Metal Injection

It's official. After rumors of such spreading last week, we can confirm that Trespass America is this summer's new big attraction. Presented by Metal Hammer magazine, the trek will feature Five Finger Death Punch, Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Emmure, God Forbid, Pop Evil and Battlecross. The package will be in direct competition with Rockstar Mayhem Fest [...]

Dream Theater are bringing their prog nerdgasm on the road yet again for the second leg of their tour supporting their most recent release, A Dramatic Turn Of Events. The band will be taking out the Crimson Projekct, which is basically former members of King Crimson playing classic Crimson tunes. Sounds like a fun tour. [...]

One of the most fun acts in existance to see live is the mighty Primus. Especially with the aid of any sort of hallucinogen, or just a ton of weed. Some of my favorite concert experiences have been watching these guys shred. If you never got into this band, pick up Frizzle Fry, Sailing the Seven [...]

Trivium are a non-stop touring machine. Having just performed at SXSW, and just being announced for the Revolver Golden Gods wasn't enough for these guys. They have routed a ton of touring in May with some help from Five Finger Death Punch and In This Moment. So, uh, yeah. Enjoy that! Here are the dates:

Talk about an odd couple… Rob Zombie and Megadeth are going to be touring together this spring. Zombie will be closing out all the shows and will promise to bring his whacky stage show with him. Mustaine promises to rant further about his political views, further alienating his fanbase. Ok, I made that last sentence [...]

Iron Maiden is coming back to North America!! Bruce, Steve, Dave, Adrian, Nicko and Janick will be heading over and playing a ton of old shit. The band promises to play "about two thirds of the original track list of Maiden England”, according to Bruce Dickinson, who added the band will play "other favourites we [...]

After a millions years of waiting,Van Halen have released their first single with David Lee Roth on vocals since he left the band at some point during the Ice Age. A lot of people were looking forward to this moment, and here it is. Ta – too. Ta – too. That's all you get for [...]

The Anthrax, Testament, Death Angel tour package is working out so well for all three bands that they've decided to add a second leg to the tour. So far, seven dates have been announced, with enough gaps in between that will eventually be filled out for a proper US run. Here are the dates that [...]

Children of Bodom are celebrating their fifteenth anniversary this year. Damn! I feel old. The band will celebrate by hitting the road for a North American tour with some heavy hitters providing support, Eluveitie, Revocation and Threat Signal. That's quite the unique bill of bands. The party kicks off on January 30th in Rochester, NY [...]

The band was at Rock in Rio this weekend, and dude's been eating too many french fries. I can joke about this because I am on a low-carb diet. Watch their full performance and get GNR US Tour Dates after the jump…

Well, this is a great tour if you're a fan of any of these bands. While I'm not exactly going to be at the front of the line for this one, I can see how fans of Five Finger Death Punch, Hatebreed and All That Remains cross over, so it should be a good time [...]

Dream Theater is heading out on the road to promote the release of A Dramatic Turn Of Events, their first album with new drummer Mike Mangini. The band will be taking labelmates Trivium along for the ride, in what I'm sure will be a very exciting tour for the Florida metal band. So far, a [...]

Uproar Festival is like the softer cousin of Mayhem Festival, featuring hard rock acts such as Avenged Sevenfold, Three Days Grace, Bullet For My Valentine, Seether, & Escape The Fate on the main stage, with Sevendust, Black Tide, The Art Of Dying & The Black Cloud Collective on the second stage. The party kicks off [...]

"Evinta. A project almost 15 years in the making. An idea that has sat smoldering and never really had a reason to burn alive until now. 9 albums worth of darkness recreated anew to mark 20 years of MDB. Music arranged to the soundscapes of sorrows past. Finally the 20th anniversary allows us to release [...]

Following in the footsteps of Black Label Society’s Zakk Wylde, prolific Grammy-Award-winning metallers Judas Priest appeared on American Idol last night. The band showcased their new guitarist and fellow Brit Richie Faulkner as they accompanied finalist James Durbin on the Idol stage performing ‘Breaking the Law’ and ‘Living After Midnight’ from their classic 1980 album [...]