British/American speed metal veterans Raven are scheduled to headline Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale, NY on Thursday, February 10, 2011.

Tickets are $17, and go on-sale starting Wednesday, August 18 at noon.

Current Raven line-up:

John Gallagher – Vocals, Bass
Mark Gallagher – Guitar
Joe Hasselvander – Drums

Fan-filmed footage of Raven performing at Europa in Brooklyn last summer:

New Orleans hard rockers Lillian Axe have recruited Ronny Munroe (ex-Metal Church) as the new voice of Lillian Axe, replacing departing vocalist Derrick LeFevre.

To celebrate, the band will perform in-store at Looney Tunes in West Babylon, NY on Sunday, August 8th at 3pm.

The band will also hang around and meet fans, take some pictures and sign some autographs. In order to get into this event you have to order the new Lillian Axe CD “Deep Red Shadows” via Looney Tunes either online or at the store.

CD = $11.99

Includes:

1) CD
2) wristband for the concert and autograph signing
3) Free Poster

Everyone that attends will receive a free poster.

The following day (Monday, 8/9), Lillian Axe will headline B.B. King in NYC with special guest openers Serial Obsession. Tickets for this show are $15 in advance / $17.00 day of show. Doors open at 6:00 PM, all ages.

Lillian Axe are offering fans an opportunity to win a pair of tickets (with meet-and-greet backstage access) to their B.B. King gig. For more info, go here. Contest ends tomorrow!

Lillian Axe’s latest album, Deep Red Shadows, was released July 20th 2010 through Love & War Records / MRI.

NYC’s The Judas Syndrome are set to headline Brooklyn’s Europa Night Club tonight (7/31), with opening support from Anesthetized, Mummified in Circuitry, Fierce Hatred, By the Beard of Zeus, and We Fall As Heroes.

Doors open at 4:30 PM. Admission is $10. 16+

For all your TJS merch needs, head over here.

Cleveland, Ohio thrash/hardcore outfit Ringworm will headline Santos Party House in NYC on Thursday, August 12th.

The night is said to feature “very special guests”.

Advance tickets are $12. Doors open at 7:00 PM. All ages.

Massachusetts natives Within The Ruins will hit the road with Torrance this August, in support of their latest album, Invade, due August 31st through Victory Records:

08/06/2010 – Bronx, NY @ The Point
08/11/2010 – Buffalo, NY @ Broadway Joe’s
08/13/2010 – West Babylon, NY @ Sinclair’s Pub

NYC-based hard rock/heavy metal quartet Diamondsnake have booked a gig at The Mercury Lounge in Manhattan for Saturday, October 2nd.

Tickets are $10 in advance / $12 day of show, and will be available for purchase starting this Friday (6/30) at noon.

21+

See below for Diamondsnake’s hilarious music video for their song “Storm the Fucking Kastle”:

NYC industrial metallers Bile will headline Europa Night Club in Brooklyn on Thursday, September 16.

Tickets are $10. 18+

No opening bands yet, if any.

New York City thrashers Deathalizer have arranged two shows for this weekend.

You can check them out here:

07/30/2010 – Jackson Heights, NY @ D’Antigua
07/31/2010 – Merrick, NY @ Jugs n’ Strokers

Deathalizer t-shirts are now on-sale, head over to deathalizer.com to snag yours.

Heavy metal band The Sword will hit the road with Karma To Burn and Mount Carmel this October in support of their latest album, Warp Riders, out August 24th.

A date in NYC has been set for Saturday, October 16 at Webster Hall.

Tickets go on pre-sale to fans beginning this Friday, July 30th and to the general public beginning one week later on Friday, August 6th.

Pre-sale: Username – thesword / password – tickets

Australian hard rockers Karnivool will perform live at The Bowery Ballroom in NYC on Friday, August 27th.

Tampa’s Tides of Man will open.

Tickets are $13 in advance / $15 day of show.

Doors open at 8:00 PM / show starts at 9:00 PM.

Karnivool and Tides of Man are also scheduled to perform together at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, NY on August 26.

Junket will open in Poughkeepsie.