http://showpopr.com/news/Metal.rss A website that enhances the concert experience. en-us After getting tired of just playing other people's songs in a cover band, guitarist Josh Schwartz and drummer Chris Haren formed A Sound of Thunder. After over a year of numerous line-up changes and false starts … heavensent Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:12:04 +0000 http://showpopr.com/A_Sound_of_Thunder_Draw_on_Sabbath_for_Inspiration_on_The_Day_I_Die http://showpopr.com/A_Sound_of_Thunder_Draw_on_Sabbath_for_Inspiration_on_The_Day_I_Die Anthrax bassist Frank Bello is following his uncle and partner in the band's rhythm section, drummer Charlie Benante, and leaving the band's current tour in order to spend time with family during its current crisis … smokeydesperado Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:03:34 +0000 http://showpopr.com/Anthraxs_Frank_Bello_Leaves_Tour_Joey_Vera_of_Armored_Saint_Filling_In http://showpopr.com/Anthraxs_Frank_Bello_Leaves_Tour_Joey_Vera_of_Armored_Saint_Filling_In DragonForce have revealed details of their forthcoming new album. Entitled 'The Power Within,'this 10-track collection marks the band's fifth studio album and its first with new singer Marc Hudson behind the microphone … smokeydesperado Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:02:16 +0000 http://showpopr.com/DragonForce_The_Power_Within_New_Vocalist_to_Make_Album_Debut http://showpopr.com/DragonForce_The_Power_Within_New_Vocalist_to_Make_Album_Debut The Black Sabbath reunion has hit another speed bump. Last month Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi announced that he was diagnosed with lymphoma, forcing to band to move their recording sessions to London and reportedly … ghostny Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:58:46 +0000 http://showpopr.com/Drummer_Bill_Ward_Threatens_to_Quit_Black_Sabbath http://showpopr.com/Drummer_Bill_Ward_Threatens_to_Quit_Black_Sabbath Just when you thought it was safe to leave the house... Lou "Solo Version of Metallica" Reed, who joined Metallica to engage in 2011's greatest act of trolling with the execrable Lulu, has announced a European … lydiash Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:13:30 +0000 http://showpopr.com/Lou_Reed_Announces_2 http://showpopr.com/Lou_Reed_Announces_2 There's always been a dichotomy to heavy metal. While the music is supposed to be hard and fast and primal enough for beer-drinking dudes in parking lots to understand, it's often technical and ponderous -- progressive … ghostny Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:49:28 +0000 http://showpopr.com/Metal_Evolution_Sneak_Peek_of_Progressive_Metal_Episode_VIDEO http://showpopr.com/Metal_Evolution_Sneak_Peek_of_Progressive_Metal_Episode_VIDEO Jeff is most recently known for his book, 'Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal,' and with this column he expounds upon a variety of ideas and topics related to Mean Deviation and, in true deviant … ghostny Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:47:40 +0000 http://showpopr.com/Rush_Day_2212_Metal_Historian_Jeff_Wagner_on_the_Canadian_Legends http://showpopr.com/Rush_Day_2212_Metal_Historian_Jeff_Wagner_on_the_Canadian_Legends Singer says his hook-up with the Foo Fighters man is a 'really good tune' lydiash Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:22:39 +0000 http://showpopr.com/Slipknots_Corey_Taylor_reveals_more_about_his_collaboration_with_Dave_Grohl http://showpopr.com/Slipknots_Corey_Taylor_reveals_more_about_his_collaboration_with_Dave_Grohl This May will see the sixth edition of Rock on the Range, a massive hard rock and metal festival held annually at Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The fest will go down May 18-20. gyaeger Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:05:59 +0000 http://showpopr.com/Rock_on_the_Range_2012_Rob_Zombie_Shinedown_Marilyn_Manson_to_Headline http://showpopr.com/Rock_on_the_Range_2012_Rob_Zombie_Shinedown_Marilyn_Manson_to_Headline Van Halen celebrates the release of 'A Different Kind of Truth,' their 12th studio album, with a 90-second teaser of 'Beats Workin',' a new track from the long-awaited collection. gyaeger Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:05:07 +0000 http://showpopr.com/Van_Halen_Beats_Workin_Song_Clip_Premiere http://showpopr.com/Van_Halen_Beats_Workin_Song_Clip_Premiere Rudolf Schenker says we will not have heard the last of the Scorpions even after the German headbangers finally complete their farewell tour later this year or in early 2013. lydiash Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:28:13 +0000 http://showpopr.com/The_Scorpions_Raiding_Archives_Before_Final_Farewell http://showpopr.com/The_Scorpions_Raiding_Archives_Before_Final_Farewell Founded by Detroit-based guitarist/vocalist Tony Piccoli in the early '00s, Imminent Sonic Destruction's progressive-minded brand of songwriting brings to mind greats like Dream Theater and Queensryche, and the harder … arienette1981 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:18:19 +0000 http://showpopr.com/Imminent_Sonic_Destruction_Driving_Home_Song__Exclusive_Premiere http://showpopr.com/Imminent_Sonic_Destruction_Driving_Home_Song__Exclusive_Premiere