Rock’D Coffee has partnered with Caffe D’arte to bring three signature blends of coffee to the world. The blends are brought to you by Michael Wilton of Queensryche, Tim Ripper Owens formerly of Judas Priest and PKing’s 333rd. Rock’d Coffee Co will also be bringing you more signature artist blends…
READ ALL ABOUT IT-A Very Brief And Incomplete History of Canadian Heavy Metal Magazines
READ ALL ABOUT IT A Very Brief And Incomplete History of Canadian Heavy Metal Magazines (Version 1.3) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add more editorial content and…
AMORPHIS To Perform Entire Tales From The Thousand Lakes Album On North American Tour!
Finnish melancholic progressive metal band, AMORPHIS, are proud to announce they will be hitting the road in celebration of their legendary 1994 release Tales From The Thousand Lakes. Each night the classic album will be played in its entirety. The 38-date trek will launch on September 11th with 3 shows at the…
METAL CHURCH UNVEIL LYRIC VIDEO FOR “DEAD ON THE VINE”
On the heels of the excitement of the recent announcement that west coast metal veterans Metal Church will release From the Vault on April 10, 2020, the band has released a lyric video for the first track from the collection, “Dead On The Vine.” Recorded in the summer of 2019, the song started from an…
DEF LEPPARD: London To Vegas available on multiple formats – April 24, 2020
On April 24, Eagle Rock Entertainment will present legendary British Rock ‘N’ Roll icons and Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame®inductees Def Leppard: London to Vegas. This limited edition 2Blu-ray+4CD, 2DVD+4CD and digital format release features two spectacular concert films: Hysteria At The O2 and Hits Vegas, Live At…
Mike Tramp releases new album in May
May the 1st will see the release of “Second Time Around”, the new album from MIKE TRAMP. And while the ex-White Lion and Freak of Nature frontman is no rookie to releases in his own name, this time he does so with a special feeling. “I’ve lost count of…
Steel Panther with support act on Heavy Metal Rules European Tour 2019 – leg 1 – at Amager Bio Copenhagen, Denmark
Steel Panther – Headliner Heavy Metal Rules European Tour 2019 – leg 1 – Wayward Sons – Support Act Amager Bio Copenhagen, Denmark 26/1 – 2020 Live review and pictures by: Anders Sandvall It’s a new year and the first show out for me this decade was Steel Panther’s Heavy…
Suffocation Belphegor Hate and supports : Helsinki Finland
SUFFOCATION BELPHEGOR HATE + SUPPORTS HELSINKI FINLAND A five-band package consisting of three leading extreme metal bands were more than a tempting line-up to lure all the extreme metal fans to a gig. Suffocation, Belphegor, Hate have been the part of the death metal genre for about 30 years. …
Geoff Tate discusses the “Empire 30th Anniversary” tour, Operation: Mindcrime, Avantasia, Trinity, and much more.
Geoff Tate is known as a man with a big voice. Throughout his 40-year career, the former Queensryche vocalist has seen and experienced many ups and downs in the industry. In the late ’80s / early’ 90s, Queensryche sold millions of copies of the OPERATION: MINDCRIME and EMPIRE albums, and…
Spectacularly Majestic! Heavy Metal Collectors: An interview series Part 17: Rob K. (Canada)
Spectacularly Majestic! Heavy Metal Collectors: An interview series Part 17: Rob K. (Canada) by JP Inspiration can come from a number of unique sources. The concept behind this interview series was developed over time but recently crystallized in my mind. As the owner of a large library I’ve often pondered…
BLOODSTOCK ANNOUNCE NEW CHARITY PARTNER & REVEAL SIX MORE ACTS FOR 2020
BLOODSTOCK has another six bands to announce for this summer’s best metal weekender. Not only that, the festival has a brand new charity partner this year. Read on for the latest news… First of all, BLOODSTOCK is pleased to reveal that Louisville, Kentucky’s SAVAGE MASTER will be opening the Ronnie James…
Calgary Goth Metal BENEVOLENT LIKE QUIETUS Premiere Next Single ‘The Rise and The Fall’
Debut Album “Kill The Bliss” Out March 13th Calgary’s Benevolent Like Quietus are announcing their second single release ‘The Rise and The Fall’ off the upcoming debut album “Kill The Bliss”. The brooding quintet has been working on this album for quite some time and are very excited to show off the product of their hard…
Brutal Assault 2020 : Lost Society, GateCreeper booked
As you all known, Brutal Assault does not just build anything-goes type of line-up around a couple of big names; we try to seek out young talents that resonate with the underground scene, or those that yet need (and deserve) to be discovered by the masses. And this is what…
ARTACH Release Debut Album “Chronicles of a Black Winter”
Since their formation in the spring of 2019, Artach has been consistently releasing new music. The band has decided to make available their first batch of recordings and release them as a digital album on bandcamp! The album is available to purchase as of Feb. 24, 2020 here: artach.bandcamp.com/releases “Chronicles…
JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCE 50 HEAVY METAL YEARS TOUR 2020
One of heavy metal’s all-time greats, Judas Priest will be celebrating their 50th anniversary this year with a world tour coming to the US in the fall. The 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour will also feature Sabaton as openers and is being fueled by the highest charting album of Priest’s…