TORCHE IN CONCERT:For the last decade, hard rocking Florida outfit Torche has been blowing minds and melting faces with their bludgeoning guitars, heavy drums, and psychedelic vocals. Their unique sound combines the ferocity of metal with the accessibility of pop, making for a sonically expansive ex...

THY ART IS MURDER IN CONCERT: As the first extreme metal band to ever crack the Top 40 Down Under, Aussie deathcore band Thy Art is Murder has proven that mainstream popularity doesn’t have to come at the expense of your edge. The quartet hasn’t let commercial success temper their brutal sound one b...

There was no doubt that the Misfits had earned their status as punk rock icons when their latest release, Dead Alive – featuring live material taken from two back-to-back concerts the band gave at the Starland Ballroom in 2011 – was released in February 2013. The album came just as the punk pioneers...

Theatrical nu-metal act Slipknot approaches live concerts in a different fashion than most touring acts. Rather than being acknowledged by name, each member of the nine-piece act is referred to by a number and each dons an industrial jumpsuit and his own unique mask. The concept serves dual purposes...

THE CONTORTIONIST IN CONCERT:Progressive metal sextet The Contortionist plays headbanging music with mind-blowing musicianship and soul-searching sophistication. In concert dueling guitarists Cameron Maynard and Robby Baca fluidly alternate between fierce power chords and intricate melodic licks, as...

THE AMITY AFFLICTION IN CONCERT:The Amity Affliction is a hardcore punk collective that’s taking their native Australia by storm with fast-paced music and intense live shows. Whether they’re tearing through the growl-filled track “Pittsburgh” or getting fans to mosh and sing along, the band delivers...

TESSERACT IN CONCERT:British prog-metal titans Tesseract are pioneers of the djent metal technique characterized by distorted, palm-muted guitar chords, joining bands like Meshuggah and Textures as torchbearers of the niche style. With their syncopated riffs, epic solos, and distinctive djent playin...

Swedish metal fusion band Amaranthe has been making waves with their unique hybrid of power metal, pop music, and eurodance. Their intricate, sonically expansive compositions feature kaleidoscopic synths, aggressive guitars, growling male vocals, and the ethereal pop vocals of female clean vocalist ...

SUPERJOINT IN CONCERT: After reuniting in 2014 following a decade-long hiatus, metalheads Superjoint continue to get audiences around the world headbanging along to their sludgy sound on every hard hitting anthem. Larger-than-life frontman Phil Anselmo picks up where he left off with Pantera, comman...

STONE SOUR is a multi-faceted hard rock force of nature.The continued ascendancy of Stone Sour is a genuine phenomenon. Resounding with more power and passion than ever before, on the new album ‘Audio Secrecy', Corey Taylor proves he is much more than the snarling masked role he plays in Slipkno...