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 […]
March 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: No Anesthesia, Witchtrap • 0 Comments
Witchtrap – ‘No Anesthesia’ – 2006 LP (Dirty Sound Records) If you are looking for authentic thrash, speed, death, black metal bands then Witchtrap should catch your fancy. Those who think Exodus have no equals as regards their ‘Bonded By Blood’ debut LP opus have never heard Colombia, South America’s Witchtrap and their 2006 LP, […]
Max Cavalera, Greg Puciato working on 15 ‘dark’ songs
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 […]