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- FLOOR JANSEN: NIGHTWISH Is What It Is Because Of The Good Music That TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Writes
At this past weekend’s Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany, NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen spoke to TotalRock Radio about the band’s plans for the follow-up to 2015’s “Endless Forms Most Beautiful” album. She said (see video below): “Next year, we go back to the studio. There’s already a lot of material written by our […]
- Metallica – Creeping Death (Live Performance – 2017)
Filmed at Petco Park in San Diego, CA on August 6, 2017. © 2017 Blackened Recordings Creeping Death Lyrics Slaves Hebrews born to serve, to the pharaoh Heed To his every word, live in fear Faith Of the unknown one, the deliverer Wait Something must be done, four hundred years So let it be written […]
- HIGH ON FIRE: ‘Electric Messiah’ Album Details Revealed
California heavy rockers HIGH ON FIRE have released the title track of their upcoming album, “Electric Messiah”, via NPR. The disc will be issued on October 5 via Entertainment One (eOne). “I had a dream about Lemmy,” says HIGH ON FIRE frontman Matt Pike, explaining the inspiration behind the title of the band’s new album. […]
- Jimmy Fallon Gets Drunk, Hilariously Sings Guns N’ Roses
This is the funniest thing you’ll see today. Continue reading…
- PRONG: Lyric Video For ‘However It May End’
American power trio PRONG has released a lyric video for the song “However It May End”, created by TheCutCartel in Toronto, Canada. The track is taken from the band’s latest album, “Zero Days”, which was released in July 2017 via Steamhammer/SPV. The disc was once again produced by PRONG mainman Tommy Victor, with trusted collaborator […]
- Are AC/DC in the Studio Working on a New Album?
Some sightings in Vancouver suggest that they are. Continue reading…
- LAMB OF GOD Frontman’s ‘A Longer View’ Photography Exhibition To Open In September
LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe’s latest photography exhibition “A Longer View”, will open at the Leica gallery in Boston, Massachusetts on September 13 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., with an artist’s talk the following day, September 14, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. According to Blythe, the exhibit — which will run from […]
- Dee Snider: Twisted Sister Shouldn’t Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Fans think so, but Dee has his own reasons. Continue reading…
- Video: Do Screaming Vocals in Metal Take Talent?
Welp guys, Friday was a rough day at the MS Mansion, with the resident Monkeys going absolutely — pardon the pun — apeshit. Today’s not off to much of a better start; while the monkeys had all weekend to compose themselves and take a breather — save this story about the elderly men in Germany […]
- KORN’s JONATHAN DAVIS Announces Fall 2018 Solo Tour; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available
KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has announced the fall 2018 leg of the U.S. tour in support of his recently released “Black Labyrinth” solo album. Special guests on the trek will be THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE and JULIEN-K (except where otherwise noted). A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale for select shows will begin on Wednesday, August 8 at 10:00 […]
- High on Fire Announce New Album ‘Electric Messiah’ + Unleash Ripping Title Track
High on Fire’s eighth studio album, ‘Electric Messiah,’ has finally been announced for an Oct. 5 release. Continue reading…
- Is AC/DC Recording New Album In Vancouver? STEVIE YOUNG And PHIL RUDD Allegedly Sighted Last Week
Is AC/DC recording a new studio album in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada? Canadian journalist Steve Newton claimed in an August 1 blog entry on The Georgia Straight web site that one of his “rock ‘n’ roll sources on the street” told him that he had a quick chat with a couple of members of AC/DC […]
- Former 3 Doors Down Bassist Todd Harrell Arrested for Sending Narcotics to Prison
Harrell could face up to seven years in prison if he is convicted of the charges. Continue reading…
- Former 3 DOORS DOWN Bassist TODD HARRELL Faces More Prison Time After Allegedly Having Drugs Mailed To Him In Jail
According to the Sun Herald, former 3 DOORS DOWN bassist Todd Harrell was arrested on Friday (August 3) on a charge of introduction of narcotics into a correctional facility. The drugs were found during screening of the incoming mail to the Jackson County Jail in Mississippi, where Harrell has been since June after he was […]
- Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe Announces His Second Photography Exhibit
Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe, who has been posting his exceptional photography on his Instagram account for years, will once again have his work on display live and in the flesh. The opening reception for his new show, “A Longer View,” will be held at the Leica Gallery Boston on September 13th (from 6pm […]
- DEEP PURPLE: ‘Time To Kill’ Book Focusing On Classic Lineup Due In November
“Time To Kill” is a new publication from Wymer Publishing that focuses on the final tumultuous year for the classic DEEP PURPLE MKII lineup. Written by PURPLE biographer Jerry Bloom, who has already written several books on the band, this is an in-depth look at the the appropriately named “The Battle Rages On…” album and […]
- Meshuggah and More Announced for 2019 Wacken Festival, 50,000 Tickets Already Sold
Being the talent booker for Wacken Open Air must be a pretty sweet gig. The festival has garnered such a reputation over what will soon be THIRTY years in existence that attracting bands can’t be difficult in the slightest; who WOULDN’T want to play? And the thing sells out like 11 months in advance every […]
- Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe to Launch Environment-Based Photo Exhibit
The Lamb of God vocalist hopes to encourage each viewer to take ‘a longer view’ and consider their impact on the environment. Continue reading…
- Video footage of Helloween’s entire live set at Wacken Open Air on August 4th
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- Video: Every Time I Die’s Jordan Buckley Plays While Crew Disassembles Stage at Final Warped Tour Date Ever
Yesterday, August 5th, marked the final date ever of Warped Tour. It’s the end of an era for sure, and my social feeds were filled with a number of teary-eyed tributes from folks who made the journey down to West Palm Beach, FL just to be there for the final moment. While founder Kevin Lyman […]
- September Mourning Announce ‘Summer Soul Collection’ Tour, Preview New Song ‘Empire’ – Exclusive
Get a listen to the band’s upcoming single ‘Empire’ in a new teaser for their ‘Summer Soul Collection’ trek. Continue reading…
- SLASH To Play Intimate Show At Whisky A Go Go For SiriusXM Listeners
SiriusXM announced that SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS will perform for SiriusXM on Tuesday, September 11 at the famed Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles. The announcement was made on SiriusXM’s Volume channel show “Trunk Nation LA Invasion: Live From The Rainbow Bar & Grill”. Slash joined Eddie Trunk as the special […]
- Video: JUDAS PRIEST Inducted Into ‘Hall Of Heavy Metal History’ At Germany’s WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
JUDAS PRIEST was inducted into the Hall Of Heavy Metal History on August 2 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. The ceremony, which can be seen below, took place just before the iconic metal band performed one of the biggest shows of its current “Firepower” world tour in front of more than […]
- VAN CANTO: ‘Neverland’ Video
On August 10, German a cappella metal band VAN CANTO will release its seventh studio album, “Trust In Rust”, via Napalm Records. The official video for the song “Neverland” can be seen below. Since 2006, they have brought pure vocal power to the metal world. Now made up of seven members, VAN VANTO’s “Trust In […]
- LINKIN PARK’s MIKE SHINODA To Headline ‘Monster Energy Outbreak Tour’ This Fall
LINKIN PARK vocalist Mike Shinoda will headline the latest installment of the “Monster Energy Outbreak Tour”. Tickets go on sale on Friday, August 10 at 10 a.m. local time at MikeShinoda.com, with special pre-sales starting Tuesday, August 7 at 10 a.m. local time. Shinoda’s North American tour follows a string of headline shows and festival […]
- Rob “Blasko” Nicholson on The MetalSucks Podcast #250
Rob “Blasko” Nicholson — Ozzy’s longtime bassist, successful artist manager and founder/host of the A New Level podcast — is our guest this week. We start out by talking about his latest podcast endeavor and the preparation his guests go through prior to recording the episodes. We transition into a broader music industry conversation: how […]
- DEVILDRIVER Announces ‘Outlaws ‘Til The End’ U.S. Tour With JINJER And RAVEN BLACK
California metallers DEVILDRIVER will embark on a U.S. headline tour in the fall. Support on the trek, which will kick off on October 23 in Phoenix, Arizona and end on November 18 in San Diego, California, will come from JINJER and RAVEN BLACK. DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara says: “It’ll be well over a year since […]
- Watch Two Idiots Eat a Ghost Pepper and Puke, Then Listen to This Killer New Fórn Track
Things calmed down a bit after this morning’s monkey moshpit, praise the lord, but only momentarily. It seems all that early-morning activity left the MS Mansion Monkeys with quite the ravenous appetite. With Axl on vacation I’m a one-man content-creation machine, which means I can’t fully mind the monkeys as I usually do… so Cha-Cha, a […]
- Korn’s Jonathan Davis Announces VV Important Solo Tour
MS Mansion Monkey Abe is gonna get a stern talking to after I’m done writing this piece, because until I learned Jonathan Davis’s upcoming solo tour just now on Metal Insider I didn’t even realize the guy had a solo album out. Sure, Axl wrote about it, but if we can’t rely on our faithful monkeys […]
- More Footage of That Dude Eating His Beans in the Mosh Pit
You will all be very relieved to learn that Cha-Cha — the poor little ‘tang who ate some very spicy salsa out of the MS Mansion Meat Locker this morning — is doing much better now. He hopped around like Bugs Bunny with his feet on fire for about a minute, chugged some milk (and […]
- Duff McKagan: Alice in Chains Reuniting Was Like Watching ‘Rocky’
The Guns N’ Roses bassist penned the bio for the band’s upcoming ‘Rainier Fog’ album. Continue reading…
- 10 Classic Albums Critics Hated but the World Loved
In these 10 cases, many critics or even the majority of critics panned a record which went on to become an universally acclaimed classic. Continue reading…
- Circa Survive, La Dispute and Queen of Jeans Announce Fall Tour
Do you enjoy Circa Survive? MS Mansion Monkey Cha-Cha does. He’s the little fella who I told you about this morning, the guy who once got into a leftover bowl of very spicy salsa and caused mayhem on our newsroom floor. He said that Anthony Green’s voice reminds him of Indonesia, where he was rescued […]
- SEPULTURA Has Already Demoed A ‘Few Songs’ For Follow-Up To ‘Machine Messiah’ Album
SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has confirmed to TotalRock Radio that the band has commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to 2017’s “Machine Messiah” album. “Already, me, Eloy [Casagrande, drums], Derrick [Green, vocals] and Paulo [Xisto Pinto Jr., bass], we have a few ideas, so we have where to start from — a few songs […]
- Metallica – Now That We’re Dead (Live – 2017)
Filmed at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ on August 4, 2017. © 2017 Blackened Recordings Now That We’re Dead Lyrics When darkness falls, may it be That we should see the light When reaper calls, may it be That we walk straight and right When doubt returns, may it be That faith […]
- The 11 Heaviest Hair Metal Songs
Not all bands lumped into the ‘hair metal’ category were cranking out ballads. Continue reading…
- OBITUARY To Embark On East Coast Tour With EXMORTUS
Florida death metal legends OBITUARY will embark on a U.S. tour next month. The headlining East Coast run, with support from EXMORTUS, begins September 1 in Carrboro, North Carolina and ends September 16 in Ocala, Florida. OBITUARY comments: “We are super excited to announce the U.S. ‘East Coast RedNeck Run II’ and are really looking […]
- Obituary and Exmortus Will Tour Together in Fall 2018
MS Mansion Monkey Esmerelda and MS “Shit That Comes Out Today” scribe Phil Boozeman must be kept apart at all costs. Esmerelda feels very strongly that old school death metal is the only death metal whereas Boozeman definitely favors the new, a fundamental disagreement which one time resulted in a bar-clearing brawl at Duff’s in Brooklyn. After […]
- Listen to the Ripping New High on Fire Track “Electric Messiah!”
High on Fire’s next record Electric Messiah — which perennially shirtless frontman/guitarist Matt Pike previously described as “difficult” — is almost here! A press release just delivered to the doorstep of the MS Mansion by carrier pigeon tells us it’ll come out on October 5th via eOne, and the title track is available to stream […]
- STEVE VAI Announces ‘The Big Mama Jama Jam-A-Thon’
Steve Vai has announced he will host and serve as the musical director for “The Big Mama Jama Jam-a-thon” — an open, improvisational music/art event where the music doesn’t stop for 52 hours — to be held September 28-30 at Musicians Institute’s brand new venue, LiveHouse, in Los Angeles, California. The jam-a-thon will mark the […]
- Steve Vai to Host 52-Hour ‘Big Mama Jama Jam-A-Thon’
The event will mark the inauguration of LiveHouse and all of the profits will benefit Extraordinary Families Continue reading…
- DRAGONFORCE’s Next Album Could Arrive In September 2019
DRAGONFORCE bassist Frédéric Leclercq has confirmed to Metal Wani that the band has commenced working on material for the follow-up to 2017’s “Reaching Into Infinity” album. “Sam [Totman, guitar] and I started writing songs a few months ago — maybe two months ago — and I’m supposed to have a look at those songs, actually, […]
- The Warning – Enter Sandman (Metallica Cover)
Three sisters, Daniela, Paulina and Alejandra playing Metallica’s famous song Enter Sandman. Daniela – Guitar – 14 yrs old Paulina – Drums – 12 yrs old Alejandra – Bass Guitar – 9 yrs old
- Jonathan Davis Adds More ‘Black Labyrinth’ Tour Dates for Fall 2018
The Birthday Massacre and Julien-K will be joining the Korn frontman on his tour. Continue reading…
- Suicide Silence Guitarists Digs in on Defending Band’s Latest Album
Suicide Silence’s self-titled album will be debated in metal circles for as long as metal exists alongside Celtic Frost’s Cold Lake, Morbid Angel’s Whatever the Name Was of That Clusterfuck Electronic Album Whose Names Starts with an ‘I,‘ Opeth’s modern-day King Crimson/Yes worship and so on and so forth. That we’re still here talking about […]
- Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda to Headline 2018 Monster Energy Outbreak Tour
Shinoda’s solo run continues with a full on North American fall trek. Continue reading…
- IRON MAIDEN’s BRUCE DICKINSON Discusses ‘Spitfire’ British Fighter Plane (Video)
Wargaming — the company behind free-to-play titles World Of Tanks (2010), World Of Warplanes (2013) and World Of Warships (2015) — recently announced that IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson is hosting 10 online educational warplanes diaries. This free-to-view series is being released weekly on the World Of Warplanes official portal and YouTube channel across June, […]
- Watch Asking Alexandria’s Danny Worsnop Propose to Girlfriend During Concert
The Asking Alexandria frontman took a moment mid-set during the band’s show over the weekend to get down on one knee! Continue reading…
- Today in Rock History August 6
1965, The Beatles released their fifth album in the UK, the soundtrack to Help!, their second film. The US release took place on August 13. The album was produced by George Martin. It contains fourteen songs in its original British form. Seven of these, including the singles “Help!” and “Ticket to Ride”, appeared in the […]
