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TESTAMENT Guitarist Talks New Album, Drummer Situation

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: Finally, there is a release date for your new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth". It must be...

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BANG TANGO Documentary Tentatively Slated For Late 2012 Release

Veteran hard rockers BANG TANGO, along with videographer Drew Fortier, are working on a documentary of the band for release later this year. The documentary will contain interviews with current and original BANG TANGO members as well as most of the in-betweeners who have performed with the group ove...

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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY: 'Ascending To Infinity' Album Lands On German Chart

"Ascending To Infinity", the new album from the Italian "cinematic" metal band LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY, entered the German Media Control chart at the position No. 32. Commented singer Alessandro Conti: "Well, there are no words to describe our inner feelings for this historical result. We want to vi...

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Metal Musicians Comment On LAMB OF GOD Frontman's Arrest

A number of figures within the rock/metal world have commented on the news that LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe was arrested on Wednesday in Prague, Czech Republic in connection with the death of a fan more than two years ago. David Draiman (DISTURBED): "MY THOUGHTS GO OUT TO MY FRIEND RANDY BLYTH...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Interviewed On 'The Danko Jones Podcast' (Audio)

Canadian rocker Danko Jones recently down to talk about KISS with none other than legendary ex-MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman for this week's edition of "The Danko Jones Podcast". You can now listen to this spirited discussion about the hottest band in the land using the SoundCloud player below....

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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY: New Video Interview Posted Online

TV Rock Live recently conducted an interview with guitarist Luca Turilli of the Italian "cinematic" metal band LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY. You can now watch the chat below. Three songs from from the LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY — "Clash Of The Titans", "Tormento E Passione" and "March Of Time" — are availab...

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LIV KRISTINE: More 'Libertine' Release Dates Announced

Norwegian singer Liv Kristine (LEAVES' EYES, ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY) will release her fourth solo album, entitled "Libertine", via the Napalm Records subsidiary Black Rose Productions on the following dates: North America: September 4 Spain, Finland, Sweden, Greece: September 5 Germany, Austria, Swit...

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HATRIOT/Ex-EXODUS Singer STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Interviewed On Brazil's 'Wikimetal' (Audio)

Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with former EXODUS and current HATRIOT frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza. You can listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. HATRIOT recently parted ways with drummer Alex Bent and is currently seeking a replacement. In a recent interv...

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HATRIOT/Ex-EXODUS Singer STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Interviewed On 'Radioactive Metal' (Audio)

Former EXODUS and current HATRIOT frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza was interviewed for the latest edition of "Radioactive Metal". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Radioactive Metal" is broadcast on Pure Rock Radio Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m. EST at www.purerockradio.net....

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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY: Three Songs Available For Streaming

Three songs from from the Italian "cinematic" metal band LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY — "Clash Of The Titans", "Tormento E Passione" and "March Of Time" — are available for streaming below. The tracks come off the group's new album, "Ascending To Infinity", which was released on June 22 via Nuclear Blast...

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'Death To All Tour 2012' Kicks Off In San Francisco; Video Available

The "Death To All Tour 2012" kicked off last night (Friday, June 22) at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California. The trek, which features a majority of DEATH's amazing musicians, celebrates the life and music of Chuck Schuldiner, as well as raises awareness of Sweet Relief Musicians Fund —...

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RUSH Guitarist: 'We Feel A Very Relaxed Confidence About Our Music And Our Songwriting'

Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Lifeson of Canadian rock legends RUSH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On "Clockwork Angels" marking RUSH's return to a concept album: Lifeson: "We did a number of strictly concept pieces, but a long time ago...

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RUSH Guitarist Talks About Bringing String Ensemble On Tour

RUSH plans to bring a string ensemble out on tour with the band for the first time ever in its career, according to The Pulse Of Radio. Orchestrations provided by well-known arranger David Campbell are used on several tracks from the band's new album, "Clockwork Angels", and guitarist Alex Lifeson t...

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METALLICA's 'Orion Music + More' To Include Q&A With 'Murder In The Front Row' Co-Author

This coming weekend (June 23-24),METALLICA's heralded Orion Music + More festival will present ARCTIC MONKEYS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, MODEST MOUSE, ROKY ERICKSON, and dozens of emerging metal and rock bands, plus a full metal expo, including an hourlong question-and-answer session with "Murder In The F...

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RUSH Guitarist: 'We Really, Really Don't Care' About Being Inducted Into ROCK HALL

In a brand new interview with RollingStone.com, guitarist Alex Lifeson of Canadian rock legends RUSH was asked how he feels about having yet to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. "Honestly, we really, really don't care about it," he replied. "It's someone's thing, and they can do whate...