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MEGADETH Drummer's Signature Snare Coming Next Month
MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "I thought I would get you up to speed on the status of my new ddrum Shawn Drover signature snare drum. "The snare is at the final stages of production and will be made available for pre-order at www.ddrum.com...August 9, 2009
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NARNIA Signs Japanese Deal With SOUNDHOLIC RECORDS
Swedish epic/melodic metallers NARNIA have inked a Japanese deal with Soundholic Records for the release of the band's sixth album, titled "Course Of A Generation". The CD, which came out in Europe on July 24 via Massacre Records, marks the recording debut of the band's new lead singer, Germán Pascu...August 9, 2009
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CAGE To Perform At San Bernardino's SUMMER SLAM '09 This Weekend
San Diego heavy metallers CAGE have been confirmed for Sweet Relief's Summer Slam '09 festival, set to take place Saturday, August 8 at ASU Fox Theater in San Bernardino, California. CAGE will perform a 30-minute set on the main stage starting at 8:00 p.m. With over 20 bands playing on two stages, a...August 6, 2009
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MINISTRY: 'The Last Dubber' Remix Album Due In September
MINISTRY, arguably the most influential industrial band to date, punctuated the close of its 30-year recording career with 2007's "The Last Sucker". Now comes the remix album, "The Last Dubber", an appropriately beguiling album that dabbles in both trance and metal. "The Last Sucker" was greeted wit...August 6, 2009
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LEAVES' EYES: New EP Sample Posted Online
LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has posted the track Northbound on the group's MySpace page. The song comes off LEAVES' EYES' new EP, "My Destiny", which will be released in the U.S. on September 22...August 6, 2009
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ALICE IN CHAINS Performs Three New Songs In London; Video Available
ALICE IN CHAINS debuted three new songs — "A Looking In View", "Acid Bubble" and "Check My Brain" — during a small, intimate gig at London's Scala on August 4, two days after playing the second stage at the METALLICA-headlined inaugural Sonisphere festival at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kin...August 6, 2009
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DRAGONFORCE: First 'Ultra Beatdown' Tour Webisode Available
British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE have posted the first in a series of webisodes (see below) featuring never-before-seen footage from the band's last year on the road. DRAGONFORCE's massive final leg of the "Ultra Beatdown" tour kicks off in September in the USA with special guests SONATA ARC...August 5, 2009
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ANTHRAX Guitarist: I'd Been Waiting Four Years To Have JOHN BUSH Back In The Ranks
In the first installment of the Kerrang! Awards 2009 podcast, Simon Young takes you behind the scenes at what the U.K. magazine calls the "biggest and best rock 'n' roll awards show on the planet" and speaks to this year's hosts SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor and ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. Watch t...August 5, 2009
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LEAVES' EYES To Release 'Njord' As Viking Longship Model Edition
LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — will make its new album, "Njord", available as a very special-edition. Strictly limited to 500 copies, the deluxe box set (see image below) contains a premium Viking...August 4, 2009
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CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman Issues Update
Vocalist Dani "Filth" Davey of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH has posted a lengthy update on the band's MySpace blog. A couple of excerpts from the entry follow below. "The video for 'The Death Of Love' is now finished and [can be viewed below]. The premise for this track is very much ...August 4, 2009
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METALLICA Frontman Talks Touring, Songwriting
Del Crookes of BBC's Newsbeat recently conducted an interview with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. BBC: How's the current tour going? Hetfield: We've only been out for a little over a year. We've got about one more year to go. It's the hump right h...August 4, 2009
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TOMBS, ZOROASTER, BISON B.C., THE GATES OF SLUMBER Confirmed For PLANET CARAVAN
TOMBS, ZOROASTER, BISON B.C., THE GATES OF SLUMBER, SOURVEIN, HULL, SALOME and BATILLUS have been confirmed for Planet Caravan, a two-day music festival celebrating the origins of heavy music, set to take place September 18-19 at The Orange Peel Social Aid and Pleasure Club and Mo Daddy's in Ashevil...August 4, 2009
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MOB RULES To Release 'Radical Peace' In November
German metallers MOB RULES will release their sixth album, "Radical Peace", in November via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Bazement Studio with longtime engineer Markus Teske (VANDEN PLAS, SPOCK'S BEARD, OASIS). A single, "Astral Hand", will precede the full-length CD in October. "Radical Peace...August 4, 2009
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HELLOWEEN/GAMMA RAY Tribute Album 'HelloRay': More Details Revealed
Norway's GAIA EPICUS, Germany's KICKHUNTER (featuring HELLOWEEN bassist Markus Großkopf),Slovakia's SIGNUM REGIS (featuring former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/GLORY singer Göran Edman) are among the bands who will appear on the forthcoming tribute album to HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY, "HelloRay - A Tribute To Hel...August 3, 2009
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ALICE IN CHAINS Performs 'Check My Brain' For First Time; Video Available
Fan-filmed video footage of ALICE IN CHAINS performing the new song "Check My Brain" for the first time ever last night (Saturday, August 1) at Marlay Park in Dublin, Ireland can be viewed below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Rain When I Die 02. Angry Chair 03. Man In The Box 04. Them ...August 2, 2009
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