Heavy Metal

On January 25, 2024, METAL ALLEGIANCE reassembled at the House Of Blues Anaheim for the band's 10th-anniversary celebration (which also coincided with the return of the winter NAMM show). The night was sponsored by Dean Guitars, ddrum and Heavys Headphones, with opening acts being DIETH, HELD HOSTAGE and QUOR. Since METAL ALLEGIANCE's inception in 2014, the band is comprised of the core four members of: Mark Menghi on bass, Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT) on guitar, David Ellefson (MEGADETH) on bass, and Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER) on drums. https://youtu.be/rszQh204Oz4

RON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain and his BAD COMPANY tribute band DODGY ENTERPRISE performed at a benefit concert for nonprofit HomeSafe at its annual Classic Rock & Roll Party on January 27 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The party brought together familiar faces from rock royalty to raise funds to support victims of child abuse and domestic violence throughout South Florida, including a jam session with original BAD COMPANY drummer Simon Kirke, ANTHRAX lead singer Joey Belladonna, former TWISTED SISTER drummer Joe Franco and […]

Video of DISTURBED performing the "Divisive" album track "Don't Tell Me", featuring a guest appearance by Moriah Formica of the opening band PLUSH, on January 27 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma can be seen below. DISTURBED kicked off the 2024 leg of its "Take Back Your Life" tour on January 19 at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois. Earlier this month, DISTURBED released the Matt Mahurin-directed music video for "Don't Tell Me". The song, an epic emotionally charged duet with HEART's Ann Wilson, […]

The DoubleAdaFool YouTube channel has uploaded video of Corey Taylor's entire October 1 concert at the House Of Blues in San Diego, California. Check out the footage below. The setlist was as follows: 01. Post Traumatic Blues 02. Tumult (STONE SOUR) 03. Black Eyes Blue 04. We Are Rest 05. Song #3 (STONE SOUR) 06. Beyond 07. Before I Forget (SLIPKNOT) 08. Spongebob Squarepants Theme 09. Snuff (SLIPKNOT) 10. Talk Sick 11. Bother (STONE SOUR) 12. Through Glass (STONE SOUR) 13. Duality (SLIPKNOT) Produced by Live Nation, Taylor's 28-city tour kicked off on August 25 […]

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN performed at Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, United Kingdom on July 3 as part of their ongoing "The Future Past Tour". Fan-filmed video of the concert can be found below. "The Future Past Tour" features previously unperformed songs from the band's most recent studio album, "Senjutsu", along with a focus on 1986's "Somewhere In Time" LP, plus other classic cuts. As was the case at […]

Professionally filmed video of METALLICA performing the song "Until It Sleeps" during the fifth show of the band's "M72" world tour, which took place May 26 at Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, Germany can be seen below. The trek, which launched in late April in Amsterdam, sees the band playing two nights in every city it visits — with each "No Repeat Weekend" featuring two completely different setlists and support lineups. The "M72" tour features a bold new in-the-round stage […]

FOZZY frontman and wrestling superstar Chris Jericho joined HELLOWEEN onstage during the German metallers' concert last night (Friday, June 2) at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, California to perform the HELLOWEEN song "Best Time". Fan-filmed video of his appearance can be seen below. HELLOWEEN's 1985 album "Walls Of Jericho" was the inspiration behind Chris's wrestling moniker. Born Christopher Keith Irvine in Manhasset, New York, Chris grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada where he recently had a street named after him. A few years […]

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo was joined by his wife Chloe (vocals) and daughter Lullah (drums),along with MINISTRY guitarist Cesar Soto, or a performance of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Hand Of Doom" at this past Tuesday night's (March 28) "Ultimate Jam Night" at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Watch video of the performance below (courtesy of Jessica Chase). This week's "Ultimate Jam Night" benefited Animal Tracks, a Southern California sanctuary for endangered animals. Read more: https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-metallicas-robert-trujillo-joined-by-his-wife-and-daughter-for-performance-of-black-sabbaths-hand-of-doom https://youtu.be/GljEMDEUtbg