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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist: 'Abrahadabra' Is The 'Most Complete Effort We've Ever Done'

Ultimate-Guitar.com's Joe Matera recently conducted an intervie with guitarist Silenoz (real name: Sven Atle Kopperud) of Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: "Abrahadabra" is the ninth studio album by the group, so d...

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QUIET RIOT, FEAR FACTORY Drummers To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

QUIET RIOT's Frankie Banali and FEAR FACTORY's Gene Hoglan will guest on the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". The interview will take place during the Sunday, September 19 broadcast from 6 to 8 p.m. EST. For information, go to this location. After the tragic passing of co-...

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RED FANG Sign To Relapse Records

Relapse Records has announced the signing of Portland, Oregon's RED FANG. The band recently completed recording its as-yet-untitled sophomore album with producer Chris Funk (THE DECEMBERISTS) for an early 2011 release. The CD was mixed by Vance Powell (THE RACONTEURS). RED FANG (Brian Giles on guita...

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IMAGIKA In Writing Mode

San Francisco Bay Area power/thrash metallers IMAGIKA have commenced writing material for their eighth album for a spring 2011 release via an as-yet-undetermined record label. The follow-up to the band's critically acclaimed "Portrait Of A Hanged Man" effort will once again be engineered by guitaris...

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TESTAMENT Hopes To Begin Recording New Album By End Of Year

San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have wrapped up the "American Carnage" tour with SLAYER and MEGADETH and are ready to head into writing and recording mode for their upcoming follow-up to 2008's "The Formation Of Damnation". "The 'American Carnage' tour was great for us, but now is the tim...

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BLACK TIDE Singer Says Band's Sound has 'Changed Completely' On New Album

Miami, Florida's BLACK TIDE is tentatively scheduled to release its sophomore album in February. The follow-up to 2008's "Light From Above" (Interscope) was recorded at Spin Studios in New York with producers Garth "GGGarth" Richardson (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, MUDVAYNE) and Josh Wilbur (LAMB OF GO...

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Drummer TIM YEUNG: New MORBID ANGEL CD May Be One Of Band's Most Well-Rounded Albums Ever

Florida-based death metal veterans MORBID ANGEL entered Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida on June 22 with engineer Erik Rutan (former MORBID ANGEL guitarist and producer for such bands as CANNIBAL CORPSE, MISERY INDEX and GOATWHORE) to begin recording their ninth full-length album. D...

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STONE SOUR's 'Audio Secrecy' Lands In U.S. Top 10

"Audio Secrecy", the third album from STONE SOUR — the band featuring SLIPKNOT members Corey Taylor (vocals) and Jim Root (guitar) — sold 46,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 6 on The Billboard 200 chart. STONE SOUR also claimed the top spot on the...

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SERJ TANKIAN: Entire 'Imperfect Harmonies' Album Streaming Via iPhone App

Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and political activist Serj Tankian is streaming his brand-new album, "Imperfect Harmonies", in its entirety via his official iTunes app one week before the album is released by Serjical Strike/Reprise Records on September 21. "This is definitely a headphon...

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OZZY OSBOURNE/FIREWIND Guitarist GUS G.: Instructional DVD Details Revealed

OZZY OSBOURNE/FIREWIND guitarist Gus G.'s new instructional DVD for Rock House, "Lead & Rhythm Techniques", will be released on October 17. In this program, Gus reveals the secrets that have propelled him into the guitar stratosphere and shows you how to incorporate them into your playing. Learn...

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THE QUILL: New Song Available For Streaming

The demo version of "Sleeping With Your Enemy", a brand new song from Sweden's THE QUILL, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. Four years after the release of the group's most recent studio album, THE QUILL is ready to once again spread its musical gospel. We are talking heavy rock...

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ANTHRAX Singer Interviewed On 'Saturday Night Scream'

ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna was recently interviewed by Joe D, host of the metal show "Saturday Night Scream", which airs every Saturday night from 9:00 p.m. to midnight on WAQX (95X) in Syracuse, New York. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. Following seven hist...

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PRIMAL FEAR Comments On Guitarist's Departure

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have commented on the departure of the band's guitarist, Henny Wolter (as first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET earlier today). The band states, "Online mags reporting the 'news' after a blog posting from Henny today that he's not a member of PRIMAL FEAR anymore. All...

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QUIET RIOT Back In Business With New Singer And Upcoming Tour

After the tragic passing of co-founding QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow in 2007, many figured that the band was over. But while going through the vaults of vintage video material for an upcoming documentary of the band's history, the spark was reignited once more for drummer Frankie Banali to kick QU...

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TROUBLE Preparing To Enter Studio

Legendary Chicago doom metallers TROUBLE have issued the following update: "TROUBLE is getting ready for the studio now. [We] have been making preliminary recordings and working out things in order to bring the best possible TROUBLE release. "[We are] extremely happy with the direction of the songs....