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MACHINE HEAD Performs PANTERA's 'F**king Hostile' On Anniversary Of DIMEBAG's Death (Video)

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD performed their cover version of the PANTERA classic "Fucking Hostile" live on the eighth anniversary of PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's death this past Saturday, December 8 in Atlanta, Georgia. Fan-filmed video footage of the per...

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YES To Perform Three Classic Albums In Their Entirety In One Evening

Call it a true classic rock triple header — and the quintessential live concert experience. In a career first, iconic and Grammy-winning rock band YES will perform three of their classic albums in their entirety, all in one concert, on a special tour in 2013: 1971's "The Yes Album", 1972's "Close To...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: New Rehearsal Footage Posted Online

Arizona metal veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have uploaded video footage of a recent rehearsal featuring three fifths of the band's current lineup. Check it out below. Audio samples of two new songs — "Ugly Noise" and "Play Your Part" — from FLOTSAM AND JETSAM can be streamed below. The tracks come off...

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SOIL: New Video Interview With TIM KING

GetYourRockOut conducted an interview with bassist Tim King of Chicago heavy rockers SOIL at the Hard Rock Hell festival, which took place between November 29 and December 3 at Hafan-y-Mor Holiday Camp in North Wales, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. SOIL recently launched an intera...

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MELIAH RAGE Founder Launches New Project

MELIAH RAGE founding guitarist/songwriter Anthony Nichols has teamed up with one of Boston's most illustrious indie front men, THE BAGS vocalist/ bassist Jon Hardy, to form a unique and edgy new project called MEXICAN APE-LORD. Nichols and Hardy were actually acquaintances prior to working together...

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GEOFF TATE Selling New QUEENSRŸCHE 'Operation: Mindcrime' 25th-Anniversary Merchandise

QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate has released brand new merchandise supporting the 25th anniversary the band's classic "Operation: Mindcrime" album. Check it out in Geoff's online store. Tate's newly assembled version of QUEENSRŸCHE — featuring bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE,...

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ENRAGED To Release 'It's Your Fear That Feeds Their Power' Next Week

After five long years of recording, mixing and mastering, Holland-based death metal band ENRAGED will release its new album, "It's Your Fear That Feeds Their Power", on December 12. According to a press release, "this sick, intense and extreme nine-track album features some excellent guest solos of...

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PINK CREAM 69: 'Ceremonial' Details Revealed

German/British melodic hard rockers PINK CREAM 69 will release their eleventh studio album, "Ceremonial", on January 25, 2013 via Frontiers Records. The cover artwork was created by Kai Brockschmidt (PRETTY MAIDS, ROYAL HUNT) and can be seen below. According to a press release, "Musically, the fans...

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KORN, SLAYER, STAIND, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Members Talk PANTERA

On December 8, it will be eight years since PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was tragically taken from us. However, ARTISTDirect.com editor-in-chief Rick Florino decided to ask a myriad of artists about PANTERA's impact on them. So many of them cite "Vulgar Display Of Power", celebrating i...

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Video: ARMORED SAINT Talks METAL BLADE RECORDS' 30th Anniversary

Video footage of Los Angeles-based metallers ARMORED SAINT talking to Fuse about their history with Metal Blade Records can be seen below. ARMORED SAINT performed a number of cover songs with a variety of guest musicians — including AMON AMARTH's Johan Hegg and FATES WARNING/REDEMPTION's Ray Alder —...

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MANDY LION Signs With HighVolMusic

Vocalist Mandy Lion (WORLD WAR III, WICKED ALLIANCE) has inked a deal with HighVolMusic (HVM). Commented Lion: "I am honored and pleased to announce my collaboration with HighVolMusic! A company run by stellar gentlemen with drive and vision to move forward in a modern business model. "I would like...

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JORN To Release 'Symphonic' In January

Frontiers Records will release of a very special album from Norwegian hard rock singer Jorn Lande entitled "Symphonic" on January 25 in Europe and January 22 in North America. "Symphonic" is not a proper new album, but rather a selection of tracks taken from Jorn's previous studio releases, which ha...

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SHINING Frontman: My Cat Is 'The Light Of My Life'

Radio Metal recently conducted an interview of frontman Niklas Kvarforth of Swedish extreme metallers SHINING. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Radio Metal: This is the second time you work with the producer Andy La Rocque [KING DIAMOND]. It really seems that Andy understands your un...

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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE: The First Video Interview

A six-minute video interview with vocalist Geoff Tate's newly assembled version of QUEENSRŸCHE — featuring bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO),drummer Bobby Blotzer (RATT),guitarist Kelly Gray (MYTH) and keyboardist Randy Gane (MYTH) — can be seen below. Geoff Tate's QU...

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KING DIAMOND Signs New Deal With METAL BLADE RECORDS

KING DIAMOND has signed a new three-album worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records. Commented the band's vocalist and namesake: "This is gonna be awesome! Another perfect piece of the puzzle. We have the full backup of Metal Blade, and there's an understanding between us that goes much, much deeper t...