March 15, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: VOIVOD • 0 Comments
Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD have been confirmed for the Suoni Per Il Popolo, set to take place June 6-23 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The self-proclaimed festival of “liberation music” is celebrating its 12th year in 2012. For those unfamiliar with the event, it covers a variety of experimental and avant-garde genres, including… Read more here
March 15, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: DUFF MCKAGAN • 0 Comments
Next Tuesday (March 20) see the paperback release of Duff McKagan‘s (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N’ ROSES, DUFF MCKAGAN’S LOADED) critically acclaimed memoir, “It’s So Easy (And Other Lies)”, a raw, utterly candid autobiography that chronicles the unlikely story of the formation and rise of GUNS N’ ROSES to the pinnacle of fame, fortune, and excess. […]
March 15, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: WHITE LION • 0 Comments
“American Idol” finalist Colton Dixon performed a cover version of a modest hit by Danish-American hard rockers WHITE LION called “Broken Heart” during last night’s episode of the Fox singing competition as part of this week’s “songs from the year you were born” theme. “I’m an emotional guy when it comes to music and I […]
March 15, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: PAUL DI'ANNO • 0 Comments
Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di’Anno has announced the “first set of provisional dates” for his upcoming North American tour. They are as follows (venue details to be confirmed): Jul. 25 – Baltimore, MD Jul. 26 – New York, NY Jul. 27 – Foxboro, MA Jul. 29 – Albany, NY Aug. 01 – Ottawa, ON… […]
March 15, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Videos Tags: Suicidal Angels • 0 Comments
March 15, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: aerosmith • 0 Comments
AEROSMITH is currently mixing a reworked version of its 1991 outtake “Legendary Child” (originally written during the “Get A Grip” sessions) for inclusion in the upcoming summer film “GI Joe: Retaliation” (which arrives in theaters around the U.S. on June 29). The song is also expected to appear on AEROSMITH‘s long-awaited new studio album, which […]
March 15, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Videos Tags: George Lynch, Shadowtrain • 0 Comments
March 15, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: PERIPHERY, Slipknot • 0 Comments
PERIPHERY vocalist Spencer Sotelo has enlisted the help of his badmates Misha Mansoor and Matt Halpern, as well as Taylor Larson (who is co-producing the forthcoming PERIPHERY album) and Will Donnelly, to record a cover version of the SLIPKNOT song “The Heretic Anthem”. You can now listen to their version using the SoundCloud player below. […]
March 15, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Iron Maiden • 0 Comments
A photo of the double vinyl picture disc version of “En Vivo!”, the new concert Blu-Ray, two-DVD set and double soundtrack album from legendary British metallers IRON MAIDEN, can be seen below. Due on March 26 via EMI, “En Vivo!” was filmed on April 10, 2011 in front of over 50,000 ecstatic fans at the […]
VOYAGER To Support RHAPSODY OF FIRE On North American Tour
March 15, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: VOYAGER • 0 Comments
Western Australia’s masters of progressive metal experimentation VOYAGER will be main support for Italian symphonic power metallers RHAPSODY OF FIRE on their North American tour in May/June. Commented VOYAGER: “Fresh on the heels of releasing their latest opus and critically acclaimed masterpiece ‘The Meaning of I’ and after winning over U.S. crowds at the prestigious… […]