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THE HAUNTED Frontman To Guest On Next 'Omega Wave' Podcast
Vocalist Peter Dolving of Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED will guest on the next installment of FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero's "Omega Wave" podcast, which will take place this Sunday, July 24 at 6:30 p.m. PT / 9:40 p.m. ET. It will then be made available for streaming on demand. Jon Schaffer of...July 20, 2011
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MICHAEL SCHENKER, ULI JON ROTH And LESLIE WEST To Join Forces For '3 Guitar Heroes' Tour
Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth and Leslie West will join forces for the "3 Guitar Heroes" tour in October/November. Manager Bob Ringe was the mastermind behind the union, and there are some very special surprises up their collective sleeves for this excursion. Following sets by each of these legends...July 20, 2011
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BONES: Debut Album Out Now
BONES, the new band featuring bassist and vocalist Jon "Necromancer" Woodring (who briefly played in NACHTMYSTIUM a few years back),guitarist "Carcass" Chris Svoboda (who used to have a solo project called ETERNAL HATRED),and drummer Joe "Warlord" Schaeffer, has just released its self-titled debut...July 19, 2011
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WHITE WIZZARD: New Album Details Revealed
Los Angeles traditional heavy metal act WHITE WIZZARD will release its new album, "Flying Tigers", on September 19 via Earache Records. The CD features twelve new tracks and expands on the band's traditional heavy metal blueprint, with songs ranging from fist-pumping NWOBHM-style anthems, through th...July 19, 2011
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GEEZER BUTLER: RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Was The Most Honest Bloke I've Ever Worked With'
Jon Liebman of For Bass Players Only recently conducted an interview with legendary BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL bassist Geezer Butler. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. For Bass Players Only: You were quite young when BLACK SABBATH was launched. How did the band's success compare...July 18, 2011
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Iraqi Metal Band ACRASSICAUDA Interviewed On 'Metal Zone' (Video)
On July 1, "Metal Zone" host Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone conducted an interview with ACRASSICAUDA, the Iraqi heavy metal band that formed under the regime of Saddam Hussein in 2001 and played only six shows in Iraq before fleeing (the bandmembers were gr...July 16, 2011
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ICED EARTH's Performance At Finland's ILOSAARIROCK To Be Streamed Live
ICED EARTH's performance at this year's Ilosaarirock festival Joensuu, Finland will be streamed live later today (Saturday, July 16) at 7:00 p.m. local time / 12:00 noon EST / 9:00 a.m. PST at this location (courtesy of the Finnish broadcasting company YLE). ICED EARTH has entered the studio to begi...July 16, 2011
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TESTAMENT In The Studio: Video Footage From Drum-Recording Sessions
San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT have set "The Dark Roots Of Earth" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in October via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD is currently being recorded with British producer Andy Sneap, who has previously worked with MEGADETH, EXODUS, ARCH...July 15, 2011
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SCORPIONS: 'Big City Nights' Documentary Due In 2013
Deutsche Welle is producing the 90-minute documentary called "Big City Nights - The Scorpions Story" for a 2013 release. The SCORPIONS are by far the most successful German rock band and one of the most successful international acts of all time. After more than 40 years and 2,000 concerts in 60 coun...July 14, 2011
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TESTAMENT: New Album Title Revealed; Tour With ANTHRAX, OVERKILL, DEATH ANGEL Planned
San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT have set "The Dark Roots Of Earth" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in October via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD is currently being recorded with British producer Andy Sneap, who has previously worked with MEGADETH, EXODUS, ARCH...July 13, 2011
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STAIND: 'Not Again' Lyric Video Released
The lyric video for "Not Again", the new single from Massachusetts rockers STAIND, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's seventh studio album and first full-length release in three years, "Staind", which arrives in stores and at all digital retailers on September 13. Produced by Johnny K...July 13, 2011
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TESTAMENT Joined By SADUS Drummer For 'Mayhem' Performances; Video Available
SADUS drummer Jon Allen sat behind the kit for TESTAMENT when the San Francisco Bay Area thrash veterans performed in the place of IN FLAMES at the first two shows of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival on Saturday, July 9 in San Bernardino, California and on Sunday, July 10 in Mountain View,...July 12, 2011
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ICED EARTH Mainman Issues New Album Update
American power metallers ICED EARTH have entered the studio to begin recording their new album, "Dystopia", for a tentative late 2011 release via Century Media Records. The CD will mark the band's recording debut with singer Stu Block (INTO ETERNITY),who joined ICED EARTH in March following the dep...July 12, 2011
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Iraqi Metal Band ACRASSICAUDA In San Francisco: Video Interview, Performance Footage
On July 1, Jenn of the Hella Jenn Blog conducted an interview with Firas Allateef (bass) and Marwan Hussein (drums) of ACRASSICAUDA, the Iraqi heavy metal band that formed under the regime of Saddam Hussein in 2001 and played only six shows in Iraq before fleeing (the bandmembers were granted immigr...July 6, 2011
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DESCENDING: New Album Title Announced; Single Available For Free Download
After a long period of intensive work in Greece and Sweden along with producer Fredrik Nordstrm (IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, ARCH ENEMY) at Fredman studios, Athens, Greece-based death/thrash metal band DESCENDING has completed work the follow-up to its debut album, "Enter Annihilation", which was relea...July 1, 2011
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