Metallica has dropped another crunching new track from their forthcoming new album Hardwired..To Self-Destruct releasing on November 18th from Blackened Records.. The band premiered the song this morning on The Howard Stern Show and them debuted the video on their website. Continue reading
Hip-Hop/Metal supergroup Prophets Of Rage featuring members of Public Enemy, Cypress Hill, and Rage Against The Machine made their live debut on Tuesday night at the Whiskey A go GO in Hollywood. The band have booked their second show for this Friday at the Hollywood Palladium. Tickets go onsale this morning at 10 AM PST and are $20. Once again all proceeds from the show will be donated to P.A.T.H. (People Assisting The Homeless).
Prophets of Rage, the supergroup including ¾ of Rage Against the Machine and rappers Chuck D (Public Enemy) and B Real (Cypress Hill) will make their live debut tonight at The Whiskey A Go-Go in Los Angeles. The concert will be a charity event with all proceeds from the evening will be donated to P.A.T.H. (People Assisting The Homeless). Tickets are on sale now and expected to sell out quickly:
Tickets are on sale NOW! Only available in person at @TheWhiskyAGoGo box office. pic.twitter.com/IQ3F8SCgW1
— Prophets of Rage (@prophetsofrage) May 31, 2016
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— Prophets of Rage (@prophetsofrage) May 31, 2016
Prophets of Rage Live
Playing Tonight @ 8:30pm
at The Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles, CA.
Tickets available at Whisky A Go Go box office only.
On sale today at 10 AM PT. No line-ups prior to 10AM.
$20 Cash Only.
Doors at 7pm.
Proceeds from the evening will be donated to P.A.T.H.
(People Assisting The Homeless)
Must be present to purchase – only one wristband per customer, non-transferable.
No Parking in Whisky Lot.
Raleigh, North Carolina’s prog metal band Valleys have announced the sudden passing of their singer Mikey Clement following a tragic car accident this past Friday, February the 5th. The band has released a statement:
“Many of you have heard and seen the news that we’ve lost Mikey Clement. Early in the morning of February 5th, Mikey was the victim of a horrific car crash, one that took his life. Today, we lost more than just a bandmate, we lost a brother, a son, a friend, an all-around tremendous human being. Everyone here in Valleys have been by each other’s side, and at the side of the Clement family.
We have seen the outpour of support and love from all of our friends and fans, and we thank you. All of your comments have been extremely touching and have helped us to stay strong in our time of need.
On February 12th, we will have our Experiment One: Asylum CD release party. This show will also be a big tribute show for Mikey. We need all of our fans and friends to come out and show love for not just Valleys but for Mikey. At this show, Valleys will be joined by many of our closest musical friends to part take in guest vocals on stage. We will continue to move forward, that’s what Mikey would want. We will see you on February 12th.
And to Mikey, in death, you will see the light. Keep that flame alive up there buddy. Until we meet again!”
The band has released their new single ‘Choices’ in tribute to Clements at this link or below:
Valleys was to have opened for Fleshgod Apocalypse this week, but they have canceled their appearance. The band is also planning a charity/benefit to support Clements’ family with details to follow soon. They still plan to support the new release with the following dates:
Valley’s upcoming dates:
Feb 12: The Southland Ballroom – Raleigh, NC (Experiment One: Asylum CD Release/ Tribute to Mikey Clement)
Feb 21: Drunk Horse Pub – Fayetteville, NC
Feb 29: Greene Street Club, Greensboro, NC (Born of Osiris, Veil of Maya, After The Burial, Erra, Bad Omens, Valleys)
Valleys Experiment One: Asylum line-up:
Jayson Mitchell– Vocals
Mikey Clement– Vocals
R.J. Riggle– Guitar
Brandon Scurlark– Guitar
Brandon Clement-Bass
Robert Meikle– Drums
Metal Allegiance played their scheduled hollywood show last night and took part in the celebration of Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead’s life, since his funeral was earlier in the day and the public memorial was happening all around them on the Sunset Strip. The band which themselves is made up of stars from other bands like Mark Menghi, Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater), Alex Skolnick of Testament, and David Ellefson of Megadeth; were joined by Corey Taylor of Slipknot, Andreas Kisser of Sepultura, Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer), John Tempesta of The Cult and formally White Zombie, Mark Osgueda of Death Angel, Mikkey Dee of Motorhead, Phil Demmel of Machine Head at The Whiskey A Go – Go. The Whiskey is next door to The Rainbow Bar and Grill, Lemmy’s favorite hangout on the strip. Watch videos below of the assembled all-stars covering Motorhead,
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The 2016 Monster Energy Ride For Dime Dimebash benefit show will be held at Lucky Strike Live in Hollywood, CA on January 22nd. The event, based on the annual Ride for Dime charity events, will feature a tribute to Dimebag Darrell Abbott and the music of Pantera. Members of Pantera, in town for The NAMM Show are expected to perform Pantera classics along side members of Slayer, Alice In Chains, Black Label Society, Machine Head, Hatebreed, Stone Sour, Type O Negative, Danzig, King’s X, Devildriver, Prong, Kyng, Armored Saint and more. Proceeds from the event will go towards Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund.
Rita Haney, Dimebag‘s longtime girlfriend commented:
“I think the thing that embodies this event and entity is unity; bringing everyone together to celebrate the music played and loved by Darrell and to benefit the foundation of a very beloved man, Mr. Ronnie James Dio. Dimebag Darrell was notorious for giving us all so much, in some way, even to this day. So to be able to give back in his name is such an honor. With all of this amazing talent in one place it makes for a damn good celebration! C’mon out and getcha pull!”
Frequent events and tributes pop up at The NAMM show. Over the years since Dimebag’s murder in 2004 there has been much interest by fans in the music of Pantera, including the recent Change.Org petition calling to reunite the band, dubbed The Pantera Project, which has gained over 7,500 signatures in just a few months.