The reign of Black Tyranny has come to an end. Machine Head and Arch Enemy have wrapped up their co-headlining tour with special guests Throwdown and Sanctity — but they didn’t close the curtain without first pulling all the stops.
At the final gig at the Avalon in Los Angeles:
During Throwdown’s set, Machine Head frontman Robb […]

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Gary Cherone coudn’t cut it. Sammy Hagar wore out his welcome, and for the longest time, David Lee Roth and the Van Halen brothers couldn’t even be civil to one another, let alone get on stage together. Then in March, when it looked like they were ready to give it an honest shot with Roth, […]

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Technical metal pioneers Shadows Fall have been added to this year’s Sounds of the Underground Tour. The band will play the final co-headline slot, alternating with already announced bands Chimaira and Every Time I Die and headliners Gwar.
“It is going to be another summer of insanity for the boys in Shadows Fall and we couldn’t […]

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After playing Sounds of the Underground for two years in a row in a mid-afternoon slot, the scumdogs of the universe, GWAR, will return this year to slaughter the masses at the end of the day. That’s right, GWAR will headline the festival.Three other bands will rotate in the co-headline slot: Chimaira, Every Time I […]

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Between volcanic gigs with Lamb of God, Trivium and Gojira, Machine Head somehow found the time to shoot a video for “Aesthetics of Hate” in Virginia.
“We couldn’t have done it without the Lamb of God guys, who helped with everything from finding locations, bringing food, keeping us company and even giving up their soundcheck so […]

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