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CRO-MAGS Frontman Says His Band Isn't Suing Anyone

CRO-MAGS frontman John Joseph has denied that the band is suing its founder, Harley Flanagan, over an incident in New York City on July 6, 2012 when Harley allegedly attacked two members of the group's current lineup during the CBGB Festival. According to the New York Post, Michael Couls and William...

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DREAM THEATER Completes Mixing New Album

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER have completed mixing their new, self-titled album for a September 24 release via Roadrunner Records. The band's guitarist, John Petrucci, writes on Facebook: "[I] can't wait to share the new music with everyone!" "Dream Theater" was recorded at Cove City Sound...

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NICK OLIVERI Involved In Auto Accident

Nick Oliveri (MONDO GENERATOR, ex-KYUSS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) was involved in a serious auto accident late Monday night (June 24). According to a posting on the MONDO GENERATOR Facebook page, "[Nick] was shaken up, and you can probably see why if you look at the car [see photos below], but it's...

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Ex-KYUSS Singer JOHN GARCIA Talks VISTA CHINO In New Video Interview

Kristyn Clarke of PopCultureMadness.com and ConcertBlogger.com conducted an interview with VISTA CHINO singer John Garcia at this month's Orion Music + More festival in Detroit, Michigan. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, VISTA CHINO, the group comprised of two founding membe...

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Video: MUNICIPAL WASTE At Sydney's UTOPIA RECORDS

As part of its ongoing 35th-birthday celebrations, Utopia Records had the Richmond, Virginia crossover act MUNICIPAL WASTE in the Sydney, Australia store for a meet-and-greet and signing and interview session on June 16 from 2 p.m. before the band laid waste to the HiFi later that night. Check out v...

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PAPA ROACH Interviewed At France's HELLFEST (Video)

Riff-Mag.com conducted an interview with Californian rockers PAPA ROACH at this year's Hellfest, which was held June 21-23 in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. PAPA ROACH's latest album, "The Connection", was re-released in Europe as a special tour edition on May 6 via Eleven Seven...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's MIKE DEAN To Play Bass For VISTA CHINO On European Tour

VISTA CHINO, the group comprised of two founding members of the legendary rock band KYUSS — Brant Bjork and John Garcia — and guitarist Bruno Fevery, has tapped Mike Dean (CORROSION OF CONFORMITY) to play bass on the band's upcoming European tour. Dean handled bass duties for VISTA CHINO at their fi...

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DEVICE: Behind-The-Scenes Photos From 'You Think You Know' Video Shoot

DEVICE, the industrial-style project featuring DISTURBED frontman David Draiman, is filming a video for the song "You Think You Know". Directing the clip once again is P.R. Brown, who helmed DEVICE's first video, for the song "Vilify". Brown has previously collaborated with such artists as MY CHEMIC...

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SAMMY HAGAR Announces New Rock-Collaborations Album 'Sammy Hagar And Friends'

On the eve of his fourth decade in rock and roll, Grammy Award-winning Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Sammy Hagar has teamed with a seminal array of his legendary rock and country artist friends and bandmates, past and present, for his first-ever rock collaborations album, "Sammy Hagar And Frie...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE Interviewed By Australia's HEAVY TV (Video)

Australia's Heavy TV recently conducted an interview with the Richmond, Virginia crossover act MUNICIPAL WASTE. You can now watch the chat below. MUNICIPAL WASTE supported ANTHRAX on the third annual Metal Alliance Tour, which kicked off in March and ran through the month of April. MUNICIPAL WASTE's...

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KREATOR: First 'Dying Alive' Trailer Available

The first trailer for "Dying Alive", the new concert DVD/Blu-ray from German thrash metal veterans KREATOR, can be seen below. Due on August 30 via Nuclear Blast, the set features the band's sold-out homecoming show in Oberhausen, Germany on December 22, 2012 after an extensive 45-day European tour...

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NIGHTRAGE Singer Quits

Singer Antony Hämäläinen (pictured below) has officially left mutinational melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE. He says: "There is no drama or bad blood. Quite the opposite actually as we all remain great friends. I personally would just like to explore other musical ventures. It's as simple as that."...

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IWRESTLEDABEARONCE: New Song 'Firebees' Available For Streaming

Los Angeles-based experimental heavy rock band IWRESTLEDABEARONCE will release its third studio album, "Late For Nothing", on August 6 via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered by the group's guitarist/programmer Steven Bradley at the band's home studio in Los Angeles. It al...

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EUROPE: Video Footage Of HELLFEST Press Conference, Performance

Video footage of EUROPE's June 21 press conference at Hellfest in Clisson, France can be seen below. EUROPE's 30th-anniversary performance at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden was the band's only Swedish concert of 2013 and the stage show was one of the greatest,...

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'The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert' To Be Released On 3DVD, Blu-Ray, And Digital Video

On September 3, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release "The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert" on a triple DVD set, as an SD Blu-ray — with upscaled standard definition original material with uncompressed stereo and DTS-HD surround sound for the best possible quality — and digital. This release boasts...