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SUICIDE SILENCE Frontman On Self-Titled Album: 'We Are Really Trying To Push The Boundaries'

Metal Mark of Ghost Cult recently conducted an interview with vocalist Hernan "Eddie" Hermida of California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ghost Cult: Since [the new SUICIDE SILENCE self-titled album] is such a drastic change for the band's sound,...

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Video: SEPULTURA Performs 'Machine Messiah' Songs In Tilburg

Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA played the second show of their European tour with KREATOR Thursday night (February 2) at 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Speaking about the songwriting process for SEPULTURA's new studio album, "Machi...

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SEPULTURA: Video Footage Of Entire European-Tour-Kickoff Concert

Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA kicked off their European tour with KREATOR last night (Wednesday, February 1) at La Bam in Metz, France. Fan-filmed video footage of the entire concert can be seen below. Speaking about the songwriting process for SEPULTURA's new studio album, "Machine Messiah...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guitarist Calls Former Label WARNER MUSIC 'Imbeciles'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Zacky Vengeance has slammed the band's former record company Warner Music Group as "imbeciles." The label announced an AVENGED greatest hits package just days before the surprise unveiling of AVENGED's new studio effort, "The Stage", scheduling it for a December 2 release...

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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER Talks About 'Machine Messiah' Songwriting Process (Audio)

The "Heavy Metal Wanaka" podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist Andreas Kisser of Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Speaking about the songwriting process for SEPULTURA's new studio album, "Machine Messiah", Andreas said...

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Finland's Biggest Heavy Metal Festival TUSKA Celebrates 20th Anniversary In 2017

HIM, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, MAYHEM, APOCALYPTICA, DIRKSCHNEIDER and SONATA ARCTICA are among the confirmed bands for the 20th-anniversary edition of the Tuska festival, set to take place June 30 - July 2 in Helsinki, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 30: SUICIDAL TEN...

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TOM ARAYA's Daughter Defends Him Against Accusations Of Homophobia

Ariel Araya, the 20-year-old daughter of SLAYER frontman Tom Araya, has defended her father against accusations of homophobia, saying that Tom was merely repeating what "many other people have been saying online." A controversy arose when a photoshopped picture of Donald Trump and the members of SLA...

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AEROSMITH's 'Farewell' Tour Will Last A 'Few Years'

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry has told Ultimate Classic Rock in a new interview that the band's "farewell" tour will last for a very long time. "The feeling is, right now is gonna be in semi-tour mode for the next few years," Perry said. "We'll be taking time off here and there, but we ...

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SLAYER Explains Disappearing TRUMP Photo: We Have Never Endorsed Any Political Party Or Any Candidate

SLAYER has issued a statement in response to the controversy that arose when a photoshopped picture of Donald Trump and the members of the band appeared on their Instagram account. SLAYER frontman Tom Araya posted the image and later criticized fans who objected to the photo, saying that he "thought...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: 'We're Not Afraid To Show Our Dorky Side'

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield was recently interviewed on "The Rubber Room" radio show, which airs on Australia's Triple M. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On METALLICA continuing to play with the same in...

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BRAD WHITFORD Isn't Sure Why AEROSMITH Is Embarking On 'Farewell' Tour

Brad Whitford says that he doesn't know why AEROSMITH is choosing to call it quits after the upcoming tour, insisting that "there's a lot more life in the band." Last fall, AEROSMITH announced what was being billed as the band's "farewell" tour of Europe — with an opening stop in Israel thrown in fo...

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MASTODON Teases Upcoming Album

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have released a short teaser for their upcoming album, which is tentatively due in March. The one-and-a-half-minute clip features an unidentified MASTODON bandmember — whose face and voice are obscured, but who appears to be drummer Brann Dailor — saying in par...

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AMON AMARTH Bassist Says New Drummer JOCKE WALLGREN 'Plays Perfect All The Time'

DJ Cy of "Le Tour Du Metal" conducted an interview with bassist Ted Lundström of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH prior to the band's November 13, 2016 show at Transbordeur in Lyon, France. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's E...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ROB ZOMBIE And SLAYER To Headline Wisconsin's ROCK FEST

Cadott, Wisconsin will once again be the preferred home for rock music this summer. Since 1994 Rock Fest has brought some of the biggest names in rock music to the area and it definitely continues that tradition this year. The 2017 explosive lineup features AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ROB ZOMBIE and SLAYER....

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Watch DISTURBED Perform CHIPMUNKS-Style Version Of 'Immortalized'

On January 10, DISTURBED warmed up for the Glasgow show on the band's current European tour by playing a fun ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS-style version of "Immortalized", the title track of DISTURBED's chart-topping 2015 album. Check out video footage of the backstage performance below. ALVIN AND THE CHI...