May 2, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Abysmal Grief, Misfortune • 0 Comments
Abysmal Grief – ‘Misfortune’ 2009 LP, Black Widow Records Just this month, April 2011, I received this stylish fold-out digi-pack CD- cat # 125-2, from the good guys over at Black Widow Records of Italy. ‘Misfortune‘ came out November 2nd, 2009. Featuring 6 brand new songs, ‘Misfortune‘ serves as the second full-length studio disc from […]
April 29, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: STREAM OF PASSION • 0 Comments
Dutch/Mexican gothic/progressive metal band STREAM OF PASSION has set “Darker Days” as the title of its third album, due via Napalm Records on the following dates: Spain, Finland, Sweden: June 22 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy: June 24 Rest Of Europe: June 27 USA/Canada: July 5 The CD was recorded at Sandlane Recording Facilities in […]
April 29, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: RANDY RHOADS, RUDY SARZO • 0 Comments
Mark Voger of The Star-Ledger recently conducted an interview with legendary hard rock and heavy metal bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT). When asked about the tragic 1982 airplane accident — a morning joy ride gone horribly wrong in Florida — that took the life of OZZY OSBOURNE/ex-QUIET RIOT […]
April 29, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: ABOVE SYMMETRY • 0 Comments
“Traces Inside”, the new video from the Norwegian metal quintet ABOVE SYMMETRY (formerly ASPERA), can be viewed below. The song comes off the band’s debut album, “Ripples”, which was released this past Tuesday (April 26) via InsideOut Music. Over one year ago, five young musicians from Skien, Norway, made a very impressive entrance into the […]
April 29, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: TOM MORELLO • 0 Comments
According to The Pulse Of Radio, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello will release a new EP, “Union Town”, digitally on May 17 and as a CD and vinyl album on July 19. All profits from “Union Town” will benefit The America Votes Labor Unity Fund via SaveWorkers.org. The disc consists of eight pro-union […]
April 29, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Dream Theater, MIKE MANGINI • 0 Comments
Mike Mangini, the 48-year-old session artist who has played for ANNIHILATOR, EXTREME, JAMES LABRIE and STEVE VAI, has officially joined DREAM THEATER as the replacement for the recently departed Mike Portnoy. Commented Mangini: “The day that I got the phone call to be in DREAM THEATER, it took my brain a minute to assemble what […]
April 29, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Let It Die, Ozzy Osbourne • 0 Comments
Ozzy Osbourne – ‘Let It Die’ 2011 single Jet Records in 1980 released ‘Ozzy Osbourne – Blizzard Of Ozz‘; the single ‘Crazy Train‘ backed with ‘You Looking At Me Looking At You‘, catalog # JET 197. A year later, in 1981, with CBS onboard ‘Steal Away (The Night)‘ became the B-side to the ‘Crazy Train‘ […]
April 28, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: STORMWARRIOR • 0 Comments
German “true” metallers STORMWARRIOR will release their fourth album, “Heathen Warrior”, on May 27 via Massacre Records. The effort, which was mixed by Tommy Hansen (PRETTY MAIDS, HELLOWEEN, HATESPHERE) at Jailhouse Studio in Denmark, will also be available as a limited digipak as well as on limited vinyl. “Heathen Warrior” track listing: 01. …Og Hammeren […]
April 28, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: BETZEFER • 0 Comments
Israeli metallers BETZEFER are putting the finishing touches on a video for the song “Best Seller”. The track comes off the band’s latest album, “Freedom To The Slave Makers”, which was released on February 18 via AFM Records. “Freedom To The Slave Makers” was recorded with acclaimed producer Warren Riker (DOWN, CYNIC, LAURYN HILL, SANTANA). […]
The Return Of LEATHER LEONE
May 2, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: LEATHER LEONE • 0 Comments
THE SLEDGE/LEATHER PROJECT, the new band featuring featuring former CHASTAIN singer Leather Leone, performed at the Keep It True XIV festival, which was held April 29-30, 2011 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. Leather was joined in the new band joined by MALIBU BARBI drummer Sandy Sledge, bassist Betze Stephens and guitarist Brent Baugh on guitar. […]
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