February 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: COMPOS MENTIS • 0 Comments
Danish melodic death metallers COMPOS MENTIS have issued the following update: “It has been a while since our last update, and it is time for you to know what is going on in the COMPOS MENTIS camp. “Shortly after the release of [COMPOS MENTIS‘ third album] ‘Our Kingdom Of Decay’ [in June 2009], half of […]
February 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: The Haunted • 0 Comments
Vocalist Peter Dolving has announced via his Facebook page that he has left the Swedish metal band THE HAUNTED. He writes, “I am officially quitting THE HAUNTED. After years of working with the band, I am out. I have had it. I will NOT answer questions to why. It’s no one else’s business. Thank you […]
February 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Exodus, GENERATION KILL • 0 Comments
Video footage of GENERATION KILL‘s February 24 performance at Dingbatz in Clifton, New Jersey as the support act for GOD FORBID can be seen below. GENERATION KILL is the crossover metal outfit featuring EXODUS frontman Rob Dukes. The band’s debut album, “Red White And Blood”, was released last September via Season Of Mist. The CD […]
February 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: KING DIAMOND • 0 Comments
Four musicians who performed on KING DIAMOND‘s 1990 album, “The Eye” — guitarists Andy La Rocque and Pete Blakk, bassist Hal Patino and drummer Snowy Shaw — are featured on “Free Falling Angels”, the forthcoming debut album from Patino‘s son, Danish rock singer Maryann Cotton (born Jackie Patino). The CD, which also features guitarist Sebastain […]
February 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Metalheads - The Global Brotherhood • 0 Comments
“Metalheads – The Global Brotherhood”, a new book by Jörg Brüggemann about the lives and passion of heavy metal fans around the world captured in vivid images, will be released in March via the German publisher Gestalten. The official book description: “Heavy metal is a phenomenon. Although this musical genre is still ridiculed by many, […]
February 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: FLOTSAM AND JETSAM • 0 Comments
Video footage of Creighton Fraker — the biological son of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM singer Eric “A.K.” Knutson — performing a cover version of the 1986 CYNDI LAUPER ballad “True Colors” during last night’s (Tuesday, February 28) episode of the Fox singing competition “American Idol” can be seen below. Fraker has resided in Astoria, New York […]
February 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: FINAL DARKNESS, Into Eternity • 0 Comments
Former INTO ETERNITY guitarist and current FINAL DARKNESS mainman Rob Doherty has tapped ex-INTO ENTERNITY drummer Adam Sagan for FINAL DARKNESS‘s upcoming shows. Commented Doherty: “Adam is the first piece of the live puzzle, we are currently looking for a bass player and a guitarist who can sing to round out our live band. “I […]
February 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Videos Tags: BARREN EARTH • 0 Comments
February 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Blind Guardian • 0 Comments
German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have posted the sixth episode of Guardian TV in which they field questions submitted by their fans on Facebook… Read more here
INTERVIEW: DARKEST HOUR: New Video Interview Posted Online
February 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Interviews Tags: DARKEST HOUR • 0 Comments