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SYSTEM OF A DOWN, DEFTONES Announce Summer Dates

SYSTEM OF A DOWN and DEFTONES will join forces for the following shows in August: Aug. 02 - Philadelphia, PA - Susquehanna Bank Center Aug. 04 - Holmdel Township, NJ - PNC Center Aug. 05 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon At Jones Beach Aug. 07 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center Aug. 09 - Boston, ...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer: 'Metal Has Changed, But I've Changed As Well'

Daniel Brockman of The Boston Phoenix recently conducted an interview with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Boston Phoenix: Revisiting this band and this material, are you struck at all by how much things have changed, how much metal has chan...

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SABATON: Songpier App Now Available

The new Songpier app from Swedish metallers SABATON is available at this location. The free app enables you to listen to the title track of the new SABATON album, "Carolus Rex", while reading the corresponding lyrics, check out SABATON's entire discography, biography, tour dates, and get news and in...

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SERJ TANKIAN's New Solo Album Gets Release Date

"Harakiri", the new studio album from singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet and political activist Serj Tankian, will be released July 10 on Reprise Records/Serjical Strike. Look for a teaser video with a snippet of the first single, "Figure It Out", on Serj's web site next week. "Harakiri...

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VOLBEAT To Tour North America With ICED EARTH, HELLYEAH

VOLBEAT will embark on a North American tour in June with support from ICED EARTH and HELLYEAH. Commented ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer: "I'm completely stoked, VOLBEAT is one of my all-time favorite bands, and Michael and the boys are great people. There is a lot of mutual respect and admiration,...

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RUSH: Unconfirmed North American Tour Dates

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, the legendary Canadian rock trio has scheduled the following tour dates for this fall: Sep. 07 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena Sep. 09 - Washington, DC - Jiffy Lube Live Sep. 11 - Pittsburgh, PA - CONSOL Energy Center Sep. 13 ...

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ZAKK WYLDE Talks 'OZZY And Friends', 'Bringing Metal To The Children' Book In New Interview

Joe Daly of The Nervous Breakdown recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Nervous Breakdown: So what's the deal with Ozzy? What are you doing with him [this summer]? Zakk: It's the "Ozzy and Friends" t...

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New SABATON Lineup Performs Live For First Time; Video Available

Swedish metallers SABATON kicked off their North American tour this past Sunday night (April 15) at Backstage Live in San Antonio, Texas. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. SABATON was forced to cancel the first three shows of the trek — which was scheduled to start on April...

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DREAM THEATER: North American Tour Dates Announced

DREAM THEATER has annouced a second North American leg of a world tour in support of its acclaimed and globally successful album "A Dramatic Turn Of Events" (Roadrunner). The progressive hard rock icons, who've sold in excess of 10 million records and DVDs worldwide, will launch their summer dates J...

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SABATON Checks In From Tour Rehearsals (Video)

Swedish metallers SABATON have posted a two-minute video message from the rehearsal sessions for their North American tour. Check it out below. SABATON was forced to cancel the first three shows of the trek — which was scheduled to start on April 10 in Tampa, Florida — due to delays in obtaining vis...

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SABATON Forced To Cancel First Three Shows Of North American Tour

Swedish metallers SABATON have been forced to cancel the first three shows of their previously announced North American tour — which was scheduled to start tomorrow (April 10) in Tampa, Florida — due to delays in obtaining visas over the Easter weekend for the band's four new members. The tour will...

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SABATON: Lyric Video For English Version Of 'Carolus Rex' Released

Swedish metallers SABATON have released the lyric video for the English version of the title track of their new album, "Carolus Rex". Check it out below. SABATON recently parted ways with guitarists Oskar Montelius and Rikard Sundén, drummer Daniel Mulback and keyboardist Daniel Mÿhr. The band's new...

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KING'S X Drummer: 'When I'm Back, I'll Be Better Than Ever'

Jerry Gaskill, drummer for legendary rockers KING'S X, was released from the hospital on March 21 — more than three weeks after he suffered a heart attack and underwent an emergency operation. A brand new video message from Gaskill can be seen below. To help Gaskill pay his medical bills, KING'S X i...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: 'Holiday At Lake Bodom' Track Listing, Cover Artwork Unveiled

On May 22, Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM will release "Holiday At Lake Bodom (15 Years Of Wasted Youth)", a very special CD+DVD career retrospective in celebration of the band's 15th anniversary. The release will spotlight specially selected tracks from every one of the group's critically accl...

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IRON MAIDEN, DEEP PURPLE Members Perform With BUDDY RICH ORCHESTRA (Video)

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson performed at the Buddy Rich 25th Anniversary Memorial Concert on Monday, April 2 at the London Palladium. He sang while fellow heavy rock legend, Ian Paice of DEEP PURPLE, played drums alongside the full BUDDY RICH ORCHESTRA. Dickinson is one of the most acclaime...