So this past Tuesday I celebrated my 26th birthday with Goatwhore and it was a fucking blast. But tomorrow night, we are throwing down at Atmosphere for a full, blown out celebration! Bo Stylz Entertainment is throwing me a Birthday Bash with performances by Project Mayhem, The Bone Church, O.C.O, Ingrain, Force of Habit, & Americ… [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Jesse Leach, the original vocalist for KSE, rejoined the band on stage last night in New York for about five songs. I heard it was pretty insane when he hit the stage from a few of my friends that attended the show. Still no word on where Howard Jones is, but I always enjoyed Jesse's vocals better anyway. Check out the video!

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On March 19, 1982, the metal world lost Randy Rhoads in the fatal plane crash near Orlando, Florida. So raise your horns and glasses today to one of the best guitarists ever to pick up an axe. RIP RR!

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I read about this tour on Blabbermouth and could not believe my eyes. It's obviously not metal, but it might be the worst tour ever created, so I had to write something. Okay brace yourself. ICP and Kittie are touring together! Can it get any worse? Hahahaha Yes. Support on this tour will come from Coolio (wow), Necro, and Kottonmou… [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Soilwork just announced a headlining tour in the United States with support from Death Angel, Augury, Mutiny Within, and Swashbuckle. I've seen Soilwork twice live and they are a great act to see in concert. Add in the other bands and this should be a killer show from start to finish!

Here are the dates:

Jul. 14 - Jaxx - W. Springf… [CLICK TO READ MORE]

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The legendary Pete Sandoval from Morbid Angel recently had laser back surgery to fix a deteriorating disc. Unfortunately, this means he will not be able to record and tour with Morbid Angel anytime soon, so Tim Yeung is stepping in to fill the void. Tim is an exceptional drummer, but it will be interesting to hear Morbid Angel withou… [CLICK TO READ MORE]

It is officially 19 days away! My trip to New York City and the 20th anniversary show of one of the most amazing musical groups to ever walk this planet, OPETH. Frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt recently released an update on the band and here it is:

"Quite interesting to see how diverse the reactions have been to our last song, 'The throat of… [CLICK TO READ MORE]

So this Tuesday my good friend and colleague Metal Mark decided to take it upon himself to argue with me about a sensitive subject that some of you fellow SkullsNBones community… [CLICK TO READ MORE]