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DIMMU BORGIR: Quality Los Angeles Photos Available

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR performed at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on November 5 as part of DANZIG's Blackest Of The Black tour. High-quality pictures of the band's concert can be found at the web site of photographer Chris Loomis. DIMMU BORGIR took a break from DAN...

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DAYLIGHT DIES Replaces WARBRINGER On First 10 Dates Of SOILWORK Tour

North Carolina's DAYLIGHT DIES has been added to SOILWORK and DARKANE's forthcoming U.S. tour for 10 shows beginning January 30 in Rochester, New York. Continuing to support its latest record, "Lost to the Living", DAYLIGHT DIES was selected to replace WARBRINGER, which is unable to start the tour d...

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Photographer PETER BESTE Discusses 'True Norwegian Black Metal' Book

Siran Babayan of LA Weekly recently talked with American documentary photographer Peter Beste, who visited Norway thirteen times in seven years while working to develop the definitive photodocumentation of Norwegian black metal scene for his book "True Norwegian Black Metal". "I just read these biza...

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ORDER OF ENNEAD Added To DEICIDE-Headlined 'Winterfest 2009' European Tour

ORDER OF ENNEAD — the Florida extreme metal band featuring Steve Asheim (drums; DEICIDE),Scott Patrick (bass; RESURRECTION),Kevin Quirion (guitar, vocals; COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN) and John Li (guitar) — has been added to the Winterfest 2009, a European tour that also features the likes of DECIDE, VA...

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ADRIFT Working On New Material

ADRIFT — the Tampa-based heavy rock band featuring Jack Owen of DEICIDE/CANNIBAL CORPSE fame — is currently hard at work on new material. With three new songs already put into the live set ("The Abrupt", "Deeper" and "Full Fruition"),there is still a melting pot of riffage just waiting to be struct...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Talks About ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Bam of NewsOK.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. NewsOK.com: One of the things I obviously noticed about this album ["Death Magnetic"] is all those super-fast thrash solos that we haven't heard in a few albums: Was th...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: 'I've Never Lied About Anyone Who Has Ever Been In This Band'

Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. KNAC.COM: Do you see any similarities that may exist between what is going on in this country and what happened just before the fall of Rome? Schaffer: Absolu...

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SATHANAS Completes Recording New Album

Pennsylvania-based black/death metallers SATHANAS have finished recording their new album, "Nightrealm Apocalypse", for a January 2009 release via Pagan Records. The CD will be mixed and mastered at Necromorbus studios in Sweden. The cover artwork will be handled by Juanjo Castellano. SATHANAS will...

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STUCK MOJO Guitarist: 'I Feel Sorry For Those Who Never Experience The Passion For The Art'

France's Hard Rock magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist/songwriter Rich Ward of the Atlanta rap/metal pioneers STUCK MOJO. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Hard Rock: Around the mid-Nineties and beginning of 2000, crossover metal such as yours was quite big, STUCK...

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POISON Members To Guest On '3 Guys Pickin'

"3 Guys Pickin", the most electrifying cable access show in Chicago, will feature POISON guitarist C.C. DeVille on episode 348 (scheduled to air on November 17 and December 29) and POISON drummer Rikki Rockett on episode 349 (scheduled to air on November 24 and January 5). "3 Guys Pickin" features T...

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A DARK ORBIT Signs With BASICK RECORDS

Basick Records has announced the signing of A DARK ORBIT. The group's "Voyager" EP will be released digitally on January 12, 2009. Emerging from the depths of St. Louis, Missouri, A DARK ORBIT "brings you a ruthless and progressive sound only a few can tame," according to a press relase. "Forming in...

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BLACK TIDE Bassist Explains Lineup Change

Bassist Zachary "Zakk" Sandler of Miami metallers BLACK TIDE has issued the following update: "I wanna send a huge 'thank you' to everybody that showed up for the video shoot in L.A.; it was great having you guys there and you did an amazing job. I hope you guys all had a fun time with ...

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DIMMU BORGIR Performs On FUEL TV's 'The Daily Habit'

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR took a break from DANZIG's current Blackest Of The Black tour to perform two songs at the Fuel TV studios in Los Angeles. Hosted by Pat Parnell and featuring guest appearances by Bam Margera and Brandon Novak, "The Daily Habit" episode featuring DIMMU...

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'Get Thrashed' Filmmakers Interviewed By Woozyfly; Video Available

Rick Ernst and Rat Skates — director and associate producer, respectively, of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the critically acclaimed documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — recently sat down with Woozyfly.com's Buckshot for...

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'Get Thrashed' Director Interviewed In London; Video Available

A nine-minute interview with Rick Ernst — director of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the critically acclaimed documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — conducted by Twang of Total Rock radio in London shortly after the film's w...