Of Eternity
Strid: "A fast and thrashy, yet melodic opener bringing you straight to the 'core of existence."
02. Memories Confined
Strid: "An epic song with Sven's signature."
03. This Momentary Bliss
Strid: "Reminding you of 'A Predator's Portrait' days. Super-catchy and groovy chorus."
04. Tongue
Strid: "A fast song with a great melancholic feeling."
05. The Living Infinite I
Strid: "A heavy driven mid-tempo song with a timeless melody."
06. Let The First Wave Rise
Strid: "If you mix SOILWORK with POSSESSED, this is what you get."
07. Vesta
Strid: "A very heavy and atmospheric song with an elaborate acoustic intro."
08. Realm Of The Wasted
Strid: "Insane guitar work with the most intricate chorus on the album."
09. The Windswept Mercy
Strid: "A melancholic but hopeful song featuring Justin Sullivan."
10. Whispers And Lights
Strid: "The epic ending track of the first album on which we just invented 'Levitating Metal.'" Recently, the band has unleashed a NEW song called "Spectrum Of Eternity"! Check it out here: Don't forget that SOILWORK’s world tour launches with a 55-show headlining trek through the U.S. and Canada this March. Support comes from Jeff Loomis, Blackguard, The Browning, and Wretched.
North American headlining tour dates for SOILWORK are:
03/12/13: Empire – West Springfield, VA
03/13/13: The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
03/14/13: Bogie’s – Albany, NY
03/15/13: The Gramercy Theater – New York, NY
03/16/13: Webster Theater – Hartford, CT
03/17/13: Petit Campus – Montreal, QC – CANADA
03/18/13: Union Commerciale – Quebec City, QC – CANADA
03/19/13: Mavericks – Ottawa, ON – CANADA
03/20/13: The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA
03/21/13: Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA
03/22/13: Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
03/23/13: Blondie’s – Detroit, MI
03/24/13: The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
03/25/13: Mojoes – Joliet, IL
03/26/13: Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
03/27/13: Station 4 – St. Paul, MN
03/28/13: Park Theatre – Winnipeg, MB – CANADA
03/29/13: The Exchange – Regina, SK – CANADA
03/30/13: The Distillery – Calgary, AB – CANADA
03/31/13: Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB – CANADA
04/01/13: The Generator – Prince George, B.C. – CANADA
THE Motörheadphones have arrived! The loudest band in the world, unveiled their NEW "cans" this past Tuesday (January 8) at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV. The bands god, Lemmy Kilmister, was present at a press conference (watch it below). Here is the official description of the Motörheadphones written by the band: "We all love the deep, low, warm feeling of that body-shuddering sound called 'bass'. It rumbles through your chest like a juggernaut, feeling like it's coming from within instead of a speaker off in the distance. Unfortunately most headphone makers (in a desperate hunt to achieve that warm low end) end up sacrificing the presence and dynamics in the mid and high end areas of the sound spectrum. The result is no warm low end body-shuddering bass experience. "And you lose the guitar sound, because in this misguided attempt to achieve the warm low end, the low/mid range is also lost. A double negative really. One which we weren't prepared to engage in. "When we at Motörheadphönes developed our headphones, we immediately went to the very top of the professional headphone range as a bench mark. Why wouldn't we? We want to make the best, so we refer to the best of the best. "Another thing we realized, was that most of the music we listen to today, is guitar-based rock and pop. There was nothing which allowed for the heavy rock experience, nothing which could accommodate the crushing power of loud rock'n'roll. "Obviously somebody needed to do something, and that somebody was the iconic Motörhead, the genuine road warriors for the last three decades. This is why we can now, after hard work and collaboration, proudly present Motörheadphönes, by rockers for rockers." As previously reported, MOTÖRHEAD have announced that they will be
entering the studio this January with longtime producer Cameron Webb to
begin recording their next studio album for a mid-2013 release. "We'll
go into the rehearsal room about a month before the album and just bang
stuff out," MOTÖRHEAD mainman Lemmy Kilmister tells Billboard.com.
Every single Thursday we will be bringing you a "Throwback Thursday" video featuring your favorite Heavy Music artists. Today, we are presenting to you a legendary live concert starring the almighty SLAYER!!! On July 3, 2011, SLAYER paid a visit to Gothenburg (the capital of Swedish Metal) as part of the "Big Four" concert that also featured METALLICA, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX. For many bands, Sweden is one of the best markets to perform at thanks to the legions of fans who show up with the mission of destroying everything! Charged with eleven songs and plenty of thunder, SLAYER performed a poutpurri of songs from the bands legendary musical catalog. Watch the video below to see how thousands of fans lost their minds to the evil sounds of SLAYER! Live at the Big Four, Gothenburg, Sweden: July 3, 2011. SETLIST:
1) Disciple
2) War Ensemble
3) Postmortem
4) Hate Worldwide
5) Mandatory Suicide
6) Chemical Warfare
7) Snuff
Encore:
8) South of Heaven
9) Raining Blood
10) Black Magic
11) Angel of Death Personnel: - Tom Araya (vocals, bass) - Kerry King & Gary Holt (guitars) - Dave Lombardo (drums)
As previously announced, SLAYER have two songs recorded for their next
batch of NEW music. Kerry King recently announced that they have two
more songs in the grill, that are missing vocals and leads. During a
recent interview with Artisan News, King spoke about the NEW album and
whither or not Jeff Hanneman's spider bite injury will delay the production of the record. Photo credit: Zulie AlvarezRelated links: Official site of SLAYER
Californian Metal band Holy Grail, will be releasing their NEW studio album 'Ride the Void'on January 22 via Nuclear Blast Records. This is what Decibel magazine had to say about the bands second studio album: "You'd have to go back 20 years to find a Metal record that achieves this level of instant infectiousness."
'Ride The Void' is available for pre-order at RidetheVoid.com.The record is full of with top notch guitar duels, massive choruses and super crisp vocals by James Luna.
Don't forget that HOLY GRAIL will be on board 70,000 Tons of Metal staring on January 28th! And the band will also be part of the Metal Alliance tour. Details below.
Here is the lyric video for "Ride The Void", courtesy of Noisecreep:
Metal Alliance Tour (General-admission tickets will go on sale on January 11): Mar. 23 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV Mar. 24 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ Mar. 25 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA Mar. 27 - House of Blues - West Hollywood, CA Mar. 28 - Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA Mar. 29 - The Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR Mar. 30 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC Mar. 31 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA Apr. 02 - Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO Apr. 04 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN Apr. 05 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL Apr. 06 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI Apr. 07 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH Apr. 09 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX Apr. 10 - House of Blues - Houston, TX Apr. 12 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL Apr. 13 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC Apr. 14 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD Apr. 16 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH Apr. 18 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA Apr. 20 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY Related links: Holy Grail's official site Holy Grail on Facebook
Finnish Power Metal legends STRATOVARIUS, will be unleashing a brand NEW studio offering entitled 'Nemesis'. The bands 15th studio album was produced and mixed by guitarist Matias Kupiainen and mastered by Mika Jussila (Finnvox Studios).
The 11-track 'Nemesis' will be released in North America via Armoury Records on February 26, 2013. Says Kotipelto of the record: “It has a darker more modern sound. We, as a band, have gone through a lot and have matured as songwriters. Making the album this time was easier because we gave it as much time as it needed. We have worked our asses off to make this and we hope the fans will like it.”
In celebration of the bands upcoming effort, members of the band will be present at a public listening party at Idle Hands Bar in New York City. The event will take place on the evening of January 21, and both Timo Kotipelto (singer) and Jens Johansson (keyboardist) will be present!
As previously reported HERE, after a long and successful run as guitarist for the legendary Thrash Metal
act Anthrax, Rob Caggiano has decided that it's time to move on and
focus on his other passion: producing records for the time being.
Following news of Caggiano's departure, the remaining members of ANTHRAX - Charlie Benante, Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Joey Belladonna - were bombarded with tons of inquiries of aspiring guitarists who wanted to audition for the band!
The response was so overwhelming, that the band had to post the following message on their Facebook page:
"We love you all, and are confident you shred like Yngwie
Malmsteen after a case of Red Bull, but to answer all 57,000 messages at
once, WE ARE NOT DOING AUDITIONS for lead guitarist. \m/"
"Rob has been an integral part of Anthrax for so many
years, as our lead guitarist, in a production capacity, but most of all,
as our close friend", commented the band in a collective statement. "His contributions to the band have been
enormous. While we are sad that he is leaving, we wish him nothing but
great success going forward, and hope to share the stage with him again
sometime down the road.
"With the Metal Alliance Tour on the
horizon, we have been considering several lead guitarist options, and
will be making an announcement on that shortly." As previously announced, in the spring of 2013, the
headbangers of North America will welcome the third chapter of the
Metal Alliance Tour.The event will be headlined byANTHRAX who will be performing 'Among The Living' in its entirety. The lineup thus far includes: - ANTHRAX - EXODUS - MUNICIPAL WASTE - HOLY GRAIL - HIGH ON FIRE The dates are as follows (General-admission tickets will go on sale on January 11): Mar. 23 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV Mar. 24 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ Mar. 25 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA Mar. 27 - House of Blues - West Hollywood, CA Mar. 28 - Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA Mar. 29 - The Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR Mar. 30 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC Mar. 31 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA Apr. 02 - Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO Apr. 04 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN Apr. 05 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL Apr. 06 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI Apr. 07 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH Apr. 09 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX Apr. 10 - House of Blues - Houston, TX Apr. 12 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL Apr. 13 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC Apr. 14 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD Apr. 16 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH Apr. 18 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA Apr. 20 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY Related links: ANTHRAX's Official Site
