Well this looks promising! This year's Mayhem festival, the touring hard rock and metal celebration, has got itself quite a massive line up this year. Slipknot and Slayer will be headlining the festival while the side stages will boast bands including Anthrax, Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, Whitechapel, High On Fire and As I Lay Dying. There's also a special artist that will be announced on April 6th and the big rumor is that Motörhead… Read More
Today's RiO!B focuses on the biggest stories in hard rock and heavy metal for the week. I've also incorporated a new co-host, Sirius/XM satellite radio DJ Zeena from the Liquid Metal channel. So grab a fork and dig in for all the latest news on the music that scares kids in Brooklyn. Anthrax releasing album in September Machine… Read More
Don't expect a new album from Slayer to come anytime soon but it's for a good reason. The band is staying out of the recording studio until guitarist Jeff Hanneman finishes fighting off a rather nasty illness. Hanneman is suffering from necrotizing fasciitis which is a flesh eating bacteria that he got from a spider bite. Bassist/singer Tom Araya tells Billboard.com… Read More
Yankee pitcher Mariano Rivera has had Metallica's "Enter Sandman" as his entrance music for as long as anyone can remember. Now, Yankee Stadium will get the chance to hear the song live in September. The Big Four of Thrash -- Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax -- are coming to New York City for a special concert at Yankee Stadium on September 14th. Tickets for the show go on sale starting May 6th at Ticketmaster.com. Metallica fan club members and Yankee Stadium season… Read More
Well, America, our prayers have been answered...kinda. The Big Four of Thrash - Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax - are indeed playing the United States on April 23rd at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Tickets are going on sale Friday, January 28th at 1pm EST via Ticketmaster.com and they're going to go fast because this could very well be one of the biggest shows in the U.S. this year. My one gripe? This… Read More
Oh yeah...it's finally happening. The tour that Europe got in 2010 and will get in 2011 via the Sonisphere festival is finally coming home to the U.S. The Big Four of Thrash - Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax - will announce U.S. dates on Tuesday, January 25th, at their official Facebook page. There's not much else for me to report so for now just keep staring at the image that appeared… Read More
