This one is still in the formative stages (I hope) but expect dates to get filled out as time goes on. Seven Kingdoms and Evergrey will be touring together across the US. It's a rare occasion that Seven...

No, it's not the final outing for the band. This is the latest tour for their latest album. Expect a lot of "The Last Stand" to be featured alongside staples like "Primo Victoria," "Ghost Division," and...

I learned about this one only a couple of days before it was set to happen but the X JAPAN documentary "We are X" will have band leader Yoshiki tour a bit of the US for some special showings. The documentary...

Sonata Arctica's "The Ninth Hour" was released about a week ago. This is the band's ninth full album and they've continued to progress as they go but without ever leaving their roots behind. The title refers...

J-Rock group VAMPS will be stopping by San Francisco once more as the opening act of their fall 2016 tour. They'll be only stopping by a few places in the US, two of them being in California, so it's...

The EP is available for listening in full over at the Wall Street Journal http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2016/09/08/listen-to-seven-kingdoms-h-p-lovecraft-inspired-ep-in-the-walls-exclusive/ I'm really...

Sabaton's newest album "The Last Stand" is full of what Sabaton does best: sing about battles. The concept is fairly self-explanatory: famous land stands in history. Various periods and armies are...

Progressive metal band Dream Theater announced their latest tour set to begin in October. They'll be stopping by San Jose's City National Civic on November 20th. The double concept album "The Astonishing"...

One of my favorite bands, Seven Kingdoms, will be sidestepping the usual distribution and funding methods by going with crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. Their first campaign will be for the EP and will be...

I posted about this a while ago but here's a reminder: Nightwish Sonata Arctica Delain San Jose Civic March 11 That's less than two weeks away. The weather says there's a good chance it'll rain (for...