You ain’t never seen a cruise like this. If the Mayhem Festival this summer just isn’t enough heavy rock for your body to handle, the same folks are ready to throw you out on a 3-day cruise from Florida to the Bahamas. Kinda like Titanic, if the ship was overrun with bands like Anthrax and Machine Head. Also, you won’t sink. And the Titanic wasn’t headed to the Bahamas. Okay, nevermind, not like Titanic at all. But you’re on a boat, so are some of the guys from Slipknot, and so is Kevin Lyman.
The first annual Mayhem Cruise sets sail from Port of Miami, FL on December 7th, 2012 and returns on December 10th. Tickets are on sale now, with packages starting at $699. Head on over to mayhemcruise.com for all the details and to purchase your tickets before they’re gone.
You’ll flat out demolish everyone else’s stories about what they did on their winter vacations.
This summer is pretty much exploding with one ridiculously awesome tour after another. For the metalheads in the room, the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival is the place to be. No, seriously. From Slayer and Slipknot, to Anthrax and The Devil Wears Prada, amongst so many others.
Our minds have been sufficiently blown, and the tour doesn’t even kick off for another two months.
Lucky for all of us, tickets are now on sale. Get ‘em while they’re hot!
6/30 - San Bernardino, CA @ San Manuel Amphitheater
7/1 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
7/3 - Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
7/4 - Nampa, ID @ Idaho Center Amphitheatre
7/6 - Phoenix, AZ @ Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavillion
7/7 - Albuquerque, NM @ Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents The Pavilion
7/8 - Englewood, CO @ Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
7/10 - Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion
7/11 - The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
7/13 - Tampa, FL @ 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
7/14 - Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood
7/15 - Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music Center
7/17 - Bonner Springs, KS @ Sandstone Amphitheatre
7/18 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheatre
7/20 - Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/21 - Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
7/22 - Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
7/24 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
7/25 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
7/27 - Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
7/28 - Burgettstown, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion
7/29 - Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
7/31 - Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
8/3 - Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
8/4 - Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion
8/5 - Hartford, CT @ The Comcast Theatre
Anthrax put on a fantastic set at London’s O2 Academy Islington last night. A metal thrashing mad good time. You can check out more photos over on our Flickr page.
The 2012 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival lineup was just announced this week, featuring Slipknot, Slayer, Anthrax, The Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria, As I Lay Dying, Whitechapel, and High On Fire.
Excuse the mind explosion.
Time for another round of Anthrax. The band be kicking off a co-headlining tour with Testament in mid January. Tickets go on sale this weekend and you can check out the dates below.
1/22 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
1/23 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
1/24 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
1/27 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room (Murat Center)
1/28 - Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere’s Entertainment Center
1/29 - Louisville, KY @ Expo Five
1/30 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
12/2 - Atlanta, GA @ Tarbernacle
12/3 - Columbus, OH @ Promowest Pavilion
12/6 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
12/7 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
12/8 - New York, NY @ Best Buy Theatre
New Anthrax on iTunes!
We know it’s been a little quiet on the front since The Big 4 tore apart Indio, CA this past spring. Though Anthrax is currently out and about on the other side of the Atlantic, they managed to sneak in a new single on iTunes this week.
5:49 minutes of full-fledged thrash? 30 years later and still going strong.
Get it while it’s hot!
Anthrax - “Fight ‘Em Til You Can’t” on iTunes
Big 4 in New York
So last month, the entire country spazzed out (and for good reason) about the Big 4’s 1-time-only show in California. Thankfully, it’s developed into an additional affair! To refresh your memory, we’re talking Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth and Metallica. Yeah. Get ready.
The recently announced show will be held at Yankee Stadium in New York on September 14th. There are pretty few seats left for face value so grab them up before they are gone. Who knows- maybe you’ll see one of us at the event, too! Rock on.
The Big Four: Coming Soon
It’s finally happening. The Big Four have announced an appearance in the United States. WOO! In case you aren’t up to speed, this is going to be the most epic show to ever happen in alternative music. We’re talking Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth together at last. I don’t even need to say more. They are playing their own festival on April 23rd at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA. Get your tickets the day they go on sale (January 28th, 10AM PST, Ticketmaster) because they won’t last long. At all.
New Song from The Damned Things
The Damned Things (you know- the crazy mash up Every Time I Die, Anthrax and Fall Out Boy) have announced their new album Ironiclast will be available on December 14th. Word on the street says it’s amazing and after seeing the band’s second performance ever, there’s no debating that claim over here.
There are a few of the new tracks on the band’s MySpace, but the latest song “Little Darling” can be heard over at AbsolutePunk. Keith comments on the song:
“Little Darling” may have been the most instinctually oriented song on the record as far as the lyric writing was concerned. I remember when Joe and Rob and I sat down to go over possible melodies, the first line was the “example” we gave as to the vocal cadence of the verse. I remember saying “ok, so something that SOUNDS like ‘little darling’” and went to the drawing board. After nothing really felt right, I realized that those two words were perfect from the beginning. It set the tone for the entire rest of the song which is essentially just a letter of apology for being so absent from certain peoples lives.
A second song “Friday Night (Going Down In Flames)” can be downloaded for free via Facebook and for another taste, check out the song “We’ve Got A Situation Here” below (which is available for download on iTunes):
Just for kicks, see how the guys look live! These photos are from The Borderline in London back in June:
The Big 4 DVD Preview: Megadeth
I’m sure you metal buffs remember this summer’s post about The Big 4 (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax) playing together for the first time throughout Europe. And maybe you remember the post about the one-night-only screening of the concert nationwide.
Basically, a string of posts that made you just wish you could have seen it, yeah? So I bring you a blog of hope!
This Tuesday, November 2nd, The Big 4: Live from Sofia will be available on DVD and Blu-ray. Finally! A chance to see it!
The 2-disc set is 345 minutes long- don’t get your calculator, that’s nearly 6 hours. In addition to the basic release, you can also get a “Super Deluxe” Box Set that not only gets you the footage, but also 5 hours worth of music (the entire live sets), a 24-page booklet, two-sided poster, photo of each band and a Big 4 guitar pick. The box set is limited edition, of course.
Want to see what you can look forward to? Check out Megadeth’s full performance of “Symphony of Destruction” below:
