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DIO, NIKKI SIXX, GLENN TIPTON, DORO PESCH Featured In 'Rock 'N' Roll Mercenaries' Book

Celebrating almost a decade of rock writing, author Neil Daniels has compiled a selection of interviews with some of the world's most famous rock and heavy metal artists. Amongst the thirty-plus interviews included in "Rock 'N' Roll Mercenaries - Interviews With Rock Stars: Volume I" are Ronnie Jame...

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TRIVIUM Frontman: 'If We're Not Completely Honest In This, Then What's The Point?'

White Noise Metal's "That BS Dude" Brian Shields recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM. Watch the chat below. In a wide-ranging discussion about the lyrics on all four TRIVIUM studio albums, Heafy tells Shields he wants fans to know what he's...

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MELIAH RAGE To Open For ANVIL In Boston

Veteran Massachusetts metallers MELIAH RAGE have just announced a last-minute show as the support act for ANVIL at Boston's House of Blues this Saturday, January 16. "We are excited to play with ANVIL," stated MELIAH RAGE guitarist Anthony Nichols. "We share a similar history with them and both band...

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NEMHAIN's 'From The Ashes' To Finally See Light Of Day This Month

NEMHAIN — the U.K.-based band featuring AT THE GATES/ex-CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erlandsson and his wife, Amber — will release its long-awaited debut album, "From The Ashes", on January 22 via Tiefdruck-Musik. The CD was recorded and mixed over a three-week period in April 2008 at Studio Fredm...

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CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN To Support ALICE IN CHAINS

Belgian alternative rock band CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN will support ALICE IN CHAINS on the following dates: Feb. 02 - Orpheum Theater - Vancouver, BC Feb. 04 - Paramount Theater - Seattle, WA Feb. 05 - Paramount Theater - Seattle, WA Feb. 06 - Salem Armory - Salem, OR Feb. 08 - Knitting Factory...

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Female Singer Confirmed For AVANTASIA Project

Germany-based singer Cloudy Yang (pictured below) has joined the list of guest musicians who will appear on the forthcoming release from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "I know people have speculated and thrown in a lot of names [about which female vocalist will a...

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DARK DAYS AHEAD: Four Songs Posted Online

Finnish metallers DARK DAYS AHEAD, who feature in their ranks members of TIMO RAUTIAINEN & TRIO NISKALAUKAUS, MANUFACTURERS PRIDE and WHERE VICTIMS LIE, have uploaded four new tracks from their upcoming promotional CD on their MySpace page. An excerpt from the band's official biography: "Formed...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Discusses THE DAMNED THINGS Side Project

Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Rob Caggiano. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: Briefly, what is your view of the Dan Nelson [ANTHRAX singer 2007-2009] situation? To summarize? Caggiano: It just didn't work out....

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PELICAN: 'Final Breath' Video Released

"Final Breath", the new video from Chicago's PELICAN, can be viewed below. With direction by Matt Santoro, known for his gorgeous and otherworldly conceptual work, the song comes to life as an entirely new entity within the clip. "Final Breath" comes off the band's fourth full-length album, "What We...

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METALLICA Named One Of Worst Celebrity Autograph Signers To Come Through Canada During 2009

HoundsTV.com, which features the latest in celebrity autograph news and video, has compiled a list of the best and the worst musicians for autographs and meeting fans in Canada in 2009. METALLICA came in at No. 5 on the list, which was topped by BRITNEY SPEARS, U2 and ELTON JOHN (in that order). ...

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METALLICA, AC/DC, NINE INCH NAILS Benefit From TICKETMASTER's Paperless Ticket System

Ticketmaster's Paperless Ticket delivery system has successfully enabled more than one million fans to seamlessly purchase tickets and attend live events. Since launching the paperless ticketing option, Ticketmaster has worked with many of the biggest names in sports and music, including METALLICA,...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Talks About Upcoming Tour With SLAYER, MEGADETH

Mark Morton of Examiner.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Examiner.com: I know in interviews you did over the summer, you mentioned that you were planning to enter the studio i...

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MARILYN MANSON's Attorney Says Former Keyboardist Will Not Get Any Proceeds From Settlement

Marilyn Manson's insurance coverage will pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit brought against him by a former member of his band, but all of the money will go to the plaintiff's attorney, a lawyer for the goth rocker said today. Stephen Bier (better known by the stage names Pogo and Madonna Wayne Gacy),...

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MARILYN MANSON: 'I Would Not Piss On POGO If He Was On Fire'

Shock-rocker Marilyn Manson has commented on reports that a settlement was reached in former Manson keyboardist Stephen Bier's (better known by the stage names Pogo and Madonna Wayne Gacy) August 2007 breach-of-contract lawsuit against Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner. Bier, who was seeking m...

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MARILYN MANSON, Former Keyboardist Reach Settlement In Breach-Of-Contract Lawsuit

According to Southern California Public Radio, lawyers for Stephen Bier, better known by the stage names Pogo and Madonna Wayne Gacy, and shock-rocker Marilyn Manson told Judge Michael L. Stern on December 11 that a settlement was reached in Bier's August 2007 breach-of-contract lawsuit against Mans...