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Monsters of heavy metal, Lamb Of God and thrash legends Anthrax are teaming up for hardcore tour! The two epic groups head to Hollywood Palladium on Friday 12th February for a night of mighty riffs and a brutal show that will leave everyone in the crowd blown away! Expect noise, antics and possibly the heaviest night of your lives! […]

Monsters of heavy metal, Lamb Of God and thrash legends Anthrax are teaming up for hardcore tour! The two epic groups head to Hollywood Palladium on Friday 12th February for a night of mighty riffs and a brutal show that will leave everyone in the crowd blown away! Expect noise, antics and possibly the heaviest night of your lives! […]

Nightwish return to North America in 2016 and Los Angeles and Orange County wait in eager anticipation to see the Symphonic Metal Icons and the “Endless Forms Most Beautiful” tour one last time. Check out the Video Interview with Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish below: Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish talks to LA Metal Media about the guest appearance by Richard Dawkins […]

Nightwish return to North America in 2016 and Los Angeles and Orange County wait in eager anticipation to see the Symphonic Metal Icons and the “Endless Forms Most Beautiful” tour one last time. Check out the Video Interview with Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish below: Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish talks to LA Metal Media about the guest appearance by Richard Dawkins […]

As Eddie Trunk and “That Metal Show” leave VH1 – they look for another venue. We would welcome “That Metal Show” to Los Angeles. Very Special Thanks To Eddie Trunk, from VH1’s That Metal Show, for the interview with Allie Jorgen for LA Metal Metal Media. Check out the interview below. Eddie Trunk Interview An in-depth interview with Eddie Trunk […]

With so much incredible music coming through Los Angeles and Southern California in 2015 it was very difficult for the readers of LA Metal Media Magazine to submit the winners of the Best Bands Of 2015 LA Metal Media Readers poll. But one of the resounding names that kept appearing at the top of the list was Queensryche. Queensryche shares […]

With so many incredible Bands and Artists coming through Los Angeles and Southern California in 2015 the Readers of LA Metal Media Magazine has a difficult time comprising the list for the 2015 LA Metal Media Magazine readers poll. After tabulation and careful calculation, here is the list of the Top 5 shows that Southern California and the City of […]

Photo Gallery Formed in 1986, Babylon A.D. hail from San Francisco, California. Original (and current) band members Derek Davis (vocals), Dan De La Rosa and Ron Freschi (guitars), Robb Reid (bass) and Jamey Pacheco (drums) brought the house down with their brand of anthem rock. From the moment the band hit the stage with their first song Back in Babylon, […]

FIFTEEN-HUNDRED YEARS IN THE MAKING DW Drum Designer John Good and Neil Peart have teamed up to create a one-of-a kind R40 kit crafted from Romanian River Oak and a plethora of intricate laser-cut exotic woods. To commemorate Rush’s 40th Anniversary and the making of the R40 kit, a limited number of 250 replica Icon snare drums will be produced. […]

FIFTEEN-HUNDRED YEARS IN THE MAKING DW Drum Designer John Good and Neil Peart have teamed up to create a one-of-a kind R40 kit crafted from Romanian River Oak and a plethora of intricate laser-cut exotic woods. To commemorate Rush’s 40th Anniversary and the making of the R40 kit, a limited number of 250 replica Icon snare drums will be produced. […]

Posted August 3, 2015 By: Roc Boyum and Allie Jorgen for LA Metal Media Photos by Roc Boyum for LA Metal Media With the House of Blues in Los Angeles closing its doors on the metal scene forever, it was only fitting that the final metal show featured Anthrax, one of the Big 4 (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax). An Anthrax […]

Kamelot Tear It UP At The Regent Theater Los Angeles and this night was no exception. With their power/symphonic metal, Kamelot, with their relatively new front man Tommy Karevik and guest singer Kobra Paige from (Kobra and the Lotus) charged in with a pounding version of Veil of Elysium. From their latest LP Haven, Veil of Elysium has a great […]

Kamelot Tear It UP At The Regent Theater Los Angeles and this night was no exception. With their power/symphonic metal, Kamelot, with their relatively new front man Tommy Karevik and guest singer Kobra Paige from (Kobra and the Lotus) charged in with a pounding version of Veil of Elysium. From their latest LP Haven, Veil of Elysium has a great […]