Facedown Records is the latest label to offer a free spring sampler, offering their own 13 track compilation. You can download it for free here (enter code "FACEDOWN"). Here's the tracklisting for the Facedown spring sampler: 1. War Of Ages - "Desire" 2. Onward To Olympas - "Sink Or Swim" 3. A Hope For Home - "The Machine Stops" 4. Wrench ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

The producers of indie movie "Glory Days" invite real rock fans to join them in recreating a classic rock scene from LA's Sunset Strip heyday (circa 1989) on Wednesday, March 24th, at Downtown LA's 740 Club. To entice and incite the most real re-creation of a full house concert at the Palladium, Palace or the Palomino "back in the day," they?re inv... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Seether has issued the following update about a string of U.S. tour dates: "Hey Everyone, Johnny here... How long has it been? Almost a year? That's crazy and far too long for us to go without playing some shows. If you've been a fan of Seether for awhile, you know this band does not take vacations!! We are a touring band and we love being on th... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Even as they move to annihilate the city of Austin at this years SXSW music festival, Antarctic beast-lords Gwar are setting their sights on an event that is destined to go down as one of the most insane experiences in their long and obtuse career: The Crack-a-thon is on! Gwar is staging the first Crack-a-thon April 16th and 17th at the MF Galle... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Baltimore's Misery Index has issued the following update about playing a memorial show for Eternal Ruin bassist Ryan Engle, who passed away on March 14th: "Tonight, Friday March 19th we are playing Krugs in Frederick, this will also be the memorial show for Eternal Ruin's Ryan Engle, RIP brother... Sunday March 21st we are playing the Talking He... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL recently entered Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, AUGUST BURNS RED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL THAT REMAINS, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER) to begin recording their new album for a tentative September release via Nuclear Blast Records.

I will always remember the first time I heard Killswitch Engage. I was fifteen years old watching MTV after school when I saw the music video for “The End of Heartache.” [Our intern is a baby!!! - Ed.] Hearing that combination of melodic singing and big thick riffs just hooked me to the sound. All [...]

Rock Radio conducted an interview with Swedish masters of melancholy KATATONIA at the Hammerfest II festival, which was held March 11-13, 2010 at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, United Kingdom.