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DEVILDRIVER Frontman Says He 'Unleashed Unholy Hell' On 'Beast'
Mike Bax of Lithium Magazine recently conducted an interview with vocalist Dez Fafara of California metallers DEVILDRIVER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Lithium Magazine: You've been into music your entire life. Was there every anything else you considered for a career when you we...June 21, 2011
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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Talks About SampleWiz App (Video)
Jordan Rudess, the renowned classical pianist and keyboardist for progressive band DREAM THEATER, recently spoke to Byte TV editor Gina Smith about SampleWiz, the long-awaited follow-up to hit app MorphWiz from his own iPad and iPhone app development company, Wizdom Music. Rudess shows how SampleWiz...June 20, 2011
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BLACK STONE CHERRY's JOHN FRED YOUNG Guides You Through His Drum Set-Up (Video)
Drummer John Fred Young of Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY sat down with U.K.'s Rhythm magazine on June 9, 2011 at the Solus in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. In the eight-minute clip below, Young guides you through his drum set-up, complete with a 26" bass drum. BLACK STONE CHERRY's third albu...June 18, 2011
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THREAT SIGNAL: Footage From The Studio Posted Online
Canadian modern metal masters THREAT SIGNAL have entered Planet Z studios in Hadley, Massachusetts with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (CHIMAIRA, HATEBREED, ALL THAT REMAINS, THE ACACIA STRAIN, BORN OF OSIRIS, SHADOWS FALL) to begin recording their third album. The first in a series of webisodes feat...June 18, 2011
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DEEP PURPLE's 'Phoenix Rising' DVD, Blu-Ray Due This Month
On June 28, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release DEEP PURPLE's "Phoenix Rising" a two-hour-plus revelatory documentary including 30 minutes of never-before-seen (not even on bootleg) onstage footage from Japan. "Phoenix Rising" will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, and in a special two-disc DVD/CD pack...June 16, 2011
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HARVEST To Release 'Years Of Defiance. Years Of Disgust.' Single
Minneapolis, Minnesota metalcore act HARVEST will release a new vinyl seven-inch single, "Years Of Defiance. Years Of Disgust.", physically and digitally on August 2 through Good Fight Music. The single will feature two new songs, as well as the last previously unreleased track written in 1999 ("Tor...June 16, 2011
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Video Preview For 'Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries' Book Available
Bazillion Points Books has posted a preview video of the upcoming "Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries" 744-page hardcover history/anthology by Jon Kristiansen, the "godfather of Norwegian black metal." The one-minute clip can be viewed below. Part anthology, part memoir, and years in the making, "Meta...June 14, 2011
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ICED EARTH: New Album Title Revealed
American power metallers ICED EARTH have set "Dystopia" as the title of their new album, tentatively due before the end of the year 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 departure of...June 13, 2011
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HEATHEN: New Audio Interview With KRAGEN LUM
Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Kragen Lum of San Francisco Bay Area metallers HEATHEN. You can now listen to the chat using in two parts below. As previously reported, former SLAYER/TESTAMENT drummer Jon Dette filled in for HEATHEN's Darren Minter on the...June 11, 2011
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FAIR TO MIDLAND: 'Musical Chairs' Video Released
"Musical Chairs", the new video from Texas natives FAIR TO MIDLAND, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's new full-length album, "Arrows And Anchors", which will be released on June 14 via eOne Music. The follow-up to 2007's "Fables From A Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True" wa...June 9, 2011
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BLACK STONE CHERRY's 'Devil' Cracks U.S. Top 30
"Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea", the third album from Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY, sold 13,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 29 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD was released on May 31 via Roadrunner Records. BLACK STONE CHERRY,...June 8, 2011
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Ex-SAVATAGE Singer DAMOND JINIYA Breaks Silence, Says He Was 'Left In The Cold'
Thiago Sarkis of Brazil's Roadie Crew magazine recently conducted an interview with former SAVATAGE singer Damond Jiniya. During the chat Damond's first official interview since his days with SAVATAGE the vocalist talked about drug and alcohol abuse, his current status with the band, and what he has...June 8, 2011
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ROGER GLOVER Says It's Difficult For DEEP PURPLE To Get Audience Younger Than 40 In U.S.
Jim Sullivan of BostonHerald.com recently conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. BostonHerald.com: DEEP PURPLE has done concerts with orchestras several times. What's this one about? Glover: Yes, we've dabbled with orchestras be...June 7, 2011
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THREAT SIGNAL Preparing To Enter Studio
Canadian modern metal masters THREAT SIGNAL have issued the following update: "On June 12th we are driving our asses out to Massachusetts to begin tracking our third release with metal mastermind Zeuss [Chriss Harris]. He has worked on many killer albums from bands such as CHIMAIRA, HATEBREED, ALL T...June 6, 2011
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ICED EARTH: New 'Festivals Of The Wicked' Trailer Released
A new two-minute trailer for ICED EARTH's long-awaited live DVD extravaganza, "Festivals Of The Wicked", can be seen below. Also available is the DVD cover art featuring ICED EARTH "mascot" Set Abominae emerging from the fires of Hell, riffing on a Les Paul. "Festivals Of The Wicked" boasts nearly s...June 6, 2011
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