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SLAYER's KERRY KING: We Are Looking To Hit The Studio In March (Video)
Artisan News caught up with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King last month at the first-ever Rock & Roll Roast at The Grove in Anaheim, California and asked him about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's next album (see video below). "We go back out [on the road] May 25 in Europe, the...February 6, 2012
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SLAYER Guitarist Says Songs For Next Album Are Sounding 'Really Refreshing And Energetic'
Guitarist Kerry King of California thrash metal legends SLAYER recently spoke to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's next album, which they hope to begin recording within the next few weeks. "Currently, we're taking a break, but I am very excite...February 4, 2012
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BLACK MAJESTY: New Album Title Announced
Australian melodic power metallers BLACK MAJESTY have set "Stargazer" as the title of their new album, due in May through Limb Music. BLACK MAJESTY began recording drums back in October 2011 with Roland Grapow (MASTERPLAN, ex-HELLOWEEN) at Grapow Studios in Slovakia and has since been busy in its ho...February 1, 2012
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BLEEDING THROUGH Frontman: 'No One Is Buying Records Anymore'
Vocalist Brandan Schieppati of Orange County, California's BLEEDING THROUGH has shared his feelings on the current state of the underground music industry, saying that "playing hardcore and metal is not a career move" and that none of the up-and-coming bands will ever become "rich" through making th...January 31, 2012
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SAMMY HAGAR On New VAN HALEN: 'I Think There's Zero Inspiration And Zero Creativity'
Radio Metal recently conducted an interview with CHICKENFOOT/ex-VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Radio Metal: These past years, you and [CHICKENFOOT/ex-VAN HALEN bassist] Michael Anthony have spoken out about how disappointed you were by VAN HALEN and you've both...January 30, 2012
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SLASH's Bassist TODD KERNS Talks About Upcoming Studio Album
Leslie Michele Derrough of GlideMagazine.com recently conducted an interview with Todd Kerns, who plays bass in Slash's (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) band. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On working with producer Eric Valentine on Slash's new album: "He's a very, very talented...January 29, 2012
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THE SANITY DAYS: Footage From Germany's METAL ASSAULT II FESTIVAL
THE SANITY DAYS — the project featuring four former members of legendary Bristol thrash metallers ONSLAUGHT who have teamed up to play music from the band's most commercially successful album, "In Search of Sanity" — performed at the Metal Assault II Festival on January 14 at Posthalle in Würzburg,...January 29, 2012
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Former MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG Joins Forces With LUX DRUMMERETTE
Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young has joined forces with acclaimed 26-year-old female extreme metal drummer Lux Drummerette (SACRED STORM, NEKROMANTIX) in an as-yet-unnamed new project. Young stated about his collaboration with Lux, "I'm over the band concept. It's a dinosaur... put a fork in it....January 28, 2012
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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Talks About Band's Early Days
A short video clip of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill talking about the band's early days can be found at this location. Few heavy metal artists have built as stellar a discography as JUDAS PRIEST over the years. And now, fans will get a chance to acquire all of PRIEST's classics in one ...January 27, 2012
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JUDAS PRIEST Singer Talks About Band's Early Days
A short video clip of JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford talking about the band's early days can be found at this location. Few heavy metal artists have built as stellar a discography as JUDAS PRIEST over the years. And now, fans will get a chance to acquire all of PRIEST's classics in one ...January 25, 2012
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DEATH ANGEL: Quality Orangevale Footage Posted Online
Three-camera video footage of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans DEATH ANGEL performing the song "I Chose The Sky" on January 20 at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, California can be viewed below (courtesy of Capital Chaos). DEATH ANGEL will release a DVD entitled "A Thrashumentary" in the spr...January 23, 2012
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Movie Based On KISS' 'The Elder' In The Works
In 1981, rock band KISS released a concept album entitled "(Music From) The Elder". The LP was intended to be the soundtrack to a movie — a movie which, due to the relative commercial failure of the album, was never made. 30 years after the LP's original release, U.K.-based writer, musician and inde...January 23, 2012
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BIOHAZARD Pulls Plug On Album-Giveaway Plans
New York hardcore/metal veterans BIOHAZARD have pulled the plug on their previously announced plans to give away their new album, "Reborn In Defiance", in its entirety "for free" to all fans in the United States starting January 20. In what what was being billed as "the first such promotion ever lau...January 20, 2012
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BIOHAZARD: New Song Available For Free Download
"Skullcrusher", a brand new song from New York hardcore/metal veterans BIOHAZARD, is available for free download at this location. The track can also be streamed using the audio player below. "The message of the music has always been to rise above obstacles," BIOHAZARD guitarist Bobby Hambel tells A...January 17, 2012
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ANTHRAX Singer: 'Worship Music' Was My Personal Favorite Recording Experience Thus Far
John Parks of Legendary Rock Interviews recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Legendary Rock Interviews: Your performance on the latest [ANTHRAX] album, "Worship Music", is real good. It feels real cool having you back u...January 17, 2012
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