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BLAZE BAYLEY: Revised Edition Of 'At The End Of The Day' Book Available

The book "At The End Of The Day" by Lawrence Paterson follows the career of the band known as BLAZE BAYLEY and was first released in September 2009. All 500 copies sold out and after many requests to reprint the book, an updated edition is now available to pre-order from the author's web ...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: We Owe DEBBIE ABONO 'A Lot Of Respect And Gratitude'

Video footage of the short speech METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield gave at a special event to celebrate the life of Debbie Abono — a well-respected and much-loved manager and promotional machine behind some of San Francisco Bay Area's strongest metal bands (POSSESSED, FORBIDDEN, EXODUS, V...

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ACCEPT: More 'Blood Of The Nations' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Blood Of The Nations", the new album from reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT, has registered the following first-week chart positions so far: Germany: #4 Sweden: #7 Hungary: #7 Finland: #9 Billboard European Chart: #12 Austria: #19 Czech Republic: #27 Commented guitarist Wolf Hoffmann: "This reall...

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DESTRUCTOR 7" Single Included With SNAKEPIT Magazine Reissue

A limited-edition DESTRUCTOR seven-ich vinyl single entitled "Metal Spike Deep" is included with the reprint of the the first issue of Snakepit magazine (originally published in 1997 but long out of print),which has just been made available through Shadow Kingdom Records. The single features two li...

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ACCEPT Guitarist Interviewed On Greece's 'Metalzone' (Audio)

Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT was interviewed on the September 3, 2010 edition of the "Metalzone" radio show with Kostas Purevil Kyriakakis and Helena Mihailidou. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Blood Of The Nations", the new album from...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN Guitarist, Bassist To Sit Out European Tour

Due to undisclosed "personal obligations," guitarist Tom McDyne and bassist Kevin Rothney will be unable to join JON OLIVA'S PAIN — the band fronted by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva — for the group's upcoming European tour, which kicks off at the end of the month. They will be temporarily replaced b...

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GORGOROTH To Tour Europe In November

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH will embark on the second leg of their European tour, "Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt", in late November. A total of eight shows are planned, with support to be provided by two as-yet-undisclosed "guest acts." Commented guitarist/mainman Infernus: "We're t...

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TESLA Guitarist To Play 'Gypsy Highway' CD-Release Show

TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon will celebrate the release of his new solo album, "Gypsy Highway", with a special performance tonight (Saturday, September 4) at the El Dorado Saloon in El Dorado Hills, California. The all-ages acoustic part of the show will take place between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. and wil...

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METALLICA, MACHINE HEAD, DEATH ANGEL, FORBIDDEN Members Celebrate Life Of DEBBIE ABONO

Members of METALLICA, MACHINE HEAD, DEATH ANGEL, FORBIDDEN, SKINLAB and D.R.I., as well as former members of EXODUS, OVERKILL, S.O.D., POSSESSED, SACRILEGE B.C. and STEREOMUD, are among the musicians who made an appearance at a special event to celebrate the life of Debbie Abono, a well-respected an...

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JANE'S ADDICTION, RATT, DREAM THEATER Drummers Added To 'Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same'

Stephen Perkins (JANE'S ADDICTION),Abe Laboriel (PAUL MCCARTNEY) and Bobby Blotzer (RATT) have been added to the list of performers honoring late LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham at a special concert at the Key Club in Hollywood, California. September 25, 2010, marks the 30th anniversary of the pas...

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Irish Journalist Slams 'Bloated' AXL ROSE Over Dublin Concert Fiasco (Audio)

Ronan McGreevy of the Irish Times, who attended last night's (Wednesday, September 1) ill-fated GUNS N' ROSES concert in Dublin, was interviewed earlier today by Frank Mitchell, a television and radio presenter working for UTV and Ireland's fastest growing radio station U105.8 FM. You can listen to...

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INSIDIOUS DISEASE: 'Boundless' Video Released

"Boundless", the new video from INSIDIOUS DISEASE (formerly INSIDIOUS) — the international metal project featuring members of DIMMU BORGIR, NAPALM DEATH, OLD MAN'S CHILD and MORGOTH — can be viewed below. The track comes off the band's debut album, "Shadowcast", which was released on July 12 in Euro...

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VIKING SKULL To Release 'Heavy Metal Thunder' In October

Restricted Release has set an October 26 the North American release date for "Heavy Metal Thunder", a special reissue package from England's VIKING SKULL. Remastered and featuring all-new artwork, "Heavy Metal Thunder" combines the band's popular debut album, "Born In Hell", and the "Chapter One" EP...

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INSIDIOUS DISEASE Interviewed By Norway's IMHOTEP

Paul Kearns and Roy Kristensen of Imhotep recently conducted an interview with guitarists Sven Atle Kopperud (a.k.a. Silenoz) and Jon Øyvind Andersen (a.k.a. Jardar) of INSIDIOUS DISEASE (formerly INSIDIOUS),the international metal project featuring members of DIMMU BORGIR, NAPALM DEATH, OLD MAN'S...

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JOE SATRIANI's New Single 'Light Years Away' Released To Radio

September 7 is the official "add" day for Joe Satriani's new single, "Light Years Away", but that isn't stopping rock radio from spinning the song early and getting a tremendous response! The new single is also currently streaming at Satriani.com, allowing fans a taste of "Black Swans and Wormhole W...