March 12, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Blood Red Throne, Gigan, Grave, Pathology • 0 Comments
Grave, Blood Red Throne, Pathology, and Gigan will tour North America in late summer. Dates are as follows: Aug 30 Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug Aug 31 Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11 Sep 01 Charlotte, NC @ Casbah Sep 02 Trenton, NJ @ Championship Bar Sep 03 New York, NY @ The Gramercy Theatre Sep […]
March 12, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Earth • 0 Comments
Earth and Ô Paon will tour together for a run of US dates in June. Dates follow: Jun 08 Chicago, IL @ Mayne Stage Jun 09 Milwaukee, WI @ Mad Planet Jun 10 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick Jun 11 Kalamazoo, MI @ The Strut Jun 12 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop Jun 13 Philadelphia, […]
March 12, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Hellbastard • 0 Comments
British crust punk veterans Hellbastard are currently hard at work on new material, which should be released later this year. Speaking on the writing process, vocalist/guitarist Scruff stated: “Expect a tirade of ranting, anger, nasty little nuggets of rage and some class musicianship from current members!” The band will be embarking on a tour of […]
March 11, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Dance Gavin Dance, Happiness, The Death Star • 0 Comments
Here is an open invitation to enjoy the music being made by today’s youth: Dance Gavin Dance‘s fun rockin’ tracks that are found on their “Happiness” 2009 album and their “The Death Star” 2008 album. “Tree Village”- Think Train’s “Calling All Angels” mixed with Foo Fighters- “Times Like These- era mixed in an upside-down blender […]
March 11, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Creatures, Motionless In White • 0 Comments
Many of the people who love heavy metal or punk or hardcore or death/black/thrash/speed extreme stuff are unabashedly coming out with their other likes in music. Whether that be Frank Sinatra or David Cassidy/The Partridge Family or The Runaways; or how about the band Bauhaus that one member of Motionless In White wears a T-shirt […]
March 11, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Alice Cooper, Apocalyptica, Iron Maiden, Sonisphere • 0 Comments
British heavy metal legends Iron Maiden will headline the Bulgarian edition of the Sonisphere festival, set to take place June 21, 2011 at Sofia National Hippodrome Bankya. Also scheduled to appear are Slipknot , Alice Cooper , Mastodon and Apocalyptica
March 11, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Andreas Kisser, Anthrax, Scott Ian, Sepultura • 0 Comments
Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser will play eight shows with Anthrax in July as a temporary replacement for Scott Ian , whose wife, Pearl Aday , is reportedly expecting the couple’s first baby. The daughter of legendary crooner Meat Loaf , Pearl was named after the infamous Janis Joplin and is the god daughter to Maria […]
March 11, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: A Pale Horse Named Death, Life Of Agony, Sal Abruscato, SPV, Steamhammer, Type O Negative • 0 Comments
A Pale Horse Named Death , the new band featuring Brooklyn, New York native Sal Abruscato – who played drums on three Type O Negative albums ( “Slow, Deep & Hard” , “Origin Of The Feces” , “Bloody Kisses” ), as well as four Life Of Agony releases ( “River Runs Red” , “Ugly” , […]
March 11, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Lillian Axe • 0 Comments
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame members Lillian Axe are proud to announce Jackson, Mississippi native Brian Jones as their new lead vocalist. Steve Blaze , lead guitarist and band founder, says, “We have spent the last six months searching for and reviewing candidates to the point of driving us crazy.” Blaze continues, “Choosing your front […]
Former Deicide guitarist: Glen Benton Hates Me More Than He Hates Jesus
March 12, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Deicide, Glen Benton • 0 Comments
Former Deicide members Eric Hoffmann (guitar) and Brian Hoffman (guitar) recently resurrected their pre- Deicide band Amon with Jesse “Jecheal” Jolly ( Promethean Horde , Diabolic , Success Will Write Apocalypse Across The Sky , After Death ) on vocals/bass and and Mike Petrak ( Leprosy , Success Will Write Apocalypse Across The Sky ) […]