The Marshall Tucker Band asked the people of South Carolina to bring donated items for Hurricane Sandy victims to their tour bus yesterday & were overwhelmed!

Dave Grohl’s making his debut as a feature documentary director / producer with his film Sound City, inspired after purchasing the same recording console used in the legendary Van Nuys CA studio of the same name. The console was built in 1972 and is considered to be the crown jewel of analog recording equipment and has captured artists such as Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Guns and Roses, Nirvana, Metallica and TONS of other musical legends.

Listen to the Rolling Stones song, “One More Shot” released ahead of schedule today! The song is from their upcoming album GRRR! which drops 11/13/2012!

What do you get when you mix 6 incredibly talented musicians (including Tim Narducci and Craig Locicero previously from the bands Manmade God and Systematic), throw in a little bit of blues, and an extra helping of kick-ass Rock-N-Roll? Give up yet? Well, Spiralarms that’s who! You’ve never HEARD of Spiralarms you say? Boy, are you in for a treat!

ICONOCAUST is Rock Revolt™ Magazine’s “Indie Band of the Week” because they are masters of brutal metal - spreading their own special brand of face-melting madness to the masses in relentless fashion with great success.

There is no slow buildup or time wasted getting to know you on their latest album All Out War. Incite kicks in your door, trashes your home, drinks all your beer and leaves with your girlfriend. These guys aren’t here to fuck around and it shows.

SUICIDE SILENCE have established a Memorial Fund for the education of Mitch Lucker’s daughter, Kenadee. Lucker was killed on November 1, 2012 in a motorcycle accident. Read to get information on how to donate to the Memorial Fund and picture of the memorial t-shirt.

Check out these awesome “double perspective” videos just released by the Finnish metal band, WINTERSUN and Pearl Drums! Very cool!

.If you like your rock music hard, in-your-face and no-holds-barred, then you MUST pick up the just released double-disk Anthology by the Orange County based band THRICE.

Throwing Gravity lead singer/guitarist, Nick James, talks with Rock Revolt Magazine about the band’s new album, life on the road, songwriting, their new tour…and all points in between!

It’s been three years since Silverchair dissolved into irrelevance. Out of that puddle of goo steps Ben Gillies (former Silverchair drummer) and his new project: Bento. This time, he takes on the role of lead singer and songwriter.

Craving Lucy is a true American bred rock-n-roll band in every sense of the word. They are far more unique and interesting than your average run-of-the-mill cookie-cutter band cluttering the airways these days. The Boston based quintet, consisting of Steve Archambault (vocals), Nate Comp (guitar), Rick Caikauskas (guitar), Keith Lewis (bass) and Simon Adamsson (drums), proved once again with their newest EP effort entitled Resolution (10/26/2012) that they intend to raise the expectation and imaginations of rock fans nationwide. Resolution should be able to line-up the band alongside the current rock heavyweights in the regular rotation on XM Octane, Music Choice and other rock radio outlets nationwide.

Saturday 27th October was the day when the undead rose to invade Exeter. It was a sight to behold, with special guests of zombified military personnel, lumberjacks, scientists, Frank the Rabbit off ‘Donnie Darko’ and a banana wearing Jason Voorhees’ mask. The walk ended with the ultimate zombie ball, headlined by two upcoming bands – The Dead Lay Waiting and Fearless Vampire Killers.

Reggae has always been my preferred genre of music, often hidden in the midst of my Ipod and overlooked by ‘keen’ music lovers in the realm of rock and metal. Now that The Dirty Heads are in the collection, I can proudly come out as a proud reggae lover after listening to their album Cabin By The Sea.

Possessed by a world-busting manic punk yowl and fiercely pounding guitar arm, Sara Century took time away from promoting local bands or shows or films or zines to answer some questions for RockRevolt’s agent last week.

Pete Townshend walked off the stage last night during the encore at a Who show in Sunrise, Florida. WPTV reports that the 67-year-old guitarist left during “You Better You Bet” without letting his bandmates know. The show was the first night of the Who’s first tour in four years.

The lead singer of BEHEMOTH has been ruled against by the Polish Supreme Court on charges of blasphemy from a “Bible ripping” incident onstage at a gig in 2007.

You’ve had a rough week. It happens. Your 47th cup of Joe doesn’t seem to be providing any pick-me up. You wonder to yourself, “What can I do to get out of this slump.” The answer is 15th and Hope, the latest release from American pop-rock Indie band miggs. If this lyrically driven CD, with its uplifting feel good beats and positive yet emotionally charged message, doesn’t do it then nothing will.

It is with great sadness and regret that we share the terrible news that Mitch Lucker (28), singer for the heavy metal band Suicide Silence, died this morning, November 1, after being in a motorcycle crash Wednesday night in Huntington Beach, California..