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Former ATOMKRAFT Guitarist Working On Animated Movie
Former ATOMKRAFT guitarist Rob Matthew is currently working on an animated feature about the group's early days. He says, "In total, the project covers the very beginning of the band up until the end of the first tour in 1985. it is called 'Atomkraft: The Movie' [and is] a humorous look at a young m...January 19, 2009
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DIMEBAG Guitar Amp Unveiled At NAMM: Video Available
Dean Guitars has just unveiled the new "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) amp called Blacktooth. Grady Champion, one of Dimebag's former techs who'll be hitting the road with BLONDIE later this year, demonstrated the amp this past weekend during this year's NAMM (National Association Of...January 19, 2009
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KERRY KING's New B.C. RICH Guitar Models Unveiled; Video Available
Video footage of Rock from B.C. Rich unveiling the new Kerry King (SLAYER) guitar models for 2009 at NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants),which is being held January 15-18, 2009 in Anaheim, California, can be viewed below. 2009 will see the arrival of two new Kerry King signature collecti...January 17, 2009
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SLAYER's KERRY KING Demonstrates New MARSHALL Amp At NAMM; Video Available
Video footage of SLAYER's Kerry King demonstrating the new Marshall MG range of amplifiers at a company breakfast press conference (8:30 a.m.!) at the 2009 winter NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show on January 15, 2009 in Anaheim, California can be viewed below. 2009 will see the arr...January 16, 2009
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RAZOR OF OCCAM: New Album Details Revealed
RAZOR OF OCCAM, the London, England-based black/thrash metal band featuring members of DESTRÖYER 666 and ADORIOR, will release its third full-length album, "Homage To Martyrs", on March 13 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy and March 16 in the rest of Europe through Metal Blade Records. The...January 16, 2009
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THE 69 EYES To Work With SLAYER/MONSTER MAGNET Producer
Finnish goth metallers THE 69 EYES have issued the following update: "THE 69 EYES will start recording their next, ninth studio album with the Grammy-awarded producer Matt Hyde. He is mostly known from his works with SLAYER, MONSTER MAGNET and FU MANCHU. The recording process will take place both in...January 16, 2009
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UNANIMATED: New Album Title Announced
UNANIMATED, the reunited Swedish melodic death metal band featuring former members of ENTOMBED and DISMEMBER, has set "In The Light (The Covenant Of Death)" as the title of its new album, due later in the year via Regain Records. The CD will be mixed by Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studios (WATAIN, F...January 16, 2009
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MASTODON's NAMM Schedule
Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will attend this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants),which is being held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Their schedule is as follows: Saturday, January 17: 12:00 noon - MASTODON band signing at Shure 1:...January 15, 2009
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Author Discusses 'The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists' Book
Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com conducted an interview with British journalist/author Joel McIver. Topics of discussion included McIver's new book, "The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists", DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton's foreword, the possibility of a DEICIDE autobiography, and plans to release a biog...January 13, 2009
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MASTODON: Free 'Crack The Skye' T-Shirt Offer
Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON are hooking up their hardcore fans with a *free* "Crack The Skye" t-shirt ahead of their new album's release. The limited t-shirt is available only from www.mastodontshirtoffer.com using a special code. The first 50 BLABBERMOUTH.NET users who enter the code "bl...January 13, 2009
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DEATHRASH Reveals Setlist For First Show In 22 Years
Reunited New Jersey thrashers DEATHRASH will play their first show in 22 years at Dingbatz in Clifton, New Jersey on Friday, January 16. The band says, "The last DEATHRASH show was March 27, 1987 so this will be an historic event. We will be playing all the DEATHRASH classics as well as new songs fr...January 13, 2009
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SLAYER Frontman's Brother To Play Bass For MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE
Johnny Araya, brother of SLAYER's Tom Araya and a member of the Canadian metal band THINE EYES BLEED, will step in for bassist LynZ during MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE's Kerrang! tour as well as MSI's subsequent European run. MSI will be directly supported on the trek by The End Records labelmates DIR E...January 13, 2009
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FORBIDDEN: 'We Are Extremely Excited About STEVE SMYTH Joining Us For Our Newest Chapter'
As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on January 9, reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN have now officially confirmed that they have parted ways with guitarist Glen Alvelais and have replaced him with Steve Smyth (TESTAMENT, NEVERMORE). Commented the group in a statement: "Throughout...January 13, 2009
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DEVASTATOR 'Burns The Beast' On New CD
Northern California's DEVASTATOR has released its new CD, "Burn the Beast". Produced by Juan Urteaga (TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD, SADUS) at Trident Sound, the five-song EP marks the extremely active live band's most representative and best-sounding disc to date as previous efforts just haven't lived up...January 12, 2009
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VINNIE PAUL Auctioning His First-Ever Cell Phone
HELLYEAH/ex-PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott is auctioning his first cell phone from the early '90s — a birthday gift from his brother, late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist Dimebag — via eBay. The auction, which ends on January 19, was started off at $1 with no reserve but at press time, it has gener...January 10, 2009
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