Tons Of Rock delivers two fantastic announcements today! With heroic tributes, backyard boogie, and symphonic metal, this year’s festival dream is coming together at Ekeberg!
Even though the Norwegian legends in Backstreet Girls and Within Temptation belong to two completely different musical worlds — raw, boogie-based hard rock versus symphonic metal — they share some common traits that have made them iconic bands. Both are highly sought after and proudly featured on this year’s Tons of Rock lineup.
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DISTURBED ANNOUNCES 17-DATE THE SICKNESS 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR IN EUROPE AND UK
Multi-platinum rock band Disturbed has announced a 17-date The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour in Europe and UK including shows in Birmingham, Manchester, London and Glasgow. Beginning September 28th in Copenhagen, Denmark at Royal Arena. Megadeth will be a special guest on all dates.
Continue reading DISTURBED ANNOUNCES 17-DATE THE SICKNESS 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR IN EUROPE AND UKCRADLE OF FILTH Unleashes Satanic New Music Video for Latest Single “To Live Deliciously”
GRAMMY Award-nominated extreme metal institution CRADLE OF FILTH recently announced their upcoming 14th studio album, The Screaming Of The Valkyries, out March 21, 2025 via Napalm Records. The band reigns supreme as one of the most revered, formative and notorious names in music – from the depths of the extreme metal underground to the peaks of mainstream pop culture itself, and are responsible for breaking ground for many of today’s top metal artists with their trademark mixture of blackened heaviness, macabre theatricality and scintillating gothic style.
Continue reading CRADLE OF FILTH Unleashes Satanic New Music Video for Latest Single “To Live Deliciously”WORMROT ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘TNT’ – 12 TRACKS FROM THE ORIGINAL LINE-UP LIVE FROM TNT STUDIOS, SINGAPORE
In commemoration of Wormrot’s original line-up reuniting to resume their genius in unleashing exquisite noise together, the band have announced a new album ‘TNT’.
Recorded live from TNT Studios in their homeland Singapore, ‘TNT’ features 12 tracks from across the band’s discography, including songs from their latest album ‘HISS’ and their debut album ‘Abuse’. ‘TNT’ sees Rasyid Juraimi (guitar), Arif Rot (vocals) and Fitri Hamid (drums) rip through an exhilarating live in-studio set, capturing the grindcore concoction that the metal world became enraptured by almost two decades ago.
New Zealand Groove Metal Trio ALIEN WEAPONRY Takes Aim at Social Media on New Single “1000 Friends”
New Zealand modern groove metal trio ALIEN WEAPONRY recently announced their heaviest, most powerful and mature offering to date, Te Rā, out March 28, 2025 via Napalm Records. In the hands of veteran producer/mixer Josh Wilbur (Lamb Of God, Gojira, Megadeth) and featuring a guest vocal appearance from longtime ALIEN WEAPONRY champion Randy Blythe of Lamb Of God, Te Rā’s gnashing blend of groove, nu, math and thrash metal shines with anthemic choruses and refreshed technical skill.
Continue reading New Zealand Groove Metal Trio ALIEN WEAPONRY Takes Aim at Social Media on New Single “1000 Friends”16 NEW BANDS FOR COPENHELL 2025
Today, COPENHELL adds the last two headliners to the 2025 line-up – BILLY IDOL and DIZZY MIZZ LIZZY By Request! They are joined by KREATOR, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, SKUNK ANANSIE, DETHKLOK, BLOOD INCANTATION, THE SANDMEN, VOLA, THE SWORD, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, SLOMOSA, DIRTY HONEY, DEAD POET SOCIETY, THE SOUTHERN RIVER BAND, SARCATOR and SKARNET.
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