March 7, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: AC/DC, Black Ice • 0 Comments
According to ACDC Zone, the Australian based hard rock legends will be releasing a new live DVD/CD on May 10th. The concert was filmed at the band’s shows at the River Plate stadium in Beunos Aires, Argentina on December 2nd, 4th and 6th with an estimated audience of 65,000 people. The tracklisting for the live […]
March 7, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Solid State records, The Chariot • 0 Comments
Solid State records has announced that it will be re-releasing The Chariot‘s three studio albums “Everything Is Alive, Everything Is Breathing, Nothing Is Dead & Nothing Is Bleeding,” “The Fiancee” and “Wars And Rumors Of Wars” as a 3-CD 30 song set. The as-yet untitled collection is currently planned for a May 17, 2011 release […]
March 7, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Wretched • 0 Comments
Wretched has revealed the dates for its upcoming tour of the United States. Other acts set to appear include Son Of Aurelius and Last Chance To Reason. You can view the full list of dates, citites and venues below: 03/15 Nashville, TN – The End 03/16 Alma, AR – Swad Shop 03/18 Tulsa, OK – […]
March 7, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Kscope Records, Ulver • 0 Comments
European label Kscope Records, home to acts such as Porcupine Tree and Riverside, has announced its signing of progressive rock act Ulver. The label will be releasing the band’s forthcoming new album “Wars Of The Roses” later in the year. Via SMN News
March 7, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse • 0 Comments
Multi-instrumentalist Neal Morse will perform a number of special concerts in May with members of the original “Testimony” band featuring Mike Portnoy. The dates for the tour are as follows: May 19 – Nashville, TN – (venue to be announced) May 21 – Mexico City, MEX – (venue to be announced) May 23 – New […]
March 7, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Soothsayer • 0 Comments
Soothsayer – October 1986 demo Karrion, Armoros, Genocide Inc., Mal Havoc, Beyond, Aggression, Lethal Presence, Self-Destruct, Infernal Majesty, Annihilator and Soothsayer. Just a sample of bands for you out of the Great White North/Canada. The bands that I have listed represent the new blood injected into the veins of Canada’s thrash metal scene. The icy […]
March 6, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Napalm Death, Scum, Shark Attack, Wehrmacht • 0 Comments
Napalm Death- “Scum”LP (Earache Records- Mosh 3) vs. Wehrmacht- “Shark Attack”LP (New Renaissance Recs-NRR 23) Here is the battlefield: On one side we have that fun war machine known as Wehrmacht and grinning maniacally at the opposite end we have Napalm death (and talking up a storm of hodge-podge). The year: 1987. Napalm Death: The […]
March 6, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Testament, The Legacy • 0 Comments
Testament – The Legacy LP – 1987 I want everyone to know that I’ve always felt the ‘Bay Area’/California, in general, to be inferior to the thrashing going on in Germany, Brazil, Denmark, etc., despite the seemingly endless number of bands and success stories (Metallica, Possessed, Exodus, Megadeth…). I guess it’s because I am from […]
March 6, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Carnal Forge, Godsic • 0 Comments
Jari Kuusisto (ex- Carnal Forge ) has joined Godsic – the new band featuring former Construcdead and current Carnal Forge members – as the group’s second guitar player. Commented Godsic : “We have a couple of gigs in Sweden coming up this spring, and we’re also continuing the recordings of our debut album, ‘As the […]
Enslaved Wins Spellmann Award For Best Metal Album
March 7, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Best Metal Album, Enslaved, Spellmann Award • 0 Comments
Norwegian extreme metal outfit Enslaved picked up the Spellmann Award for Best Metal Album of 2010 yesterday (March 5th) for their most recent studio release, “Axioma Ethica Odini,” which was released last year through Indie Recordings. The award is the Norwegian equivilant to the Grammys and Enslaved thought off tough competition to earn it, beating […]
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