Search results for 'kerry king'

Filter by

Sort by


News

DISTURBED, DOWN, TURISAS, ALL THAT REMAINS Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

DISTURBED, DOWN, TURISAS, ALL THAT REMAINS, DEVIL WEARS PRADA, BRING ME THE HORIZON and BLACK STONE CHERRY are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's edition of the Download festival, set to take place June 10-12, 2011 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. The festival billin...
February 23, 2011
News

Will Thrash Metal's 'Big Four' Take Part In Another 'Jam' In California

When the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — played last summer at the Sonisphere festival in Sofia, Bulgaria, all the bands took the stage to perform DIAMOND HEAD's classic song "Am I Evil?" So when the groups all play at California's "Big Four" fe...
February 23, 2011
News

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION: Live Tracks Available For Free Download

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION — the Anglo/American rock supergroup featuring vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE),drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN),Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER) and blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa — has joined forces with Planet Rock, the U.K.'s lea...
February 23, 2011
News

THE EMBODIED Recording Debut Album With KING DIAMOND Guitarist

Swedish metallers THE EMBODIED have entered Sonic Train studios in Varberg, Sweden with producer Andy La Rocque (KING DIAMOND guitarist) to record their self-titled debut album. Due later this year via Pure Legend Records (a sub-label of Pure Steel Records),the CD will include four songs that were...
February 23, 2011
News

Former STATIC-X Bassist To Guest On DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS Album

ASESINO bassist and vocalist Maldito X — otherwise known as Tony Campos (PRONG, MINISTRY, STATIC-X, POSSSESSED) — has the following to say about his guest lead vocal work for the song "Sigo Siendo El Rey", which will appear on "Satánico Dramático", the new album by Los Angeles extreme metal band DÍA...
February 22, 2011
News

STATE:CHAOS To Release 'Chaos || Pain || Despair' In March

STATE:CHAOS, the Dutch metal band featuring former members of CALLENISH CIRCLE and DESENSITISED, will release its debut album, "Chaos || Pain || Despair", March 7 via the British label Casket Music. The CD was recorded by Hans Reinders at PIT studios and was mixed and mastered by Jochem Jacobs (TEXT...
February 22, 2011
News

BELIEVER: New Album Details Revealed

Reactivated late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metallers BELIEVER will release their new album, "Transhuman", in Europe on April 11 via Metal Blade Records. The CD was produced by Trauma Team Productions and was mixed by Kevin Gutierrez (RAVEN, PROJECT: FAILING FLESH, DECEASED, DYSRYTHMIA, GARDEN...
February 22, 2011
News

Former EXODUS Frontman STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA: 'I'm F**king Back!'

HATRIOT, the new thrash metal project led by veteran San Francisco Bay Area vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza (TENET, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL, EXODUS, LEGACY),has completed work on a four-song demo and is currently seeking a record deal. The band's artwork and logo were created by Mark Devito, while Jim Wil...
February 21, 2011
News

WRITTEN IN BLOOD To Release 'We Are Divinity' EP Next Month

Florida-based metallers WRITTEN IN BLOOD will release their debut EP, "We Are Divinity", on March 15 via Revenge Recordings. The effort was recorded, produced and mixed at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with Mark Lewis (TRIVIUM, DEICIDE, ALL THAT REMAINS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER),with addi...
February 19, 2011
News

EMI To Release DEEP PURPLE Retro Single To Celebrate U.K.'s 'Record Store Day'

According to the Darker Than Blue web site , EMI will celebrate the U.K.'s "Record Store Day" in April by releasing a retro DEEP PURPLE single containing "Hush" — recorded for Chris Grant's "Tasty Pop Sundae" in early 1969 — and "Speed King", recorded for Stuart Henry's "Noise At Nine" in October th...
February 18, 2011
News

MÖTLEY CRÜE 1981 'Paperback Writer' Performance Unearthed

Never-before-seen footage from MÖTLEY CRÜE's second concert (see below) has been unearthed to promote the hard rock/heavy metal-themed auctions of eBay seller EliteWorks. On April 25, 1981 MÖTLEY CRÜE was opening for Y&T at The Starwood, and their manager at the time (Allan Coffman) hired Bell P...
February 18, 2011
News

DUFF MCKAGAN Talks New LOADED Album In Video Interview

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan recently spoke to the Artisan News Service about DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED's forthcoming album, "The Taking". You can now watch the report below. "The Taking" will be released on April 19 via Eagle Rock Entertainment. The CD was recorded at a Seattle...
February 18, 2011
News

PANZERCHRIST: Three New Songs Available For Streaming

Three brand new songs from Danish war merchants PANZERCHRIST — "King Tiger", "Ode To A Cluster Bomb" and "Prevail" — are available for streaming using the ReverbNation TuneWidget below (click on the "Songs" tab). All three tracks will appear on the band's new album, "Regiment Ragnarok", which is sch...
February 17, 2011
News

GARY HOLT Of EXODUS Comments On Upcoming Guest Guitarist Slot With SLAYER

SLAYER has recruited Gary Holt (pictured below) from veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS to be SLAYER's guest guitarist, temporary filling in for Jeff Hanneman who is currently recovering from surgery. Holt will immediately join Tom Araya (bass, vocals),Kerry King (guitar) and Dave Lomb...
February 16, 2011
News

HEATHEN Replaces DESTRÖYER 666 on DESTRUCTION's North American Tour

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN have replaced DESTRÖYER 666 as the main support act on DESTRUCTION's upcoming North American headlining tour. DESTRÖYER 666 is unable to travel due to guitarist/vocalist Keith's (a.k.a. K.K. Warslut) upcoming surgery for a torn ACL (anterior cruciate ligament...
February 16, 2011