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ICED EARTH Frontman Talks BEYOND FEAR, 'Framing Armageddon'

Rich Catino of Metal Asylum recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH/ex-JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Asylum: So before we start talking about the forthcoming ICED EARTH album "Framing Armageddon", I wanted to ask how your other ban...

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U.D.O. To Release 'Best Of' Collection

U.D.O., the German band led by legendary ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, will release a "best of" album on December 7 and the fans are invited to contribute to the song-selection process. To take part, send an e-mail with no more than three songs to [email protected]. The deadline is Septembe...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Performs With STURM UND DRANG At Finnish Festival; Video Available

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing joined Finnish metallers STURM UND DRANG on stage at the VRock festival in Salo, Finland on August 25, 2007 for a rendition of the PRIEST classic "Breaking the Law". Watch video footage of the performance below (courtesy of www.kkdowning.net) (Windows Media requir...

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Former ACCEPT Frontman UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Featured On STURM UND DRANG Track

U.D.O./ex-ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider makes a guest appearance on the new STURM UND DRANG track "Forever", taken from the Finnish band's new album "Learning to Rock". The song is available for free download at this location (click on "Web Access", enter your name and e-mail address and click o...

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U.D.O., PRIMAL FEAR: Scandinavian Dates Announced

U.D.O., the band led by legendary ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, and PRIMAL FEAR will team up for a European co-headlining tour this fall. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 13 - Geleen, Netherlands - Hanenhof Oct. 15 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz Oct. 16 - Rome, Italy - Alpheus Oct. 18 - S...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY, BEHEMOTH To Team Up For Fall Tour

Arizona's JOB FOR A COWBOY and Poland's BEHEMOTH will team up for a North American tour in the fall. So far only one date has been released: October 28 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California. JOB FOR A COWBOY was named "Best Underground Band" at the 2007 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards....

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MASTER To Embark On 'Using And Abusing Europe' Tour In September

Legendary extreme metallers MASTER will embark on the "Using and Abusing Europe" tour in September. Support on the trek will come from Chicago's LIVIDITY and Los Angeles' IMPERIOUS REX. The dates are as follows: Sep. 08 - Baroeg-Rotterdam - Rotterdam, Netherlands Sep. 09 - Gigant - Apeldoom, Netherl...

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U.D.O. Recruits Temporary Bassist

U.D.O., the German band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, has tapped ex-VANIZE/MAJESTY bassist Marcus Bielenberg as the temporary replacement for Fitty Weinhold, who is currently unable to perform with the group "for private reasons." Bielenberg played with U.D.O. last weekend at the...

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SOLACE OF REQUIEM Adds New Guitarist

SOLACE OF REQUIEM, an old-school and technical death metal band from Virginia Beach, Virginia, has issued the following update: "A new guitar player!! Chris Armijo from San Diego, California will be joining SOLACE OF REQUIEM for their upcoming project in Germany. SOLACE OF REQUIEM would like to assu...

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DROWNING POOL: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

DROWNING POOL's entire new CD, "Full Circle", is available for streaming at TuneLab Music. For DROWNING POOL, "Full Circle" — due on August 7 via Eleven Seven Records — represents a chance to continue to build on the band's success, with a new lead singer in old friend Ryan McCombs (ex-SOIL),a new...

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Classic JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, SLAYER Tracks Featured On 'Heavy Metal Box'

According to Billboard.com, Rhino Records has set an October 2 release date for "Heavy Metal Box". The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compilation also boasts hi...

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SEBASTIAN BACH With ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN; 2005 Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach performing the ACCEPT classic "Balls to the Wall" with ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann on November 26, 2005 at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York has been posted on YouTube. Watch it below. As previously reported,...

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SLAYER Frontman: 'We're Not Here To Preach, Just Trying To Inspire Some Dialogue'

Peter Chakerian of Blogcritics.org recently conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: This last year has been big for SLAYER: the original members record the first album in 15 years together, then "Christ Illusion" debuts in the Billboard...

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U.D.O., PRIMAL FEAR: First European Tour Dates Announced

U.D.O., the band led by legendary ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, and PRIMAL FEAR will team up for a European co-headlining tour this fall. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 13 - NL - Geleen Hanenhof Oct. 15 - I - Milan Alcatraz Oct. 16 - I - Rome Alpheus Oct. 20 - E ...

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Drummer TONY LAUREANO To Play With 1349 In Slovenia

Drummer Tony Laureano (DIMMU BORGIR, NILE, ANGELCORPSE) has issued the following update: "I will be at the Metalmania festival in Komen, Slovenia on August 11th with 1349. Frost is unable to play this show with them, and since I will be in Norway at the time, and this show falls nicely between the t...