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OPETH: Tenth 'Sorceress' Making-Of Webisode

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will release their twelfth album, "Sorceress", on September 30. The band's first effort for Nuclear Blast via OPETH's imprint label Moderbolaget Records is proof chief architect Mikael Åkerfeldt has a near-endless well of greatness inside. From the album's opener...

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JEFF LABAR Says His 'Drinking Problem' Is To Blame For CINDERELLA's Inactivity

CINDERELLA guitarist Jeff LaBar has accepted blame for the group's prolonged period of inactivity, explaining that his "drinking problem" caused a rift between him and his bandmates. CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer recently told RockRevolt Magazine that "some issues" within the band — "going back dec...

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METALLICA Releases Video For New Song 'Moth Into Flame'

METALLICA's official video for the song "Moth Into Flame" can be seen at Metallica.com. The clip was directed by Tom Kirk (MUSE). "Moth Into Flame" is taken from METALLICA's tenth studio album, "Hardwired...To Self-Destruct", which is scheduled for a November 18 release via Blackened Recordings. The...

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OPETH Frontman: Dropping 'Screaming Death Metal Vocals' Was 'Liberating'

In a brand new interview with The National Student, guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH spoke about the sharp musical turn the band took with 2011's "Heritage" album and its follow-up release, 2014's "Pale Communion". He said: "It wasn't a decision that we sat...

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Video: Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Performs With CHOPHOUSE BAND In Sebastopol, California

Fan-filmed video footage of former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted and his THE CHOPHOUSE BAND (named after his four recording studio facilities around the U.S. and featuring a fluid roster of players) performing on September 15 at Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol, California can be seen below. THE CHOPH...

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Watch ANTHRAX's JOEY BELLADONNA Sing National Anthem At Chicago Cubs Vs. Cincinnati Reds Game

ANTHRAX frontman Joey Belladonna sang the U.S. national anthem before a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois on Wednesday, September 21. Video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Back in December 2004, Belladonna received poor...

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HELLYEAH's CHAD GRAY Doesn't Know If MUDVAYNE Has A Future

On September 6, Gastão Moreira of Brazil's Kazagastão (KZG) conducted an interview with HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott and singer Chad Gray. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On working with producer Kevin Churko on the last two HEL...

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OPETH Releases Lyric Video For New Song 'The Wilde Flowers'

The official lyric video for "The Wilde Flowers", a brand new song from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, can be seen below. The track is featured on the band's highly anticipated twelfth studio album, "Sorceress", which is scheduled for release on September 30 via the band's imprint label Moderb...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING: 'I Don't Have An Endgame In Mind'

In a brand new interview with Miami New Times, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King was asked if he thought, back when he co-founded the band in 1981, he would still be doing this 35 years later. He responded: "No, because back when we started in '81, '82, 'old' had a different meaning me to ...

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HELLYEAH And IN FLAMES To Join Forces For 'Forged In Fire' North American Tour

American metal favorites HELLYEAH and Swedish metal visionaries IN FLAMES have announced their 2016 co-headline "Forged In Fire" tour of North America, kicking off November 12 in Orlando, Florida. Spanning 28 cities across the USA and Canada, the heavy metal tour of the fall will be supported by new...

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GHOST Recruits Female Bassist For American Tour

Swedish occult rockers GHOST have enlisted a female bassist for their "Popestar" North American tour, which kicked off Friday night, September 16 at Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York. The exact identity of the musician playing the four-string has not been disclosed, although a couple of sepa...

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PROPHETS OF RAGE Release Official Video For 'Prophets Of Rage' Song

The official video for "Prophets Of Rage" — a re-imagination of the PUBLIC ENEMY track of the same name — from PROPHETS OF RAGE can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's debut EP, "The Party's Over", which landed on position No. 5 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart with first-week sales...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA And KERRY KING Talk About 'Repentless' Video Trilogy

When the members of SLAYER were approached by Nuclear Blast America's general manager Gerardo Martinez to make a music video for "Repentless", the title track of the band's 2015 label debut, they thought it was going to be a cool, one-off music video. Little did they know. Martinez put the band toge...

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Watch GHOST's Video For New Single 'Square Hammer'

The official video for "Square Hammer", a brand new song from Swedish occult rockers GHOST, can be seen below. The track appears on the band's new EP, "Popestar", which is being released today (Friday, September 16). The effort, which consists primarily of covers, was helmed by English producer Tom...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Praises EERIE VON's 'Misery Obscura' Photo Book

METALLICA's Kirk "Von" Hammett has stepped out in advance of the November release of Eerie Von's forthcoming MISFITS / SAMHAIN / DANZIG photo book, "Misery Obscura: The Photography Of Eerie Von (1981–2009)", to sing the book's praises: "'Misery Obscura' has an amazing fly-on-the-wall feel that is me...