Search results for 'black label society'

News

HELSTAR Releases Title Track Of Upcoming 'The Devil's Masquerade' Album

U.S. metal veterans HELSTAR have released the title track of their eleventh studio album, "The Devil's Masquerade", which is due on September 12, 2025 through Massacre Records. The effort will be available as a limited mediabook, limited vinyl LP in various colors, and digital formats. "The Devil's...

News

DESTRUCTION's SCHMIER On Official Band Documentary: 'We Had To Face A Lot Of Problems, And It's In There'

Schmier — founder, bassist, and frontman of DESTRUCTION — and Denise Dörner, co-director of the acclaimed new documentary "The Art Of Destruction" about the iconic German thrash metal band, sat down for a discussion at the Beyond The Gates festival in Norway. They explored the film's making, from ex...

News

DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE On Reunion With MIKE PORTNOY: 'It Just Feels Right'

In a new interview with The Prog Report, DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie discussed the band's reunion with Mike Portnoy in October 2023, 13 years after the drummer first left the progressive metal titans. Asked how many shows into the band's 40th-anniversary tour it took before "the shock" of him...

News

SNOT Hopes To Complete New Full-Length Album In 2026: The Material Is 'Funky. It's Punk. It's Got Attitude.'

In a new interview with Ore Bihovsky of TotalRock's "Louder" radio show, SNOT guitarist Mikey Doling spoke about the band's return to the live stage and the reactivated Santa Barbara-based metal/punk rock hybrid's plans for the coming months. Referencing the fact that Andy Knapp of fellow Southern C...

News

VICTORY Signs With SPV/STEAMHAMMER; New Studio Album Due In Autumn 2026

German hard rock legends VICTORY, helmed by guitarist and songwriter Herman Frank, have signed with SPV/Steamhammer. A new studio album is scheduled for release in autumn 2026, preceded by three lead singles, including videos. The quintet — consisting of Herman Frank, Gianni Pontillo (vocals),Mike...

News

ADEMA's TIM FLUCKEY Doesn't Mind 'Nu Metal' Label: 'You Wear It A Little More Proudly The Longer You've Been Around'

In a new interview with Keen Eye 4 Concerts, ADEMA guitarist/vocalist Tim Fluckey offered an update on the recording sessions for the band's upcoming studio album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We're pretty close to getting it done. We recorded almost all the instruments. There's li...

News

DEF LEPPARD Announces Summer 2026 European Tour

DEF LEPPARD has announced a European tour for the summer of 2026. The trek, with special guest EXTREME, will kick off in Rättvik, Sweden on June 26 and wrap up on July 30 at the Wacken Open Air festival on July 30. Rock Brigade Concert Club members will get first access to tickets and VIP packages t...

News

Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON On Heavy Metal Community: 'We're A Tribe Of Quirky Misfits'

In a new interview with the That Metal Interview podcast, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about the changes in the music industry since he first started in the 1980s and 1990s. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I got in under the wire. I got in when there was still an oppor...

News

SEPULTURA To Release New Four-Song EP In 2026: 'It's Already Recorded'

In an interview with Jarek Szubrycht as part of "Mystic Talks" at this year's Mystic Festival in Gdańsk, Poland, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser spoke about the band's plans to release new music with SEPULTURA's current touring drummer, 23-year-old Greyson Nekrutman, who officially replaced SEPUL...

News

THE KOVENANT's STIAN 'NAGASH' ARNESEN On Upcoming Album: 'It's Different', 'More Metal' And 'A Bit Darker'

In a new interview with Colombia's Savage Noise Media, vocalist/bassist Stian "Nagash" Arnesen of THE KOVENANT confirmed that the band is working on material for its first studio album in more than 20 years. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, we already have several songs written....

News

KIRK WINDSTEIN On Upcoming DOWN Album: 'It's Got More Of A Live Feel'

In a new interview with Geoff of the Gas Masks & Hand Grenades podcast, DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein offered an update on the progress of the recording sessions for the band's long-awaited new album. Kirk is joined in the long-running heavy metal supergroup by vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitar...

News

SALIVA's BOBBY AMARU Fires Back At JOSEY SCOTT: He Is 'A Sad Man Who Has Quitter's Remorse'

SALIVA singer Bobby Amaru has fired back at Josey Scott after the band's founding frontman called the current incarnation of the group a "Temu version of SALIVA." In a recent interview with Youngstown Studio, Scott, who left the band in 2011 and was replaced the following year by Amaru, made it clea...

News

MIKE WENGREN Reflects On DISTURBED's Early Years: 'We Were A Self-Promotion Machine'

In a recent interview with David Frangioni of Modern Drummer, DISTURBED's Mike Wengren reflected on the band's rise from Chicago clubs to global stages. ‬He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "August of '96 is when we basically formed DISTURBED. Myself and Dan Donegan, the guitar pla...

News

Ex-BUTCHER BABIES Singer CARLA HARVEY Announces Touring Lineup Of Her New Band THE VIOLENT HOUR

Former BUTCHER BABIES vocalist Carla Harvey has announced the touring lineup of her new project THE VIOLENT HOUR. Joining Harvey in the group are Kiana De León on lead guitar, Allie Kay on rhythm guitar, Jewel Steele on bass and Sasha De León on drums. Carla Harvey - Vocals Kiana De León - Lead Guit...

News

BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Appears At Gibson Garage London For Intimate Interview And Performance: Photos, Video

This week, Gibson hosted a very special event to celebrate Tony Iommi, the legendary guitarist of BLACK SABBATH, and launch the return of his Tony Iommi Signature Humbucker out now from the Gibson Pickup Shop. Music fans gathered at the Gibson Garage London for an intimate interview with Iommi — mod...