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EXODUS Guitarist Interviewed In New York City; Video Available

Guitarist Gary Holt of the veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS was interviewed by Buckshot of Woozyfly.com prior to the band's recent concert at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City. Watch the chat at this location. EXODUS is in the middle of a North American tour in support...

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CIRCUS DIABLO Frontman To Release 'Stimulator' Solo Album

CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist/CAMP FREDDY guitarist Billy Morrison has issued the following update: "Well, I've decided to go all the way. All the tracks that I recorded in 1997 with Terry Warville on rhythm guitar and Jason Bowld on drums will be released on iTunes worldwide on April 7th as a Billy Morris...

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SLAYER Frontman Comments On GRAMMY Win: 'I Guess We're Part Of The Industry Now'

SLAYER frontman vocalist/bassist Tom Araya has commented on winning a Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 50th annual Grammy Awards, which was held Sunday night (February 10) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. SLAYER was nominated for the track "The...

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HIRAX To Release 'Thrash And Destroy' DVD

Veteran California thrashers HIRAX have issued the following update: "We have begun pre-production for the new HIRAX album, 'El Rostro de la Muerte'. Songtitles to date include 'Baptized By Fire', 'Death Militia', 'Battle Of The North', and re-recorded versions of 'Blind Faith' and 'Broken Neck'. "E...

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OZZY OSBOURNE And KERRY KING To Appear On 'Talking Metal On Fuse'

Ozzy Osbourne, SLAYER's Kerry King, GOD FORBID's Byron Davis, and former ICED EARTH/DEATH drummer Richard Christy of "The Howard Stern Show" are featured in the latest "Talking Metal" podcast, which is a sneak preview of the upcoming "Talking Metal on Fuse" TV show. Cast member "Metal" Mike Chlascia...

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SLAYER Wins 'Best Metal' GRAMMY AWARD

SLAYER was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 50th annual Grammy Awards, which are being held tonight (Sunday, February 10) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. SLAYER was nominated for the track "The Final Six", from the band's 2007 l...

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THERION Singer SNOWY SHAW Discusses Side Projects

RockersDigest.com recently conducted an interview with Snowy Shaw, current singer with THERION and former drummer of DREAM EVIL and KING DIAMOND. A couple of excerpts follow: RockersDigest.com: What can you reveal about the glam-rock-punk-metal project? Snowy: Well, at this point I prefer not to rev...

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KING'S X Frontman Interviewed At NAMM; Video Available

Lacey Conner, villainess co-star of VH1's hit TV show "Rock of Love" featuring POISON's Bret Michaels, conducted an interview with KING'S X frontman Doug "Dug" Pinnick at the Dean Guitars booth at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 17-20 at...

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AS I LAY DYING: To Go Or Not To Go To The GRAMMYS, That is The Question

AS I LAY DYING members Tim Lambesis (vocals) and Nick Hipa (lead guitar) have posted blogs explaining why each one of them plans on attending — or not attending — this year's Grammy Awards ceremony, where the band was nominated in the "Best Metal Performance" category for "Nothing Left", the first s...

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'Metal', 'Hard Rock' GRAMMY Award Presentations To Be Webcast

For the first time in Grammy Awards history, the pre-telecast awards presentation will be broadcast live online on Sunday, February 10 at Los Angeles' Staples Center. By heading over to Grammy.com from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. PST, you will be able to view awards given in each category announced durin...

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Video Podcasts Featured On ZUNE

Zune recently sent a video crew out to shadow the guys in THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER on the New York City stop of their current U.S. headlining tour. Zune's video crew was on a mission to capture a day in the life of one of metal's most entertaining bands, and that they did. Follow along ...

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MASTERPLAN Guitarist To Guest On ASYLUM Album

Roland Grapow (HELLOWEEN, MASTERPLAN) is the latest member to make an appearance on the debut album from ASYLUM, the Illinois-based project featuring Marcus Johnson (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Johnny Rox (bass). Also contributing to the CD are Kevin Talley (DAATH, CHIMAIRA, DYING FETUS, MISERY IN...

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DREAMLAND Announces New Drummer

Swedish metallers DREAMLAND have issued the following update: "After some turbulence around the band the last couple of weeks, we are back on track and are happy to announce a new show in Borås, Sweden on March 29th (venue to be announced). We also like to welcome our new drummer Alexx to the band....

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SLAYER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Members Featured In EMG PICKUPS' NAMM Recap Video

EMG Pickups has released a four-minute video recapping the events of this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 17-20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. It includes interviews with SLAYER's Kerry King and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE plu...

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SLAYER: Photo Of RockHard Helmet Available

SLAYER, the Grammy-winning, undisputed kings of thrash/punk/metal, have joined forces with O'Neal USA, one of the leading manufacturers of motorcycle and BMX accessories, to produce a limited edition of SLAYER helmets (photo) that feature the band's distinguished and celebrated artwork. The helmets...