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HATEBREED: New Video Interview With WAYNE LOZINAK
MetalSickness.com conducted an interview with guitarist Wayne Lozinak of Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED at this year's edition of the Hellfest festival, which was held June 15-17 in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. HATEBREED recently announced the "10 Years Of Perseve...July 23, 2012
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MACHINE HEAD: 'Inside The Machine' Book Cover Unveiled
"Inside The Machine", the first biography of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD, is set for worldwide release on October 15 by Omnibus Press. The author, Joel McIver, has previously written books about and in co-operation with artists such as SLAYER, TOOL, MOTÖRHEAD, BLACK SABBATH and man...July 23, 2012
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EXODUS: Better-Quality Video Footage Of GRASPOP METAL MEETING Three-Guitar Attack
San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS inaugurated their summer festival season with a performance on June 2 at the Scion Rock Fest in Tampa, Florida. With Gary Holt still handling guitar duties for Jeff Hanneman on SLAYER's North American and European tours, EXODUS invited out none other than form...July 22, 2012
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Former ANTHRAX Singer DAN NELSON Welcomes Baby Boy
New York-based heavy metal singer Dan Nelson (BLACKGATES, TRED, ANTHRAX) is the proud father of a baby boy, Benjamin Nelson. Nelson recently settled a lawsuit he filed against ANTHRAX over the fallout from his departure from the veteran metal group. Details of the settlement were not made public. Ne...July 21, 2012
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DUST BOLT: 'Violent Demolition' Audio Samples Available
A six-minute YouTube clip containing audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "Violent Demolition", the debut album from German thrashers DUST BOLT, can be seen below. The CD, which features a guest appearance by SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green, will be released on July 27 via Napa...July 20, 2012
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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN Talks 'Knotfest', 'Antennas To Hell' Album
PureVolume.com recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT co-founder/conceptualist/percussionist Shawn M. Crahan (a.k.a. Clown). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. PureVolume.com: Knotfest, your first festival ever, will launch in Iowa in August. Talk a little bit about that. I read...July 19, 2012
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HOLY GRAIL Completes Work On 'Ride The Void'
Los Angeles-based metallers HOLY GRAIL have finished recording their sophomore album, "Ride The Void", for a late fall release via Prosthetic Records. The follow-up to 2010's "Crisis In Utopia" was recorded with producer Matt Hyde (SLAYER, HATEBREED, CHILDREN OF BODOM) throughout the year, working a...July 19, 2012
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SLAYER Frontman 'Can't Wait' For JEFF HANNEMAN To Come Back
SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya recently spoke to Gary Graff of Billboard.com about the band's plans for the remainder of the year after it wraps its run on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in early August. "We'll probably get together and start writing together and start making a new alb...July 19, 2012
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MARK TREMONTI: Some Of My Favorite Riffs Of All Time Are On SLAYER's Song 'Raining Blood'
In a recent interview with AOL's Noisecreep, ALTER BRIDGE and CREED guitarist Mark Tremonti was asked what he listened to as a kid and what helped shape him musically. "The first record that really made me a music fanatic was METALLICA's 'Master Of Puppets'," he said. "That's probably my favorite re...July 19, 2012
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SLAYER Guitarist Reveals New Lyrical Themes
ARTISTdirect.com editor-in-chief Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. An excerpt from the chat follows below. ARTISTdirect.com: How is the new material coming along? Kerry: I haven't worked on it as much as I'd like to. I don't really write on the road. When...July 18, 2012
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SEPULTURA Frontman Guests On DUST BOLT Debut
SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green makes a guest appearance on the debut album from German thrashers DUST BOLT. Entitled "Violent Demolition", the CD will be released on July 27 via Napalm Records. According to a press release, DUST BOLT "demonstrate with their debut album that they are hungry, bursti...July 18, 2012
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ANIMETAL USA: New Video Interview Posted Online
Argentinean rock journalist Lucas H. Gordon, who currently resides in Hollywood, California, recently conducted an interview with ANIMETAL USA, the American counterpart to ANIMETAL, the Japanese heavy metal band which specialized in metal covers of popular Japanese anime/tokusatsu theme songs. You c...July 17, 2012
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SLAYER, ANTHRAX, DOWN, EXODUS Members To Take Part In 'Metal Masters 4'
Three of the leading gear/technology companies for both musicians and consumers alike are returning with their successful "Metal Masters" clinic series. Partnering up with Guitar Center, "Metal Masters 4" will take place in New York City on September 7 at The Gramercy. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. w...July 17, 2012
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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN: BLABBERMOUTH.NET 'Could Kiss My Ass' (Video)
Carla Harvey of the BUTCHER BABIES and Revolver TV conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT co-founder/conceptualist/percussionist Shawn M. Crahan (a.k.a. Clown) at a recent stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can now watch the chat below. When asked about the progress of the songwrit...July 16, 2012
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Guitarist JIM ROOT Rejoins SLIPKNOT On The Road (Video)
SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root rejoined the band on stage last night (Friday, July 13) at the Tampa, Florida stop of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival after missing several dates of the tour because a burst appendix. A statement issued by the rest of the group said that Root had been seriously ill fo...July 14, 2012
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