Today has been productive. Which is good, given the previous several days. Hurray!

• I love making fun of visa issues. And by that I mean I hate when bands are impacted by visa issues. The most recent victim is Cradle of Filth, who have been forced to cancel the first few shows of their upcoming North America tour.
• We all know that Amon Amarth will never stop doing what they do. And on that note, the viking metallers have released details about their next album, Jomsviking, which is set to drop March 25th.
• Babymetal will also be touring the United States this coming May through July. I’m not crazy about this little project, but I know this run of shows will be quite popular.
• Jimmy Bain, former bassist for Dio and Rainbow, passed away this past weekend at age 68. He was a legend in heavy metal history and will be missed.
• Staying on Amon Amarth, they also released a new music video for a new track called “First Kill”. It’s epic.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– Corey