Kerry King of Slayer Performs With Megadeth In Los Angeles

Guess Kerry King was finally tired of missing out on all the cool “Big Four Jams,” because the Slayer guitarist made the last night of the Jagermeister Music Tour (also featuring Megadeth and Anthrax) very special. King joined Megadeth onstage during their set in Los Angeles last night (October 21) and performed the song “Rattlehead” with them. Lucky for the rest of us who couldn’t be there in person, footage of the performance can be seen above.

This marks the first time in 26 years that King performed “Rattlehead” with Megadeth. For those of you who don’t recall, King was actually the second guitarist during Megadeth’s very first shows. However, his time in the band was very short lived and lasted only a few shows in February of 1984. You can check out unearthed footage of King performing with Megadeth back in 1984 below. As metal history nerd myself, it’s pretty surreal to see Mustaine and King performing next to each other in both videos. This could probably only be topped by seeing Mustaine performing “The Four Horsemen” with Metallica. It’s a long shot, but hell, the recent “Big Four Tour” made a lot of unlikely things possible.

DARKEST HOUR ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN TOUR

(New York, NY) — DARKEST HOUR will heading over to Europe this winter and they couldn't be more excited to get back across the pond. "Put on your winter jacket and get ready for endless nights of good times, because were headed back to Europe. We're bringing the legacy tour overseas - playing songs from our entire catalog. We fell in love with Europe in 2000 and have enjoyed touring there for an entire decade. Playing from squats to arenas and everywhere in between, we’ve made some of our closest friends and have had some of the best times or our lives. Experiencing all forms of cultures and enjoying the beautiful diversity of the European continent has always been a joy for the entire band. Since our European bros are true purists I am sure they will enjoy the set we have cooked up for them." says guitarist Mike Schleibaum.




Coming along for the ride will be PROTEST THE HERO, BORN OF OSIRIS and PURIFIED IN BLOOD. Ticket info can be found at http://www.darkesthour.cc

DARKEST HOUR have been busy working on their upcoming full length with Peter Wichers (SOILWORK) for their debut eOne Music release due out early next year. For more information on DARKEST HOUR and their experience in the studio with Peter, visit http://www.darkesthour.cc for updates over the next few months.



In the meantime, they’ll be celebrating their 15 year anniversary as a band by touring the US on the “Legacy Tour” with VEIL OF MAYA, PERIPHERY and REVOCATION.

BONDED BY BLOOD BLOG ABOUT THEIR TOUR ON SKULLSNBONES.COM‏

When not making heads bang nightly, BONDED BY BLOOD have been detailing all of their tour experiences on a tour blog exclusively at SKULLSNBONES In their latest installment, the band details 3 Texas shows that saw the band playing video games in their van, having meetings with BBQ ribs and playing surprise festivals:

"Today was a bit of a shocker! We played at the Ridglea Theater in Ft. Worth Texas with Cattle Decapitation and Devourment. What happened was that two tours combined into one big ass gig. There was 11 bands total that played I believe, it was a huge package - "that's what she said"

We played a shorter set than usual due to the obvious time constraints of having so many bands packed into one bill but it was pretty cool. This was most definitely not our crowd and at moments I felt lost in a crowd full of kids decorated in large ear piercings, tattoos, and colorful band t shirts or whom I've never heard of before. We went on 6th and the previous bands were all death core bands so we knew we were going to sound completely out of place, we didn't give two shits tho and went up there and did our thing. I am happy to say that up to that point we were the first band to get the crowd moving. We had a few fans in the crowd and they started the pit for us, thank you!"

Read BONDED BY BLOOD's latest tour blog entry at SKULLSNBONES

BONDED BY BLOOD guitarist, Alex Lee was recently interviewed by DECIBEL about his exploits as a professional yo yo competitor. Watch the video and get acquainted with DECIBEL's new site design here




Catch BONDED BY BLOOD live at the following shows:

w/ EARLY MAN and EVILE
Oct. 16 - Mad Planet - Milwaukee, WI
Oct. 17 - Reggie's Rock Club - Chicago, IL
Oct. 18 - The Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
Oct. 19 - Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO
Oct. 20 - Club Vegas - Salt lake City, UT
Oct. 22 - Dante's - Portland, OR
Oct. 23 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA (w/GAMA BOMB)

w/ OVERKILL, FORBIDDEN, EVILE, GAMA BOMB
Oct. 24 - Vancouver, BC - Red Room*
Oct. 27 - Regina, SK - Exchange*
Oct. 28 - Winnipeg, MB - Royal Albert Arms*
Oct. 29 - Thunder Bay, ON - Crocks*
Oct. 30 - St. Cloud, MN - The Rox Tavern*** (w/ABIGAIL WILLIAMS)
Oct. 31 - Indianapolis, IN - The Dojo*
Nov. 01 - London, ON - Music Hall*
Nov. 02 - Buffalo, NY - Broadway Joe's*
Nov. 03 - Trenton, NJ - Championship Bar and Grill*
Nov. 04 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx ***
Nov. 05 - Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall**
Nov. 06 - Farmingdale, NY - Crazy Donkey**
Nov. 07 - Providence, RI - Club Hell**
Nov. 08 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar**
Nov. 09 - Virginia Beach, VA - Gil's**
Nov. 10 - Charlotte, NC - Amos'**
Nov. 11 - Raleigh, NC - Volume 11**
Nov. 12 - Jacksonville, NC - Hooligans**
Nov. 13 - Orlando, FL - Club Firestone**
Nov. 14 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room**
Nov. 15 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade**
Nov. 16 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's**
Nov. 17 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall**
Nov. 18 - Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel Nightclub**
Nov. 19 - Manchester, NH - Rocko's**
Nov. 20 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom**
Nov. 21 - Ottawa, ON - Mavericks***
Nov. 22 - Montreal, QC - Foufounes Electriques***
Nov. 23 - Toronto, ON - MOD Club***
Nov. 24 - Detroit, MI - Blondies***
Nov. 25 - Nashville, TN - The Muse***
Nov. 26 - Louisville, KY - Phoenix Hill Tavern***
Nov. 27 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's***
Nov. 28 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave***
Nov. 29 - St Paul, MN - Station 4***
Dec. 01 - San Antonio, TX - Scout Bar***
Dec. 02 - Austin, TX - Emo's***
Dec. 03 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar***
Dec. 04 - Ft Worth, TX - Trees***
Dec. 05 - Amarillo, TX - The War Legion Underground*
Dec. 06 - Tucson, AZ - The Rock***
Dec. 07 - Mesa, AZ - U.B.'s***
Dec. 08 - West Hollyood, CA - Whiskey a Go Go***
Dec. 09 - Ramona, CA - Ramona Mainstage***
Dec. 10 - Sparks, NV - New Oasis***
Dec. 11 - San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge***
Dec. 12 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction*
Dec. 13 - las Vegas, NV - Cheyenne Saloon*

* w/ EVILE and GAMA BOMB
** Killfest II w/ OVERKILL, FORBIDDEN, EVILE and GAMA BOMB
*** w/ FORBIDDEN, EVILE and GAMA BOMB

North American Retribution 2011 Tour w/DEATH ANGEL, LAZARUS A.D; EARLY MAN and HEXEN:
Jan. 24 - War Legion Underground - Amarillo, TX (No DEATH ANGEL, LAZARUS A.D.)
Jan. 26 - The Muse - Nashvile, TN (No DEATH ANGEL, LAZARUS A.D.)
Jan. 28 - Broadway Joe's - Buffalo, NY (No DEATH ANGEL)
Jan. 29 - Championship bar & Grill - Trenton, NJ (No DEATH ANGEL)
Jan. 30 - Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC
Jan. 31 - The Cabsbah - Charlotte, NC
Feb. 01 - Jaxx - W. Springfield, VA
Feb. 02 - Crazy Donkey - Farmingdale, NY
Feb. 03 - Rocko's - Manchester, NH
Feb. 04 - Club Hell - Providence, RI
Feb. 05 - Montage Music Hall - Rochester, NY
Feb. 06 - Mod Club - Toronto, ON - CANADA
Feb. 07 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
Feb. 08 - Blondie's - Detroit, MI
Feb. 09 - Reggie's Rock Club - Chicago, IL
Feb. 10 - Phoenix Hill Tavern - Louisville, KY
Feb. 11 - Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
Feb. 12 - Conservatory - Oklahoma City, OK
Feb. 13 - Numbers - Houston, TX (w/ D.R.I.)
Feb. 14 - Emo's - Austin, TX (w/ D.R.I.)
Feb. 15 - White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX (w/ D.R.I.)
Feb. 16 - Rail Club - Ft. Worth, TX
Feb. 18 - Club DV8 - Tucson, AZ
Feb. 19 - Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
Feb. 20 - Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA
Feb. 21 - Cheyenne Saloon - Las Vegas, NV
Feb. 22 - The Key Club - Hollywood, CA
Feb. 23 - Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA
Feb. 24 - The Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA
Feb. 26 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA

BONDED BY BLOOD's new album, EXILED TO EARTH, is available now worldwide on limited edition CD with a free patch, as well as special low price CD and limited edition colored vinyl. Get your copy in North America here

THE SWORD Postpones Dates Due To Unforeseen Cirumstances

According to a posting on the official Facebook pageof Birmingham, Alabama's WorkPlay theater, Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD have postponed the remaining dates on their current U.S. tour "due to unforeseen cirumstances." The band has also released a statement announcing that its European tour, whcih was supposed to kick off in early November, has been called off for the same reason.



"Warp Riders", the third full-length album THE SWORD, sold around 8,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 47 on The Billboard 200 chart.

"Warp Riders" marks the first release where the group has worked with an outside producer. Helmed by Matt Bayles (PEARL JAM, MASTODON, ISIS), the album is anchored by an epic science-fiction narrative. The storyline is a psychedelic space opera that explores temporal themes of death and rebirth. "Warp Riders" also finds THE SWORD expanding its range from pure metal to include bone-crunching hard rock at large. Rather than dampening its sound, the band actually sounds more amplified than ever, spewing out some of its most scalding riffs to date and channeling an unearthly bellow from its low end.

In a recent interview with Decibel magazine, THE SWORD guitarist/vocalist John "J. D." Cronise stated about the new effort, "This is what you'd technically call a 'concept album,' though I'd describe it as more of a soundtrack to a story I came up with. All the songs are about aspects of the story, but they don't cover every detail from beginning to end. It's a science fiction story, and it deals heavily with themes of light and dark and perceptions of time. One of the main settings is a planet, which has experienced tidal locking, creating a side of perpetual day and a side of perpetual night. The reason for creating a narrative to base the songs around was essentially to provide interesting and varied lyrical subject matter with a core theme to tie it all together."

NEURAXIS To Support DEICIDE; Band Comments On Tour‏

Canadian tech-death metallers NEURAXIS have been tapped to support the legendary DEICIDE on the "God Is Dead- To Hell With God Tour" in February and March of next year. BELPHEGOR, BLACKGUARD and PATHOLOGY will also be on the bill. The run will kick off in Atlanta, GA on February 15th and conclude in Tempe, AZ on March 10th.

Vocalist Alex Leblanc commented: "It is a real honor to tour which such legends. I've been listening to Deicide since I was 15 years old and it influenced me a lot. It's also the perfect tour to promote our new album "Asylon", which comes out around the same time. We can't wait to hit the states once more and play our new stuff for all the fans out there. February can't come soon enough."



NEURAXIS' upcoming album, "Asylon" will be released in North America on February 15th, 2011. "Asylon" was recorded at Wildsound Studio with producer Chris Donaldson (Cryptopsy, The Last Felony, The Agonist.) The band is also playing Metalfest at Batisse Industrielle in Trois-Rivieres Quebec on Saturday, October 16th.

Their upcoming dates are as follows:
10/16 Trois-Rivieres, QC - Batisse Industrielle T-R Metalfest w/ Cannibal Corpse
2/15 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade *
2/16 Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall *
2/17 Raleigh, NC - Volume 11 *
2/18 Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero *
2/19 Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall *
2/20 Worcester, MA - The Palladium *
2/21 New York, NY - The Gramercy Theatre *
2/22 Quebec City, QUE - Imperial de Quebec *
2/23 Montreal, QUE - Cafe Campus *
2/24 London, ONT - Music Hall *
2/25 Toronto, ONT - Opera House *
2/26 Chicago, IL - Reggie Rock Club *
2/27 Detroit, MI - Blondie's *
2/28 Louisville, KY - Headliner's Music Hall *
3/1 Tulsa, OK - Marquee *
3/2 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater *
3/4 Seattle, WA - El Corazon *
3/5 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre *
3/7 Las Vegas, NV - Cheyenne Saloon *
3/8 Los Angeles, CA - Key Club *
3/9/ San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick *
3/10 Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse *
* w/ Deicide