Rick Ventura’s NYC concert memories, celebrating Mark Reale, unearthing rare vinyl, jamming classic Riot riffs, & digging into the Blues Jun 29, 2024


We’re joined by Rick Ventura, Guitarist of Riot & Riot Act. In this unique episode, Metal Walt meets face to face in Rick’s basement in Queens, NY for an impromptu evening of dialogue & music. Rick ta...

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Official U.S. tribute concert, new merch collabs, collectibles and more on the way. Jun 26, 2024


Marking what would have been the late singer’s 78th birthday, The Bon Scott Estate https://bonscottofficial.com/is embarking on a number of high-profile activations to celebrate the icon’s life and mu...

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METALLICA: 100,000 + experience "No Repeat Weekend" in Helsinki, Finland Jun 23, 2024

Review, pictures and videos courtesy of Mikko Nissinen, a Finnish freelancer music journalist 

Massive Metallica-trek arrived at Helsinki, Finland in the very beginning of June 2024. A long tailback ...

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EXODUS RELEASE LIVE ALBUM BRITISH DISASTER: THE BATTLE OF '89 (LIVE AT THE ASTORIA) May 31, 2024

Today, American thrash metal masters EXODUS release their live album
British Disaster: The Battle of '89 (Live At The Astoria)!
35 years of being locked away in the band's vault, the album now sees the...

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JUDAS PRIEST : First leg of of US Tour wraps up in Syracuse NY; concert cut short by storm May 27, 2024

 

When The Metal God and Mother Nature do battle, the outcome is always unpredictable. Judas Priest brought their 2024 Invincible Shield Tour to central NY and Mother Nature got the best of this batt...

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HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale played her first show as the vocalist of SKID ROW Friday night (May 17) at Walker's Bluff Casino Resort in Carterville, Illinois. May 18, 2024

The 40-year-old singer, who has fronted her band HALESTORM for more than two and a half decades, is handling the vocal duties for SKID ROW for four shows only after the group's fourth frontman since S...

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An Epic night of Metal: Armored Saint headlines with great local talent as Support May 10, 2024

Touring across North America as direct support for Queensryche on their “Origins” tour, Armored Saint booked an off-day headline show at The Montage Music Hall, a highly anticipated & well-sold event ...

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Check Out New Metal Supergroup Category 7 Featuring Members From Anthrax, Armored Saint, Adrenaline Mob, Machine Head, Overkill, Exodus, And Shadows Fall May 02, 2024

 Metal Blade Records is pleased to welcome CATEGORY 7, the new band featuring vocalist John Bush, guitarists Phil Demmel and Mike Orlando, bassist Jack Gibson, and drummer Jason Bittner, to its legend...

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QUEENSRYCHE & ARMORED SAINT: A Queen & a Saint conquer New Jersey May 01, 2024

Queensryche & support act Armored Saint performed to what both John Bush & Todd LaTorre verbalized as a high-energy & passionate audience, something that’s come to be expected in the NJ/ NY area. The ...

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Thrash Metal Legends FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Announce New Studio Offering "I Am The Weapon" & Premiere Video Clip For Album Title Track! Apr 28, 2024

 
Following their 2021's "Blood In The Water", Veteran Arizona thrashers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have shared a first single taken off their forthcoming, 15th studio album entitled "I Am The Weapon", that ...

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SAXON & URIAH HEEP : “Heavy Metal Thunder” invades Orlando Apr 27, 2024

What a fiery spectacle awaited us at the Plaza Theater in Orlando, Florida, as approximately 900 fervent fans congregated in eager anticipation of the legendary Saxon and Uriah Heep 2024 Tour, aptly n...

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JUDAS PRIEST Kicks Off U.S. Leg Of 2024 'Invincible Shield' Tour In Wallingford, Connecticut Apr 19, 2024

 

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST kicked off the U.S. leg of their "Invincible Shield" world tour last night (Thursday, April 18) at Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, Connecticut.

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