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Photos: SLAYER And TESTAMENT Members Cuddle Puppies From Washington Animal Rescue Shelter
On Saturday, March 19, members of SLAYER and TESTAMENT spent time "hanging out and cuddling" puppies from the Motley Zoo animal rescue shelter in Redmond, Washington before the two bands' joint concert in Seattle. A posting on the Motley Zoo Facebook page reads: "This was the second time we met [SLA...March 21, 2016
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DIAMOND HEAD: Trailer For Forthcoming Self-Titled Album
Influential and iconic heavy metal band DIAMOND HEAD will release its first album of new material in eight years on April 22. Titled "Diamond Head", the disc features an exciting new talent in singer Rasmus Bom Andersen. A three-minute trailer for "Diamond Head" is available below. In 2014, DIAMOND...March 21, 2016
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CARCASS Frontman JEFF WALKER Breaks Foot
Bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS broke the the proximal fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot prior to the band's March 19 concert in Seattle, Washington as the support act for SLAYER and TESTAMENT. Walker has received medical treatment for his injury and is ex...March 20, 2016
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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Feat. Ex-SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO: Video Of New York City Concert
Former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo is sitting behind the kit for SUICIDAL TENDENCIES during the band's North American tour as the support act for MEGADETH. Fan-filmed video footage of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES' March 16 performance at Terminal 5 in New York City can be seen below. SUICIDAL TENDENCIES fro...March 19, 2016
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SLAYER/EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT Talks About Having His Own Blood Used To Paint Signature ESP Guitar
At this year's NAMM show in Anaheim, California, groundbreaking blood-wielding surrealist Vincent Castiglia and SLAYER/EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt officially revealed a custom-painted Gary Holt signature ESP electric guitar, detailed completely with Holt's very own blood. The blood was drawn from Hol...March 19, 2016
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SLAYER's KERRY KING: 'I'm Still Putting Out Product That Looks And Sounds Great'
In a brand new interview with Las Vegas Magazine, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King was asked if the band could have survived something like the death of co-founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman ten or twenty years ago. "It's hard to say," he responded. "This situation that we're in right now, everything just...March 19, 2016
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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA Says JEFF HANNEMAN Would Have Been Proud Of 'Repentless' Album
In a brand new interview with Loudwire, SLAYER frontman Tom Araya was asked if he thinks the band's late guitarist, Jeff Hanneman, would have been proud of SLAYER's new album, "Repentless". He responded (see video below): "Yeah, I think he would have. When we first started [putting ideas together fo...March 18, 2016
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DAVE LOMBARDO's DEAD CROSS: 'We'll Sleep When They're Dead' Song Available For Streaming
"We'll Sleep When They're Dead", the first official studio recording from DEAD CROSS, the new "punk" outfit featuring former SLAYER and PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo alongside members of THE LOCUST and RETOX, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The recording sessions for the song were h...March 18, 2016
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Video: EXODUS Dedicates 'A Lesson In Violence' To LEMMY During Gothenburg Concert
San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS dedicated their song "A Lesson In Violence" to iconic MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister during their March 16 concert at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg, Sweden. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Said EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souz...March 17, 2016
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GARY HOLT Defends SLAYER Against Accusations Of White Supremacy And Nazism
In a brand new interview with SF Weekly, SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt was asked about the band's motive for covering a lot of violent, dark topics in its lyrics, like murder, necrophilia, Satanism, Nazism, and terrorism. He said: "People in bands such as SLAYER and my other band EXODUS get asked that...March 17, 2016
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Video Premiere: SLAYER's 'You Against You'
SLAYER's new music video for the song "You Against You" can be seen below. The clip was directed by BJ McDonnell, who previously worked with SLAYER on the "Repentless" video. SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph recently told Be In The Loop Magazine about the "You Against You" clip: "We filmed that in southe...March 16, 2016
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EXODUS Drummer TOM HUNTING: 'We Love What We Do, And We're Having Fun'
MikeJamesRockShow.com conducted an interview with drummer Tom Hunting of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS at this year's edition of Hammerfest, which was held March 10-13 at at Camp HRH, Pwllheli, North Wales, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how he would ac...March 14, 2016
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PAUL BOSTAPH: Why SLAYER Continued After JEFF HANNEMAN's Death
SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph has told Canada's GigCity.ca that there was never any doubt that the band would continue following the tragic passing of the group's co-founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman in 2013. "When confronted with death, when your mortality is challenged, you realize how fragile life i...March 12, 2016
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HIGH ON FIRE's MATT PIKE: 'I Don't Think METALLICA Would Sound Like METALLICA Without DAVE MUSTAINE'
Christina Rowatt of Australia's The Void recently conducted an interview with Matt Pike of HIGH ON FIRE and SLEEP. The two-part chat, which features footage of SLEEP and HIGH ON FIRE at the Manning Bar in Sydney, can be seen below. This interview is also featured on the brand new "Riffing With Chris...March 10, 2016
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CHUCK BILLY Is 'Pounding Away On The Lyrics' For TESTAMENT's New Album
TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy was interviewed on a recent edition of "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the progress of...March 10, 2016
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