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METALLICA's 'Beyond Magnetic' EP To Receive Vinyl Release

METALLICA's four-song EP called "Beyond Magnetic", which was made available digitally in December, and as a physical CD in January, will be released on vinyl to celebrate Record Store Day on April 21. The effort consists of the quartet of previously unheard tracks that the band unveiled in concert i...

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SAMMY HAGAR: MUHAMMAD ALI 'Can Be Celebrated Every Single Day Of The Week For What He's Done'

Slash — the iconic, Grammy-winning rock guitarist and songwriter — joined Stevie Wonder, Sean Combs, Chris Cornell, Lenny Kravitz, LL Cool J, Common, Snoop Dogg, former President Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, actors Anthony Hopkins, James Gandolfini and more this on February 18 at the MGM Grand Garde...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist ALEX SKOLNICK To Perform In Honor Of 'UnBlock The Rock'

Alex Skolnick, lead guitarist for thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT, will shred the stage with SHITKILL, IN MUSTH and SAINT AVARICE to celebrate the first birthday of UnBlock The Rock (UBTR),a grassroots organization dedicated to breaking down political barriers through the power of heavy metal. The...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE: More 'Torture' Studio Footage Posted Online

More video footage from the recording sessions for "Torture", the twelfth studio album from Florida-based death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE, can be seen below. Due on March 13 via Metal Blade Records, the follow-up to 2009's "Evisceration Plague" offers up 12 tracks of maniacally precise, soul-se...

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SEX PISTOLS Signs New Back-Catalog Deal With UNIVERSAL

Punk rock legends SEX PISTOLS have signed with Universal. The back-catalog deal will cover the world excluding North America. An "expanded and repackaged edition" of the band's "Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols" album will be released later this year as the band and their new label ma...

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DISTURBED To Release Vinyl Box-Set Collection

To commemorate Record Store Day, DISTURBED will be release a definitive vinyl box-set edition, "The Collection", on April 21. The five-album, six-disc offering includes the band's entire full-length catalog and is pressed on 140-gram vinyl. You can now pre-order the box set at this location. About...

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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN: 'We're The Greatest Band In The World'

Martin Boulton of TheAge.com.au recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On SLIPKNOT's live performance: Crahan: "We give you everything. We're the greatest band in the world as far as I'm concerned. I always laugh w...

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FEAR FACTORY To Tour U.S. With SHADOWS FALL

Los Angeles cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY have confirmed their first tour for 2012. Set to begin in San Antonio on May 1, the trek will include stops in Dallas, Philadelphia, New York City, Baltimore, and Denver. Joining FEAR FACTORY for the tour is Boston's SHADOWS FALL, Kansas City-based THE BROWNI...

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SLASH Performs At 'Power Of Love Gala' Tribute To MUHAMMAD ALI (Video)

Slash — the iconic, Grammy-winning rock guitarist and songwriter — joined Stevie Wonder, Sean Combs, Chris Cornell, Lenny Kravitz, LL Cool J, Common, Snoop Dogg, former President Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, actors Anthony Hopkins, James Gandolfini and more this past Saturday, February 18 at the MGM...

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FINNISH METAL AWARDS: Winners Announced

TURISAS was the big winner at the Finnish Metal Awards, which was held Saturday night (February 18) during the Finnish Metal Expo (the main event of Helsinki Metal Meeting) at the Cable Factory in Helsinki, Finland. The winners were selected by the general public in the months preceding the event, b...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Frontman: Homophobia In Metal 'Grosses Me Out'

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN vocalist Greg Puciato has responded to a fan-submitted question regarding homophobia in metal. The question and Puciato's answer, as posted on Greg's official web site, GregPuciato.com, follow below. Question from "Anonymous": "Greg, I am a huge fan of your work with DILLIN...

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AETERNAM Preparing To Record New Album

Quebec, Canada-based metallers AETERNAM will enter Badass Studios with engineer Jean-François "Jef" Fortin this spring to begin recording their new album, "Moongod", for a late 2012 release via Galy Records. Commented the band, "The album will contain nine songs plus a short and wicked intro. As far...

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GOD FORBID, SUIDAKRA Added To OVERKILL's U.S. Tour

New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL will embark on the "Electric Age Tour" in April with support from GOD FORBID, DIAMOND PLATE and SUIDAKRA. The dates are as follows Apr. 20 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Theater Apr. 21 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium Apr. 22 - Syracuse, NY - Lost Horizon Ap...

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ANIMETAL USA Interviewed At NAMM (Video)

Jose Mangin, host/producer MTV.com's web-only show "Headbangers Ball" (and program director/DJ on SiriusXM Octane and Liquid Metal),conducted an interview with ANIMETAL USA — the American counterpart to ANIMETAL, the Japanese heavy metal band which specialized in metal covers of popular Japanese an...

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SLASH Announces U.S. Tour Dates

As he puts the finishing touches on his as-yet-untitled second solo album due out May 22, Slash — the iconic, Grammy-winning rock guitarist and songwriter — has announced that his headlining U.S. tour will begin May 3 in Baltimore. A fan pre-sale begins this Wednesday, February 15, with the regular...