After wrapping successful and uninterrupted Fall 2021, and both Winter and Spring 2022 runs, and following a UK/European tour May 23 through July 6, Cooper will be back on the road in September. There is a mix of headline shows and festival appearances on his docket
On August 6, 2021, three-time Grammy-nominated hard rock heavyweights and platinum-selling band Killswitch Engage unleashed a streaming event that took fans by storm. The event took place at The Palladium in Worcester in the band’s native Massachusetts, which has been the site of many iconic KsE shows throughout the band’s history
The stage is empty except for a couple of people tuning guitars and checking microphones, the venue is abuzz with a mix of the background music playing through the speakers and the sound of people lining up on the gate that separates the stage from the pit. All of a sudden the stagehands clear the stage, the music stops in the background and the lights dim. This is what I live for… those few moments of dead silence. Pure energy pulsing through me as I get my cameras ready to fire. All of a sudden the lights flash, the amplifiers squeal with the sound of guitars and the crowd roars behind me as the band comes on stage.
… Lamb of God releases “Wake Up Dead” featuring Dave Mustaine and the members of Megadeth. Lamb of God vocalist D. Randall Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler, bassist John Campbell and drummer Art Cruz recorded the Megadeth classic remotely and recruited the Megadeth frontman himself to feature guitar and vocals on the song.
This year’s 2022 lineup is another special one with headliners Vancouver’s AngelMaker bringing their guttural and brutal beauty to the LAH stage for the first time in support of their latest album “Sanctum” along with LAH alumni Neck of The Woods for the Sunday festivities. The lineup also witnesses the reunion of Montreal metalcore titans Endast along with a rare appearance from Calgary’s prog squad Divinity for the Saturday moshpit. And for the Friday opening night, the venomous deathcore of Vancouver’s Carcosa and Calgary blackened death eaters Plaguebringer will set off the debauchery of extreme proportions.
This year Pittsburgh-based punk rockers ANTI-FLAG will be taking Canada by storm. The band are playing shows in Western Canada with Billy Talent in May and will be touring across Quebec with local talents Vulgaires Machins in November. All tour dates (see below) and info can be found HERE!
The band comments: “Endless violence, bigotry and pain are all far too frequent in this world; to have these moments and shows, where solidarity and unity are the backbone of our collectiveness, it’ll be a welcomed change to the status quo of daily lives. We cannot wait to be face to face, arm in arm, at the shows, amongst the circle pits, fists in the air, wholeheartedly believing that another and better world is possible and within our reach. Much love. See you in the pit.”
Canadian heavy metal champions STRIKER announce they will be hitting the road in April and May 2022 to support Beast In Black for their first US headlining tour along with Seven Kingdoms. Entitled the “Dark Connection Tour”, the first date will kick off in Orlando, FL on April 7th and wrap up in Detroit, MI on May 2nd
Vocalist Chris Motionless elaborated on the ambitious new project stating, “‘Cyberhex’ is my love letter to you, our fans, for everything you have done for me over the course of some of the most mentally taxing few years I’ve had to go through.
Western Canada’s largest decibel-breaking metal festival, LOUD AS HELL has launched its early bird pre-sale tickets for this year’s 10th edition. The live extreme music and camping event will be hosted from July 29th to 31st at the Dinosaur Downs Stampede Grounds in Drumheller, AB.
Surviving a career spanning four decades, ARMORED SAINT has delivered their brand of uncompromising and passionate metal with charging guitar leads and a propulsive rhythm section with valiance. Today, the Los Angeles veterans have announced plans to release three of their out-of-print classic titles – 1984’s March Of The Saint, 1985’s Delirious Nomad, and 1987’s Raising Fear (which includes the previously unreleased track “Crisis Of Life” for the first time on vinyl)
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