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METALLICA Guitarist KIRK HAMMETT's Inaugural 'Fear FestEvil': Photos Available
Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestEvil, a three-day horror convention founded and hosted by METALLICA guitarist and lifelong horror fan Kirk Hammett, took place this past weekend in San Francisco. The event kicked off on Thursday (February 6) and lasted through Saturday (February 8). Check out photos from...February 11, 2014
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BILL WARD Hopes To Be Playing Drums Again By Mid-March
Legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has posted the following message on his official Facebook page: "I'm re-starting the ['Rock 50' monthly] radio show [which airs on WPMD, a college radio station at Cerritos College in California] on Saturday, February, 15th, 2014. "As many of you know, I've...February 11, 2014
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KYNG: New Song 'Electric Halo' Available For Streaming
Southern California rock trio KYNG will release its new studio album, "Burn The Serum", on April 15 via Razor & Tie. The CD was produced by Andrew Alekel (FOO FIGHTERS, NO DOUBT, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, CLUTCH) and James A. Rota and was recorded at Grandmaster Recorders Ltd. and Sword & Shi...February 11, 2014
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: 'We Never Felt That We Could Only Play One Type Of Music All The Time'
Peter Roche of the Cleveland Music Examiner recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Cleveland Music Examiner: Have you started recording the 11th studio album, or are you still in the writing phase? Scott: We're in the middle...February 10, 2014
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METALLICA Guitarist KIRK HAMMETT's 'Fear FestEvil': Video Report From KTVU.com
Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestEvil, a three-day horror convention founded and hosted by METALLICA guitarist and lifelong horror fan Kirk Hammett, took place this past weekend in San Francisco. The event kicked off on Thursday (February 6) and lasted through Saturday (February 8). Kirk told KTVU.com hi...February 10, 2014
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Video: STONE SOUR Performs Cover Of METALLICA's 'Creeping Death' In Denver
Fan-filmed video footage of STONE SOUR performing a cover version of METALLICA's "Creeping Death" on February 3 at the Ogden Theater in Denver, Colorado can be seen below. As previously reported, STONE SOUR guitarist Jim Root has chosen to sit out the band's current North American tour so that he ca...February 10, 2014
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MEGADETH Pulls Out Of SOUNDWAVE Festival After DAVE MUSTAINE Fails To Get Apology From Promoter
MEGADETH has canceled its previously announced Australian tour dates after the promoter allegedly erroneously blamed the band for removing former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted's new project, simply called NEWSTED, from the billing of MEGADETH's "off" dates during this year's Soundwave festival. A...February 9, 2014
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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Performs With DEATH ANGEL At 'Fear FestEviL' (Video)
Lifelong horror enthusiast and METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett joined DEATH ANGEL on stage last night (Saturday, February 8) at his first annual horror convention, dubbed Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestEviL, at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California to perform the BLACK SABBATH classic "Hea...February 9, 2014
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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Performs With EXODUS At 'Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestEviL' (Video)
Lifelong horror enthusiast and METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett joined his former band EXODUS on stage last night (Friday, February 7) at his first annual horror convention, dubbed Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestEviL, at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California to perform the EXODUS song "Pira...February 8, 2014
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TRIVIUM's PAOLO GREGOLETTO: Why There Will Never Be Another METALLICA
Alec Chillingworth of Stereoboard.com recently conducted an interview with bassist Paolo Gregoletto of Florida metallers TRIVIUM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Stereoboard.com "In Waves" and "Vengeance Falls" both built on a sound that strayed significantly away from the progressi...February 7, 2014
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MIKE PORTNOY Interviewed On DRUM TALK TV (Video)
Dan Shinder of Drum Talk TV recently conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD). Portnoy talked about what makes THE WINERY DOGS so universally appealing; lesser-known influences of his; Lars Ulrich (METALLICA),Phil Collins (GENESIS),as wel...February 7, 2014
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JASON NEWSTED, WILLIAM DUVALL Discuss What It's Like To Replace Hugely Influential Departed Musicians
Backstage at last year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards event in London, England, Invade TV bumped into William DuVall (ALICE IN CHAINS) and Jason Newsted (NEWSTED, METALLICA, VOIVOD, ECHOBRAIN). An interesting conversation developed, giving some insight into what it's like to come into a band that...February 7, 2014
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METALLICA Guitarist's Horror Convention Underway
Underway this weekend in San Francisco is Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestEvil, a three-day horror convention founded and hosted by METALLICA guitarist and lifelong horror fan Kirk Hammett. The event kicked off on Thursday (February 6) and lasts through Saturday (February 8),and Hammett told The Pulse...February 7, 2014
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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT 'Definitely' Plans To Release Another Book
METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has told Bloody-Disgusting.com that he is working on a follow-up book to "Too Much Horror Business - The Kirk Hammett Collection", which came out in 2012. "Oh, yeah, there's definitely plans for another book," Hammett said. "It's going to be slightly different from '...February 6, 2014
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Revisits NAPSTER Battle
According to The Pulse Of Radio, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich revisited one of the most controversial eras of the band's career in a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" session last weekend, tackling a question about the band's infamous lawsuit in 2000 against the Napster file-sharing service. Asked whether h...February 6, 2014
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