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'Get Thrashed' Thrash Metal Documentary: Trailer Posted Online
A four-minute video trailer for "Get Thrashed", the upcoming documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media, 8 MB) (right-click and "Save Target As" and download the file to your hard drive)...August 10, 2004
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Guitarist JEFF HANNEMAN Talks About His Favorite SLAYER Album
In a recent interview with KNAC.com, SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman was asked to name his favorite SLAYER album. "I hate to say it, but probably 'Reign In Blood'," Jeff replied. "Not just because of what other people think of it — it's more like at that time that album was stamped into my ...August 5, 2004
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SLAYER Guitarist Says Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO Has Been A 'Big Influence' On New Material
SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman recently spoke to RiftRock.com about the group's upcoming DVD release, "Reign In Blood Live: Still Reigning", and their next studio album. Several excerpts from the interview follow: RiftRock.com: The band is putting out yet another live DVD soon that features the albu...July 31, 2004
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AUDIOSLAVE To Sound Less Like RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE And SOUNDGARDEN On Upcoming CD
AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello has told MTV.com that the group's next record will sound less like a combination of the bandmembers' previous bands, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and SOUNDGARDEN, than was the case with their 2002 self-titled debut. "The thing that feels different [about the upcoming sec...July 30, 2004
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TOM ARAYA: New Album Will Be 'Very SLAYER'
SLAYER frontman Tom Araya recently spoke to the Tucson Citizen about the group's July 11 show in Augusta, Maine which was recorded for an upcoming live DVD. The band, who played the 1986 album "Reign In Blood" from start to finish at the gig, were focused on just the final minute of "Raining ...July 29, 2004
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TORCH Sign With ROBOTIC EMPIRE RECORDS
TORCH, the South Florida-based band formed out of the ashes of FLOOR and TYRANNY OF SHAW, have signed a deal with Robotic Empire Records. The group, whose lineup includes Steve Brooks, the main songwriter, vocalist and guitarist from FLOOR and Rick Smith, the "ferocious" drummer of TYRANNY OF SHAW,...July 29, 2004
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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA Says Recording Plans Have Been Put On Hold
SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya has told the Tacoma News Tribune that nine to 10 polished instrumental tracks have been finished for the band's next studio album, with another two that still need work. "The lyrical parts haven't been completed yet. Those might change the attitude or the mood of th...July 23, 2004
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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist Says It's A 'Shame' The Band Didn't Complete New Studio Album
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi recently spoke to the Rocky Mountain News about the aborted sessions for a new SABBATH studio album, which took place a few years ago with produced Rick Rubin. "It just came to an end, really," Iommi said. "We didn't go any further, and it's a shame because they we...July 23, 2004
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SLAYER's HANNEMAN Talks About METALLICA, DAVE MUSTAINE And Upcoming CD
SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman recently spoke to the Rock N Roll Experience web site about the group's upcoming CD, METALLICA, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and his past drug use. The following are some of the highlights of the interview: Rock N Roll Experience: What did you think of METALLICA's pr...July 21, 2004
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NORLANDER, KEELING, APPICE: All-Star Trio Announce U.S. Tour
Beginning July 30, prog rock keyboard virtuoso Erik Norlander (ROCKET SCIENTISTS, LANA LANE) will be teaming up with vocalist Kelly Keeling (MICHAEL SCHENKER, GUITAR ZEUS, GEORGE LYNCH) and drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, WWIII, HOLLYWOOD ALLSTARZ) for tour dates in the Northeastern and So...July 21, 2004
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TO MY SURPRISE Part Ways With ROADRUNNER, Seek New Label Home
TO MY SURPRISE, the new band featuring SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. The Clown),have reportedly parted ways with Roadrunner Records after releasing one full-length album through the label. The group, who played two successful shows in Los Angeles in mid-May, are said to be seeking a n...July 17, 2004
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Heavy Metal's Premier Guitarists Pick Their Dream G3 Lineups
Norway's Imhotep zine recently asked more than 100 guitarists to choose their own dream G3 lineups. "The respect that the guitar players have for Joe Satriani and Steve Vai is a proven fact," writes the magazine's Thiago Pinto Corrêa Sarkis (also of Brazil's Whiplash). "Anyway, talking with some mus...July 14, 2004
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TRENT REZNOR Says Working With DAVE GROHL Has Been 'Inspiring And Exciting'
NINE INCH NAILS mastermind Trent Reznor has confirmed in an online posting that former NIRVANA/QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE drummer Dave Grohl has helped with the recording of their new NIN album, entitled "Bleedthrough", tentatively due in early 2005. The following is Reznor's update on the album's reco...July 14, 2004
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DAVE GROHL To Guest On New NINE INCH NAILS Album
Former NIRVANA/QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE drummer Dave Grohl recorded a guest appearance on drums for the new NINE INCH NAILS album, "Bleedthrough", during a session at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, Ca. this past Friday (July 9). As previously reported, the follow-up to NINE INCH NAILS' 1999 double a...July 11, 2004
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'Get Thrashed' Thrash Metal Documentary: More Preview Clips Posted Online
The makers of "Get Thrashed", the upcoming documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted two more preview clips via GetThrashed.com (in the "Media" section). The first clip features VIO-LENCE frontman Sean Killian discussing the "pu...July 10, 2004
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