Metal Anarchy

  • Wisdom In Chains Pay Tribute To Lou Koller With “What This Means (For Lou)”

    Wisdom In Chains have released a new single titled “What This Means (For Lou).” The track, which serves as a tribute for the late Lou Koller (Sick Of It All), finds the band collaborating with Street Dogs and Michael McColgan And The Bombsquad.

    Richie Krutch commented:

    “We had the music down for this for awhile, more of a mid paced street rock vibe. We knew we wanted a melodic memorable type vibe for this. Awhile ago we played with Michael McColgan and The Bomb Squad, they played the legendary Dropkicks Do or Die album front to back at this show.

    We always wanted to collaborate with him, his voice and style rule, so we reached out, and he was down! Also around the time we wrote this, Lou from SOIA was heavily in our thoughts, we would play Step Down every night in tour and dedicate it to him. He was fighting for his life, we wanted to show the band the respect and love we had for them, so Frankie put in a mention.

    The song is about HC shows, and it’s importance in our scene, so of course we had to mention Sick of it All, after all, the Song Chasing The Dragon is a complete tribute to them. Unfortunately we never got a chance to let Lou hear this track. Another little piece of information, the intro of this song starts with Vinny Stigma from Agnostic Front yelling ‘LETS GO TO THE HARDCORE SHOW.’”

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  • Arcus Premiere “Rebirth” Video

    Arcus have premiered a new video for their song “Rebirth.” You can check out that clip below. This news comes after Sleep Token recently distanced themselves from the project.

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  • Watch 200 Stab Wounds Play K! Pit Set At Welcome To Rockville

    Kerrang! have shared footage of 200 Stab Wounds playing a K! Pit set during this year’s Welcome To Rockville festival in Daytona Beach, FL. You can check out that performance below:

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  • Meshuggah, Testament, Crowbar, YOB, Etc. Set For 2027 Milwaukee Metal Fest

    Meshuggah, Testament, Crowbar, Pig Destroyer, Yob, and Repulsion have been confirmed for next year’s Milwaukee Metal Fest. That event will take place at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, WI on May 14-16. A pre-party is also planned for May 13.

    Organizers commented:

    “Thank you for your patience as we’ve been gearing up for the Milwaukee Metal Fest 2027 announcements! We’re excited to officially announce that Milwaukee Metal Fest will take place May 14–16, 2027 at The Rave / Eagles Club! And for those who snag super early & early bird tickets, you’ll get FREE admission to our pre-party on May 13 (venue TBA)!

    Friday Headliner: Meshuggah!

    That’s right! The legendary Meshuggah will be returning to Milwaukee! The band first played Milwaukee Metal Fest XII on Saturday, July 25, 1998, at the Eagles Ballroom during their first US visit, making it a notable moment in the band’s early history. We’re beyond honored to welcome them back to the Good Land as we celebrate our fifth year since the festival’s triumphant return!

    Saturday Headliner: TBA
    Sunday Headliner: TBA

    And this is just the beginning, the weekend will also feature sets from Testament, Crowbar, Yob, Pig Destroyer, Repulsion & more.

    Stay tuned for public on sale dates & some amazing additions to the 2027 MMF line up.

    If you missed out on MMF 2027 Super Early bird tix yesterday do not fret, we have Early Bird tix available TODAY ONLY. Get yours here.

    Thank you for your patience as we’ve been gearing up for the Milwaukee Metal Fest 2027 announcements!”

    [via BraveWords]

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  • System Of A Down Announce Third Rose Bowl Stadium Show, Gojira To Open

    System Of A Down have announced another show at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA. The band are now set to perform at the venue on the following nights:

    06/05 Pasadena, CA – Rose Bowl Stadium (feat. Pierce The Veil)
    06/06 Pasadena, CA – Rose Bowl Stadium (feat. Pierce The Veil)
    06/10 Pasadena, CA – Rose Bowl Stadium (feat. Gojira)

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  • Oceans Ate Alaska Premiere “Bring You Back” Video

    Oceans Ate Alaska have premiered a new video for their new song “Bring You Back.” You can check that out below. The track is from the band’s new album, “Purge,” which will be released on January 22.

    Vocalist Joel Heywood says the song focuses on his wife’s battle with prenatal and postnatal depression:

    “She was at the lowest point I’d ever seen her in my life and all I wanted to do was save her. No matter how much love and care or attention to her issues I gave, it’s chemical, and nothing I could do would help her to come back to who she was. For her it just felt endless.”

    He also discussed the video:

    “It’s an over the top version of events of her becoming a ‘ghost of herself,’ a ghost of the person she once was and I felt powerless no matter how much I tried.”

    He also added the following about the album:

    “‘Purge‘ came from wanting to finally get this all out of me, to let it bleed from me onto the songs and into the pages of the lyrics, and to try to start to feel free of things I’ve held inside for so long.”

    “Purge” Track Listing:

    01. “Endless Hollow“
    02. “Manifest Misery“
    03. “Bring You Back“
    04. “Still Low“
    05. “Spiral“
    06. “More To Life“
    07. “Pain Into Power“
    08. “Purge“
    09. “Onsra“
    10. “Jonathan Pork“
    11. “Bloom“

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  • Colepitz Premiere “Knock” Video

    Colepitz have premiered a new video for their new song “Knock.” That track is from the band’s newly released album “The Time Between.”

    Vocalist Rob Korhonen commented on the album:

    “It’s been a long road to get here. Over a decade of hard work, blood, sweat and tears went into the making of this record. All we’ve ever dreamed about was making a truly great record, and this is us taking our best blue-collar shot. It was a full team effort. Jonathan Wyman, Dave Gutter, Darren Elder from Halo Recording Studio, Sky Van Hoff, Jens Dreesen, Munsey Ricci on radio, Jon Freeman, and artists Alyssa Kubitz and Dave Minalli all helped bring this together the way it has. The ethos behind the Colepitz name is to play every note as though it could be your last, and we definitely hit that on this group of songs.”

    Guitarist Ray Suhy continued:

    “We released ‘No Tomorrow Tonight‘ in 2010, played a few shows, and then Rob moved away to Vermont. We stayed in touch and always talked about doing more music, but nothing took shape. A couple of years back Rob started writing songs with Dave Gutter, and I was really into what they were coming up with. We kept going, but it still didn’t feel like Colepitz yet.

    It wasn’t until I reshaped their version of ‘Reaper‘ that Rob and I looked at each other and were like… fuck, this is Colepitz. I think in a way we weren’t trying to go back to that place, because for us it’s a very special and heavy place emotionally. It requires full dedication and carries a lot of the weight of the past with it. At that point, though, we dove in full steam.”

    Drummer Shane Kinney added:

    “It is hard for me to come to a definitive conclusion, because I look at it from the perspective of a fan of the band and a fan of the music. Then there is the other perspective, which is that of me being the one who actually performed on it. At this point, I really look at it more as a fan. When I listen to it, it just sounds so fresh to me, and so emotive, and so groovy in the heaviest possible way. Making this album was really a joy and a privilege I have not taken for granted, but listening to it is even better. The more I hear it, the more I love it, and I hope you do too.”

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  • System Of A Down Announce Second Rose Bowl Stadium Show With Pierce The Veil

    System Of A Down have announced another show at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA. The band are now set to perform at the venue on June 5 and 6. Pierce The Veil will serve as support.

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  • Skrapegoat Announce First Live Show

    Skrapegoat, the project featuring Billy Keeton (ex-Skrape), Ilyn Nathaniel (The Union Underground), Angel Bartolotta (ex-Dope), Spyder Z Prime, and Brad Balsama, have announced their first live show. The band will be performing at the Cotee River Bike Fest in New Port Richey, FL on January 16.

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  • Sophie Lloyd Shares Video For Instrumental Cover Of Avenged Sevenfold’s “Nightmare”

    Sophie Lloyd has premiered a new video for her instrumental cover of Avenged Sevenfold’s “Nightmare.” You can check that out below:

    Lloyd commented:

    “Halloween is my favorite holiday. The song ‘Nightmare’ just embodies the spirit of Halloween to me.

    I loved exploring how chromatic runs and minor-interval harmonies can create this tension, as well as capturing the grit and intensity of M. Shadows’s vocals and lyrics through an entirely instrumental guitar arrangement.

    I wanted to pay homage to the original music video by having a mental asylum theme with someone being wheeled along the corridor. But we put our own spin on it, with the patient basically being experimented on so much that they turned into this possessed guitar wielding demon.

    Avenged Sevenfold have been one of my favorite bands since I started playing guitar, Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance have been very big inspirations to me. Their ability to blend crazy shredding techniques with melodies that truly tell a story is incredible.

    ‘Nightmare’ was actually one of the first covers I ever did on YouTube too back in 2012. So it’s funny going back and watching that one compared to this one and seeing how far I’ve come, both playing-wise and in my career.

    I’ve been lucky enough to meet some of the A7X guys a few times having played some of the same festivals, notably Rock In Rio this year while I was touring with MGK. They are such lovely, genuine people, so I really felt called to do this song and honor them in this way. I hope I made the guys in the A7X camp proud with this shred version.”

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