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LIONHEART Feat. Ex-IRON MAIDEN Guitarist DENNIS STRATTON: 'Second Nature' Album Due In August

After a successful performance at Sweden Rock Festival two weeks ago, '80s U.K. melodic rock/NWOBHM band LIONHEART will release its second album, "Second Nature", in Europe on August 25 via AOR Heaven. LIONHEART was formed in late 1980 by Dennis Stratton (lead guitar/backing vocals, ex-IRON MAIDEN),...

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SOULFLY To Perform NAILBOMB's Entire 'Point Blank' Album; North American Tour Dates Announced

SOULFLY — the long-running band led by former SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera — has confirmed dates for its upcoming North American tour during which it will perform the NAILBOMB album "Point Blank" in its entirety. The 31-date trek begins October 6 in San Diego, California and wraps up November 8 i...

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ALICE COOPER Talks About New Single 'Paranoiac Personality' (Video)

A short video clip in which legendary rocker Alice Cooper discusses his new single, "Paranoiac Personality", can be seen below. The song is taken from his new album, "Paranormal", which will be released on July 28 via earMUSIC. As previously announced, "Paranormal" features two songs written and re...

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OVERKILL And CROWBAR To Join Forces For 2017 'Metal Alliance Tour'

New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL will headline the 2017 edition of the "Metal Alliance Tour". Support on the trek will come from New Orleans native doom/sludge band CROWBAR, Colorado thrash metal stalwarts HAVOK, technical thrash metal band BLACK FAST and INVIDIA, the group featuring former...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'I Won't Be Working With GEOFF TATE Again'

Tim "Ripper" Owens says that he won't work with Geoff Tate again, a little over six months after he collaborated with the former QUEENSRŸCHE frontman and ex-IRON MAIDEN singer Blaze Bayley on the "Trinity" tour. The trek, which consisted of a handful of U.S. dates in November, saw the three powerhou...

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JACK RUSSELL Says He Was 'Proven Wrong' About Whether GREAT WHITE Could Sell Records Without Him In The Band

In a brand new interview with BigMusicGeek.com, ex-GREAT WHITE and current JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell was asked if he has been distancing himself from his tenure with his former band since the formation of his new group. He responded: "I'm not really trying to distance myself, so...

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BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, EXODUS Honored At 'Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards'

For more than 30 years, Metal Hammer has been the biggest heavy metal magazine on the planet, and after a turbulent end to 2016, and their resurrection in 2017, they threw the party of all parties for their readers at this year's Golden Gods Awards 2017 in association with Orange Amplification. Tak...

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER And DYING FETUS To Headline 'The Summer Slaughter Tour'

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and DYING FETUS will will headline this year's "The Summer Slaughter Tour". The U.S. trek — which runs from July 27 through August 26 — will see THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER perform "Nocturnal" in its entirety in honor of the album's tenth anniversary. Support will be provided by...

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OBITUARY And EXODUS To Join Forces For North American 'Battle Of The Bays' Tour

Florida death metal godfathers OBITUARY collide with Bay Area thrash metal kings EXODUS for another epic "Battle Of The Bays" this fall! The two American legends went to war in Europe last year and are now bringing the battle to America, this time with support from POWER TRIP and DUST BOLT. The co-h...

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Watch CARCASS Perform At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Fan-filmed video footage of CARCASS's June 10 performance at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden can be seen below. CARCASS guitarist Bill Steer told Dead Rhetoric last year that the band's next studio album should arrive by the end of 2017. But, he added, "we can't really rush this. We d...

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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Says BRUCE DICKINSON's 'Singing Is Stronger Now Than It's Ever Been'

IRON MAIDEN's Nicko McBrain, who turned 65 on June 5, says that there are no plans for the band to retire anytime soon. "We know we're getting long in the tooth, as they say," the drummer said during a June 7 appearance on the "Trunk Nation" show on SiriusXM channel Volume (106). "And Janick's [Gers...

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CHRIS JERICHO On FOZZY: 'We Wouldn't Be Doing This If It Wasn't Good'

James Geiser of Antihero Magazine conducted an interview with FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho at this year's edition of the Carolina Rebellion festival, which was held May 5-7 at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. You can watch the full chat below. A few excer...

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EXODUS Has 'Five Or Six' Songs Written For Next Album, Says TOM HUNTING

EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting spoke to the "Mike James Rock Show" at this weekend's Download festival about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2014's "Blood In Blood Out" album. He said: "We're just structuring songs right now. I think we've probably got five or six ma...

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ERIC PETERSON Says 'Everything Feels Really Solid Right Now' With Bassist STEVE DIGIORGIO Back In TESTAMENT

Val Tapia of K38IZ-D in Phoenix, Arizona, recently conducted an interview with guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On choosing which songs to play live: Eric: "It's pre...

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Listen To New ALICE COOPER Single 'Paranoiac Personality'

Alice Cooper's new single, "Paranoiac Personality", can be streamed below. The song is taken from his new album, "Paranormal", which will be released on July 28 via earMUSIC. As previously announced, "Paranormal" features two songs written and recorded with the original members of the ALICE COOPER...