Skillet vs. Escape the Fate – Cage Match
Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine New York rocked fans last night (April 30) as part of this year’s HardDrive Live Tour along with Halestorm, Young Guns and Stars In Stereo. The night also included a very special surprise guest during Halestorm's set.
Love metal fans have much to rejoice about since 2013 is shaping up to be a massive year for Finnish band HIM with the release of their eighth studio album ‘Tears on Tape’ via their new North American label Razor & Tie. Not to mention HIM was just inducted into Loudwire's Cage Match Hall of Fame after beating out some notable acts along the way.
There’s no specific word or way to describe the intensity of seeing the Dillinger Escape Plan live, it’s the throbbing soreness your body tells the morning after going through the tornado of a Dillinger show. On Saturday night (April 20), Brooklyn got treated to a free show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, N.Y., with support from the Faceless, Royal Thunder and Primitive Weapon.
With HIM heading into Loudwire’s Cage Match Hall of Fame after five consecutive victories, it’s time for two new bands to go head to head with their latest singles.
Singer-guitarist Danko Jones and his band were recently confirmed for this year’s Uproar Festival after wrapping up an early 2013 tour with Volbeat. These new dates will find the group continuing to support their latest album 'Rock and Roll Is Black and Blue.'
California band Pierce the Veil got some major East Coast love Thursday night (April 25) at Best Buy Theater in New York with support from bands All Time Low, Mayday Parade and You Me at Six for a second consecutive sold out show as part of their 2013 'Spring Fever Tour.'
The love metalers do it again as HIM and their fans get another Cage Match win with ‘Tears on Tape’ as the band beat out Three Days Grace in the previous battle. Now, HIM go for their fifth and final victory and entrance into the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame, but will they be able to do it once more against a very tough competitor?