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DREAM THEATER Drummer Says He Played Two Of His Best Shows While Being Extremely Sick
Drummer Mike Mangini of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER has issued the following update: "I seriously played my two best shows/solos [on December 1 in San Diego, California and on December 2 in Anaheim, California] while being the sickest I've been in 20-30 years. But not enough to jeopardize...December 3, 2011
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MASTODON: Being Nominated For A GRAMMY Is 'A Huge Honor'
Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON are among the nominees for the 54th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The band's Grammy nomination is for "Curl Of The Burl", the first single from MASTODON's new album, "The Hunter". At pres...December 2, 2011
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MEGADETH Mainman Comments On Latest GRAMMY Nomination
MEGADETH is among the nominees for the 54th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The band's tenth Grammy nomination is for its new single, "Public Enemy No. 1", off MEGADETH's latest album, "TH1RT3EN", which came out on November 1. C...December 1, 2011
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GOJIRA: Second Studio Webisode Available
The second in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the new album from French progressive metallers GOJIRA can be seen below. The CD is currently being recorded at Spin Recording Studios in Long Island City, New York with co-producer Josh Wilbur (LAMB OF GOD) f...December 1, 2011
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DREAM THEATER Is 'Honored And Thrilled' By First-Ever GRAMMY Nomination
Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER are among the nominees for the 54th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Commented the band: "2011 has been quite an amazing year for us. We watched 'A Dramatic Turn Of Events' our eleventh stud...December 1, 2011
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DREAM THEATER, MEGADETH, MASTODON Among GRAMMY AWARDS Nominees
DREAM THEATER, MASTODON and MEGADETH are among the nominees for the 54th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The nominees in the "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" category are as follows: * DREAM THEATER - "On The Backs Of Angels"...November 30, 2011
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KVELERTAK Beer To Be Made Available At Vienna Concert
Norwegian blackened punk metallers KVELERTAK have brewed their own beer called Kvelerbier. The beer will be on sale exclusively at the band's Vienna, Austria concert at Szene on December 3. It's limited to 30 bottles only. There will also be a limited amount of fantastic tour posters and a special V...November 30, 2011
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EPHEL DUATH Signs With AGONIA RECORDS
Formerly Italian, currently U.S.-based band EPHEL DUATH, known as a modern mixture of avant-garde metal and progressive rock with jazz-fusion and hardcore punk elements, has inked a worldwide deal with Agonia Records for the release of an EP and two full-length albums. Under the leading role of tale...November 28, 2011
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KVELERTAK: Paris Concert To Be Filmed For TV Broadcast
The November 29 concert in Paris, France from Norwegian blackened punk metallers KVELERTAK will be filmed for the series "Tracks" on Arte (Association Relative la Tlvision Europenne),a Franco-German TV network. For more information, go to this location. "Blodtrst", the Torjus Frre Erfjord-directed...November 25, 2011
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MASTODON: Limited-Edition 'The Hunter' Mask Available
At last, the definitive MASTODON merchandise item that brings the band's latest album, "The Hunter", to life is available and ready for holiday purchase now! "The Hunter" mask is 100 percent hand-made, painted and assembled. These custom masks are made from a thick plastic and were made locally in t...November 23, 2011
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THE SWORD: New Audio Interview Posted Online
On November 18, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of GuitarWorld.com conducted an interview with Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. After a successful first leg of the KYUSS LIVES! tour, THE SWORD announced t...November 23, 2011
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MASTODON Guitarist Interviewed On 'All Things Metal' (Audio)
Denny Spinks of the "All Things Metal" radio show recently conducted an interview with guitarist of Bill Kelliher of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio):November 22, 2011
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GOJIRA Frontman Talks New Record Deal, Upcoming Album
French progressive metallers GOJIRA are currently recording their fifth album at Spin Recording Studios in Long Island City, New York with co-producer Josh Wilbur (LAMB OF GOD) for an early 2012 release via the band's new record label, Roadrunner Records. When asked how the deal with Roadrunner came...November 21, 2011
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MASTODON Guitarist: New Album 'Reflects The Mood Of The Band And How We're In A Good Place'
Andrew Magnotta of The Aquarian Weekly recently conducted an interview with guitarist of Bill Kelliher of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Aquarian Weekly: "The Hunter" has more of a rock and roll vibe to "Crack The Skye", which has more of...November 16, 2011
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MASTODON: 'The Hunter' 180-Gram Vinyl Edition Unboxing Video
The "unboxing" video for the deluxe 180-gram vinyl edition of "The Hunter", the latest album from Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON, can be seen below. The LP can be ordered now at MastodonRocks.com. "The Hunter" sold 39,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at po...November 15, 2011
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