SLAYER Celebrate The 40th Anniversary Of “Reign In Blood” By Performing The Album In Full
The show took place on September 4 at the Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee, Minnesota with support from DOWN, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and HATEBREED, and the 23-song set included “Piece By Piece”, “Necrophobic” and “Criminally Insane” for the first time since 2014 and “Altar Of Sacrifice” for the first time since 2015.
SOUNDGARDEN To Reunite At The Seattle Seahawks Season Opener On September 9 With TAYLOR MOMSEN And MIKE MCCREADY
Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron will play the halftime show at Lumen Field in Seattle, joined by THE PRETTY RECKLESS singer Taylor Momsen and PEARL JAM guitarist Mike McCready.
SOUNDGARDEN Are Working On A New Album Built From Unreleased CHRIS CORNELL Recordings, Produced By Terry Date And Mixed By Joe Barresi
Kim Thayil described the new material as “a lullaby paired with psychedelia” and said there is no release date yet while the band works out contractual matters with the record label.
ANTHRAX Debut Two New Songs At The Reopened Saint Vitus Bar In Brooklyn
At the September 4 show the band played “The Edge Of Perfection” and “Everybody's Got A Plan” live for the first time and also covered SICK OF IT ALL's “Clobberin' Time”.
YOB Cancel Their October Shows After MIKE SCHEIDT Is Diagnosed With Cervical Spinal Stenosis
An MRI found calcium deposits pinching a nerve, and the band have cancelled Ripple Fest, their October St. Vitus show, Soulcrusher in the Netherlands and a Greek date while Scheidt waits on a neurologist appointment to discuss treatment, which will likely involve surgery.
BAD OMENS' Self-Titled Debut Album Receives A 10th Anniversary Vinyl Release
The self-titled debut turned 10 on August 19, and Sumerian Records is taking pre-orders for four limited edition pressings with an alternate cover design, tentatively due on September 18.
METALITE Share A Visualizer For Their New Single “The Metal Elite”
The single is taken from the Swedish melodic metal band's new album “Discovery”, out on September 25 via Perception, powered by Reigning Phoenix Music.