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MADBALL: 'The Beast' Video Released

"The Beast", the new Pedro Matos-directed video from New York hardcore legends MADBALL, can be seen below. The clip, which was filmed in Badalona, Spain while the band was on tour with Portugal's DEVIL IN ME, utilizes gritty backdrops and shots of the group's crushing stage performance. Commenting o...

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EVOCATION: First 'Illusions Of Grandeur' Studio Video Report

Swedish death metallers EVOCATION will release their fourth studio album, "Illusions Of Grandeur", in Europe on September 24 via Century Media Records. The CD includes "ten tracks of supreme Swedish death metal, a perfect mélange of Stockholm rawness and Gothenburg epics," according to a press relea...

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ENGEL: 'Frontline' Video Released

"Frontline", the new video from Swedish metallers ENGEL, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Kristofer "Kriggs" Karlson, and features dynamic live performance footage highlighting the band's propulsive rhythms, chilling twin guitar work and impassioned vocals. "Frontline" comes off ENGEL's n...

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EVAN SEINFELD Talks ATTIKA 7, BIOHAZARD In New Audio Interview

Former BIOHAZARD and current ATTIKA 7 frontman Evan Seinfeld was recently interviewed on the "Hangar 19" radio show. You can now listen to the program using the audio player below. In addition to Seinfeld, ATTIKA 7 features lead guitarist Rusty Coones (famed motorcycle builder),guitarist Zach Brode...

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KISS Frontman On 'Monster': 'I Wanted To Make An Album That Has Vitality And Passion'

Marko Syrjala and Petteri Limnell of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal-Rules.com: First of all, the "Monster" [album] is finished and it's ready to roll, it's ready to go. How do you like...

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13-Year-Old Girl's Anti-Bullying Video Leads To Meeting With NIKKI SIXX

According to the KARE television station, a 13-year-old girl's dream came true Wednesday at the Minnesota State Fair when she got to meet MÖTLEY CRÜE/SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx. Chloe McCarty made a video last fall in which she used SIXX: A.M.'s song "Skin" to reveal that she has a mental disorde...

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ILL NIÑO: New Song Sample Available

An audio sample of "The Depression", a brand new song from New Jersey/New York's ILL NIÑO, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track comes off the band's sixth full-length album, "Epidemia", which is scheduled for release on October 22 via Victory Records. The recording sessions for the C...

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Is Tampa Still The 'Death Metal Capital' Of America?

The Tampa, Florida death metal scene was part of Rachel Maddow's August 28 segment debunking stories in the day's news on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show". In the five-minute clip below, Maddow separates fact from fiction on conventional wisdom about Tampa's relative stripperiness and its death-meta...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Keyboardist Interviewed On MSRcast (Audio)

Keyboardist Aleksi Munter of Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN was interviewed for episode 128 of MSRcast. Munter talks about the metal scene in Finland, the band's upcoming North American tour and the fifth full-length SWALLOW THE SUN album, "Emerald Forest And The Blackbird". You can now list...

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VAN HALEN Guitarist Undergoes Emergency Surgery; Japanese Tour Postponed

VAN HALEN has released the following statement: "Eddie Van Halen underwent an emergency surgery for a severe bout of diverticulitis. No further surgeries are needed and a full recovery is expected within four [to] six months. "VAN HALEN's scheduled November 2012 tour of Japan is currently being resc...

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VOODOO CIRCLE To Release 'More Than One Way Home' Next Year

VOODOO CIRCLE, the German/British band featuring members of PRIMAL FEAR and PINK CREAM 69, has extended its deal with AFM Records. The group is currently working on its third album, entitled "More Than One Way Home", for an early 2013 release. VOODOO CIRCLE's sophomore CD, "Broken Heart Syndrome", e...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Makes Cancer-Stricken Boy's Rock 'N' Roll Dream Come True

According to NWCN.com, legendary bassist Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and musicians from the Seattle band REWIND joined a cancer-stricken 13-year old boy on stage this past Tuesday (August 28) to perform to a packed house at the Hard Rock Café in Seattle, Washington. Simone Capelli,...

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ISIS: 'Temporal' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

ISIS will release "Temporal", a retrospective collection of unreleased rarities, remixes and videos, on November 6 via and Ipecac Recordings. "Temporal" spans the groundbreaking band's entire discography with inclusions from "Mosquito Control" to the band's final full-length album, "Wavering Radiant...

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SEVEN KINGDOMS: 'The Fire Is Mine' Track Listing Revealed

Florida-based, female-fronted power metallers SEVEN KINGDOMS will release their third album, "The Fire Is Mine", on October 9 via Nightmare Records. The CD was recorded in May at Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida with legendary producer Jim Morris (ICED EARTH, OBITUARY, JON OLIVA'S PAIN, JAG PANZ...

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Former MEGADETH/BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Bassist To Compete On 'The Amazing Race'

Veteran hard rock bassist James Lomenzo (MEGADETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, DIO DISCIPLES, WHITE LION, HAIL!) is set to compete in the new season of "The Amazing Race", premiering on Sunday, September 30 at 8 p.m. EST. The 11 teams hoping to win a grand prize of up to $2 million were announced by CBS to...