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- ROYAL HUNT: ‘The Wishing Well’ Video Released
“The Wishing Well”, the new video from Danish power and progressive metal masters ROYAL HUNT, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band’s 14th studio album, “Cast in Stone”, which was released in Japan on February 7 by King Records and in the rest of the world on February 21 by NorthPoint […]
- Alter Bridge to Unleash Orchestral Power in ‘Live At the Royal Albert Hall’ Release
With some powerful backing by the 52-piece Parallax Orchestra, Alter Bridge checked an item off the bucket list with this special performance. Continue reading…
- REALITY CHECK … Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali shows off a recent royalty check
REALITY CHECK Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali shows off a recent royalty check Facebook — So you wanna be a rock star huh? Well, think twice before you take that next step. Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali lets everyone in on a little secret and gives you a hint of what may be in store […]
- Shit That Comes Out Today: July 13, 2018
What a fucking week. Three heavy-hitting albums by way of Between the Buried and Me, Obscura and Deafheaven in addition to The Black Dahlia Murder and Whitechapel laying waste to Kansas City on 7/11. I had video shoots with both The Black Dahlia Murder and Shadow of Intent that went killer, so while I work […]
- Corey Taylor’s Son Griffin Joins Dad’s Band Stone Sour Onstage for the Second Time
Griffin Taylor was back onstage with his dad, Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor, to sing on ‘Song #3’ in Lisbon. Continue reading…
- SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer Says All Members Of Band Are To Blame For Lack Of New Music
SYSTEM OF A DOWN’s John Dolmayan says that all members of the band are to blame for the personal and creative differences that have stalled their efforts to record a follow-up to the “Mezmerize” and “Hypnotize” albums, which came out in 2005. The drummer’s comments come less than a day after SYSTEM OF A DOWN […]
- TARJA Releases ‘Victim Of Ritual’ Performance Video From ‘Act II’
Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has revealed the latest song from her brand new live-art-album and video “Act II”. “Victim Of Ritual” was recorded live at the Woodstock festival in Poland and can be seen below. Filmed during Tarja’s world tour “The Shadow Shows”, during which the influential heavy rock singer circled the world 7.5 […]
- POWERWOLF: ‘Incense And Iron’ Lyric Video
German metallers POWERWOLF will release their seventh album, “The Sacrament Of Sin”, on July 20 via Napalm Records. The follow-up to 2015’s “Blessed & Possessed” was recorded at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden with producer Jens Bogren, who has previously worked with KREATOR, DRAGONFORCE, SEPULTURA and PARADISE LOST, among others. The official lyric video […]
- X JAPAN’s YOSHIKI Donates Nearly $90,000 To Flood Disaster Area In Western Japan
After X JAPAN leader Yoshiki received the report of heavy downpours and flooding in July 2018 which has greatly damaged various places around western Japan, he made a donation of 10 million yen (approximately $89,000) to the Japanese Red Cross Society through his own 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Yoshiki Foundation America. The Japanese Red Cross Society […]
- Supersonic Blues Machine announce show with ZZ Top’s Billy F. Gibbons
Supersonic Blues Machine have announced details of their first ever UK headline show.
- Enjoy This Rad Live Footage of Nine Inch Nails Playing and Gary Numan Covering “Metal”
I’ve never LOVED Gary Numan, the techno-rock pioneer and forefather of industrial. Nothing personal, just that his stuff always sounded a little tinny to me. But with Nine Inch Nails backing him? Yeah, I’d bang my fucking head to that. Apparently at June 16th’s Nine Inch Nails show at the Hard Rock Casino in Las […]
- Alter Bridge to release ‘Live at the Royal Albert Hall featuring The Parallex Orchestra’
Alter Bridge will immortalise their landmark shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall last autumn with a live album and concert film.
- Amy Lee Confirms Evanescence Are Planning First Studio Album Since 2011
‘I’ve got a nice little pile that’s been building up over the years,’ she said. Continue reading…
- Puddle of Mudd’s Wes Scantlin Says He’s Eleven Months Sober
To give you a sense of the extent of Puddle of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin’s addiction issues, let’s review the posts that I alone–not Axl or Vince, just me, Rhombus–have written about him: there was the time he claimed a fan stole his house and ended his show early, the time his entire band bailed […]
- Smashing Pumpkins’ Tour Opener Includes Greatest Hits, Led Zeppelin + David Bowie Covers
The band also played their biggest hits and number of interesting covers. Continue reading…
- Some Good (Or at Least Noteworthy) Metal Covers of the Beatles
Yesterday, Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson released a perfectly mediocre cover of The Beatles’ “Helter Skelter”… …and they’re not even the first metal musicians to do so. This got me thinking: what other metal bands have successfully, or semi-successfully, turned the music of the Fab Four into that of the Fatal Four? The first one […]
- IRON MAIDEN’s BRUCE DICKINSON Discusses ‘Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress’ Bomber 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, […]
- Scott Weiland’s Two Children Awarded Monthly Payments of $4,000
The kids will receive the payments until they turn 18. Continue reading…
- SERJ TANKIAN Opens Up About Business And Creative Differences That Are Standing In Way Of New SYSTEM OF A DOWN Music
SYSTEM OF A DOWN’s Serj Tankian has issued a lengthy statement in apparent response to guitarist Daron Malakian’s assertion that the singer was standing in the way of the band’s attempts to record a follow-up to its “Mezmerize” and “Hypnotize” albums, which came out in 2005. In this week’s issue of U.K.’s Kerrang! magazine, Malakian […]
- 10 Non-Heavy Metal Songs Covered by Heavy Metal Bands
Come along as we revisit ten of the most memorable non-metal covers done by metal bands. Continue reading…
- JONATHAN DAVIS Says New KORN Material Has ‘Really Cool Grooves’
KORN frontman Jonathan Davis says that there are “really good ideas” and “cool grooves” in some of the early material that has been written for the band’s next album. For the last few months, guitarists James “Munky” Shaffer and Brian “Head” Welch have been working on music for the follow-up to 2016’s “The Serenity Of […]
- 2018 Heavy Montreal Set Times Revealed
See who’s playing when, where and at what time at the upcoming Heavy Montreal festival. Continue reading…
- Scars on Broadway’s ‘Guns Are Loaded’ in New ‘Dictator’ Song
Hear the dark, brooding single off the upcoming Scars on Broadway album. Continue reading…
- Anthrax’s Scott Ian Described A Metallica Album Like This: “E=MC^2”
Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian spoke in an interview with Noisey and explained his thoughts on Master Of Puppets album with an extraordinary description. He said: “You have to remember that this was 1986 and they were breaking new ground. When I listen to a song like ‘Master’ or ‘Sanitarium’ now with 30 years of experience, it’s […]
- KISS bassist Gene Simmons states that ‘Kissology IV’ finished but lawyers taking their time
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- Listen to the New Deicide Song or Be “Excommunicated” from the Metal Community
After making us wait two interminable weeks, Deicide have at last premiered a song from their new album, Overtures of Blasphemy. It’s called “Excommunicated,” and while it doesn’t find the legendary death metallers reinventing the wheel, it does find them crafting one of the best imaginable versions of that wheel. Which is to say, Deicide […]
- Daughters Unveil First New Song in Eight Years, ‘Satan in the Wait’ + Plan 2018 Album
Daughters have signed with Ipecac Recordings and will unleash a new album in 2018. Continue reading…
- GRAVE DIGGER: ‘Fear Of The Living Dead’ Lyric Video
The official lyric video for the song “Fear Of The Living Dead” from veteran German metallers GRAVE DIGGER can be seen below. The track is taken from the band’s new album, “The Living Dead”, which will be released on September 14 via Napalm Records. Vocalist Chris Boltendahl states about the song: “Here it is: the […]
- SMASHING PUMPKINS Perform Cover Of LED ZEPPELIN’s ‘Stairway To Heaven’ At Tour Kick-Off (Video)
SMASHING PUMPKINS performed a surprise cover of LED ZEPPELIN’s “Stairway To Heaven” during the opening concert of their reunion tour Thursday (July 12) in Glendale, Arizona. It marked the first time Billy Corgan and company had performed the classic song live. The “Shiny And Oh So Bright” North American arena tour is SMASHING PUMPKINS’ first […]
- System of a Down’s Daron Malakian: Band Remains at Frustrating Creative Impasse With Serj Tankian
‘I have an album ready. If it was up to me, System would have never gone on hiatus,’ Malakian said. Continue reading…
- Plan to Raise Cremation Fees in Scotland to £666 Worried Some Potential Clients
So they cut the price at just shy of the three percent rise, arriving at a figure of £665. Continue reading…
- Shokker adding second guitarist to line-up
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- Descend to the Center of the Earth with Existem
Oh boy, oh boy. Every day we get closer to this monster of an album from Existem dropping and today we get the second and final single. So just in case your balls weren’t blue enough from “Remembrance,” then we’ve got more cock teasing for uhhh…. your ears. Mantle is a concept album about a man […]
- Steel Panther’s Satchel mocks TC Electronic over withdrawn guitar pedal effect
Steel Panther guitarist Satchel has taken a swipe at TC Electronic for removing his guitar pedal effect from sale.
- HATE Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS
Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Polish death/black metallers HATE. Based in Warsaw, HATE has been praised by press and fans alike for years for creating lacerating and dark music, proven best on its current album, “Tremendum” (2017). The album saw Adam “ATF Sinner” Buszko (vocals, guitars) utilize the dark aspects of the […]
- Black Sabbath announce ‘Supersonic Years – The Seventies Singles Box Set’
Heavy metal overlords Black Sabbath are issuing a limited edition 7” vinyl box set this summer.
- Cliff Burton’s Last Show With Metallica (Live)
Cliff Burton’s Last Show with Metallica, 26 September 1986. Setlist: 01. Battery 0:10 02. Master Of Puppets 4:38 03. For Whom The Bells Tolls 12:07 04. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 16:10 05. Ride The Lightning 21:48 06. Cliff Bass Solo 27:57 07. Whiplash 32:53 08. Thing That Should Not Be 36:08 09. Fade To Black 42:06 […]
- Between the Buried and Me’s ‘Automata II’ Completes Magnificent Work + Awful Release Strategy – Album Review
Last we left off with Between the Buried and Me, they had released the brilliant, yet problematic ‘Automata I’ back in March. Continue reading…
- COREY TAYLOR’s Son GRIFFIN Sings With STONE SOUR In Lisbon, Portugal (Video)
Griffin Taylor, the 15-year-old son of STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor, joined the band on stage Wednesday night (July 11) at Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon, Portugal to sing their hit single “Song #3”. Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Prior to launching into the song, Corey told the crowd: “I’ve […]
- System of a Down’s John Dolmayan: ‘All of Us Are to Blame’ for Failure to Make New Album
After guitarist Daron Malakian singled out frontman Serj Tankian for not wanting to make a record, drummer John Dolmayan countered with a social media post. Continue reading…
- SYMPHONY X Guitarist MICHAEL ROMEO: Trailer For ‘War Of The Worlds / Pt. 1’ Solo Album
Internationally acclaimed guitar hero Michael Romeo will release his solo album, “War Of The Worlds / Pt. 1”, on July 27 via Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group. The first trailer for the effort can be seen below. The wildly ambitious 10-song disc sees the founder, chief songwriter and prime mover of the progressive […]
- Listen To New DEICIDE Song ‘Excommunicated’
“Excommunicated”, a brand new song from Florida death metal veterans DEICIDE, has been released via Spotify and can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band’s long-awaited new album, “Overtures Of Blasphemy”, which will be released on September 14 via Century Media. The follow-up to 2013’s “In The Minds Of Evil” was produced […]
- SYSTEM OF A DOWN Guitarist: SERJ TANKIAN Didn’t Even Want To Make ‘Mezmerize’ And ‘Hypnotize’
SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist Daron Malakian has confirmed to Kerrang! magazine that the band has been stalled in its attempts to record a follow-up to its “Mezmerize” and “Hypnotize” albums, which came out in 2005. “There’s just a certain way that SYSTEM make albums, and there’s a bunch of us that want to make […]
- Former Hardcore Superstar guitarist Thomas Silver to release solo album in November
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- LED ZEPPELIN Previews Official 50th-Anniversary Photo Book
LED ZEPPELIN has shared what the band calls “a trial production test of a selection of photographs” from the band’s upcoming book, “Led Zeppelin By Led Zeppelin”. The tome will be published in October by Reel Art Press in celebration of the 50th anniversary of ZEPPELIN’s formation. A recent press release about the book read […]
- Led Zeppelin preview their first official illustrated book
Led Zeppelin have given fans a tantalising glimpse of their upcoming illustrated book Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin.
- A Surfeit of System of a Down News
I’ll cut right to the chase: we have not one, not two, not three, but four substantial System of a Down-related pieces of news this morning. Let’s examine them one by one, shall we? First: in a new interview with Kerrang!, guitarist Daron Malakian places the blame for no new SOAD album squarely on the shoulders of […]
- Apparently Serj Tankian Didn’t Even Want To Do Hypnotize and Mesmerize
If you’re one of those guys sitting around, desperately waiting for System Of A Down to drop a mind-blowing new album any time soon, well, don’t hold your breath. Not only has guitarist Daron Malakian made it very clear that that probably won’t happen, we also now know that singer Serj Tankian is using songs […]
- Lars Ulrich Talks On The First Time He Met James Hetfied: “He Was Very Shy”
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich spoke in an interview with music Journalist Jan Gradvall and revealed the long story of how they formed Metallica with James Hetfield. He said that Hetfield was very shy when they first time met. Here’s the story (transcriped by Blabbermouth): “My family moved to Los Angeles, to Newport Beach, a suburb […]
