About a month ago I took a position assisting with booking at a local music venue. It’s provided me with an interesting look into a side of the music industry that remains exceedingly old fashioned. I’ve been exploring possibilities for the last several weeks as to how to best integrate my position there with my […]

Not one to shy away from drama, Billy Corgan has ominously announced on the Smashing Pumpkins website a Smashing Pumpkins reunion. The website simply states that “no release date has been set, but the band plans to begin recording this summer.” The Smashing Pumpkins have not had an album since 2000 when they parted ways. […]

Blabbermouth reports that Strapping Young Lad have completed recording their new album, titled “The New Black,” due out in July. For the uninformed, Strapping Young Lad are a Canadian metal band who are redefining the genre with their irony and pure sonic brutality. They are one of the hottest metal shows around right now. The […]

Tool has announced a short US “small venue” stint before they head over to Europe this summer. Tickets go on sale April 22nd, dates and venues are as follows:
SUN-APR-30 INDIO, CA / COACHELLA FESTIVAL
TUE-MAY-02 SEATTLE / PARAMOUNT THEATRE
THU-MAY-04 OAKLAND / PARAMOUNT THEATRE
FRI-MAY-05 LAS VEGAS / THE JOINT
SAT-MAY-06 PHOENIX / GAMMAGE HALL
MON-MAY-08 DALLAS / McFARLIN AUDITORIUM
WED-MAY-10 […]

Ozzfest announced which shows Ozzy Osbourne will be headlining this summer. The shows are:
Jun. 29 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheater
Jul. 01 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater
Jul. 08 - San Bernardino, CA - Hyundai Pavilion
Jul. 16 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Jul. 22 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley […]

There are many reasons for running this site, but first and foremost our goal is to discover and expose new and talented artists. That said, I have an open question to all of you AudioMongers out there: What are your favorite new acts?
Leave comments or email answers to editor@audiomonger.com.

May 2 got a little closer today, when TOOL released the cover art for 10,000 days, their forthcoming album.

Information for the album has, as always, been kept under lock-and-key, but they band is taunting us with slight bits of temptation. The cover art appears to be done by NYC artist Alex Grey. This […]

In its day, Lollapalooza was a mythical thing. As it toured the the states, it was electric. Introducing the country to the rising tide of great 90s music. But the event fell into disrepair and disappeared from significance for a few years.
Last year, organizers redefined the festival into a three day show in Chicago. […]

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The Prince of Darkness has posted the lineup for the tour that bears his name. The festival will start July 1 in San Francisco and then pummel 20 yet-to-be-named cities. The lineup includes: Ozzy, System of a Down, Disturbed, Hatebreed, Lacuna Coil, Black Label Society, Atreyu, and a bunch of other metal bands I’ve never […]