A video interview with GOJIRA guitarist/vocalist Joe Duplantier, conducted recently by Possum of Altitude TV's "Metalogy 101" show, has been posted online at YouTube. GOJIRA is continuing to support the band's first proper North American release, "From Mars To Sirius", which saw an August 2006 release through Prosthetic Records, after being available in ...
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Pure Grain Audio has posted a video interview with French extreme metallers GOJIRA from the band's recent stop in Guelph, Ontario in Canada while on tour with LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and MACHINE HEAD. The interview is in-depth, covering several subjects including the group's beginnings, touring North America for the second time and ...
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Dean Guitars has uploaded a streaming video interview with TRIVIUM's Corey Beaulieu and Matt Heafy where the guys discuss their passion for Dean Guitars. Check it out at this location. A four-minute video interview with TRIVIUM, conducted late last month by Possum of Altitude TV at the Los Angeles stop of the band's ...
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If it seems like THE FUNERAL PYRE's "The Nature of Betrayal" came out last year some time, it is because it did come out last year on Creator-Destructor. In keeping with Prosthetic's inclination as of late to release more metal and less 'core (ala INFERNAEON and GOJIRA), the label recently re-released this collection of melodic ...
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LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler has issued the following update via the band's official fan club, the Congregation: "Sitting in my hotel room on a day off in Montreal. What a lame rock star thing to say. Let's start again. Last night we played Guelph, Ontario. Possibly the hottest show we have ever played. ...
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MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has issued the following update: "Hey, hey, hey, HEY, fuckers!!!! What the hell is crack-a-latin' my beer-breathed brethren? I myself am doing fan-fucking-tastic, driving to Canada right now after playing an absolutely RAGING show in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Tour is going seriously incredible, pretty much every single night is sold ...
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Swedish black metal band VANMAKT has finalized the track listing for its debut album, "Vredskapta Mörkersagor", due this spring through Pulverised Records. The CD features guest appearances by Jonas Renvaktar (SPAWN OF POSSESSION) on the song entitled "Open the Gates" and Hebbe from SKALD on the track "En Mardröm, En Strid, Ett Helvete". Commented band ...
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An exclusive interview with guitarist Corey Beaulieu of TRIVIUM will air tonight (Friday, March 16) on Chicago's Rebel Radio. The interview was taped at The Rave in Milwaukee, WI on Wednesday, March 14 and will air on Chicago's 1240AM/1470AM starting at midnight. The interview will also be posted on Saturday at this location. ...
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An interview with MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn, conducted on February 24, 2007 at the Santa Cruz, CA stop of the group's U.S. tour with LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and GOJIRA, will air tonight (Thursday, March 15) on the San Jose, California radio station 90.5 KSJS on its weekly underground metal radio show "The Insanitarium", ...
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Acclaimed French metallers GOJIRA are posting daily video clips on YouTube from the band's current North American tour with LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and MACHINE HEAD. Check them out at this location. As previously reported, Listenable Records will release a remastered version of GOJIRA's second album, "The Link", in North America later this ...
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Full Metal Jackie, the host of the popular Indie 103.1 metal specialty program "Chaos", has announced that the February 25, 2007 edition of the show will be broadcast live from the sold-out concert at the Wiltern Theater in Hollywood featuring LAMB OF GOD, MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM and GOJIRA. Jackie will be interviewing all of the ...
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Richmond, Virginia metal act LAMB OF GOD has issued an official press release further refuting reports that it has committed to this summer's The Family Values Tour. The official Virgin Records e-card for KORN's upcoming "MTV Unplugged" album listed the purported lineup for this year's The Family Values Tour as headliners KORN alongside ...
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Richmond, Virginia metal act LAMB OF GOD has issued a statement through it Street Team refuting reports that it has committed to this summer's The Family Values Tour. The official Virgin Records e-card for KORN's upcoming "MTV Unplugged" album listed the purported lineup for this year's The Family Values Tour as headliners KORN ...
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MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Hey, hey, hey fuckers! "I write to you from the thriving metropolis that is Lubbock, Texas... day off, kickin' it right next to the freeway... woo - hoo. "We've now got the first three dates of the LAMB OF ...
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Randy Blythe from LAMB OF GOD will pick his favorite songs tonight on the Norwegian rock/metal show "Pyro". Blythe visited Norway on The Unholy Alliance tour last autumn, and "Pyro" sat down with the frontman to discuss SLAYER, NICK CAVE, "Songs About Fucking" and lots of other tracks, bands and albums. "Pyro" starts at 8:00 ...
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Unsigned Texas band COURSE OF RUIN has been chosen to play the official after-party for the LAMB OF GOD/ TRIVIUM/ MACHINE HEAD/ GOJIRA show in Austin, TX at the legendary Stubb's BBQ on February 18. The band will take the inside stage at 10:30 p.m. directly after LAMB OF GOD has completed the show. Admission ...
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SOULFLY, MOONSPELL, GOJIRA, ILL NIÑO and RATOS DE PORAO have been confirmed for the XII Festival Arte-Nativo / Viña Rock festival, set to take place April 27-29 at the Recinto de Festivales of Benicàssim, Spain. A total of 70 artists will perform at the event, which will feature four genre-specific stages (metal, rock, fusion and ...
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A video of MTV's John Norris interviewing LAMB OF GOD on the red carpet of this year's Grammy Awards has been posted online at MTV.com. LAMB OF GOD was nominated in the the "Best Metal Performance" category at the 49th annual Grammy Awards, which were held Sunday night (February 11) at the Staples ...
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Video footage of LAMB OF GOD performing the song "Pathetic" last night (Friday, February 9) on NBC-TV's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" has been posted online at YouTube.com. The track comes off the band's latest album, "Sacrament", which has sold 187,000 copies in the United States since its August 21, 2006 release, according ...
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ChroniX Radio, LLC, home of the Aggressive Radio Network and the largest independent aggressive radio station on the net, got a chance to sit down with Chris Adler with LAMB OF GOD. In this unusual interview, Chris talks about their recent Grammy nomination in the "Best Metal Performance" category for the song "Redneck". Also highlighted ...
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French metallers GOJIRA and Asheville, North Carolina SANCTITY will be joining "special guest" ANNIHILATOR as support on TRIVIUM's European Crusade 2007 tour. GOJIRA will appear on all Irish and U.K. dates (no mainland European dates). SANCTITY will appear on all U.K. and mainland European dates (no Irish dates). The details are as follows: Apr. 08 ...
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According to Dagbladet.no, LAMB OF GOD and KEEP OF KALESSIN have been confirmed for Hovefestivalen, a brand new five-day festival set to take place June 25-29 on the island of Tromøy, just outside the city of Arendal, in Norway. Also scheduled to appear are SLAYER, MASTODON, HATEBREED, NEUROSIS, SHE SAID DESTROY and DIMENSION F3H. Hovefestivalen ...
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LAMB OF GOD will perform live on NBC-TV's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" on Friday, February 9. (Note: Show starts at 12:35 a.m. Friday night — technically Saturday morning). Commented drummer Chris Adler: "It's exciting to think that national television has come far enough in our direction to actually let a metal band like us ...
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MACHINE HEAD drummer Dave McClain has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Looking forward to getting back on the road [with LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and GOJIRA] and unleashing the new album on everyone! Everything is finally coming together. Artwork and CD booklet getting finalized, mastering is complete and preparations for ...
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Swedish metallers AMON AMARTH have issued the following update: "The last two months have been hectic, but we've had a blast. The headlining tour in Europe went over expactations and we'd like to thank WINTERSUN and TYR, as well as our European crew and of course everyone who came to the shows. Hope you enjoyed ...
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Swiss noisemongers KRUGER have finished recording their third studio album, "Redemption through Looseness", at Belle Fontaine studios in Lausanne, Switzerland. Mixing duties were handled by Kurt Ballou at Godcity studios in Salem, Massachusetts. A late March release via Listenable Records is expected. Commented the band: "The mastering should be done this week and we're all ...
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And after a blistering set at Loud Park 06 festival in Tokyo last October, LAMB OF GOD has announced plans to return to Japan for its first series of headlining shows. The dates will immediately follow the group's previously announced Australian tour. The details are as follows: Apr. 25 - Powerstation - Auckland, NZ Apr. ...
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Listenable Records has set a March 17 North American release date for the remastered version of French metallers GOJIRA's second album, "The Link". The label will also release the group's "The Link Alive" DVD in the U.S. on April 10. GOJIRA's latest album, "From Mars to Sirius", was released last year via Listenable Records (Prosthetic ...
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Enter the studio with MACHINE HEAD in part two of "The Blackening Sessions", a behind-the-scenes look at the band as they record their upcoming album, "The Blackening". Head on over to the "Media" page of the band's official web site at this location to watch the clip. MACHINE HEAD's sixth studio album, "The ...
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French extreme metallers GOJIRA will appear on Rockworld.TV in the U.K. with four songs taken from their live DVD, "The Link Alive", and a full interview that happened at their London show at the Underworld back in October. The next airing is scheduled for Monday, December 18 at 9:00 p.m. Rockworld.TV officially launched this past ...
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