Drummer Kai Hahto of Finnish epic metallers WINTERSUN took part in a live video fan chat earlier today (Thursday, May 30) via the Nuclear Blast Streaming Room. You can now watch the question-and-answer session below. WINTERSUN's "Time I" was nominated in the "Metal Album Of The Year" category at this year's Emma Gaala (Finnish Grammy ...
May 2013 - Blabbermouth Archive
METALLICA Bassist Says RICK RUBIN Is Still 'A Strong Possibility' To Produce Next Album
Sergio Pereira of South Africa's Muse magazine conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo last month when the band returned to South Africa for three shows — one in Johannesburg and two in Cape Town. Muse: Would you ever be interested in recording with a South African producer in South Africa? Trujillo: ...
SLAYER Welcomes Drummer PAUL BOSTAPH Back To The Fold
SLAYER's Tom Araya and Kerry King have announced that drummer Paul Bostaph has rejoined the band on a full-time basis. Bostaph will be behind the drum kit beginning June 4 when SLAYER kicks off the first leg of its 2013 international tour in Warsaw, Poland. EXODUS' Gary Holt will continue to fill in for fallen ...
HUNTRESS Hosting 'Virtual Yard Sale' For MAYHEM Festival Tour Support
Los Angeles-based, occult-themed, female-fronted traditional heavy metal band HUNTRESS has teamed up with Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival brothers BATTLECROSS to share the cost for a bus this summer, since their tour vans can't handle the extreme heat. And that is only the beginning of the financial strain for a young metal band with minimal ...
SLAYER/ANTHRAX Fill-In Drummer JON DETTE Speaks To Australia's SF MEDIA
Paul Southwell of SF Media recently conducted an interview with metal drummer Jon Dette (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, HEATHEN). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On pulling double duty with SLAYER and ANHRAX on Australia's Soundwave festival dates: "I definitely had my work cut out for me. I can do it with ...
DOWN: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of MARYLAND DEATHFEST Performance
Fan-filmed video footage of DOWN's May 25 performacne at Maryland Deathfest XI festival in Baltimore can be seen below. DOWN's latest EP, "Down IV Part I - The Purple EP", was released on purple vinyl on February 26. "Down IV Part I" sold 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week ...
SIX FEET UNDER Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement
Florida-based death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER have parted ways with drummer Kevin Talley and have replaced him with Marco Pitruzzella. Marco, who previously played with SIX FEET UNDER bassist Jeff Hughell in BRAIN DRILL, will make his live debut with SIX FEET UNDER this Saturday in Memphis, Tennessee at the Scion Rock Fest. Comments ...
BLACK SABBATH: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Entire Adelaide Concert
Fan-filmed video footage of BLACK SABBATH's entire May 7 performance at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. War Pigs 02. Into The Void 03. Under The Sun 04. Snowblind 05. Black Sabbath 06. Behind The Wall Of Sleep 07. N.I.B. 08. Fairies Wear Boots ...
CRUCIFIED BARBARA Interviewed By Clubinit.TV (Video)
Clubinit.TV conducted an interview with the Swedish all-girl hard rock quartet CRUCIFIED BARBARA on April 11 at The Note in West Chester, Pennsylvania. You can now watch the chat below. CRUCIFIED BARBARA's latest album, "The Midnight Chase", was released in May 2012 in Europe and in July 2012 in North America via Nuclear Blast. The ...
DEFTONES, ISIS Collaboration PALMS: Trailer For Debut Album Available
A trailer for the self-titled debut album from PALMS, the musical collaboration between DEFTONES vocalist Chino Moreno and former members of ISIS (Aaron Harris, Clifford Meyer and Jeff Caxide), can be seen below. The CD will be released on June 25 via Mike Patton's (FAITH NO MORE) Ipecac label. The track listing for the 47-minute ...