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ANTHRAX Guitarist Talks California 'Big Four' Show In New Video Interview
Artisan News Service spoke with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian this past week about the significance of today's (Saturday, April 23) "Big Four" show in Indio, California, which unites Eighties thrash metal legends METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX on stage in the United States for the first time....April 23, 2011
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LARS ULRICH: 'We Have A Tendency To Be Pretty Adventurous In METALLICA'
Vanessa Franko of The Press-Enterprise conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich ahead of the "Big Four" show this Saturday (April 23) at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the big four bands of thrash metal — METALLICA, SLA...April 22, 2011
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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Says He Has Been Praying For SLAYER's JEFF HANNEMAN
Steve Appleford of LA Weekly recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. LA Weekly: Leaving METALLICA and then becoming a platinum-selling artist on your own was a huge accomplishment, but your acrimony with that band seemed t...April 22, 2011
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ICON IN ME: More 'Head Break Solution' Album Details Revealed
ICON IN ME — the Russian/Swedish/Danish modern metal band featuring HOSTILE BREED guitarist Dmitry Frans, Danish drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen (SUBMISSION, THE ARCANE ORDER, SCARVE, INSTANT CARNAGE, STRANGLER, SCARVE, SOILWORK) and Swedish vocalist Tony Jelencovich (M.A.N, ex-MNEMIC, TRANSPORT LEAGUE...April 22, 2011
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DAVID ELLEFSON Revisits The Birthplace Of MEGADETH (Video)
Ahead of tomorrow's (Saturday, April 23) "Big Four" show at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson visited the birthplace of the band — Sycamore Villas (formerly Sycamore Lanai),a central Hollywood-area two-story 36-unit Palm Springs-style apartment complex locat...April 22, 2011
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DUFF MCKAGAN Performs GUNS N' ROSES Classic With AVENGED SEVENFOLD (Video)
Video footage of Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED) performing the GUNS N' ROSES classic "It's So Easy" with AVENGED SEVENFOLD at the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which took place this past Wednesday night (April 20) at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angele...April 22, 2011
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ANTHRAX Guitarist: We Are A 'Better Band Than We Were Even In 1987 Or 1988'
Bruce Fessier of The Desert Sun recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On this weekend's "Big Four" show — featuring METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California: "SLAYER, MEGADETH and...April 22, 2011
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MARTY FRIEDMAN Teams Up With STEVE LUKATHER For 'Sukiyaki' Arrangement
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman, who moved to Japan in 2003, asked his "good friend" Steve Lukather to do a little jam with him, a short arrangement of one of Marty's all-time favorite Japanese songs, "Sukiyaki". Friedman says, "Japan has always been, and will always be, a unique, wonderful...April 21, 2011
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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING: We Are Still Making 'Relevant, Good Music'
Keith Matheny of The Desert Sun recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On the decision to hire Gary Holt (EXODUS) as the initial temporary replacement for SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who is recovering from an infection thought...April 21, 2011
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New WHIPLASH Lineup Performs In Greece (Video)
Video footage of the brand new touring lineup of New Jersey thrashers WHIPLASH performing the song "The Burning Of Atlanta" live at An Club in Athens, Greece on April 14, 2011 can be viewed below. Commented WHIPLASH guitarist/vocalist Tony Portaro: "It was an honor to unveil the new WHIPLASH 'Power...April 21, 2011
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REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS 2011 Winners Announced
The third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards presented by Epiphone — America's only hard-rock and heavy-metal award show — announced this year's winners last night at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles. Highlights from the Revolver Golden Gods Awards will be broadcast on VH1 Classic on Saturday, May...April 21, 2011
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NEVERMORE Guitarist, Drummer Quit
NEVERMORE guitar player Jeff Loomis and drummer Van Williams have announced their departure from the group. The two have released the following joint statement: "In a mutual decision, Jeff Loomis and Van Williams have decided to leave NEVERMORE. The time has come to pursue our own paths from the gro...April 21, 2011
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DEMONIC RESURRECTION releases New Video Blog Series
Mumbai, India metallers DEMONIC RESURRECTION have released a seven-part blog series titled "The Quest For The Heavy Metal Hamburger" on their YouTube channel. The video blog series documents the band's trip to Norway in 2010 where they played at the Inferno Festival. It also includes performance foo...April 21, 2011
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OMEN Signs With DSN MUSIC
Veteran metallers OMEN have signed an exclusive digital distribution deal with DSN Music for the release of their new album, "Hammer Damage". The band's eleventh CD is scheduled for a summer release and will be available via online and mobile stores such as Amazon.com, iTunes, Rhapsody.com, Verizon,...April 20, 2011
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TESTAMENT To Enter Studio This Summer
British producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE, EXODUS) has revealed to Radio Metal that he will enter the studio this summer with San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT to begin work on the follow-up to 2008's "The Formation Of Damnation". A late 2011/early 2012 release is ex...April 20, 2011
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