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BLACK SABBATH Wins 'Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance' GRAMMY Award

BLACK SABBATH was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 56th annual Grammy Awards, which is being held tonight (Sunday, January 26) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. BLACK SABBATH was nominated for the track "God Is Dead?", f...

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Classic BLACK SABBATH Albums Re-Enter BILLBOARD Chart

According to Billboard.com, several of BLACK SABBATH's catalog of albums made their digital debut a week ago, thus sparking a return to the chart for two of their classic titles. Both "Black Sabbath" and "Paranoid", released in 1970, return to the chart this week. "Paranoid" re-enters at No. 121 wit...

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PRIMAL FEAR, DIO DISCIPLES, Ex-ANGRA Members Join Forces In BLACKWELDER

Hailing from the four corners of the world, BLACKWELDER is a brand new metal experience featuring some of the top names in power prog metal today. One of the best singers in all of metal, Ralf Scheepers (PRIMAL FEAR, ex-GAMMA RAY) fronts this extraordinary outfit at the top of his game, alongside gu...

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CHROME DIVISION: 'You're Dead Now' Lyric Video

The official lyric video for the song "You're Dead Now" from CHROME DIVISION — the Norwegian five-piece featuring DIMMU BORGIR frontman Shagrath (a.k.a. Stian Thoresen) on guitar — can be seen below. The song is taken from CHROME DIVISION's fourth album, "Infernal Rock Eternal", which was released o...

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SONATA ARCTICA: Second 'Pariah's Child' Trailer

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA will release their eighth studio album, "Pariah's Child", on March 28 via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the CD can be seen below. "Pariah's Child" track listing: 01. The Wolves Die Young 02. Running Lights 03. Take One Breath 04. Cloud Factory 05. Bloo...

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HELL's ANDY SNEAP Speaks To Sweden's ACCESS: ROCK (Video)

On December 7, 2013, Anna Dave Bertram of Sweden's Access: Rock conducted an interview with with guitarist Andy Sneap of reactivated British occult metal legends HELL at Arenan/Fryshuset in Stockholm, Sweden during the band's European tour with AMON AMARTH. You can now watch the chat below. HELL's s...

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QUIET RIOT: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of St. Charles Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of QUIET RIOT's January 18 performance at Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois can be seen below. QUIET RIOT's new lineup — featuring vocalist Jizzy Pearl (LOVE/HATE, L.A. GUNS, ADLER'S APPETITE, RATT) — made its live debut on New Year's Eve (December 31) at Twin Arrows N...

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STRYPER Frontman MICHAEL SWEET: Audio Sample Of 'This Time' Solo Track

Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER will release his new solo album, "I'm Not Your Suicide", on May 6. The 12-song record will be accompanied by the STRYPER frontman's autobiography, "Honestly". Says Sweet of "I'm Not Your Suicide": "It's an opportunity for me to express myself in new wa...

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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN: 'Life And Times Of Scrooge' Solo Album Track Listing Revealed

Tuomas Holopainen — the keyboardist and main songwriter of NIGHTWISH — has spent most of 2013 writing and producing his solo album based on a graphic novel called "The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck", written and illustrated by Don Rosa. "Music Inspired By The Life And Times Of Scrooge - Written A...

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MAGNUM: 'Escape From The Shadow Garden' Track Listing Revealed

Influential British melodic hard rockers MAGNUM will release their 19th studio album, "Escape From The Shadow Garden", on March 25 (one day earlier internationally) via Steamhammer/SPV. The effort will be made available as a limited digipak edition with bonus material, as a double colored vinyl LP,...

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TRANSPORT LEAGUE To Release 'A Diezel Smelling Aftershock' EP

Reunited Swedish heavy rockers TRANSPORT LEAGUE will release a three-song EP titled "A Diezel Smelling Aftershock" on February 10 through frontman Tony Jelencovich's (DEATHDESTRUCTION, B-THONG, MASSIVE AUDIO NERVE, MNEMIC, ICON IN ME) Hoffa Communications. The EP will be released digitally but will...

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TNT Featuring TONY HARNELL: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of First Reunion Show

Norwegian/American hard rockers TNT played their first official reunion show with singer Tony Harnell this past Friday, January 17 at Gregers Live in Hamar, Norway. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Harnell confirmed his reunion with TNT in October 2013, explaining in a stat...

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ZAKK WYLDE Defends His Comments About RONNIE JAMES DIO Era Of BLACK SABBATH

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman and former OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Zakk Wylde has clarified his recent comments regarding the Ronnie James Dio-era BLACK SABBATH in which he stated that the Dio-fronted version of the band sounded too different from the group's previous output to be rightfully called BLAC...

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RIOT V Announces Guitarist, Drummer For Upcoming Tour

RIOT V, the new band featuring the surviving members of the most recent lineup of U.S. metal pioneers RIOT, is currently in rehearsals for its upcoming tour of Europe. The band is continuing on in honor of the late great founding RIOT guitarist Mark Reale, who died from complications from Crohn's Di...

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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER To Launch Signature LAKLAND Bass, EMG Pickup

Legendary BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler will launch his signature Lakland basses and EMG pickups at the NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, set to take place January 23-26 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Lakland basses will be located at booth #5496, w...