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This weekend, we reported on the tragic passing of Deftones bassist Chi Cheng, who died at the age of 42 after his heart stopped. Cheng was in a coma for three years stemming from a 2008 car accident, and then still in a vegetative state for the remainder of his life. It was truly a [...]

Heavy MTL is the biggest metal festival to hit Canada. While in previous years, it was accompanied by a Toronto version of the festival, this year, it's all Heavy MTL… happening August 10 and 11 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Canada. The lineup is usually a good indication of which bands will be on tour [...]

YES, Godsmack is still around!

Fozzy has debuted their new track, "Sandpaper" and of all the Fozzy songs I've ever heard, I hate  this one the least. Maybe, possibly, I even like it? The riff has some groove, Jericho's vocals are acceptable and they make good use of a guest appearance from the vocalist of one of the biggest hard [...]

What do you get when you transform a festival ground with a few stages, invite Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind, Papa Roach, Adelitas Way, P.O.D., Deuce, Fozzy, Redlight King, Mindset Evolution, In This Moment, Thousand Foot Krutch & Candlelight Red? Why, you get the 2012 Rockstar Uproar Festival, the more mainstream younger brother of Mayhem Fest. We [...]

Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival is like Mayhem Fest's more mainstream brother, featuring radio-friendly rock bands that some of you might be excited about. For a mainstream tour, this one is pretty stacked featuring Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind and Papa Roach, Adelitas Way on the main stage. The second stages will feature P.O.D., Deuce, Fozzy, Redlight King, [...]

This was a loaded edition of the Metal Injection Livecast. We are joined in the first hour by our good friend Cullen, who works at SiriusXM Faction (ch. 41) and we told stories about our nu-metal days, and Rob getting into an altercation the night before. During the second hour, we were joined by Doc [...]

Podcast: Download

Wow, some Godsmack fans are sorta nuts. Especially one Dubuque, IA resident by the name of Darrell Abbott. He is accuesed of ripping out the tracheotomy tube of another gentleman by the name of Brad Kluesner. No shitting you:

Metal Injection attended the Holmdel, NJ stop of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival and we've posted all of our video coverage from the event. We ask members of Trivium, Machine Head, In Flames, Suicide Silence, All Shall Perish and Red Fang similar questions and then compare the answers, as part of our video series, Ask The Artist. Here are the [...]

Could it be? Look, I'm going to try to be unbiased here, because I know there some Disturbed fans among you junkies. During recent interviews, David Draiman has stated that the band's current run on Mayhem Fest is most likely their last US tour for the immediate future, and more than likely ever. Here is [...]

Today just got a whole lot heavier. MetalSucks is currently streaming in full the new All Shall Perish album, This Is Where It Ends. It's heavy as fuck, so a listen is highly recommended. The album comes out next Tuesday, July 26, via Nuclear Blast. The band is currently on Mayhem Fest with Megadeth, Machine [...]

In what has become a yearly tradition here at Metal Injection, we are once again doing our Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest ticket giveaway. We will be choosing a winner for each stop of the tour, who will receive two general admission tickets to the event. This year's Mayhem Fest is headlined by Disturbed and Godsmack, [...]

I was away from the computer for a few days and all this awesome new music pops up! So, if ever there was a time for an A/V Roundup, now would be the time. Here is the latest on free new music on the interwebs: SIN-atra – New York, New York feat. Devin Townsend by [...]

Rockstar Mayhem Fest has inched it's way to becoming the biggest traveling metal festival of the summer in the United States and this year's lineup proves there is something for everybody. On the main stage, we have Disturbed and Godsmack sharing the headlining position, with MegaDave and Megadeth providing direct support. Machine Head, In Flames [...]

If you're lucky, you've caught their reunion shows. If you're web-savvy, you've seen the badass artwork for their upcoming album. And if you're a metal blogger, you may have heard a two-song sampler from Jupiter, the first new album from Florida tech death pioneers ATHEIST since Elements, which hit stores when Jurassic Park was still [...]