Megadeth & Kyng @ Fox Theatre, Pomona CA, December 7th 2012 - Photos by Kaley Nelson for Metal Assault

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India gig alert: Bacardi NH7 Weekender feat. KARNIVOOL, Inner Sanctum, Eccentric Pendulum, Kryptos & Devoid, Saturday Nov. 3rd & Sunday Nov. 4th, Amanora Park Town, Pune, Rs. 2500 (Weekend ticket). Tickets here: http://nh7.in/weekender/pune

HATRIOT, the new San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band led by former EXODUS frontman frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza, has inked a deal with Germany's Massacre Records. The group will enter the studio on August 15 with producer Juan Urteaga (MACHINE HEAD, EXODUS, TESTAMENT) to begin recording its deb

By Andrew Bansal April 2nd 2014, Skinny's Lounge, North Hollywood CA: As part of their weekly series of 'Rock-A-Holic-Karaoke' Wednesday events, Skinny's Lounge played host to local metal bands Voice Of Dissent and Witchaven last night. Presented by Schecter Guitar Research and Poor Kids Radi

By Avinash Mittur March 24th 2013, DNA Lounge, San Francisco CA: Some webzines out there love to romanticize the bay area heavy metal scene. It's not hard to see why they would do so, there are definitely some very amazing bands out here. What these journalists don't get to see is these bands and

Review by Andrew Bansal [Video by Arturo Gallegos]  June 2nd 2014, Five Star Bar, Los Angeles CA: Formerly having called Los Angeles home for a number of years, the now Chicago-based atmospheric black metal band Abigail Williams are currently on a North American headline run and visited their ol

By Andrew Bansal Day 1, August 9th 2013, The Echo, Los Angeles CA: The fourth annual Power Of The Riff festival is a two-day event that kicked off last night with 5 of the 25 bands on the festival lineup taking the stage here at the Echo. The atmosphere at the 2010 and 2011 editions of Power Of T

By Andrew Bansal March 31st 2014, Skinny's Lounge, North Hollywood CA: Gearing up for their appearance at the Ragnarokkr Festival in Chicago next weekend and their upcoming two-month European tour, Ventura CA traditional metal trio Night Demon played at Skinny's Lounge in North Hollywood last

By Andrew Bansal May 4th 2014, The Airliner, Los Angeles CA: Finally home from three consecutive North American tours, Los Angeles metal quartet Exmortus headlined a local gig at the Airliner in the Lincoln Heights area, christened 'The Imperial Metal March' and put together by local promoters Th

By Andrew Bansal August 8th 2014, Five Star Bar, Los Angeles CA: Hailing from Tolouse, France, black power violence quartet Plebeian Grandstand set out on a US run last Monday August 4th with Cheyenne, Wyoming's extreme metal/hardcore punk outfit Reproacher as their tour mates, and visited th

By Andrew Bansal Three years ago, Paradise Lost guitarist Greg Mackintosh started a crusty doom-death side project called Vallenfyre, donning the new role of frontman and recruiting Paradise Lost band mate Adrian Erlandsson on drums along with Hamish Glencross (My Dying Bride) on guitars and

Videos by Arturo Gallegos March 8th 2014, The Complex, Glendale CA: Southern California's Gravehill have been spreading their brand of crushing yet entertaining extreme metal to the masses for well over a decade, and are one of the more enjoyable live bands going around in the LA scene. The q

In recent years, heavy metal has spread its wings and found an audience in countries you would have never imagined even a few years ago as places with a potential metal scene. But nowadays, metal is truly a global phenomenon. One of the regions that has rapidly developed its scene in the past few ye

By Andrew Bansal April 27th 2014, Fonda Theatre, Hollywood CA: Swedish occult rock sensation Ghost embarked on the 'Year Zero' North American tour ten days ago and made their way to a sold-out Fonda Theatre last night, along with opening act King Dude. Having never had a chance to see Ghost p

* THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED * The winner is Alexandra Cota. Metal Assault in association with the House Of Blues Sunset Strip is bringing you this ticket giveaway for the upcoming Dark Tranquillity show at the venue on Saturday February 22nd 2014, with support acts Omnium Gatherum and Exmortus.

Review by Jason Williams [Videos by Arturo Gallegos]  May 1st 2014, The Complex, Glendale CA: This would be a very special night for those in Los Angeles who love their death metal. New Zealand's very own Ulcerate would make their very first California trip on their second US tour ever. Play

By Andrew Bansal March 1st 2014, House Of Blues Sunset Strip, West Hollywood CA: Longstanding Finnish melodic death metal quintet Children Of Bodom have made somewhat of a habit of touring North America on a regular basis, owing to their consistently strong fan base in these parts, and follow

By Andrew Bansal February 21st 2014, Loaded Rock Bar, Hollywood CA: Fridays at Loaded are usually entertaining for all involved, but with a lineup consisting of premier old-school Metallica tribute band Cliff 'Em All, classic Black Sabbath tribute act Electric Funeral, Doyle-era Misfits tribu

By Jason Williams May 9th 2014, Mirror Image Studios, Anaheim CA: For nearly 12 years, speed/thrash metal band Rattlehead have invaded the scene with their blend of fast paced Thrash. Not to mention naming their band from the best song of Megadeth's catalogue and one of the best songs in gene