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TESTAMENT: More 'Dark Roots Of Earth' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Dark Roots Of Earth", the new album from San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT, has registered the following first-week chart positions: #21: Austria #62: Belgium #86: Belgium (Flanders) #40: Belgium (Walloonia) #12: Canadian #4: Germany #4: Finland #13: Ireland #32: Netherlands #10: Swit...

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DIO DISCIPLES: Glasgow Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of DIO DISCIPLES' August 9 concert at The Cathouse in Glasgow, Scotland, Untied Kingdom can be seen below. DIO DISCIPLES is the project featuring former DIO members Simon Wright (drums),Craig Goldy (guitar),Scott Warren (keyboards) and Rudy Sarzo alongside singers Tim "Rip...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Joins SEPULTURA On Stage At BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival (Video)

Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (DIO DISCIPLES, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) joined SEPULTURA on stage this past Friday, August 10 at the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Derbyshire in the United Kingdom to perform the SEPULTURA cla...

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ERIC PETERSON: 'If TESTAMENT Sees Darker Days, I Don't Know If This Lineup Would Stick'

Classic rock program "Radio Fireball" in Jönköping, Sweden recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT guitarist, founder and main songwriter Eric Peterson. Asked about what he sees for the future of TESTAMENT's current lineup, beyond the band's new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth", and tour, Eric sa...

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SAXON Issues Update On Upcoming Album, Touring Plans

British heavy metal legends SAXON have issued the following update: "We have finally reached the point where we are all going on holiday and will hopefully be enjoying the well-deserved time off! "We've had a very successful year so far. The festivals and the shows with JUDAS PRIEST were a blast and...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Interviewed At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR (Video)

Jägermeister conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Skolnick of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which is being held August 9-12 at Catton Park, Derbyshire in the United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. TESTAMENT's n...

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TESTAMENT: Pro-Shot Footage Of Entire BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Concert

Professionally filmed video footage of TESTAMENT's entire August 11 performance at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Derbyshire in the United Kingdom can be seen below. TESTAMENT's new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth", sold more than 20,000 copies in the United Stat...

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DANKO JONES: Audio Snippet Of 'Just A Beautiful Day' Single

An audio snippet of "Just A Beautiful Day", the first single from "Rock And Roll Is Black And Blue", the new album from Canadian rockers DANKO JONES, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. "Rock And Roll Is Black And Blue" will be released in North America on October 9. Over the course of ...

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MPIRE OF EVIL Recording New Album

MPIRE OF EVIL (formerly PRIMEVIL) — the band formed in 2010 by ex-VENOM members Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitar) and Tony "The Demolition Man" Dolan (bass, vocals) — finished laying down the drums for its forthcoming second album, tentatively due in November. After completing a successful U.S. tour with...

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UFO Announces West Coast Tour

British/American hard rock legends UFO will return to North America this fall for a West Coast tour. The dates are as follows: Nov. 15 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues Nov. 16 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall Nov. 17 - St. Charles, IL - Arcada Theater Nov. 18 - St. Charles, IL - ...

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SATURNIAN: New Songs Available For Streaming

U.K.-based extreme metallers SATURNIAN will release their new album, "Dimensions", on August 24 via Indie Recordings. The CD was produced by Russ Russell, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, NAPALM DEATH and EVILE. Although not strictly a concept album, "Dimensions" does have a recurring th...

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ROB HALFORD On JUDAS PRIEST's Future: 'There's No End In Sight'

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford recently spoke to Loudwire about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to their 2008 concept album "Nostradamus". Asked what fans can fans expect from the next PRIEST CD, Halford said, "We've already got a strong cross-section of ideas, s...

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IRON MAIDEN Drummer: 'Our Fans Are Truly Loyal And We Never Want To Let Them Down'

Jim Beal Jr. of the San Antonio Express-News spoke to drummer Nicko McBrain of British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN ahead of the band's August 15 concert at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On IRON MAIDEN's enduring popularity: McBrain: "...

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EVILE: 'In Dreams Of Terror' Video Released

"In Dreams Of Terror", the new video from British thrashers EVILE, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Ash Pears of ASHTV, and is the third video to be released from EVILE's latest album, "Five Serpent's Teeth", following "Cult" and "In Memoriam". Commented EVILE lead guitarist Ol Drake: "Su...

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TESTAMENT's 'Dark Roots Of Earth' Cracks U.S. Top 15

"Dark Roots Of Earth", the new album from San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT, sold more than 20,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No, 12 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived in stores on July 31 via Nuclear Blast Records. TESTAMENT's...