Search results for 'extreme'
News
SAMMY HAGAR, MÖTLEY CRÜE, BUCKCHERRY Rumored For ROCKLAHOMA
According to MetalSucks, the same anonymous tipster close to the Rocklahoma negotiations who correctly informed the site that EXTREME, TESLA, KIX and many others would be announced for this summer's festival has just alerted MetalSucks that Sammy Hagar will be filling the final Friday (July 11) spot...March 8, 2008
News
Former OVERKILL Drummer To Guest On KNAC.COM's 'The Vault' Tomorrow
Filmmaker/OVERKILL founder Rat Skates will make a special guest appearance on KNAC.COM's "The Vault" this Sunday, March 9 at 11:45 a.m. PST/ 2:45 p.m. EST. Host DJ Will and Skates will engage in an intriguing, old-school discussion about thrash metal's past and present, including two of Skates' accl...March 8, 2008
News
SALEM Putting Finishing Touches On New DVD
Long-running Israeli extreme metallers SALEM are putting the finishing touches on a new DVD, entitled "Salem Underground". According to the band, the disc "is a collection of performances from four different shows. The concept for this DVD was to mix the recorded audio (in stereo) but to leave it un...March 7, 2008
News
SLUDGE To Release 'Lava' In The Spring
SLUDGE, the Swiss extreme metal act featuring SAMAEL guitarist Makro, will release its long-awaited new album, "Lava", in April/May via Mighty Music. The CD was produced by Makro, mixed by Serge Morattel (KNUT, NOSTROMO, SHORA),and mastered by Alan Douches (MASTODON, CONVERGE). According to a press...March 7, 2008
News
ROCKLAHOMA 2008 Press Conference: Photos Available
Photographer Jeff Findley has posted a seven-page gallery of pictures from the Rocklahoma 2008 press conference, which took place this past Tuesday (March 4) at the world-famous Whisky A Go-Go. Attending the event was POISON frontman Bret Michaels along with members of L.A. GUNS (Tracii Guns version...March 7, 2008
News
LAETHORA: Performance Footage Of New Song Posted Online
LAETHORA, the Swedish death/grind band featuring DARK TRANQUILLITY guitarist Niklas Sundin, has issued the following update: "Last weekend's show at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg was a blast and the audience responded really well to both the new and the old material. At the moment, we have five to si...March 6, 2008
News
ABGOTT To Guest On TotalRock This Weekend
UK extreme black metallers ABGOTT will guest on the TotalRock this coming Sunday, March 9 between 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. UK time. For more information, visit www.totalrock.com. ABGOTT recently parted ways with bassist Azael and replaced him with Robin "Graves" Eaglestone (ex-CRADLE OF FILTH, CRIMI...March 6, 2008
News
ARMORED SAINT Bassist To Perform With Singer BRAD ALDEN
ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera has issued the following update: "I'm playing some local gigs with singer Brad Alden here in Los Angeles this month and in April doing one in Tokyo, Japan on the 23rd. Ahh, back to Tokyo! "ARMORED SAINT news: The SAINT will be playing at this year's Rock...March 5, 2008
News
AT THE GATES: New York City Show Announced
Reactivated Swedish metallers AT THE GATES will perform at The Fillmore at Irving Plaza in New York City on Thursday, July 10. Also scheduled to appear are DARKEST HOUR and MUNICIPAL WASTE. More U.S. dates are expected to be announced soon. Upcoming AT THE GATES shows: Extreme The Dojo 20 with PIG D...March 5, 2008
News
HELLHAMMER: New Audio Interview With TOM GABRIEL FISCHER Posted Online
Before they were creating proto-black metal in CELTIC FROST, guitarist/vocalist Tom Gabriel Fischer and bassist Martin Eric Ain were members of seminal blackened thrash outfit HELLHAMMER. If you're a fan of CELTIC FROST, HELLHAMMER, or extreme metal in general, you should definitely check out HELLHA...March 5, 2008
News
LEFT TO VANISH Signs With LIFEFORCE RECORDS AMERICA
Lifeforce Records America has announced the signing of Philadelphia's LEFT TO VANISH. According to a press release, "LEFT TO VANISH's sound builds upon their rich Philadelphia heritage and sets out to expand upon the current extreme metal and hardcore sounds of today to create intricate, groove orie...March 5, 2008
News
MEGADETH: New Audio Interview With DAVE MUSTAINE Available
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was interviewed by "Whiplash", a weekly metal show on Belgian national radio Studio Brussel, hosted by AFTER ALL guitarist Dries Van Damme. Topics include: touring with "the BLACK SABBATH cover band," James Hetfield kicking Mustaine's dog and Mustaine subsequently kick...March 5, 2008
Review
Demon Entrails
What else can possibly be said about these legendary demos? Even if you're not as convinced as Tom G. Warrior and Martin Ain are of their avant-garde visionary genius, it's hard to deny that the tapes preserved here – primitive racket from depressed and morbid teens in a Switzerland bunker – set the...March 5, 2008
Review
Pick up this Sick Child
The music of VICIOUS ART's "Pick up this Sick Child" sounds like the album cover looks: blood spattered, diseased, and just plain nasty. And yes, one could not have come up with a more fitting name for the act. Formed in 2003 and previously releasing the "Fire Falls and the Waiting Waters" debut ful...March 5, 2008
News
SHE SAID DESTROY: 'We're Nearing The End Of Our Studio Session'
Norwegian extreme metallers SHE SAID DESTROY have issued the following update: "We're nearing the end of our studio session [for the sophomore SHE SAID DESTROY album]. Three weeks in and we've only got a small batch of vocals left before we begin mixing. The rough mix sounds amazing. "Not much else...March 4, 2008