SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian spoke to ARTISTdirect about the band's current status, including its continued lack of new music. "Of course, we have a lot of fans and people interested in getting a record sooner rather than later," Serj said. "Things take time though. Everyone has a life and has ...
Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND, who feature in their ranks current OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G., will celebrate their 10th anniversary by releasing a live album on June 24 via Century Media Records in Europe. Entitled "Apotheosis - Live 2012", the CD will contain 17 songs recorded at special anniversary shows in Greece as well as ...
Legendary San Francisco Bay Area gore grind act AUTOPSY will release its sixth studio opus of horror and all-out madness, "The Headless Ritual", on July 2 via Peaceville Records. The cover art for the CD was painted by none other than the legendary Joe Petagno (MOTÖRHEAD, MARDUK), and it's safe to say he has outdone ...
Due in Europe on June 28, the new edition of "Warriors Of The World" takes MANOWAR's album to the next level. Fully remastered and with a different bonus track, this brand new edition provides even higher sonic quality than ever before. Mixed at legendary Galaxy Studios by world-renowned mixing engineer Ronald Prent, the 10th-anniversary edition ...
Canadian technical death metallers GORGUTS will release their fifth album, "Colored Sands", on August 30 in Europe and September 3 in North America via Season Of Mist. The band has also announced a string of headlining shows leading to and from this year's Hopscotch Festival. the U.S. trek, which begins on September 5 in Springfield, ...
"God Is Dead?", the brand new video from BLACK SABBATH, will make its online debut on Monday, June 17. The song is the debut single from "13", the first BLACK SABBATH record in 35 years to feature singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler all playing together, which can be streamed in ...
Jason Roche of LA Weekly recently conducted an interview with legendary LED ZEPPELIN singer Robert Plant. An excerpt from from the chat follows below. LA Weekly: What are your reflections on LED ZEPPELIN being honored at last year's Kennedy Center Honors? Plant: I knew we did a lot of damage to people's brains ...
As all of IRON MAIDEN's fans worldwide know, the bandmembers do not compromise when it comes to the performance and spectacular production they put on. The IRON MAIDEN concert which was earlier scheduled to take place at Sao Paulo, Brazil's Jockey Club on September 20 will now happen at Arena Anhembi due to noise limitations ...
"Steelhammer", the new album from U.D.O. — the German metal band led by former ACCEPT singer Udo Dirkschneider — has registered the following first-week chart positions: Germany: #21 Sweden: #23 Finland: #38 Norway: #67 "Steelhammer" was released on May 24 via AFM Records. The CD was produced by Dirkschneider and Fitty Wienhold. Guitarist Igor Gianola ...
