Heavy Metal

Professor Reggie Almeida of the Renzo Gracie TN Brazilian jiu-jitsu school in Tennessee, who has been traveling with MEGADETH on the band's recent tours, has uploaded behind-the-scenes video from MEGADETH's April 11 concert at Jockey Club in Asunción, Paraguay. Check out the footage below. As previously reported, MEGADETH appears on the latest Pollstar's Live75 chart, which tracks active tours by the average tickets sold for shows that happened over the past 30 days. According to Pollstar, five of the […]

METALLICA honored Elton John and his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin by performing at a tribute concert at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. on March 20. A full video of the performance has now been posted on METALLICA's YouTube channel and can be seen below. Elton and Bernie collected the Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize for their contribution to music at the invitation-only event, which included appearances by John and Taupin, was hosted by Billy Porter. METALLICA opened the show with a rendition of "Funeral For A […]

MEGADETH played the second concert of its 2024 South American tour on Tuesday, April 9 at at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile. The setlist for the show was as follows: 01. The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! 02. Skin O' My Teeth (first time since 2018) 03. Dystopia 04. Hangar 18 05. Sweating Bullets 06. This Was My Life 07. Angry Again 08. She-Wolf 09. Trust 10. À Tout […]

The Jim Powers YouTube channel has uploaded video of PANTERA's entire February 22 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Check it out below. PANTERA's setlist was as follows: 01. A New Level 02. Mouth For War 03. Strength Beyond Strength 04. Becoming 05. I'm Broken 06. Suicide Note Pt. II 07. 5 Minutes Alone 08. This Love 09. Floods 10. Walk 11. Domination / Hollow 12. Cowboys From Hell https://youtu.be/a2A8MNtnMUw

Professionally filmed video of ELEGANT WEAPONS' entire June 29, 2023 performance at Resurrection Fest in Viveiro, Spain can be seen below. The setlist was as follows: 00:00 Intro 01. 02:18 Do Or Die 02. 07:44 Blind Leading The Blind 03. 13:24 Horns For A Halo 04. 18:12 Dirty Pig 05. 24:03 Downfall Rising 07. 29:50 Bitter Pill 08. 35:53 War Pigs (BLACK SABBATH cover) ELEGANT WEAPONS features JUDAS PRIEST's Richie Faulkner on guitar and Ronnie Romero (RAINBOW, MSG) on vocals, alongside Dave Rimmer (URIAH HEEP) on bass and Christopher Williams (ACCEPT) on […]

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, […]