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TESTAMENT Sets Release Date For 'The Brotherhood Of The Snake' Album

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT have set an October 28 release date for their new album, "The Brotherhood Of The Snake". Guitarist Eric Peterson told Metal Maniac about the new disc (see video below): "It's finished — recorded, done — and it's now on its way to [British producer] And...

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Video: BOBBY BLOTZER's RATT Performs In Central City, Colorado

Fan-filmed video footage of Bobby Blotzer's new RATT performing on June 25 at Reserve Casino Hotel's Lava Room in Central City, Colorado can be seen below. Blotzer's RATT recently parted ways with bassist Scotty Griffin (ex-L.A. GUNS) and replaced him with Robbie Crane. Crane previously played bass...

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EPICA: 'North American Principle Tour' Dates With FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, ARKONA, THE AGONIST Announced

Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA will return this fall for "The North American Principle Tour". They will be joined on the trek by Italian symphonic death metal kings FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, Russian pagan warriors ARKONA and their good friends in THE AGONIST. The first three dates will feature Germany's...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Singer TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Denied Entry To U.K.; WILDFIRE Festival Appearance Canceled

Former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens was forced to cancel his scheduled appearance at Scotland's only rock and metal festival after being denied entry to the United Kingdom earlier today (Thursday, June 23). Owens's June 24 appearance at Wildfire was being billed as "an exc...

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BRING ME THE HORIZON Releases 'Avalanche' Video

BRING ME THE HORIZON's video for the song "Avalanche" can be seen below. "This is the first time we've worked on filming and editing the whole project," says Tom Sykes, brother of BRING ME THE HORIZON frontman Oli Sykes, who worked on the video with the band. "Having creative control over every aspe...

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Video: BOBBY BLOTZER's RATT Performs In Springfield, Massachusetts

Fan-filmed video footage of Bobby Blotzer's new RATT performing on June 18 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts as part of the "Rock The Arena" event can be seen below. Also appearing on the bill were Bret Michaels, Lita Ford, WARRANT and TRIXTER. Blotzer's RATT recently parted way...

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ISLANDER Feat. Ex-AVENGED SEVENFOLD Drummer: 'Bad Guy' Video Released

"Bad Guy", the new video from ISLANDER, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Power Under Control", which will be released on August 5 via Victory. "'Bad Guy' is a song about speaking the truth, telling someone something that they need to hear even though it may not b...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Discusses His Signature Jackson X Series Concert Bass (Video)

A new five-minute video clip in which MEGADETH's David Ellefson goes into detail about the feature set for his 2016 redesigned X series signature David Ellefson Concert CBX IV and CBX V bass guitars can be seen below. "This might sound very immature, but when a bass looks cool, you want to play it,"...

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Drummer ARIN ILEJAY Was 'Shocked And Scared' After Being Fired By AVENGED SEVENFOLD

Drummer Arin Ilejay says that he was "totally shocked and scared" after being fired by AVENGED SEVENFOLD in 2014. Ilejay's exit from AVENGED SEVENFOLD after four years was announced last July even though he had been out of the band for a year. He has since been replaced by Brooks Wackerman, who had...

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CHINO MORENO On What Makes DEFTONES Albums Sound So Original (Video)

DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno was interviewed by Kerrang! Radio at this year's edition of the Download festival, which was held June 10-12 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about rumors of internal strife within DEFTONES after guitarist Ste...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Drops $1.5 Million From Asking Price Of California Estate

According to Zillow, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine has dropped almost a million and a half dollars from the asking price of his Fallbrook, California estate. Mustaine put his house on the market last October for $5.375 million — more than five times what he paid for it three years earlier — before r...

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DEEP PURPLE's IAN PAICE Says His 'Mini-Stroke' Forced Concert Cancelations

Earlier this week, legendary British hard rockers DEEP PURPLE canceled the two shows they were scheduled to play in Sweden (Tuesday, June 14 at Gröna Lund in Stockholm and Wednesday, June 15 at Liseberg in Gothenburg) after one of the bandmembers became ill. The group's drummer, Ian Paice, has now r...

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STITCHED UP HEART: Entire 'Never Alone' Album Available For Streaming

STITCHED UP HEART's debut full-length offering, "Never Alone", is available for streaming in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. The CD is set for a June 17 release via Another Century. STITCHED UP HEART singer Mixi Demner states: "When I formed this band, I was depressed and going throu...

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METALLICA Begins Mixing New Album

METALLICA appears to have finally begun the mixing process for its long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic" album, tentatively due before the end of the year. The band's studio progress was revealed last week by Dan Nykolayko, a member of the METALLICA staff who interviewed frontman James H...

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ROB AFFUSO 'Would Love' To See Reunion Of Classic SKID ROW Lineup

Former SKID ROW and current FOUR BY FATE drummer Rob Affuso was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BL...