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KEN MODE To Release 'Venerable' In March

KEN MODE is a name synonymous with the Canadian hardcore and metal scenes. The band has effortlessly blended Amphetamine Reptile-styled noise rock with pure hardcore fury to become one of the Canada's most crushing acts. In the process, it has built a reputation for itself through its unique brand o...

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TRAP THEM To Release 'Darker Handcraft' In March

"The Facts", a brand new song from Seattle's TRAP THEM, is available for streaming at BrooklynVegan.com. The track comes off the band's upcoming album, "Darker Handcraft", which is scheduled for release via Prosthetic Records on March 1 on vinyl and March 15 on CD and digital. The effort was recorde...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO's Widow Recounts His Final Days

Kory Grow of Revolver magazine recently conducted an interview with Wendy Dio, the widow and manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, DIO, RAINBOW, ELF). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Revolver: We were really honored to have [Ronn...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE Members Remember PETER STEELE In New Issue Of REVOLVER Magazine

Jon Wiederhorn of Revolver magazine recently sat down with TYPE O NEGATIVE members Josh Silver (keyboards),Johnny Kelly (drums) and Kenny Hickey (guitar) to remember the band's lost leader, Peter Steele, who died in April. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Revolver: A couple of years ago, Pet...

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Wife: PAUL GRAY 'Wasn't Just A Drug Addict'

Brenna Gray, the widow of SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray, has paid tribute to her late husband in the new issue of Revolver magazine, which remembers many of hard rock and metal's most dearly departed. Paul Gray's body was found on May 24 in a hotel room in a Des Moines, Iowa suburb. A coroner ruled ...

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New Issue Of REVOLVER Magazine Pays Tribute To Hard Rock And Metal's Fallen Heroes

As we bid farewell to a year full of tragedy, the new issue of Revolver magazine — available on newsstands everywhere on December 21 — remembers many of hard rock and metal's most dearly departed. The cover features a stunning painting by legendary comic-book artist J.G. Jones (Superman, Batman, Wan...

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Ex-OVERKILL Drummer Discusses 'Welcome To The Dream' Film On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem' (Audio)

Award-winning independent filmmaker and founding drummer for the band OVERKILL, Rat Skates, was interviewed December 5, 2010 edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". You can now listen to the program using the audio player below. For information, go to this location...

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BELIEVER Completes Recording New Album

Reactivated late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metallers BELIEVER have finished recording their new album for an early 2011 release via Metal Blade Records. The CD was produced by Trauma Team Productions and will be mixed by Kevin Gutierrez (RAVEN, PROJECT: FAILING FLESH, DECEASED, DYSRYTHMIA, GA...

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AXL ROSE Is 'Greatest Lead Singer Of All Time,' According To New Poll

GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose has been voted the greatest lead singer of all time by readers of MusicRadar.com, ahead of such legendary vocalists as Freddy Mercury, Robert Plant, Ronnie James Dio, John Lennon and Bruce Dickinson. MusicRadar.com says: "The public have spoken. Forget the caricature...

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Former OVERKILL Drummer To Discuss 'Welcome To The Dream' Film Project On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

Award-winning independent filmmaker and founding drummer for the band OVERKILL, Rat Skates, will guest on the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". The interview will take place during the Sunday, December 5 broadcast from 6 to 8 p.m. EST. For information, go to this location....

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Ex-NIRVANA Bassist KRIST NOVOSELIC: 'What's In My Bag?'

Former NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic is featured in Amoeba Music's "What's In My Bag?" segment in which he talks about some of the records he's into. Watch the clip below. According to The Pulse of Radio, the next FOO FIGHTERS album, due out in 2011, will feature a reunion of Novoselic and FOO FIG...

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FOREIGNER's KELLY HANSEN To Turn Up Heat in Hot-Blooded Asphalt Chef Competition

FOREIGNER lead vocalist Kelly Hansen is fired up and ready to tackle Food Channel masters Mario Batali and Guy Fieri as he pairs with Texas top chef Tim Love in the Asphalt Chef culinary shootout during the AAA Texas 500 NASCAR weekend at the Texas Motor Speedway on November 6. Rocker food dude Hans...

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Former OVERKILL Drummer To Discuss 'Welcome To The Dream' Film Project On 'Metal Meditation'

This Wednesday, November 3 at 4 p.m. (EDT),"Metal Meditation" host Hare-Krushna will interview award-winning independent filmmaker and founding drummer for the band OVERKILL, Rat Skates. Join Hare-Krushna and Rat as they discuss Rat's current film project, "Welcome To The Dream". "Welcome To The Dr...

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DAVE GROHL: DIMEBAG 'Was The Coolest F**king Dude In The World'

Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with FOO FIGHTERS frontman and ex-NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl at this past Friday night's (October 29) Dimebash 2010 event, which was held in honor of the late, great "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) at the wor...

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DAVE GROHL, KRIST NOVOSELIC, BUTCH VIG: New Photo Released

A new photo of former NIRVANA bandmates Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, along with producer Butch Vig, can be found below. The trio is collaborating on the next album from Grohl's post-NIRVANA band FOO FIGHTERS, due out in 2011. Grohl broke the news to the BBC in England, saying only that Novoselic...