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VANISHING POINT: In Writing Mode

Australian progressive metal band VANISHING POINT is writing material for its as-yet-untitled fifth studio album, to be released in 2010. Upcoming VANISHING POINT shows: Dec. 31 - Screamfest @ Enmore Theatre - Sydney, AUS Jan. 03 - Hi-Fi - Brisbane, AUS (w/ SONATA ARCTICA) Jan. 05 - Billboard's - Me...

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MEGADETH's SHAWN DROVER: First 'Endgame' Tour Blog Entry Available

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has posted the first of four tour blogs on the Sick Drummer Magazine web site from the band's current "Endgame" U.S. tour. The blogs will talk about life on the road for Shawn and the kinds of things he deals with. The first post covers week one of the ...

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ROB HALFORD Interviewed At Launch Party For 'New Super Mario Bros.'

Rob Halford was interviewed by Ray Carsillo of 1050espn.com and ESPNvideogames.com when the JUDAS PRIEST singer attended the 25th anniversary celebration and launch party for New Super Mario Bros. at the Nintendo World Store in Rockefeller Center, New York City on November 12, 2009. Watch the footag...

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GOATWHORE Officially Confirmed For DEVILDRIVER/SUFFOCATION Tour

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on November 14, GOATWHORE — the New Orleans-based band featuring vocalist L. Ben Falgoust II (SOILENT GREEN) and guitarist Sammy Duet (ACID BATH, CROWBAR) — has now confirmed that it will take part in the upcoming DEVILDRIVER North American headlining tour in Janua...

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PRETTY MAIDS To Enter Studio In January

Danish hard rock veterans PRETTY MAIDS are planning to enter the studio in January to begin recording their new album for a late spring/early summer release. The band is said to be currently negotiating new recording deals for Europe and Asia. PRETTY MAIDS' "comeback" album, entitled "Wake Up To The...

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ATREYU Bassist's Tour Story

Ken Brzezinski of Static Multimedia recently conducted an interview with ATREYU bassist Marc McKnight. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Static Multimedia: Do you have any tour stories? Marc: Well, there was this one girl in Miami that was just hammered out of her mind. And you know,...

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TRIVIUM Frontman: 'I've Been Listening To Mainly Classical Music'

Kristen Dunleavy of myYearbook recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. myYearbook: Are you writing potential TRIVIUM songs on this tour? Heafy: We have about 30 songs written for the next record...

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ANTHRAX, THE CULT Members Featured On LEIANA Song

Philadelphia-based singer LEIANA has uploaded the song "Suffer", featuring guest appearances by Rob Caggiano (ANTHRAX) and John Tempesta (THE CULT, WHITE ZOMBIE). The track appears on Leiana's forthcoming third album, "Lucky #3", which lands in stores on February 23, 2010. "'Suffer' is a tune from a...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Has Received BLABBERMOUTH.NET's 'Kind Words' Of Support

Earlier this week, DIO — the band fronted by legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) — cancelled its European tour after Ronnie was taken ill. An update on Ronnie's official web site reads as follows: "Wendy Dio [Ronnie's wife/manager] would like t...

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ROB HALFORD Is Not Ashamed to Get Into The Christmas Spirit

Keith Carman of Exclaim.ca recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. One recording a Christmas album with the HALFORD band: "Just by association, I think that when everybody heard that the Metal God was doing a Christmas...

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Death Metal Singer Marries JIM CARREY's Daughter

According to People.com, Alex Santana, the singer of the Los Angeles-based death metal band BLOOD MONEY, married actor Jim Carrey's rock musician daughter Jane Carrey in a ceremony this past weekend. "It was a beautiful day. Simple and sweet," Jim Carrey told People.com in a statement. "I wish them...

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BRUCE KULICK To Release 'BK3' In February

If you ever play Six Degrees of Bruce Kulick, the former KISS/current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist's résumé will keep you happily busy for hours. Having been tapped by artists as diverse as Meat Loaf and Kanye West, the veteran axeman's boundless creative energy permeates his third solo LP, "BK3"....

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KORN Rumored To Headline Next Year's ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL

KORN drummer Ray Luzier told Unwired TV in a recent interview (see video below) that the band might headline next year's edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour. Also rumored to take part in the trek are Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED, whose frontman, Jamey Jasta, tol...

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SHADOWS FALL Announces Annual Hometown Holiday Concert

Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL have announced their annual hometown holiday concert for December 26, 2009. It will take place in Northampton, Massachusetts at Pearl Street. Tickets are on sale now and you can purchase yours at this location. SHADOWS FALL is the "HD Artist Of The Month" for Nov...

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SLAYER, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT: First 'American Carnage' Dates Released

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on November 6 (before it was falsely denied by MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover),SLAYER, MEGADETH and TESTAMENT will team up for a U.S. tour, dubbed "American Carnage", in January/February 2010. So far the following dates have been released: Jan. 21 - Cow Palace - Da...