Albums
Album Review: Aenaon – Hypnosophy
An avant-garde fusion of progressive black metal and jazz. A very solid pickup, Hypnosophy is not an album for black metal purists and rigidly-defined genre warriors.
Metal
Live
AltWire Concert Review: Evanescence – Dallas, TX 10/28/16
Dallas’ Southside Ballroom was the host of the debut show for Evanescence, 2016. The tour comes just before the Christmas release of…
Interviews
Amy Lee Interview: Her Great Career, Upbringing and More…
One of the biggest acts of the early 2000s, the rock band Evanescence, fronted by Amy Lee, came exploding onto the scene…
Live
AltWire Concert Review: Def Leppard – Dallas, TX – August 24th, 2016
August, Texas, outdoor venue. Only one thing could bring me out of my air-conditioned comfort on a dog day summer Monday night-…
Interviews
From Ashes To New: The Most Unusual Interview Ever
There are tour interviews, and then there are interviews with the boys in From Ashes To New. Read on and laugh as…
News
Revocation Release Single from New Album – “Great Is Our Sin”
Revocation have released the first single off their upcoming album Great Is Our Sin, “Communion” available for streaming by Metal Blade Records. The sixth studio…
News
Rage Against The Machine To Return?
It seems Rage Against The Machine have something up their sleeve. The band launched a countdown clock on a new website, prophetsofrage.com.…
News
Glenn Danzig to Reunite with Misfits
According to a report by Rolling Stone this morning, Glenn Danzig is to reunite with the Misfits at Riot Fest after 33 years…
Editorial
Def Leppard- 10 Points through the eyes of a stranger (NSFW)
a.k.a. the profile of a writer and her salvation I can’t remember how old I was when my father came home with Def…
News
Asking Alexandria Premiere “Let It Sleep” Video
Asking Alexandria premiered their new music video worldwide for“Let It Sleep,” the response overwhelmingly positive. The fourth single released for The Black, “Let It Sleep” is…
News
AltWire’s Most Exciting Pre-Orders Of 2016 So Far…
The year 2016 is proving out to be exciting in the music landscape just three months in. Check out some of the…
News
Altwire Artists To Watch: From Ashes To New
Continuing on our Artists To Watch series of highlighting exciting new bands, I’d like to introduce to our readers the fast-paced adrenaline…
News
Brian “Head” Welch of Korn Returns With New Book
Brian “Head” Welch, guitarist and founding member of Korn, is set to release a brand new book, With My Eyes Wide Open: Miracles…
News
Chester Bennington Reunites with Stone Temple Pilots for Charity
Stone Temple Pilots will have a one-off performance this March with Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, the remaining members of the iconic…
Interviews
Anthrax Interview: 35 Years of Anthrax
2016 marks the 35th anniversary of “Big Four” thrash metal band, Anthrax. Over their impressive career, the band has changed their lineup…
News
Deftones to Premiere New Single, Album Art Released
Deftones are set to release their eighth album this April, the long rumored title confirmed as GORE. The upcoming album is building anticipation after four…
Interviews
Interview: Dan Jacobs of Atreyu – “It Was Like We Never Left…”
On hiatus since 2011, the popular metal-core band Atreyu excited many when they announced in 2014 that they would be heading back…
Interviews
Stone Sour Interview:- “2016 Will Be For The New Record…”
Last month, prior to our short holiday break for AltWire, I had the chance to interview Stone Sour‘s own Josh Rand on…
