Search results for 'heathen'

News

Drummer PERRY STRICKLAND Quits VIO-LENCE

Original VIO-LENCE drummer Perry Strickland has officially left the influential San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band. Earlier today, Strickland took to his Instagram to share a video of him performing with VIO-LENCE, and he captioned it: ""I'll Miss playing these songs !" After one fan asked Per...

News

Did EXODUS 'Feel Bad' About Taking STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA From Pre-TESTAMENT Band LEGACY? RICK HUNOLT Responds

In a new interview with Yes! You CAN Play Guitar!, ex-EXODUS guitarist Rick Hunolt reflected on his former band's decision to fire original singer Paul Baloff in 1986 due to what at the time was described as "personal and musical differences." Paul was replaced by Steve "Zetro" Souza, who had previo...

News

OVERKILL Shares New Single 'The Surgeon', Announces April 2023 European Tour

Veteran thrashers OVERKILL have released a new single, "The Surgeon". The track will appear on OVERKILL's 20th studio album, "Scorched", tentatively due this spring. In other news, OVERKILL will embark on a European tour in April. Support on the "Scorching The Earth" trek will come from EXHORDER and...

News

DIEHUMANE Feat. Former EXODUS Guitarist RICK HUNOLT And Ex-TYPE O NEGATIVE Drummer SAL ABRUSCATO: 'Oblivion' Single Released

DIEHUMANE, the new "avant garde alt-metal" band featuring Rick Hunolt (EXODUS) on guitar, Garret West on lead vocals, Sal Abruscato (TYPE O NEGATIVE, LIFE OF AGONY) on drums, Joshua Vargas on rhythm guitar, bass, piano, programming and Greg Hilligiest Jr. on keyboards, samples, additional guitar, wi...

News

AMON AMARTH's JOHAN HEGG: IRON MAIDEN Is 'One Of The Biggest, Best Live Acts Of All Time'

Vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH, who wrapped their largest U.S. headline run yet with a full-production concert at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on December17, spoke to Pollstar about the visual aspect of the band's show that features pyro and epic stage props and includes...

News

AMON AMARTH's JOHAN HEGG 'Would Love' To Cover METALLICA's 'The Thing That Should Not Be'

In a new interview with RadioactiveMike Z, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM radio program "Wired In The Empire", vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH was asked to name the METALLICA song he would like to cover with his bandmates. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh,...

News

AMON AMARTH Shares Music Video For 'Oden Owns You All'

AMON AMARTH's music video for the song "Oden Owns You All" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's twelfth studio album, "The Great Heathen Army", which was released in August via Metal Blade Records. The LP was recorded with acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap, who previously worked...

News

AMON AMARTH Announces New Epic Graphic Novel/Board Game 'The Great Heathen Army'

Z2 has announced "Amon Amarth: The Great Heathen Army", a new graphic novel and board game collaboration celebrating the heavy metal quintet's last album of the same name. Channeling the thunderous epic poem winding through these nine tracks, the graphic novel dives into the heart of the Viking Age,...

News

Former EXODUS Guitarist RICK HUNOLT On Firing PAUL BALOFF: 'It Could Have Been The Biggest Mistake We Ever Made'

In a new interview with For The Passion Not The Fashion, ex-EXODUS guitarist Rick Hunolt reflected on his former band's decision to fire original singer Paul Baloff in 1986 due to what at the time was described as "personal and musical differences." Paul was replaced by Steve "Zetro" Souza, who had...

News

DIEHUMANE Feat. Former EXODUS Guitarist RICK HUNOLT And Ex-TYPE O NEGATIVE Drummer SAL ABRUSCATO: Debut Album Announced

DIEHUMANE, the new "avant garde alt-metal" band featuring Rick Hunolt (EXODUS) on guitar, Garret West on lead vocals, Sal Abruscato (TYPE O NEGATIVE, LIFE OF AGONY) on drums, Joshua Vargas on rhythm guitar, bass, piano, programming and Greg Hilligiest Jr. on keyboards, samples, additional guitar, wi...

News

VIO-LENCE Parts Ways With Guitarist BOBBY GUSTAFSON

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans VIO-LENCE have parted ways with guitarist Bobby Gustafson. A former member of OVERKILL, Gustafson joined VIO-LENCE in January 2020 as the replacement for Ray Vegas. Earlier today, VIO-LENCE released the following statement via social media: "VIO-LENCE and...

News

Former Members Of MACHINE HEAD, FORBIDDEN And D.R.I. Announce Only BAY AREA INTERTHRASHIONAL U.S. Concert

After playing its only European show at the Dynamo Metalfest in The Netherlands on August 21, BAY AREA INTERTHRASHIONAL will make its U.S. live debut on October 29 at San Francisco's legendary Great American Music Hall. The players for the evening will consist of the core band featuring Craig Locice...

News

AMON AMARTH Shares Video Recap Of Surprise Performance At This Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish melodic death metallers AMON AMARTH played a surprise set at this year's Wacken Open Air festival on August 4 in Wacken, Germany. An official video recap of the performance is available below. In a recent interview with Ireland's Overdrive, AMON AMARTH guitarist Olavi Makkonen spoke about th...

News

AMON AMARTH 'Tried To Go For A More Dark, More Brutal Sound' On 'The Great Heathen Army' Album

AMON AMARTH guitarist Johan Söderberg spoke to El Cuartel Del Metal about the band's recently released twelfth studio album, "The Great Heathen Army". The LP was recorded with acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap, who previously worked with the band on 2013's "Deceiver Of The Gods" and 2016's "Joms...

News

AMON AMARTH Guitarist On Downside Of Touring: 'There's Nothing Fun In Traveling'

In a new interview with "The Rockman Power Hour", guitarist Olavi Mikkonen of Swedish melodic death metallers AMON AMARTH spoke about the struggles of the touring lifestyle, particularly as it relates to his family life. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It is what it is, and there's no...