March 10, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Morbid Angel • 0 Comments
Florida-based death metal veterans Morbid Angel have set “Illud Divinum Insanus” as the title of their eagerly awaited new album, due on June 7 (one day earlier internationally) via Season Of Mist . Prior to the release of the album, a single for the song “Nevermore” will be out on May 16 as seven-inch vinyl […]
March 10, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Into Eternity • 0 Comments
Regina, Saskatchewan-based Canadian extreme progressive metallers Into Eternity have announced the addition of drummer Brian Newbury from Edmonton, Alberta. Newbury is known in the western Canadian metal scene as a member of Edmonton-based Death Toll Rising . Into Eternity has been writing new material as a follow-up to the well-received 2008 Century Media release “The […]
March 10, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Glen Drover, Metalusion • 0 Comments
With the release of his solo debut, “Metalusion” (due out April 5th), guitarist Glen Drover, best known for his precision and power playing with Megadeth and Eidolon, “blends the venom and attack of modern metal and the technically demanding musicianship that defines the classic jazz-rock genre.” The instrumental, 10-track album features five original compositions and […]
March 10, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Thin Lizzy • 0 Comments
Thin Lizzy is set to take the USA by storm with upcoming tour dates in late March and early April. The trek will include stops in Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Toronto, Detroit, and Chicago, and will also include a live appearance on the popular radio show, Rockline, on March 23rd, which will run […]
March 10, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: After The Burial, Motionless In White, Norma Jean, Stray From The Path • 0 Comments
Norma Jean will headline the Explosions II Part Deux tour with After The Burial , Motionless In White , For The Fallen Dreams , and Stray From The Path . Dates are as follows: May 05 Orlando, FL @ Club Firestone May 06 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room May 07 Gainesville, FL @ Common […]
March 9, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Abysmal Dawn, Hate Eternal, Origin, Vital Remains • 0 Comments
Hate Eternal , Origin , Vital Remains , and Abysmal Dawn have announced a series of tour dates this summer. Confirmed Hate Eternal, Origin tour dates are below: Jun 15 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Jun 16 Amarillo, TX @ Sorority House Jun 17 Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theatre Jun 19 Tempe, AZ @ The […]
March 9, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Alice in Chains, bass player, Death, Drugs, methadone, Mike Starr • 0 Comments
Alice in Chains bass player Mike Starr was “mixing” methadone and anxiety medication hours before he died – this according to Mike’s roommate. Mike had been using methadone recently in an effort to get sober — but he had also been taking medication to battle anxiety issues he had been suffering from since his arrest […]
March 9, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Between The Buried And Me, Victory Records • 0 Comments
A look at the spectral decoder based interactive packaging for the forthcoming 2-CD/1-DVD “The Best Of Between The Buried And Me” set can be found below. The 3-disc release will hit store shelves on March 29, 2011 through Victory Records
March 9, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Anthrax, Dee Snider, Devin Townsend, Frank Sinatra, Joey Belladonna, Noisecreep, SIN-atra, Strangers in the Night • 0 Comments
Noisecreep has just premiered “Strangers in the Night,” Anthrax singer Joey Belladonna‘s cover of the Frank Sinatra classic. It comes off SIN-atra, a compilation album featuring guest metal vocalists (Devin Townsend, Dee Snider) performing hard rock versions of songs from the legendary singer’s songbook.
New Metal Empire- NME
March 11, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: New Metal Empire • 0 Comments
New Metal Empire from Munster, Indiana, caught my fancy with the band’s logo that spells out NME. Note: This is not NME that released the album “Unholy Death” back in the Mid-’80’s. That particular NME did also hail from the U.S.A. but the the mainman sicko from that outfit went to prison for butchering his […]