March 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Greg Puciato, Max Cavalera • 0 Comments
The Dillinger Escape Plan frontman Greg Puciato is collaborating with Max Cavalera ( Soulfly , Cavalera Conspiracy , Sepultura ) on “an album of thrash brutality,” according to a recent Facebook posting from the singer. Puciato took to Twitter yesterday to further tease the project, writing, “Just came back from [ Cavalera ‘s home base […]
March 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Pearl Jam • 0 Comments
Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament tells Billboard.com that the band has written 25 songs for a new album, to be recorded later this year. “April will be the time where we get together and learn to play all these demos and figure out which 12-15 of them float to the top,” he said. According to […]
March 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Annihilator, Hour Of Penance • 0 Comments
Jeff Waters of Canadian thrash metal veterans Annihilator has laid down a shredding solo for the upcoming album from Italian metallers In Cold Blood , entitled “A Flawless Escape”. The CD will feature also death metal warrior Giulio Moschini from Hour Of Penance , who added “a touch of evil” to another song, according to […]
March 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Soundgarden • 0 Comments
According to The Pulse Of Radio , Soundgarden ‘s first-ever official concert album, titled “Live On I5″ , is streaming now in its entirety at the band’s Facebook page . You must “like” the page in order to access the tracks. The set is compiled of live tracks from a 1996 West Coast tour by […]
March 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Saxon • 0 Comments
British heavy metal legends Saxon will release their new album, “ Call To Arms “, on May 23 via Militia Guard Music, Udr and Emi. The follow-up to 2009′s “Into The Labyrinth” ( Spv / Steamhammer ) features a guest appearance by legendary keyboardist Don Airey ( Deep Purple , Rainbow )
March 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Malfeitor • 0 Comments
Swedish death metal act Malfeitor (not to be confused with the Italian black metal band of the same name) as checked in with the following announcement about recruiting a new drummer: “The brutal force takes shape! We are proud to announce the new addition to Malfeitor. Janne (Rudberg) Björkenfjäll will roll up his sleeves and […]
March 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Dio • 0 Comments
Former Dio members Craig Goldy (guitars,) Rudy Sarzo (bass,) Simon Wright (drums) and Scott Warren (keyboards,) has announced that they will be embarking on a tour of Europe together with Toby Jepson (Fastay, Gun) and former Judas Priest/Iced Earth and current Yngwie Malmsteen and Charred Walls Of The Damned singer, Tim “Ripper” Owens. The group […]
March 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Svartsot • 0 Comments
Svartsot has checked in from Lasse Lammert’s LSD Studios with the following report about the band recording a new album: “Day 7: Rhythm parts finally completed. Some guitars were also re-amped. Time to celebrate a bit before concentrating on the bass parts. Then going on with the more melodic elements of the album. A few […]
March 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Soul Torture • 0 Comments
Israel based metal act Soul Torture has issued the following announcement about lineup changes and working on new material: “Hey everybody! Things have been in a bit of a turmoil recently. We’ve lost a serious portion of our tracks to power outages, not to mention a founding member, Dima, who sadly went on to pursue […]
Ostrogoth – Ecstasy & Danger
March 21, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Ecstasy & Danger, Ostrogoth • 0 Comments
Ostrogoth – ‘Ecstasy & Danger’- 1984 LP – (Mausolem Records) Ostrogoth pulled one of the greatest hoaxes in heavy metal history with their ‘Ecstasy & Danger’ album, ripping off the Scorpions. A crime of high treason for most bands that would dare to have an album cover like the one on ‘E & D’; but […]
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