METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett joined legendary German axeman Michael Schenker on stage last night (Sunday, May 3) at the RockBar in San Jose, California to perform a couple of songs: UFO's "Natural Thing" and SCORPIONS' "Blackout". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Hammett tweeted after the show: "An honor to share ...
Each episode of Digital Tour Bus's "Dream Tour" features a touring act discussing who they would put on their ideal tour if there were no limits. In this episode, vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL reveals his dream tour lineup. Says Blitz: "It's really funny, because I've actually experienced [my ...
Death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER have filmed a video for the song "Open Coffin Orgy" with director Mitch Massie, who has previously worked with WHITECHAPEL and CATTLE DECAPITATION. The track is taken from the band's eleventh studio recording, which will be released on May 5 via Metal Blade Records. Titled "Crypt Of The Devil", ...
Bassist Matt DeVries, previously of CHIMAIRA (where he played guitar) and SIX FEET UNDER, has released the following statement regarding his departure from FEAR FACTORY: "For those that haven't already heard, I've decided to step down as bass player of FEAR FACTORY. The main reason being to simply take some time off of the road ...
ARO, the dark, ominous musical project of Aimée Osbourne, the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, played a special six-song showcase set at The Mercury Lounge in New York City on April 26. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. ARO's "Raining Gold" song was released as a single on March 5. ...
Nuclear Blast Entertainment has set an August 14 North American release date for "Archangel", the tenth studio album from SOULFLY. The CD was produced by Matt Hyde, who has previously worked with SLAYER and CHILDREN OF BODOM. SOULFLY will embark on a North American headlining tour at the end of September. Joining them on this ...
According to Variety, Swedish film and music-video director Jonas Åkerlund will helm the English-language film "Lords Of Chaos", based on true events in the Norwegian black metal music scene in the early 1990s. Rory Culkin ("Scream 4", "Signs") and Caleb Landry Jones ("X-Men: First Class", "Byzantium") are confirmed for leading roles in the ...
EXTREME, NEUROSIS, ABBATH, DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT, SANCTUARY, VEIL OF MAYA, THE ACACIA STRAIN, CATTLE DECAPITATION and more have been added to the billing of this year's edition of the Heavy Montréal festival. Daily lineups for the three-day event, which will be held on August 7-9 at Parc Jean-Drapeau, have also been revealed. Check out the ...
Former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo is featured in the current episode of "The Trap Set" with Joe Wong. Lombardo gives a rare, richly biographical interview, wherein he charts his journey from Catholic schoolboy to drummer of beloved, Satanic thrash-metal progenitors SLAYER. He also discusses his artistic evolution via collaborations with artists such ...
