May 9, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Opus Mortis VIII, Vomitory • 0 Comments
Vomitory – ‘Opus Mortis VIII’, Metal Blade Records For pure Death Metal escapism; and fun is what this music is supposed to be about sometimes, you can’t do better than the morgue clangor that Vomitory from Sweden is making these days. Woohharrggh! Ya. You better believe it. Vomitory are turned up to the max on […]
May 6, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: BILLY CORGAN, SMASHING PUMPKINS • 0 Comments
According to The Pulse Of Radio, SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan has said in a new interview with Rolling Stone if fans assume they’ve heard all the unreleased material from the band’s history, they’d better think again. Corgan explained, “I’ve gone on some message boards to see what fans are saying, and they think they’ve […]
May 6, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Metallica • 0 Comments
According to Metro Halifax, METALLICA’s concert on the Garrisons Grounds of Citadel Hill in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on July 14 will be officially announced on Monday (May 9). A web site, RockTheHill.ca, has been launched, with text reading “stay tuned” on the home page. What appears to be an image of the Town Clock […]
May 6, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Obituary • 0 Comments
Metal Sickness conducted an interview with guitarist Trevor Peres of Florida-based death metallers OBITUARY on April 20, 2011 in Montpellier, France. You can now watch the chat below. OBITUARY last year parted ways with bassist Frank Watkins and replaced him with Terry Butler (SIX FEET UNDER, MASSACRE). Watkins has been a touring and recording member […]
May 6, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: BILL WARD, Black Sabbath, Blizzard Of Ozz, Ozzy Osbourne • 0 Comments
On May 31, music fans will have their first taste of reissues from rock icon OZZY OSBOURNE’s catalog of work with the releases of two albums which form the cornerstone of Ozzy Osbourne’s career as a solo artist: “Blizzard Of Ozz” and “Diary Of A Madman” (Epic Records/Legacy Recordings). Long revered by rock fans around […]
May 6, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Iron Maiden • 0 Comments
EMI has set a June 6 release date for “From Fear To Eternity: The Best Of 1990-2010”. A double-CD set spanning twenty years this follows the huge success of 2010’s studio album “The Final Frontier” which hit the number one spot in 28 countries around the world. It also became the band’s highest-charting album in […]
May 6, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Anvil, Juggernaut Of Justice • 3 Comments
Anvil – ‘Juggernaut Of Justice’ – 2011 LP, The End The title track ‘Juggernaut Of Justice‘ is an amazingly simple tune that you will be humming while you find yourself stuck in traffic or in a long elevator ride. Bang thy head. Because Anvil is back. Anvil‘s penchant for seamlessly melding Hard Rock and Heavy […]
May 5, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Firewind • 0 Comments
A new five-and-a-half-minute trailer for “Brace For Impact”, the debut album from LOVE.MIGHT.KILL, the German/Italian melodic metal band led by drummer Michael Ehré (FIREWIND, ULI JON ROTH, METALIUM), can be viewed below. The CD is scheduled for release on June 17 via Massacre Records. “Brace For Impact”, which was produced by Ehré and mixed by […]
May 5, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Acrassicauda, Only The Dead See The End Of War • 0 Comments
Acrassicauda – ‘Only The Dead See The End Of War’ 2010 EP, Vice Do you know of this band from Iraq who have finally made their long awaited record debut 10 years on from their beginnings in war torn Baghdad, Iraq, named Acrassicauda? No? Well, you are missing out on the heaviest, newest, best heavy […]
JANE’S ADDICTION Performance To Be Streamed Live From San Francisco
May 9, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Jane's Addiction • 0 Comments
Coming off a fiery performance this past Friday night (May 6) at the seventh annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit honoring DEPECHE MODE lead singer Dave Gahan and Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman, JANE’S ADDICTION will play a live concert Tuesday, May 10 during the Google I/O Developer Conference at Moscone Center in San Francisco, […]