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- ROB HALFORD Says GLENN TIPTON Made Decision Only Five Days Ago That He Would Not Tour With JUDAS PRIEST
Rob Halford says that Glenn Tipton made the decision only five days ago to sit out JUDAS PRIEST’s touring activities as a result of his battle with Parkinson’s disease, with which he was diagnosed a decade earlier. Tipton, who is now 70 and has performed on every PRIEST album since the band’s 1974’s debut set, […]
- TRACII GUNS ‘Would Pay Anything’ To See LED ZEPPELIN Perform With Hologram Of JOHN BONHAM
Tracii Guns says that “it’s wonderful” to see a Ronnie James Dio hologram touring the world. Dio died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologram was created by a company called Eyeillusion and made its debut at the Wacken Open Air festival in August 2016 in front of more than […]
- Amorphis Announce 2018 North American Co-Headlining Tour With Dark Tranquility
A healthy dose of melodic death metal is coming to North America this fall. Continue reading…
- AMORPHIS And DARK TRANQUILLITY To Tour North America With MOONSPELL, OMNIUM GATHERUM
Melancholic progressive metallers AMORPHIS will return to North America with a co-headlining trek with DARK TRANQUILLITY this September/October. Joining them are Portugal’s premiere gothic-metallic-force MOONSPELL, and Finnish melo-death contingent OMNIUM GATHERUM. AMORPHIS will be touring in support of their soon to be announced new album, produced and mixed once again by Jens Bogren (OPETH, AMON […]
- Current and Former Members of Slipknot and Fear Factory Join Ministry’s Touring Band
The shows are expected to still be boring. The post Current and Former Members of Slipknot and Fear Factory Join Ministry’s Touring Band appeared first on MetalSucks.
- VISIONS OF ATLANTIS: Part Four Of Video Interview For ‘The Deep & The Dark’ Album
Symphonic metal masters VISIONS OF ATLANTIS will release their seventh studio album, “The Deep & The Dark”, on February 16 via Napalm Records. Part four of a video interview in support of the upcoming release can be seen below. Says the band: “This is the album we have always dreamed of making. It is everything […]
- ROB HALFORD Says ‘There’s Been A Lot Of Emotion’ Following GLENN TIPTON’s Announcement He Will Step Back From Touring
Rob Halford wants to make it clear to fans that Glenn Tipton is still a member of JUDAS PRIEST. The guitarist announced earlier today that he will be sitting out the band’s touring activities as a result of his battle with Parkinson’s disease, with which he was diagnosed a decade ago. In an interview conducted […]
- Bruce Corbitt (Warbeast / Rigor Mortis) Joins Cancer Treatment Clinical Trial: “There Is Hope for Me After All”
Doctors are determined to get him back on stage. The post Bruce Corbitt (Warbeast / Rigor Mortis) Joins Cancer Treatment Clinical Trial: “There Is Hope for Me After All” appeared first on MetalSucks.
- METAL CHURCH Drummer STET HOWLAND’s Cancer Is In Remission
Former W.A.S.P. and current METAL CHURCH drummer Stet Howland is in remission from Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), an aggressive type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that develops from the B-cells in the lymphatic system. Howland revealed the good news on his Facebook page, saying that results from last Friday’s a positron emission tomography (PET) scan showed […]
- ROB ZOMBIE’s Next Album Is ‘Definitely’ His ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’, Says JOHN 5
ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 has compared the shock rocker’s upcoming album to THE BEATLES’ groundbreaking LP “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, saying that it is “by far the best Zombie record that he’s ever done.” Last summer, Rob and his bandmates commenced work on the follow-up to 2016’s “The Electric Warlock Acid Witch […]
- Vinnie Vincent Invasion reunion won’t be happening at Nashville KISS Expo
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- PRESALE: Saxon announce four-date October 2018 tour
Yorkshire heavy metal titans Saxon have lined up four headline dates for this coming October.
- GENE SIMMONS’s ’27: The Legend And Mythology Of The 27 Club’ Book Due In August
powerHouse Books has set an August 14 release date for KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons’s new book, titled “27: The Legend And Mythology Of The 27 Club”. In a recent interview with Detroit, Michigan’s WRIF 101.1 FM radio station, Simmons revealed that “27” is “about all the sadness with these people who killed themselves. Frances Bean, […]
- Ministry Welcome Burton C. Bell, Joey Jordison, DJ Swamp to Touring Lineup
Ministry’s lineup just got some more star power. Continue reading…
- RAINBOW’s First All-New Single In More Than 20 Years, ‘Waiting For A Sign’, To Be Released Next Month
The first new RAINBOW single since 1996, “Waiting For A Sign”, will be made available on March 16. The track will be included on “Memories in Rock II”, which is due on April 6 via Minstrel Hall/Soulfood. The set will also contain a double CD of the June 2017 U.K. RAINBOW concerts, a DVD containing […]
- METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage Of ‘Breadfan’ Performance From Barcelona
Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing a cover version of the BUDGIE classic “Breadfan” on February 7 at Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain can be seen below. METALLICA’s February 1 show in Lisbon, Portugal kicked off the 2018 European leg of the group’s “WorldWired” tour, which will run through May 11 in Helsinki, […]
- Amorphis and Dark Tranquillity Announce Co-Headlining Tour with Support from Moonspell and Omnium Gatherum
Fun in the fall. The post Amorphis and Dark Tranquillity Announce Co-Headlining Tour with Support from Moonspell and Omnium Gatherum appeared first on MetalSucks.
- Hear SUICIDE SILENCE Frontman Cover LED ZEPPELIN’s ‘Immigrant Song’ With SPADES AND BLADES
Los Angeles metalcore outfit SPADES AND BLADES has released the official lyric video for its pummeling remake of the LED ZEPPELIN classic “Immigrant Song”. The track has already been building a heavy buzz via Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal, where it came in at No. 2 for the 2017 “Corridor Of Covers” show. The song, which […]
- David Ellefson: New Megadeth Album Could Be Out in 2019
Megadeth bassist David Ellefson spoke with Full Metal Jackie about narrating the ‘Rise of L.A. Thrash Metal’ documentary, moving to L.A. and more. Continue reading…
- Metal Church Drummer Stet Howland in Remission From Cancer
The drummer has checked in via social media to reveal the good news, but a huge financial debt still remains. Continue reading…
- WSOU Presents New Music Mondays: Stream Angra’s New Album Ømni
Stream Angra’s new album in full before it comes out this Friday. The post WSOU Presents New Music Mondays: Stream Angra’s New Album Ømni appeared first on MetalSucks.
- Tony Iommi Reveals Why Ronnie James Dio Was Like A “Super Hero”
In a recent interview with The Midland Rocks, Black Sabbath mastermind Tony Iommy spoke about his late bandmate Ronnie James Dio. He said: “People often mention those [Dio-era Sabbath] albums to me. And that tour for us was going great, the album did well and everything was looking really good. And then I spoke to […]
- Stone Temple Pilots Enter Cage Match Hall of Fame With ‘Meadow’
Kudos to the band on their five-week winning streak. Continue reading…
- BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD: More Information Revealed About Limited-Edition Book/Vinyl Set Of Artwork
“The Absence Of Corners” art collection was a career first for original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward. Ward was one of the pioneers in bringing the new medium of rhythm-on-canvas to the world. Now, for the first time, he is offering a comprehensive look at the collection and expanding on each of the pieces with […]
- James Hetfield Becomes A “Movie Star”: He Joins Cast Of Serial Killer Movie
Metallica frontman James Hetfield will make his first acting experience in the upcoming Ted Bundy film Extremely Wicked, Shocking Evil and Vile, starring Zac Efron as the infamous serial killer. Papa Het will play as “Officer Bob Hayward”, a no-nonsense Utah highway patrol veteran who was the first law enforcement officer to arrest Bundy in 1975 […]
- TESLA To Release ‘Shock’ Album In The Fall
TESLA has set “Shock” as the title of its ninth full-length album, tentatively due in the fall. The long-awaited follow-up to 2014’s “Simplicity” was helmed by DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen, who co-wrote and produced the TESLA song “Save That Goodness”, which was released in August 2016 and included on the “Mechanical Resonance Live!” album. […]
- Exclusive Album Premiere: Marijannah’s Till Marijannah
Wake n’ bake with members of Wormrot, The Caulfield Cult, and Abolition A.D. The post Exclusive Album Premiere: Marijannah’s Till Marijannah appeared first on MetalSucks.
- THE CROWN Releases Video For ‘Cobra Speed Venom’ Title Track
“Cobra Speed Venom”, the new video from Swedish death metal veterans THE CROWN, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band’s upcoming album, which will be released on March 16 through Metal Blade Records. Produced with Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman, the record promises to be one of the biggest […]
- CHRIS REIFERT’s VIOLATION WOUND To Release ‘With Man In Charge’ Album In April
VIOLATION WOUND, the punk rock/metal band formed by Chris Reifert (DEATH, ABSCESS, AUTOPSY) on guitar and vocals, will release its new album, “With Man In Charge”, on April 27 via Peaceville Records. VIOLATION WOUND was born in a beer- and whiskey-soaked basement in June of 2013, driven to create 100 percent real punk rock. Nothing […]
- OZZY OSBOURNE Says That He ‘Would Like To Make’ A New Solo Album
Ozzy Osbourne has told Rolling Stone in a new interview that he “would like to make an album” after he completes his “No More Tours 2” farewell tour. Confirming that he has eight or nine song ideas, the legendary singer said that “I’ve just got to sit down and work them out. There’s never enough […]
- MINISTRY’s Lineup For North American Tour To Include JOEY JORDISON, BURTON C. BELL
MINISTRY’s provocateur-in-chief Al Jourgensen has assembled an ultra-cool number of all-star guest musicians for the band’s 2018 North American tour that kicks off March 22 at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California. The tour is in support of the band’s upcoming album, “AmeriKKKant”, set for a March 9 release (Nuclear Blast). The tour’s guest […]
- KISS’ Gene Simmons to Deconstruct Rock Deaths in ’27 Club’ Book
The 27 Club has been acquiring new members for decades, from Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin to Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse. Continue reading…
- KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer’s THE WEAPON Hardcore Project Releases Two-Song EP
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Jesse Leach’s hardcore/punk project THE WEAPON has released a two-song, selft-titled EP via Bandcamp. The singer is joined in the new band by guitarist Chris Drapeau, bassist Josh Mihlek and drummer Andy Mass. Leach told Revolver magazine that he has been “wanting to do a hardcore project for years but just never […]
- STYX, JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS And TESLA Announce U.S. Tour
Legendary rockers STYX and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS are teaming up with TESLA for a summer U.S. tour that kicks off May 30 in Irvine, California at the FivePoint Amphitheatre. Tickets for various cities of the tour, produced by Live Nation, will go on sale starting Friday, February 16 at 10 a.m. local time […]
- Watch SKINLAB’s Entire Show In Orangevale, California
Capital Chaos TV has uploaded video footage of SKINLAB’s February 11 performance at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, California. Check it out below. SKINLAB kicked off a short southwestern run, dubbed “Brothers In Blood”, on January 25 in San Diego, wrapping on February 3 in Harlingen, Texas. Support on the trek came from PISSING RAZORS and […]
- Video Premiere: ANGRA’s ‘War Horns’
“War Horns”, the new video from Brazilian/Italian metallers ANGRA, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band’s ninth studio album, “Ømni”, which will be released on February 16 via earMUSIC. 2018 marks the beginning of yet another era in ANGRA’s history. At age 26, the band shows motivation and strength like never […]
- See First Photo Of JAMES HETFIELD In ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, And Vile’ Movie
METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has joined the ensemble cast of the upcoming thriller “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, And Vile”. The film follows the relationship between notorious serial killer Ted Bundy, played by Zac Efron, and his longtime girlfriend, played by Lily Collins, who at the time had no knowledge of Bundy’s crimes. Hetfield will play […]
- NIGHTWISH: First Trailer For ‘Decades’ Compilation
Tuomas Holopainen’s three-track demo earned him his first record deal with his freshly founded band NIGHTWISH back in 1996. 20 years later — with over 2,000 shows played and more than eight million records sold — NIGHTWISH is the biggest European symphonic metal band. Reason enough for Nuclear Blast to celebrate this huge anniversary by […]
- Watch “The Week in Metal with Whitney Moore” for February 12, 2018
Alameda County, CA has declared February 10th to be Cliff Burton Day, Behemoth’s next album is very close to being completed, and Axl Rose may continue singing with AC/DC! The post Watch “The Week in Metal with Whitney Moore” for February 12, 2018 appeared first on MetalSucks.
- RAINBOW’s ‘Memories in Rock II’ To Include New Song ‘Waiting For A Sign’; Cover Artwork Unveiled
Reactivated RAINBOW will release, “Memories in Rock II” on April 6 via Minstrel Hall/Soulfood. The set will include a double CD of the June 2017 U.K. RAINBOW concerts, a brand-new RAINBOW studio song called “Waiting For A Sign”, a DVD containing over 80 minutes of interview footage with the band and crew, an additional backstage […]
- AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer Credits ‘Ambition’ And ‘Luck’ For Band’s Commercial Success
M. Shadows spoke to Wichita’s 89.1 KMUW about the fact that AVENGED SEVENFOLD is one of only a few newer bands that are able to fill arenas in North America. “I think that there’s a lot of ambition that goes into it but also a lot of luck,” the singer said. “We were around in […]
- SMASHING PUMPKINS Explain D’ARCY WRETZKY’s Absence From Rumored Reunion
SMASHING PUMPKINS have denied claims by original bassist D’arcy Wretzky that an invite for her to join the reunited band was later rescinded. D’arcy alleged in an interview with BlastEcho that SMASHING PUMPKINS leader Billy Corgan sent her a contract that was agreed upon, but a month later, he told her “that wasn’t a real […]
- Northern Axes: 5 Canadian Heavy Metal Bands to Know
Heavy metal music not only inspires but also entertains individuals from across the world. This genre of music has seen a steady rise in creative bands and fans. Canada is particularly becoming one of the regions that are upping their game when it comes to See Playlist & Show Notes
- MEGADETH: Making Of ‘Lying In State’ Video
Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of MEGADETH’s official music video for the song “Lying In State” can be seen below. The clip was filmed last fall with Brazilian award-winning director Leo Liberti during the band’s South American tour. “Lying In State” is taken from MEGADETH’s latest studio album, “Dystopia”, which came out in January 2016. […]
- DISTURBED’s ‘Immortalized’ Certified Platinum In U.S.
DISTURBED’s 2015 comeback album, “Immortalized”, was officially certified platinum on January 25 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for sales in excess of a million copies. The RIAA developed its gold and platinum awards program in 1958 to honor artists and create a standard by which to measure the commercial success of a […]
- Mike Tramp provides lead vocals on friend’s song titled “One More Chance”
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- DAVID ELLEFSON Calls DAVE MUSTAINE His ‘Big Brother’, Says ‘We’re Lifetime Buddies’
During an interview with Metal Injection conducted at last month’s NAMM show in Anaheim, California, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked to say something nice about his bandmate, Dave Mustaine, to counter all the negative stuff about the MEGADETH leader floating around online. Ellefson said (see video below): “Well, look, Dave is a very bold […]
- Wayward Sons announce April 2018 headline UK tour
Fresh from touring with Steel Panther and Inglorious in January, Wayward Sons have announced a lengthy run of headline dates for this spring.
- D’Arcy Wretzky Releases Texts With Billy Corgan Over Smashing Pumpkins Reunion
Following yesterday’s back and forth, D’Arcy Wretzky has released a handful of texts between herself and Billy Corgan regarding the Smashing Pumpkins reunion. Continue reading…
