March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Rob Zombie • 0 Comments
Rob Zombie and his bandmates — John 5 (guitar), Piggy D (bass) and Ginger Fish (drums) — will enter the studio in June to begin work on an as-yet-untitled new album for a late 2012 release. Commented Zombie: “As production on [Zombie‘s upcoming film] ‘The Lords Of Salem’ ends, it is time for music. We […]
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: VIXEN • 0 Comments
VIXEN guitarist Jan Kuehnemund is the featured guest on the latest episode of the “Decibel Geek” podcast. During the chat, the founding member of the all-female rock group recounted her long history in the music business, from struggling as a waitress while building the band’s lineup to their 1988 debut featuring the Richard Marx-penned “Edge […]
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Interviews Tags: D-A-D • 0 Comments
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: LULLACRY • 0 Comments
A Finnish-language track-by-track breakdown of “Where Angels Fear”, the long-awaited fifth album from the Finnish female-fronted heavy rock outfit LULLACRY, can be seen below. Due on March 7 in Finland through the band’s own label, OUTO Recordings, the CD — which marks the first LULLACRY release since 2005’s “Vol. 4” — was produced by Mikko […]
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: EX DEO • 0 Comments
KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono‘s Ancient Roman-themed arsenal EX DEO will release its sophomore album, “Caligvla”, on August 31 via Austria’s Napalm Records. The CD is being recorded with producer Jean-François Dagenais (KATAKLYSM, MALEVOLENT CREATION, MISERY INDEX, DESPISED ICON) and will feature guest appearances by Italian singer Mariangela “Mary” Demurtas of Norway’s TRISTANIA and Italian guitar […]
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: GWAR • 0 Comments
Mutant overlords GWAR have issued the following update: “Like any band worth its salt, GWAR is constantly working on new songs. What’s different now is that the band has its own in-house recording studio/jam space, so everything they do is tracked. There is no release date, no gory details but rest assured of one thing… […]
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: JOE SATRIANI • 0 Comments
Legendary guitarist Joe Satriani was interviewed on this past Wednesday’s (February 29) edition of the nationally syndicated radio show “Rockline” with host Bob Coburn. You can now listen to the program at RocklineRadio.com. Joe Satriani recently announced the release of the live-concert film, “Satchurated: Live In Montreal”. “Satchurated” was filmed during Satriani‘s “The Wormhole Tour”, […]
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Videos Tags: COAL CHAMBER • 0 Comments
March 1, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: CONVULSE • 0 Comments
Long-defunct Finnish old-school death metallers CONVULSE have announced plans to reunite for at least two festival appearances in their home country this summer: July 27 at Tuhdimmat Tahditin in Nokia and August 11 at Jalometalli in Oulu. Formed in 1988 under the name S.D.S., CONVULSE‘s first release was the “Resuscitation Of Evilness” demo cassette in […]
MIKE PORTNOY’s ‘Drumertá’ DVD Coming This Month
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Mike Portnoy • 0 Comments
A 13-minute collection of outtakes from “Drumertá”, the forthcoming DVD from drummer Mike Portnoy (ADRENALINE MOB, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) featuring drum-cam footage from the recording sessions for ADRENALINE MOB‘s debut album, “Omertá”, can be seen below. The DVD will be made available later this month exclusively from www.mikeportnoy.com. ADRENALINE MOB is the band featuring […]
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