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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Has The No. 1 Single In U.K.

According to BBC News, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE has won the most competitive battle in years for the Christmas No. 1 on the U.K. chart. The band's single, "Killing In The Name", sold 500,000 downloads beating "X Factor" winner Joe McElderry's "The Climb" by 50,000 copies to clinch the top spot. Thei...

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SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist Interviewed At U.K.'s HARD ROCK HELL Festival

Barry Anderson of Metal Storm conducted an interview with guitarist Elias Viljanen of Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA at this year's Hard Rock Hell festival, which was held December 4-5, 2009 at Pontins in Prestatyn Sands. North Wales, United Kingdom. Watch the chat in two parts below. SONA...

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GODFLESH's HELLFEST Lineup Revealed

GODFLESH, the industrial metal band from Birmingham, England which formed in 1988 by Justin K. Broadrick (guitar, vocals, and programming) and G.C. Green (bass) and disbanded in 2002, will perform at next year's installment of the Hellfest, set to take place June 18-20, 2010 in Clisson, France. This...

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JIMMY PAGE To Discuss LED ZEPPELIN's BBC Sessions On U.K. Radio

Guitar legend Jimmy Page will join Shaun Keaveny to tell the inside story of LED ZEPPELIN's BBC sessions on BBC 6 Music on Friday, December 25. Part one will air between 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. (U.K. time),part two will air from 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (U.K. time) You can listen to the ...

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EVILE Announces New Bassist

British thrashers EVILE have revealed the identity of their new bassist, who joins the band following the tragic and untimely death of their late bassist, Mike Alexander. Mike Alexander passed away on October 5, 2009 while the band was on tour in Sweden. EVILE members Matt Drake, Ol Drake and Ben Ca...

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TURMION KÄTILÖT, DOOM UNIT Confirmed For FINNISH METAL EXPO

TURMION KÄTILÖT and DOOM UNIT have been confirmed to perform at the sixth annual Finnish Metal Expo, which will be held February 19-20, 2010 in Helsinki. Finnish Metal Expo, the main event of Helsinki Metal Meeting, is taking over the Cable Factory for the sixth time next year. This is where more th...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Guitarist Praises U.K. Chart Race

A Facebook group which aims to get RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's 1992 hit "Killing In The Name" to be the Christmas No. 1 on the U.K. chart has attracted more than 750,000 members. According to BBC News, initial sales figures showed the rock classic was ahead of "X Factor" winner Joe McElderry's ...

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DEVILDRIVER Interviewed By TOTAL ROCK RADIO

Sophie K of Total Rock Radio conducted an interview with Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER in October 2009 during the band's tour of the U.K. Watch the chat below. DEVILDRIVER will embark on a five-week North American headlining tour in January. Direct support on the dates will come fr...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, CLUTCH Confirmed For U.K.'s HIGH VOLTAGE Festival

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and CLUTCH have been confirmed for High Voltage, the U.K.'s new rock festival, which is scheduled to take place July 24-25, 2010 at Victoria Park in London, U.K. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Main Stage: EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER ZZ TOP FOREIGNER Prog Stage: URI...

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DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER Announces First-Ever U.K. Headlining Tour

Germany's DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER has announced its first-ever U.K. headlinig tour. The band comments: "After two outstanding U.K. festival gigs at Bloodstock Open Air and Hard Rock Hell this year, we are really exicted to return to Britain again." The dates are as follows: Feb. 18 - London, UK -...

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HAMMERFALL: U.K. Tour Announced

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL will embark on a U.K. headlining tour in May 2010. The dates are as follows: May 01 - Academy 2 - Manchester, UK May 02 - Cathouse - Glasgow, UK May 03 - Corporation - Sheffield, UK May 04 - Rescue Rooms - Nottingham, UK May 05 - Wulfrun Hall - ...

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GUNS N' ROSES In Taiwan: More Video Footage Available

GUNS N' ROSES kicked off its first tour in three years last night (Friday, December 11) in Taiwan, marking the band's first gigs in support of its 2008 CD, "Chinese Democracy". The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Chinese Democracy 02. Welcome To The Jungle 03. It's So Easy 04. Mr. Brownstone 05....

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F**K THE FACTS Issues DVD, Album Update

Canadian grind/metal quartet FUCK THE FACTS has issued the following update: "It's been over a year in the making and we're finally getting very close to releasing 'Disgorge Mexico: The DVD'. This will include our full 'Disgorge Mexico' CD release show (filmed August 2, 2008 at Le Petit Chicago in H...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Collaborates With ANDREW W.K. On 'Kiba' Single

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will release a new singe, "Kiba", on January 27, 2010 via Avex. According to CDJapan.co.jp, the limited-edition single, which is a collaboration with Andrew W.K., will include a sticker and a bonus DVD with promotional footage. A regular version of the single...

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DELAIN Interviewed At U.K.'s HARD ROCK HELL Festival

Rock Radio conducted an interview with DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — at this past weekend's Hard Rock Hell festival at Pontins in Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, United Ki...