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THE ANSWER To Open For AC/DC On Final U.S. Leg Of 'Black Ice' Tour

Irish rockers THE ANSWER have been selected to continue as the only opening act for the final North American encore leg of AC/DC's Black Ice world tour. The itinerary kicks off October 1 at the US Airways Arena in Phoenix, Arizona and concludes on November 8 in Houston, Texas at the Toyota Center. T...

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SUICIDE SILENCE, Rock Photographer MARK WEISS To Guest On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show

California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE and world-renowned rock photographer Mark Weiss (OZZY OSBOURNE, TWISTED SISTER, BON JOVI) will be the special guests on this weekend's (September 25-27) edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. To see a full list of stations carryi...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman Interviewed On 101.7 THE FOX; Video Available

On September 22, 2009, Santa Rosa, California's 101.7 The Fox radio station conducted an interview with vocalist Brian Fair of Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL. Watch the four-minute chat below. "Retribution", the new album from SHADOWS FALL, sold around 13,000 copies in the United States in its...

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SUICIDE SILENCE Talks Music, Tattoos With ALTITUDE TV

Altitude TV has posted video footage of California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE talking about their hatred of metal genres, their scene, partying at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards and tattoos. Watch the clips below. SUICIDE SILENCE's August 30, 2009 performance at The End Of Days festival at t...

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STEVE HARRIS-Owned EDDIE'S BAR Closing Down For Good

Eddie's Bar, the Santa Barbara De Nexe, Portugal bar owned by IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris, will be closing down for good at the end of this month. The bar opened in 1989 with Manu Da Silva, a former roadie for IRON MAIDEN, as manager. After Manu's death in 2005, the bar closed and reopened ...

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FU MANCHU: New Song Available For Streaming

A new FU MANCHU track, "Bionic Astronautics", is available for streaming on AOL Music's Noisecreep. The song comes off the Southern California heavy fuzz rock band's eleventh full-length album, "Signs of Infinite Power", which is scheduled for release on October 20, 2009 via Century Media Records. R...

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JOHNNY RAMONE TRIBUTE To Be Held At Hollywood Forever Cemetery

The legendary guitarist Johnny Ramone — named one of the "10 greatest electric-guitar players" by Time magazine — of beloved punk group the RAMONES will be honored at a special tribute set for Saturday, October 3 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (6000 Santa Monica Boulevard) in Los Angeles. As part of...

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FU MANCHU Announces U.S. Headlining Tour

Southern California's heavy fuzz rock legends FU MANCHU will launch the first leg of its U.S. "Signs of Infinite Power" headlining tour on October 20 in San Jose. Support on the trek will come from by North Carolina's ASG and the Los Angeles duo IT'S CASUAL. The band is expected to announce a separa...

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SUICIDE SILENCE Drummer Teams Up With MODERN DRUMMER For Instructional Video Series

Alex Lopez, drummer of California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE, has teamed up with Modern Drummer magazine to create a very comprehensive and in-depth instructional video series where he breaks down how to play some of the band's most intense tracks ("Wake Up", "Unanswered") and explains his da...

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ALCATRAZZ Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

ALCATRAZZ featuring Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MSG, IMPELLITTERI) has parted ways with drummer Glen Sobel and has replaced him with Dave Dzialak (JEFF SCOTT SOTO). ALCATRAZZ is: Graham Bonnet - Lead Vocals Howie Simon - Guitar/Vocals Dave Dzialak - Drums Tim Luce - Bass/ Vocals Upcoming ALCATRAZZ shows...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE, THEOCRACY, SEVEN KINGDOMS Confirmed For FLORIDA POWERFEST

CIRCLE II CIRCLE, THEOCRACY and SEVEN KINGDOMS are among the confirmed bands for the first annual Florida Powerfest, set to take place November 14, 2009 at Club Bourbon Street in New Port Richie, Florida. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CIRCLE II CIRCLE THEOCRACY SEVEN KINGDOMS PSYAXI...

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BATTLEROAR Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Replacement

Greek epic metallers BATTLEROAR have parted ways with singer Marco Concoreggi due to "personal reasons" and have replaced him with John Papanikolaou. The band states, "[John's] name may ring a bell to some of the older fans of the Greek heavy metal scene. For all of you... yes, that is the one and h...

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CROWN THE LOST Parts Ways With Drummer, Seeks Replacement

Pittsburgh melodic thrashers CROWN THE LOST have parted ways with drummer Kevin Antonacci. According to the band, Kevin "left CROWN THE LOST in order to focus more on his schooling and other worthy activities." The group adds, "In Kevin's 11 months with the band, we enjoyed many a good time and wish...

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ANCARA To Release 'Chasing Shadows' In October

Finnish hard rockers ANCARA will release their third album, "Chasing Shadows", on October 21 in the band's home country and a later date in other parts of Europe. According to the group, the CD's release was "postponed by two months because the band decided to release the album independently though...

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ANCARA: 'Tears With a Smile' Video Teaser Available

A teaser for the "Tears With a Smile" video from Finnish hard rockers ANCARA can be viewed below. The song — which is described as "a duet ballad" — features a guest appearance by Agnes Pihlava, a finalist in the 2005 Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols". "Tears With a Smile" comes off ANC...