Radioactive is in stores now and Yelawolf continues to bless his fans with dope videos. This is also a good look hooking up with Kid Rock, Let’s Roll!!

Ever since its inception in 2009, Sonisphere has gone from strength to strength, taking its roster of heavy metal heavyweights throughout the whole of Europe every year. Now, in 2011, with arguably its most impressive line-up to date, the last leg of the tour finally arrived in the middle of the sun and the rain at Knebworth, UK. Friday | Saturday | Sunday Friday July 8 Friday was the day where thousands of people came together to celebrate the reunion of the Big 4 in the UK. Unfortunately we missed the first band, Anthrax; due to the predictably bad traffic, but as ...

An anonymous reader sent me the below video, and I didn’t look at the title before I clicked the link. So my first thought was that the band in the clip was Sonic Syndicate. (My second thought was, “Edsel Dope is in Sonic Syndicate now?”) This band is not Sonic Syndicate, though — they’re called [...]

An anonymous reader sent me the below video, and I didn’t look at the title before I clicked the link. So my first thought was that the band in the clip was Sonic Syndicate. (My second thought was, “Edsel Dope is in Sonic Syndicate now?”) This band is not Sonic Syndicate, though — they’re called [...]

So here’s the thing right-there are different levels of womp. Like there are different levels of rock. Some people listen to Simon & Garfunkel-some people listen to Slipknot. Well, today, we have some Slipknot dub. Not really, just, ya know, figuratively. Today, we have three songs that just womp face. Like, really womp face. Womp face to the point that, if these songs are played loudly in public, dangerous womping ensues-people lose their minds. So listen, enjoy, and stay safe. If you decide to play these songs loudly, expect chaos. #WOMP 1. “I Can’t Stop” - Flux Pavilion  Flux Pavilion ...

Blabbermouth : “Darryl is an inspiration and it’s an honor to sing and share the stage with him, especially having such a impacting message in our song, ‘Just Like A Negro’,” said JACKYL vocalist Jesse James Dupree. In a recent interview with FMQB , DMC stated about his collaboration with JACKYL , “The message of the record was incredible. But the thing that really caught me was how incredible JACKYL is. When you listen to the music on that track, the riffs on that record and the drums and the bass line, and Jesse is one of the best vocalists I ever ...

For a white kid growing up in Ann Arbor, Mich., jet-setting soul musician isn’t necessarily the first career choice that comes to mind. And it didn’t really for Mayer Hawthorne either. Ever since he picked up a copy of LL Cool J’s Bigger and Deffer, Hawthorne (born Andrew Mayer Cohen) just wanted a piece of the hip-hop game. But after years spinning records and producing hip-hop tracks in LA as DJ Haircut, Hawthorne’s musical trajectory shifted radically when the city’s tiny Stones Throw Records picked up a couple tracks from his Curtis Mayfield-worshipping side project ...

ANEW REVOLUTION has debuted their new video for the single, "Head Against The Wall" on Noisecreep today. Directed by David Brodsky, the single is the first track released from their upcoming record "iMerica" which is due in stores on May 18th. " The abandoned psychiatric hospital in Austin, TX was the perfect location to convey what the song/video is all about: frustration, anger, chaos and the voices inside your head. Kudos to Joey & my brother Domenico Salvaggio for creating this creepy concept and I think after watching the video you'll realize that a little group therapy is always good ...

Chicago veterans DIRGE WITHIN are continuing their ongoing tour campaign by supporting the mighty GWAR this summer. “Dirge Within and Gwar. Wow, that is a lethal combo! We are thrilled to be hitting the road with the mighty scumdogs!” says guitarist Shaun Glass. Artist Arena will have a special pre-sale today via  Artist Arena with all regular tickets going on sale Friday, April 2nd and Saturday, April 3rd. Tue/Jun-01 Toledo, OH @ Headliners Wed/Jun-02 Palatine, IL @ Durty Nellies Fri/Jun-04 Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre Sat/Jun-05 Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theatre & Club Mon/Jun-07 San Antonio, TX @ White ...

"Club Criminal", the new video from former TWISTED METHOD frontman/DOPE bassist Derek "Tripp" Tribbett (a.k.a. Sinister) â€" who also happens to be the younger brother of MUDVAYNE/HELLYEAH guitarist Greg Tribbett â€" can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Ryan Hamblin and was edited by Ryan Whisenant. According to The...

Billboard : Brands were the focus for several of the panels at the MIDEM music conference in Cannes, with executives from Converse, NASCAR , Carhartt and PepsiCo revealing details of their music strategies. Sonic branding agency Banshee Music, based in Wisconsin, has partnered songwriters and artists with sports clients such as NASCAR and the Dallas Cowboys. Artist and composer Edsel Dope said that he “believe[s] so much in the business model” that he has taken on a role at the company. “I’ve jumped in the deep end and I am now acting as executive producer as well as an artist ...

Or at least we hope. As Axl pointed out to me one time, it’s not that Sevendust have managed to outlast their nu-metal peers and persevere through hard times; even terrible bands like Static X and Dope have done that. It’s that Sevendust have somehow managed to avoid the critical backlash that was bestowed upon [...]

Chris Johnson of the notorious Deep Blues Festival reminded me of these two classic R.L. Burnside articles from the Wall Sreet Journal and The New Yorker: Catching Up: R.L. Burnside’s “A Ass Pocket of Whiskey” By Jim Fusilli David Raccuglia, Fat Possum Records Your cool radio station went out of business. Your local record store shut down. You stopped reading Rolling Stone. You had kids. So whether you know it or not — last year, last decade, ever since you were in school — you missed a lot of great new music. In an occasional Speakeasy series, Jim Fusilli ...

DOPE frontman Edsel Dope has released the following statement regarding the band's non-participation in the "Pedal To The Metal Tour" alongside MUDVAYNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and STATIC-X: "We were specifically asked not to make any announcements about our departure from the 'Pedal To The Metal Tour' 'till after the tour got...

Our friends at Metal Insider made an interesting discovery over the weekend: Dope are no longer listed on the bill for the upcoming Pedal to the Metal tour. The tour is being headlined by Mudvayne and also features Black Label Society and Static-X. MI wonders aloud if Dope have been kicked off the tour; I would [...]