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SERJ TANKIAN 'Concerned' About 'Evidence' Of Syrian Regime's Use Of Chemical Weapons

SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian has commented on President Barack Obama's plan to punish Syria for an alleged chemical weapons attack. The U.S. leader announced that he would seek approval from Congress for action against Bashar Assad's government in response to the alleged use of chemical weap...

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VINNY APPICE On LAST IN LINE: 'We Are Looking Forward To Doing A Lot Of Touring'

Mark Dean of MyGlobalMind webzine recently conducted an interview with former DIO and current LAST IN LINE members Vinny Appice (drums) and Jimmy Bain (bass). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MyGlobalMind: How did it feel to be performing [the early DIO] songs live again [with LAST I...

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PAGAN'S MIND Singer Performs Classic IRON MAIDEN Song On Norway's 'The Voice' (Video)

Singer Nils K. Rue of Norwegian power metallers PAGAN'S MIND kicked off the 2013 season of the Norwegian version of the hit singing competition "The Voice" earlier tonight (Friday, August 30) on the TV2 channel. Rue performed the classic IRON MAIDEN song "Run To The Hills" as part of his "blind audi...

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TOOL Guitarist Gets Married, Expecting First Child

According to The Pulse Of Radio, TOOL guitarist Adam Jones got married last month to artist Korin Faught in a ceremony that took place in San Francisco. Although they got hitched in July, the news was not revealed until Wednesday night (August 28),when a photo of the couple was posted on Jones' off...

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MIKE PORTNOY Talks To OnlineDrummer.com (Audio)

OnlineDrummer.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB). You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Portnoy, who co-founded DREAM THEATER more than 27 years ago, abruptly quit the band in September...

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AMORAL Completes Work On New Album

Guitarist Ben Varon of Finnish metallers AMORAL has issued the following update: "The [new AMORAL] album is ready! Recorded, mixed, mixed some more, mastered, tweaked, mastered some more, done! "We've had the album in our hands for a couple of weeks now, and let me just say it sounds GOOD. Been play...

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ROB ZOMBIE's 'Great American Nightmare' Offering Unsigned Bands Chance To Perform

Fullerton, California's The Slidebar has partnered with Rob Zombie's Great American Nightmare to host the Rob Zombie's Great American Nightmare Battle Of The Bands live local music showcase this September and October. Unsigned talent will have a chance to compete for a chance to play the Monster Ene...

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MARUTA Signs With RELAPSE RECORDS

Relapse Records has announced the signing of tech-savvy grind specialists MARUTA. Founded in the swamplands of South Florida in 2005, MARUTA has been blurring the lines between grindcore and technical death metal ever since. The band has released two full-lengths through Willowtip Records, 2008's "I...

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DREAM THEATER's PETRUCCI, LABRIE Answer Questions About New Album - Part One

Part one of a new question-and-answer session with guitarist John Petrucci and vocalist James LaBrie of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER about their upcoming, self-titled album can be seen below. "Dream Theater" — the band's 12th studio release overall, and fourth with Roadrunner Records — wil...

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MIKE PORTNOY: BLACK SABBATH Without BILL WARD Is 'Not A Reunion'

Drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) was interviewed on the latest edition of former RIP magazine editor and veteran music journalist Lonn Friend's "Energize With Lonn Friend" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Co...

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DOKKEN's 1984 Album 'Tooth And Nail' Remembered In New Ebook

A new two-dollar ebook tells the story of the making of the DOKKEN album "Tooth And Nail". Author Martin Popoff explains: "Fans in the know overwhelmingly pick DOKKEN's second proto-hair cruncher from 1984 as the band's penultimate spread of sugar and spice. For this one, I talked to the entire band...

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KILL DEVIL HILL Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

KILL DEVIL HILL — the band featuring legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL) alongside Rex Brown (PANTERA, DOWN) on bass, Mark Zavon (RATT, W.A.S.P., 40 CYCLE HUM) on guitar and Jason "Dewey" Bragg (PISSING RAZORS) on vocals — has inked a multi-album North American dea...

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MIKE PORTNOY 'Would Love Nothing More' Than To Be 'One Happy Family' With Former Bandmates In DREAM THEATER

Drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) was interviewed on last night's (Friday, August 23) edition of Eddie Trunk's "Eddie Trunk Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM. Asked if he has heard the new, self-titled album from his former bandmates in...

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MINISTRY: More Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'From Beer To Eternity'

More behind-the-scenes footage from the making of MINISTRY's 13th studio album, "From Beer To Eternity", can be seen below. The CD will be released on September 6 via 13th Planet Records. As fans of the band know, after last year there wasn't going to be another MINISTRY album, but as mastermind Al...

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SOILENT GREEN/CROWBAR Drummer Undergoes Prostatectomy

On August 13, SOILENT GREEN/CROWBAR drummer Tommy Buckley underwent a prostatectomy (an operation to remove the prostate gland and some of the tissue around it) after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. According to a posting on the SOILENT GREEN Facebook page, "The cancer was in a small part in h...