Category Archives: Hard Rock/Metal

Metal Bands Once Again Not Chosen For The Super Bowl Halftime Show

Super Bowl LVII will be held on February 12, 2023 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ and, like every other Super Bowl that has come before it, won’t feature any heavy acts for the halftime show. Instead, this year’s halftime show will feature Rihanna with Apple Music as its sponsor. So I guess there’s […]

DAVID LEE ROTH Streams Two Re-Recorded VAN HALEN Classics

David Lee Roth is now streaming two re-recorded Van Halen classics, “Dance The Night Away” and “Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love.” These are now the second and third Van Halen classics has covered after publishing his version of “Panama” a few weeks ago. You can check out all three below. Prior to releasing the reworks of […]

HE IS LEGEND’s New Songs Have Some Chunky, Aggressive MESHUGGAH Riffs

He Is Legend is now streaming their two new singles “Lifeless Lemonade” and “The Prowler” from their upcoming record Endless Hallway. He Is Legend shreds pretty hard on “The Prowler” after bringing some initially chunky riffage, but “Lifeless Lemonade” just goes full on Meshuggah throughout the whole intro and it kicks all kinds of ass. […]

Album Review: STRATOVARIUS Survive

A little more than seven years after Eternal, the legendary Finnish power metal band Stratovarius are back with Survive. The current lineup has now been together for a decade. No original members remain, with vocalist Timo Kotipelto (1994) and keyboardist Jens Johansson (1995) the longest tenured members. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Survive is an […]

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, VOLUMES & EVE 6 Members Covering ’90s Dance Music Is A Blast

Two Minutes To Late Night is back with the second volume of their ’90s EDM gone metal covers series, and it’s way too much fun. The compilation features Myrone (Myrone, Firstborne), Alan Cassidy (The Black Dahlia Murder), Nili Brosh (Dethklok, Danny Elfman), Izzy Fontaine (Seal, Glassjaw), Alexis Krauss (Sleigh Bells), Carina Zachary (Husbandry, Monsters on […]

WITHIN TEMPTATION Teams Up With IRON MAIDEN For New Mobile Game Expansion

Within Temptation is the latest band to team up with Iron Maiden for an expansion of the Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast mobile game. The collaboration is called The Purge and follows a story inspired by Within Temptation‘s 2020 single of the same name. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. “This exciting collaboration has culminated […]

THE CALLOUS DAOBOYS Announces Southeast U.S. Shows

If you’re a fan of The Callous Daoboys and you’re in the Southeast U.S. then we’ve got some great news! The Callous Daoboys will hit the road this October for a handful of shows in mostly Florida with two additional ones in North Carolina and Georgia. Get the dates below. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. […]

JOHN PETRUCCI Streams Animated Video For “Temple Of Circadia”

Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci is now streaming an animated video for his solo song “Temple Of Circadia.” The video comes a few weeks prior to Petrucci kicking off his first-ever solo tour where he’ll be playing material from his (only) two solo albums, Terminal Velocity from 2020 and Suspended Animation and 2005. Essentially the tour is going to […]