Alison Bauer

Crossfaith has released a new single titled, "The Perfect Nightmare" in anticipation of their upcoming fifth album release later this year [official release day TBA]; following up from Xeno [2015]. This summer and fall they are on a global tour, sharing stage on select dates with Underoath & Bullet For My Valentine.

We've tapped into Japan's legendary Crossfaith in our #TBT available in the HRTV archives: here. We quoted that within 2012, they were pioneers of hybrid metal with electronica & dupstep, especially due to their insidious single, "Monolith" from their second EP, 'Zion.' 

Original members to present day include: Terufumi Tamano [keyboard], Kenta Koie [vocalist]; Hiroki Ikegawa [bass], Kazuki Takemura [guitar] and Tatsuya Amano [drums].

"The Perfect Nightmare" | New Single Review | June 05, 2018 

This new single and lyric video is absolute fire! The gritty, glitched dynamic typography is engaging for first and repeated listening experiences. My favorite delivery is towards the ending; the heightened escalation of talented songwriting.  

​Within press, Kenta discloses, "It's one of the heaviest tracks we've ever made. This song's full of chaos and brutality so we wanted to make this video with sickness and strangeness too."

​Lastly, "Watch this and let you have a huge expectation for upcoming album! See you soon!"

Crossfaith | Summer & Fall Tour Schedule

6/12 - Amsterdam @ Melkweg w/ Bullet For My Valentine
6/13 - Dortmund @ FZW
6/15 - Wiesbaden @ Schlachthof
6/16 - Paris @ Download France
6/17 - Aarau @ Kiff w/ Modern Life Is War
6/19 - Bologna @ Zona Roveri w/ Underoath
6/20 - Milan @ Magazzini Generali w/ Underoath
6/22 - Copenhagen @ Copenhell
6/23 - Dessel @ Graspop Metal Meeting
6/24 - Stuttgart @ clubCANN w/ Bury Tomorrow
6/26 - Budapest @ Durer Kert w/ Underoath
6/28 - Prague @ Aerodrome
6/29 - Munster @ Skaters Palace, Vainstream warm-up
6/30 - Madrid @ Download Spain
7/28 - Yamaguchi @ Wild Bunch Fest
8/25 - Fukuoka @ Triangle '18
8/26 - Osaka @ RUSH BALL 2018
8/27 - Osaka @ Big Cat
8/29 - Nagoya @ NITROPOLIS vol. 1
8/30 - Tokyo @ NITROPOLIS vol. 1
8/31 - Tokyo @ NITROPOLIS vol. 1
9/8 - Gamagori @ TREASURE05X 2018
9/26 - St. Petersburg @ Clubzal
9/27 - Moscow @ RED Club
9/28 - Kiev @ BelEtage
9/30 - Zurich @ Dynamo
10/1 - Vienna @ Arena
10/2 - Leipzig @ Naumann's
10/3 - Hamburgh @ Logo
10/5 - Copenhagen@ Pumpehuset
10/6 - Berlin @ Bi Nuu
10/8 - Cologne @ Gebaude 9
10/9 - Munich @ Backstage
10/10 - Strasbourg @ La Laiterie
10/12 - Utrecht @ Tivoli
10/13 - Bristol @ Marble Factory
10/15 - Glasgow @ Garage
10/16 - Nottingham @ Rock City
10/17 - Manchester @ Academy 2
10/19 - London @ Electric Ballroom
10/20 - Sheffield @ Plug
10/21 - Dublin @ Academy Green Room

Anthony Cannella

Metal Blade Records has signed Killswitch Engage to their already stacked roster. This will be a significant change for the band, as all of their music up until this point has been released via Roadrunner Records. Metal Blade Records will be partnering with Sony Music Entertainment outside of North America for their upcoming album anticipated to be released worldwide in 2019.

"I have been a huge fan and friend of Killswitch for a long time, so it is truly an honor to be able to work with them. So happy to welcome them to the Metal Blade family,"  says Metal Blade's CEO/founder Brian Slagel. 

Lead vocalist Jesse Leach later added, "I'm beyond stoked to sign with the legendary Metal Blade Records and Columbia/Sony Music. It's clear they truly understand and believe in what we do as a band, and we're psyched to have them on our side. It's an exciting new chapter for KsE and we can't wait to see what the future holds."

​With 2018 concluding the ‘Incarnate’ cycle, Killswitch Engage gives their fans much more to look forward to. As Killswitch puts the finishing touches on the new album, the band has had to overcome a bit of adversity as lead singer Jesse Leach underwent a procedure on his throat. Rumor has it that the new Killswitch Engage album is complete, and once Leach is fully recovered, the vocals for the twenty-two songs album will be added and mastered. When those recordings come to a conclusion, we can expect the release of the new album to shortly follow.
Killswitch Engage takes a break from the studio though to embark on a Summer European tour with the one and only Iron Maiden! This European tour has a lot in store for Killswitch Engage as they will appear at various premier festivals, along with numerous headlining shows. In addition to this Summer tour, Killswitch will tour across Australia with Parkway Drive in the Fall! Check out the dates below!

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David McNally 

The song appears on the band's second album, Too Far Gone, out now via Rise Records.

​CANE HILL + KING 810 ON TOUR:
With The Last Ten Seconds of Life
7/26 — Indianapolis, IN – The Emerson Theater
7/27 — Erie, PA — Basement Transmissions
7/28 — Syracuse, NY — The Lost Horizon
7/29 — Albany, NY — Jupiter Hall
7/31 — Hartford, CT — Webster Underground
8/1 — Reading, PA — Reverb
8/2 — Virginia Beach, VA — Shaka's
8/3 — Jacksonville, NC — Hooligans Music Hall
8/4 — Spartanburg, SC — Ground Zero
8/5 — Johnson City, TN — Capone's
8/7 — Huntsville, AL — Sidetracks Music Hall
8/8 — Fort Wayne, IN — Pierre's Entertainment Center
8/10 — Detroit, MI — El Club
8/11 — Joliet, IL — The Forge​

Anthony Cannella

Don’t worry though, because if this is out of your price range, you could strictly just buy the remastered and expanded album for only $35.98! All of this new and limited numbered edition merchandise leaves you fans with one question. How big is your Appetite?

Leave a comment and let us know what you think of the newly released video of ‘It’s So Easy’ and the newly released single of “Shadow Of Your Love”?

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David McNally 

Grammy® Award-winning band Ghost today released their highly anticipated fourth sacred psalm Prequelle via Loma Vista Recordings. Following over 25,000 album pre-orders (the highest in their career) and over 5 Million pre-release streams of first single "Rats" (and a Top 5 spot at Active Rock Radio), Prequelle is finally available digitally and physically now HERE.  Limited edition merch bundles are available exclusively in the Ghost Shop HERE.

Ghost announced the band's first ever headline arena dates at The Forum in Los Angeles (11/16) and Barclays Center in Brooklyn (12/15) to take place later this year and will be featured on four different covers on Revolver Magazine's July issue, hitting stands next week and available to preview online HERE.

Ghost announced Prequelle (pronounced prē-KWELL) alongside the album's lead single "Rats" on April 13, 2018 and introduced fans to the band's new singer Cardinal Copia. Watch his ascension to frontman in Prequelle Chapters 1-3 HERE. Last month, the band treated fans to an early listen of the album's second song "Dance Macabre" with the first-ever Instagram Stories song premiere. Lyrically, Prequelle delves into the plague, the apocalypse, and dark ages. The entire body of work is also a snapshot of the world in which we live in on a daily basis, brought to life through an emotive, enlightening, and riveting body of songs.

This evening, the band will wrap their Rats On The Road Tour of the US with a sold out show at St. Paul, MN's Palace Theater.  A complete list of upcoming live dates and ticket information can be found HERE.
​Prequelle Tracklisting
1. Ashes
2. Rats
3. Faith
4. See the Light
5. Miasma
6. Dance Macabre
7. Pro Memoria
8. Witch Image
9. Helvetesfonster
10. Life Eternal

Ghost Live Dates
June 01, 2018 - St. Paul, MN - The Palace Theater - SOLD OUT
June 02, 2018 - Kansas City, MO - Rockfest
June 08, 2018 - Tampere, Finland - South Park Festival
June 15, 2018 - Brétigny-Sur-Orge, France - Download Paris
June 21, 2018 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop
June 23, 2018 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhall
July 12, 2018 - Viveiro, Spain - Resurrection Fest
July 14, 2018 - Eindhoven, Netherlands - Dynamo Metal Fest
July 19, 2018 - Oslo, Norway - Valle Hoven, supporting Guns N' Roses
July 20, 2018 - Nordfjordeid, Norway - Malakoff Festival
August 03, 2018 - Wacken, Germany - Wacken Open Air
August 05, 2018 - Colmar, France - Foire Aux Vins
November 16, 2018 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum

Tarja has revealed the first song from her brand new live-art-album and video Act II.

The bombastic live version of "Love to Hate" was recorded at renowned Metropolis Studios in London, UK, and showcases Tarja's impressive vocal range and talent for compositions.

In London, Tarja and her band performed an intimate, yet rocking version of the fan favorite in front of 20 lucky winners from all over Europe. The song, originally from her worldwide chart success The Shadow Self, gives a powerful taste of the forthcoming live release and can be found on the video version of Act II only.
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Anthony Cannella

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Overall, ‘And Justice For None’ is a heavy, heart touching, and honest collaboration of songs by Five Finger Death Punch. Although each member in the band had their own feeling of destruction during this lawsuit, as soon as ratings and results get released for this album there is a strong feeling that all of this will get left in the past. In addition, starting July 16 at the White River Amphitheatre in Seattle, WA, Five Finger Death Punch starts their massive tour with the one and only Breaking Benjamin. The band wanted this tour to be their biggest one yet due to their work ethic and as a result they landed Nothing More and Bad Wolves as their openers as well; two up and coming metal juggernauts Check out below and see if this tour is coming to a venue near you. ​

Alison Bauer

Bad Wolves released their trending [13 Track] debut album, 'Disobey' via Eleven Seven Music on May 11th, 2018. By the end of May, the EP ascended to spot #22 Billboard Top 200: #2 on Hard Rock Album's Chart, and #8 Top Current Album's Chart.  Discover the album streaming Here; or browse our album review below!

The band has published [5] videos along with their music including: "Learn to Live" (Track #2),  "Better The Devil" (Track #7), "Hear Me Now" (Track #09), "Toast to the Ghost" (Track #13)  and the cover of The Cranberries' hit single, "Zombie" (Track #04).

The latter single has hit #1 on global sales chart; certified Platinum in Canada while Gold in U.S. & Australia; all proceeds benefit the children of departed Cranberries' vocalist, Dolores O'Riordan.

The five-piece member superstars of Bad Wolves consists of: drummer John Boecklin [ex-Devildriver], vocalist Tommy Vext [Divine Heresy, Snot], guitarists Doc Coyle [ex-God Forbid] and Chris Cain [Bury Your Dead], and bassist Kyle Konkiel [ex-In This Moment].

For tour information, scan all the way to the bottom of the article; it has been confirmed they will be on the road all summer up through September. For the first leg they will be headlining with guests Diamante & From Ashes to New; while mid-July joining Five Finger Death Punch, Breaking Benjamin and Nothing More. ​

Bad Wolves | 'Disobey' | Sony-By-Song Album Review

1. "Officer Down:" With an opening sample of, "911, what's your emergency;" the lyrics introduce the theme of the album including, "Hands up, don't shoot" and "Another heart breaks a little; a child left in the middle." Below is a preface to the track, taken from YouTube and written from the band themselves: 

3. "No Masters:" My favorite lyrics from this song have to be, "Fists in the air, you better pick a side; against the plutocracy - So take these chains from me-" and there's a really beautiful guitar hook that loops around 2m14s and follows into a candid solo. What is plutocracy? Public records define, "a society ruled by people of great wealth or income." 

4. "Zombie" (Cover of The Cranberries): This cover was sort of a surprise for me since it's not in the hardcore repertoire, yet the classic lyrics originally sung by Dolores O'Riordan speak undoubtedly against police cruelty and war; and so the concept fits this album. The music video begins with a dedication: Dolores departed Earth January 15th, 2018, the day she was meant to record a reprise of her vocals as a collaboration with Bad Wolves. All proceeds of this song benefit her children.

 7. "Better The Devil:" Another top hit from the album, this track combines clean vocals with fast rhymes and guttural hardcore drops; the lyrics are anchored towards the abstract - deep, sorrowful - yet fun and metal-core!

12. "Shapeshifter:" This track is an ode to a special femme-fatale in the querent's or lyricist's life! 

13. "Toast to the Ghost:" Alright, metal-core is re-animated in the last track of the album - the lyrics slay - and the lyric video is both comprised of gorgeous goth architecture mixed with edgy glitch patterns. Great ending to encompass the theme of this album.

What's In Your Head Tour Dates:
Bad Wolves + From Ashes To New Co-Headline With Special Guest  Diamante 
June 6 – Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
June 7 –  Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL
June 8 – The Machine Shop – Flint, MI
June 9 – Piere’s Entertainment Center – Fort Wayne, IN
June 11 – The Basement – Columbus, OH
June 12 – The Westcott Theater – Syracuse, NY
June 13 – Aura – Portland, ME
June 16 – Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
June 18 – Chameleon Club – Lancaster, PA
June 19 – Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY
June 20 – Albany - Upstate Concert Club
June 22 – Norva – Norfolk, VA
June 23 – The Tarheel – Jacksonville, NC
June 24 – Capone’s – Johnson City, TN
June 26 – Soul Kitchen – Mobile, AL
June 27 – Sidetracks Music Hall – Huntsville, AL
June 28 – The Metroplex – Little Rock, AR
June 29 – Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK
July 1 – XR Club – Amarillo, TX
July 2 – Jake’s Sports Cafe – Lubbock, TX
July 5 – Gothic Theatre – Englewood, CO
July 6 – Sunshine Studios Live – Colorado Springs, CO
 
Nothing More W/ Bad Wolves (Select Shows):
July 23 – @ Cargo – Reno, NV
July 28 –  Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ
Aug 5 – George’s Majestic Lounge – Fayetteville, AR
Aug 10 – HOB – Myrtle Beach, SC
Sept 2 – Manchester Music Hall – Lexington, KY
 
Festival & Misc. Dates:
June 1 – Deadwood Mountain Grand Hotel – Deadwood, SD
June 2 – Kansas City Rockfest –  Kansas City, MO
June 3 – Sauget, IL  - Pop’s (w. I Prevail)
July 12 – Rock USA Festival – Oshkosh, WI

With Five Finger Death Punch, Breaking Benjamin + Nothing More:
* - 5FDP & Bad Wolves only  /  ** - 5FDP, Breaking Benjamin & Bad Wolves only
 
July 16 – White River Amphitheater – Seattle, WA **
July 18  – Spokane Arena – Spokane, WA **
July 20 – Taco Bell Arena – Boise, ID
July 21  – Usana Amphitheatre – Salt Lake City, UT
July 24  – Shoreline Amphitheater – San Francisco, CA
July 25 – Mattress Firm Arena – San Diego, CA
July 27 – Five Point Amphitheater – Irvine, CA
July 29 – Isleta Amphitheatre – Albuquerque, NM **
Aug 1 – Austin 360 Amphitheater – Austin, TX
Aug 3 – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Houston, TX **
Aug 4 – Starplex Pavilion – Dallas, TX
Aug 6 – Snowden Grove Amphitheatre – Southaven, MS
Aug 7 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis, MO
Aug 9 – Heritage Park Amphitheater – Simpsonville, SC
Aug 11 – MidFlorida Amphitheater – Tampa, FL
Aug 12 – Verizon Amphitheater – Atlanta, GA
Aug 14 – Keybank Pavilion – Pittsburgh, PA
Aug 15 – BB&T Pavilion – Camden, NJ
Aug 17 – Montage Mountain – Scranton, PA
Aug 18 – Xfinity Center – Boston, MA
Aug 20 – Budweiser Stage – Toronto, ON
Aug 22 – Lakeview Amphitheater – Syracuse, NY **
Aug 24 – Jiffy Lube Live – Bristow, VA
Aug 25 – PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ **
Aug 28 – Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
Aug 29 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – Chicago, IL
Aug 31 – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center – Indianapolis, IN **
Sept 1 – DTE Energy Music Theater – Detroit, MI
Sept 3 – Darien Lakes Amphitheater – Darien Lakes, NY
Sept 6 – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater – Wantagh, NY **
Sept 7 – The Xfinity Theater – Hartford, CT
Sept 9 – Blossom Music Center – Cleveland, OH **