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BLIND GUARDIAN Guitarist Joins SINBREED

BLIND GUARDIAN guitarist Marcus Siepen has joined the German power metal band SINBREED as a full-time member. Siepen previously performed live with SINBREED at a couple of shows, including the ProgPower USA XIII festival in Atlanta, Georgia. Commented SINBREED leader Flo Laurin: "To welcome Marcus a...

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DEVOLVED: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Reprisal", the new album from Australian/Los Angeles tech-metal masters DEVOLVED, can be streamed in its entirety at this location. Due on November 20 via Unique Leader Records, the CD features guest appearances by Tony Campos, (SOULFLY, PRONG, STATIC-X),Francesco Artusato (ALL SHALL PERISH),Nate...

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KAMELOT: More 'Silverthorn' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Silverthorn", the new album from American/German/Swedish symphonic metallers KAMELOT, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Norway: #17 Sweden: #20 Finland: #28 Germany: #36 Netherlands: #54 Switzerland: #55 Austria: #70 USA: #79 Canada: #86 Spain: #89 France: #89 UK: #168 "Silve...

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SOUNDGARDEN Frontman Talks Reunion In New Interview

"King Animal", the first collection of all-new material in 16 years from grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN, and first since the group reunited in 2010, will be released on November 13 via Tom Whalley's new record label, a partnership between his Seven Four Entertainment and Republic Records. Asked what cha...

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DORO PESCH Interviewed On WBWC's 'The Metal Command' (Audio)

German metal queen Doro Pesch was interviewed on this past Friday night's (Friday, November 9) edition of the "The Metal Command" radio show, which airs on 88.3 WBWC in Cleveland, Ohio. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below.

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DECAPITATED Guitarist Interviewed By SIGH's MIRAI KAWASHIMA (Video)

Mirai Kawashima of SIGH conducted an interview with guitarist Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka of Polish extreme metal veterans DECAPITATED after the band's September 18 concert in Tokyo, Japan. You can now watch the chat below. Drummer Kerim "Krimh" Lechner recently left DECAPITATED. He explained in a statem...

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FEAR FACTORY Frontman Interviewed By SIGH's MIRAI KAWASHIMA (Video)

Mirai Kawashima of SIGH conducted an interview with vocalist Burton C. Bell of Los Angeles cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY before the band's September 18 concert in Tokyo, Japan. You can now watch the chat below. FEAR FACTORY's video for the title track of their new album, "The Industrialist", was dire...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist Says His Band Has No Choice But To Defend Its Trademark

TWISTED SISTER guitarist and manager, J.J. French, says that he was forced to send a cease-and-desist letter to the owners of the Twisted Sister House Of Hunger food truck in Minneapolis, Minnesota asking the business to change its name because he and his bandmates are required by trademark law to e...

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FORCENTURY: 'Revelant' Teaser Available

A teaser for "Revelant", the forthcoming second album from Danish melodic metallers FORCENTURY, can be seen below. The CD will be released on December 3 via Mighty Music. FORCENTURY embraces music from power metal to progressive metal with an unmistakable classic rock twist that draw inspirations fr...

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DRAGONFORCE Bassist Interviewed By SIGH's MIRAI KAWASHIMA (Video)

Mirai Kawashima of SIGH conducted an interview with bassist Frédéric Leclercq of British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE before DRAGONFORCE's October 27 performance at at the Loud Park festival at Saitama Super Arena, a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Saitama City, Japan. You can now watch th...

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KAMELOT Guitarist Interviewed On 'Rich Davenport's Rock Show' (Audio)

Guitarist Thomas Youngblood of American/German/Swedish symphonic metallers KAMELOT was interviewed on the latest edition of "Rich Davenport's Rock Show". The program can be streamed using the Mixcloud player below. (Note: The Youngblood interview begins around the one-hour, 22-minute mark.) KAMELOT'...

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SOULFLY: New Video Interview Posted Online

Rithan of KLTV's EC Inspirasi recently conducted an interview with SOULFLY. You can now watch the chat below. SOULFLY's eighth album, "Enslaved", sold 5,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 82 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, "Omen"...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION's Cover Of 'Apologize' Available For Streaming

WITHIN TEMPTATION's cover version of the ONE REPUBLIC track "Apologize", which was premiered on the Q-Music web site, can now be streamed below. Ahead of WITHIN TEMPTATON's 15th-anniversary concert on November 13 at Sportpaleis in Antwerp, Belgium, the band is revealing a unique cover every week on...

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ANTHRAX Bassist: 'We're More Relevant Than Ever'

ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello was interviewed on the November 2-4 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to FullMetalJackieRadio.com. Intervie...

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MIKE PORTNOY Trashes Drums, 'Raps' At Manila Concert; Video Available

The new supergroup featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD),bassist Billy Sheehan (STEVE VAI, DAVID LEE ROTH),guitarist Tony MacAlpine (STEVE VAI) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, PLANET X, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) is in the middle of a world tour during whi...