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Metal And Country Team Up For Station Nightclub Benefit

Jed Gottlieb of BostonHerald.com reports that organizers of a benefit show for the Station nightclub fire victims announced yesterday that country stars John Rich of BIG & RICH, ALABAMA's Randy Owen, Dierks Bentley, Kellie Pickler and Gretchen Wilson will be joining TWISTED SISTER, TESLA, STRYPE...

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SCYTHIAN Signs With GALACTIC RECORDS

UK black/death metallers SCYTHIAN have inked a deal with Galactic Records. The group will enter the studio mid-February to record its first full-length album for a summer release. "Whelped on the teachings of BATHORY and SODOM, SCYTHIAN formed in 2004, following the fated meeting of A. Satyrus (guit...

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PRESIDENT EVIL To Support VOLBEAT In Europe

Germany's "trash 'n' rollers" PRESIDENT EVIL will release their new album, "Hell in a Box", on January 25 via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at BlueBox Studios with producer Guido Lucas (BLACKMAIL, SMOKE BLOW) and it was mastered at Stage One by Andy Classen. "Hell in a Box" track listing: 01. Viv...

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DOWN Bassist Says ANSELMO's 'Vision, Focus And Patience' Made 'Over The Under' What It Is

Roger Lotring of Metal Edge magazine recently conducted a lengthy interview with DOWN/ex-PANTERA bassist Rex Brown. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Edge: Was there a conscious point in the process of getting back together and putting this record together that you can remember as a t...

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PANTERA's 'This Love' Is One Of 'Top Ten Breakup Songs'

PANTERA's "This Love" was selected by the editors of the AskMen.com web site as one of the "Top Ten Breakup Songs". A blurb accompanying the selection reads as follows: "Leave it to legendary metal outfit PANTERA to turn a simple breakup song into an ode to suicide and revenge. The song, which is .....

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PANTERA Bass Guitar Used During Band's Last-Ever Tour Being Auctioned

A Spector bass that was purportedly used by Rex Brown of PANTERA during Ozzfest 2000 and the subsequent "Extreme Steel Tour" (which ended up being PANTERA's last trek ever) is currently being auctioned via eBay. According to a posting on the auction page, "this bass was crafted by Spector, then sent...

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ROTTING CORPSE: 1985 Demo Available For Free Download

The 1985 debut three-song demo cassette by Texas thrashers ROTTING CORPSE has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "Formed by (then 'Diamond') Darrell Abbott's guitar tech Walt Trachsler and fellow PANTERA roadie Jim Mulqueen while their bo...

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KING'S X Frontman Talks About New Solo Album; Video Available

A five-minute video clip of KING'S X bassist/vocalist Doug "dUg" Pinnick talking about his new solo album, "Strum Sum Up", can be viewed below. The CD is being released today (November 20) via Magna Carta Records. Like a slice of Pinnick's raw essence, "Strum Sum Up" is so free, so instinctual; it's...

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DIMEBAG's Girlfriend Tattooed, Interviewed On 'LA Ink'; Video Available

Rita Haney, the longtime girlfriend of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, recently got a Dimebag tattoo on the set of the new TLC series "LA Ink" (starring tattoo artist Kat Von D, her staff and A-list clientele). Watch the nine-minute segment below. In an early 2006 intervi...

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KING'S X Frontman DOUG PINNICK: New Solo Album Details Revealed

KING'S X bassist/vocalist Doug "dUg" Pinnick will release his visceral, loose, jam-heavy new solo effort, "Strum Sum Up", on November 20 via Magna Carta Records. Like a slice of Pinnick's raw essence, "Strum Sum Up" is so free, so instinctual; it's Pinnick, as you've never heard him before. This raw...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: The Making Of DOWN's 'Over The Under' Part IV

To chronicle the past five years leading up to the release of DOWN's new album, "III - Over The Under", singer Philip Anselmo (ex-PANTERA) has been issuing periodic installments leading up to the release of the record. This is Philip's personal communication to the band's loyal fan base and gives a...

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KING'S X And GALACTIC COWBOYS Members Collaborate On Instrumental CD

Molken Music has released "2.0: Electrolux", the new, instrumental electric guitar collaboration between KING'S X guitarist Ty Tabor and former GALACTIC COWBOYS guitarist Wally Farkas under the XENUPHOBE moniker. Tabor and Farkas describe the music as both "psychoactive" and "ambient." "2.0: Electro...

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'Heavy Metal Box' Animated Product Shot Available

An animated product shot for the upcoming "Heavy Metal Box" (due on October 2 via Rhino Records) can be viewed below. The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compila...

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RIDE FOR DIME: Photos From This Year's Event Posted Online

The third annual Ride For Dime remembrance ride and concert was held August 19 in the legendary guitarist's hometown of Arlington, Texas. The motorcycle ride under police escort began in Dallas at Strokers Dallas and ended 30 miles later at Cowboys Dance Hall in Arlington. An estimated 200 motorcycl...

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W.A.S.P.: 'Dominator' Digipack, Vinyl To Be Released

W.A.S.P.'s latest album, "Dominator", will be released in digipack and LP format on October 1 via Demolition Records. The digipack features a special 3D cover. In other news, a 32-track W.A.S.P. compilation, "The Best of the Best", is scheduled for release in Europe on September 24 via Snapper Music...