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SOULFLY's MAX CAVALERA Talks About His Early Musical Influences In New Interview

Tom Murphy of Denver Westword recently conducted an interview with SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Denver Westword: How did you first get into heavy music growing up in Brazil? Max Cavalera: My first experience with music was QUEEN, when they played in...

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LEAVES' EYES Apologizes For Indian Concert Cancelation

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — was scheduled to play a one-off concert on November 19 at the Indian Music Conference at the Campal Ground in Panjim in Goa, India. However, the group's performance a...

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TESSERACT Announces DVD Plans

U.K. progressive metal hopefuls TESSERACT just spent the last month touring across the United States with DEVIN TOWNSEND in support of its "Concealing Fate", EP which was engineered, produced and mixed by TESSERACT bandmembers Acle Kahney and Amos Williams. Commented the band: "So, we've just return...

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MELECHESH Prepares To Hit The Road

Sumerian thrashing black metallers MELECHESH have announced the first shows in support of their new album, "The Epigenesis", which was released on October 1 via Nuclear Blast Records. Support on the trek will come from NOCTIFERIA and SVART CROWN. Commented MELECHESH mainman Ashmedi: "Finally we will...

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MELECHESH Mainman Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Thunder' (Audio)

DJ JC Green of Metal Messiah Radio's "Heavy Metal Thunder" show recently conducted an interview with with mainman and founding member Ashmedi of Sumerian thrashing black metallers MELECHESH. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below.

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NERVECELL: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Indian Tour

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based death/thrash metallers NERVECELL have posted video footage from the Indian leg of their "Preaching Venom" tour, which took place in late September/early October and included stops in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Mumbai. Commented the band: "Earlier this month we returne...

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GOTTHARD Singer's Death Triggers Record Demand For Band's Albums

The tragic death of GOTTHARD singer Steve Lee has triggered a record demand for the band's albums in the band's native country of Switzerland. For the first time in the history of the Swiss chart, 13 albums from one artist — representing all the LPs that GOTTHARD has released so far in its career —...

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LACUNA COIL To Perform In India For First Time

Vocalist Cristina Scabbia of the Italian rock/metal act LACUNA COIL spoke to the Hindustan Times about the band's first-ever appearance in India as part of this weekend's (October 22-24) Kingfisher Premium The Great Indian October Fest in Bangalore. "It is a whole new experience," she said. "We have...

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Memorial Service For GOTTHARD Singer Held In Switzerland: Swiss TV Report Available

Today's (October 17) edition of the "Glanz & Gloria" Swiss TV entertainment show featured a segment on the the public memorial service for GOTTHARD singer Steve Lee, which was held this morning at the St. Gotthard Hospice on the Saint Gotthard Pass in Switzerland. The German-language report, whi...

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PRIMORDIAL Rejoined By Drummer SIMON O'LAOGHAIRE; Band To Enter Studio In November

Vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL has issued the following update: "It's been a while since my last confession. "Joking aside, it really has been a long time since our last transmission and the reasons are manifold and really pretty simple. "This has been one...

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LEAVES' EYES Parts Ways With Bassist

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has parted ways with bassist Alla Fedynitch "for personal reasons." The group will play the last two shows of this year — at the Metal Female Voices Fest on October 2...

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Public Memorial For GOTTHARD Singer To Be Held This Sunday

A public memorial for GOTTHARD singer Steve Lee, who was killed in a motorcycle accident last week, will be held in Switzerland on October 17 at the Gotthard Pass Hospice at 10:00. A eulogy will be given by two Capucine monks at about 13:00. The surviving members of GOTTHARD have released the follow...

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MELECHESH: Fifth 'The Epigenesis' Trailer Released

The fifth in a series of video trailers for "The Epigenesis", the forthcoming fifth album from Sumerian thrashing black metallers MELECHESH, can be viewed below. "The Epigenesis" will be released on October 1 via Nuclear Blast Records. The 11-song effort was recorded in the newly built Babajim Studi...

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NERVECELL To Tour India

Dubai-based death/thrash metal band NERVECELL have confirmed their first Indian tour, dubbed "Preaching Venom India Tour 2010". Commented the band: "It is with great pleasure to confirm NERVECELL's debut appearance in India over three headlining shows taking place in the cities of Bangalore, Hyderab...

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WILLIAM DUVALL: 'This Incarnation Of ALICE IN CHAINS Grew Up In Public'

Martin Bandyke of the Detroit Free Press recently conducted an interview with ALICE IN CHAINS singer William DuVall. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Detroit Free Press: And how difficult was it to step into the shoes of Layne Staley as a featured singer? DuVall: Oh yeah, it was diff...