Hey everyone! I have been celebrating the Holidays with family and friends, so the blog has been put on the back burner for the few days. However, tomorrow, expect AMR’s end of the year Best Of 008 list which will include the best and the worst of albums over the past year, and detailed explanations [...]
Man, this festival is quickly becoming one of the best festivals on the East Coast along with New England Metalfest and Prog Power in Atlanta. It has just been announced that legendary grindmasters Napalm Death along with Venomous Concept and Misery Index are being added to an already hefty list of hellacious metal. Also, consider [...]
Krisiun will be hitting Canadian provinces extensively throughout the entire months of October and November along with Talamyus and Leng Tch’e.
10/23 L’agitè – Quebec City, QC
10/26 Musik Box – Mont-joli, QC
10/28 Manhattan Tavern – Moncton, NB
10/29 Reflections Cabaret – [...]
Recently, Kreator has released it’s 2009 U.S. tour schedule in which the German thrash legends will be sharing the stage with Exodus, Belphegor, Warbringer and Epicurean. The dates are as follow:
Apr. 07 - Sonar - Baltimore MD
Apr. 08 - Nokia Theatre – New York NY
Apr. 09 - Trocadero - Philadelphia PA
Apr. 10 - Palladium - [...]
The Black Dahlia Murder, Soilent Green and Misery Index will be touring America together in December. Keep in mind this is not a full, multi-month tour, but a one month tour with the following dates billed:
Dec. 01 - Iowa City, IA - Picador
Dec. 02 - Wichita, KS - Oz Café
Dec. 03 - Colorado Springs, CO [...]
Is anyone else bewildered by the rising popularity of Nachtmystium? I mean, they are an average black metal band yet they keep popping up on all of these major tour. I guess there has to be some average black metallish band to satisfy the hordes in this country somehow.
Sep. 16 - Buffalo, The Town Ballroom [...]
Here is the poster for October’s Loud Park taking place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Japan. The line up so far is pretty kick ass, to the point I wish I was Japanese for that weekend. Anyway, if you are an AMR reader and are lucky enough to be in the vicinity [...]
Riding high on a wave of critical acclaim for their new record, The Formation of Damnation, thrash titans Testament are MTV’s 52/52 Artist Of The Week! For the uninitiated, 52/52 is a way for MTV to shower love on its favorite bands, giving one artist each week over 11 hours of on-air promo time filled [...]
Death Angel’s tour for their horrible new offering Killing Season will feature a slew of quality bands including God Forbid, Light This City, Soilent Green, and Arsis. Normally, I would have no problem with such touring companions, but one question is now beckoned to be asked…where’s the thrash? Did the promoter just put together the [...]
