antiMusic/Thrashpit's Billy Gamble caught up with SLAYER as they roared through Rhode Island earlier this month, fresh off their Grammy win. He spoke with guitarist Kerry King about their outing with UNEARTH, the current state of metal, the Grammys, Dave Lombardo and why SLAYER never followed metal trends. Part one of the interview follows: antiMusic: ...
Guitarist Kris Norris of the Washington D.C.-based metallers DARKEST HOUR has issued the following update: "[While] going through my collection of files for this new [DARKEST HOUR] record, I found so many things I have recorded over the years and since I'm not the kind of guy who'd ever get to release a solo record, ...
A four-and-a-half-minute trailer for LIZZY BORDEN's upcoming reissue of the band's 1989 original recording of "Master of Disguise", due on March 6 via Metal Blade Records, has been posted online at this location. Special features on the reissue include: * A re-master of the original disc * Liner notes written by producer of ...
Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH) has issued the following update: "Greetings metalheads worldwide. I hope that you are all enjoying the new music from HALFORD. As always, it is a metal honor to collaborate with The Metal God [a.k.a. Rob Halford] and I have nothing by respect for the man and all ...
CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring guitarists Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist) alongside VELVET REVOLVER members Matt Sorum (drums) and Scott Weiland (vocals) — will perform at the Bacardi B-Live event on March 17 at Bayfront Park in Miami, ...
Belgian death metallers SUHRIM have issued the following update: "At this time we would like to officially welcome Niklaas Reinhold [photo] to the SUHRIM ranks. He'll be taking over bass duties on a permanent basis from frontman Johan Antonissen with immediate effect. Antonissen — who suffered a serious back injury a few years ...
MVD Entertainment Group has set an April 24 release date for STRYPER's "Live in Puerto Rico" DVD. STRYPER — which stands for "Salvation Through Redemption Yielding Peace, Encouragement and Righteousness" — was formed in Orange County, California by brothers Michael and Robert Sweet and guitarist Oz Fox. The band earned its stripes on the Los ...
