February 23, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: AMARANTHE • 0 Comments
An 11-minute video recap of AMARANTHE‘s appearance at last year’s edition of the Loud Park festival, which took place October 15, 2011 at Saitama Super Arena, a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Saitama City, Japan, can be seen below. AMARANTHE‘s self-titled debut album was released in Europe on April 13, 2011 via Spinefarm Records. AMARANTHE‘s […]
February 23, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: SUFFOCATION • 0 Comments
New York death metal veterans SUFFOCATION have reportedly parted ways with drummer Mike Smith. Although Smith‘s exit from the group has not yet been officially confirmed by SUFFOCATION, the band played a couple of East Coast shows this past weekend with former member Dave Culross (MALEVOLENT CREATION, HATEPLOW) once again sitting behind the kit. Fan-filmed […]
February 23, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: QUIET RIOT • 0 Comments
QUIET RIOT played its second show with ex-MONTROSE singer Keith St. John on February 3 at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey. A couple of fan-filmed video clips of the performance can be seen below. QUIET RIOT released a statement on January 12 announcing that it had split with singer Mark Huff […]
February 23, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: 36 CRAZYFISTS • 0 Comments
Drummer Thomas Noonan has left the the Alaskan metal band 36 CRAZYFISTS due to personal and family matters. He explained in an online post, “I just lost my passion for [playing heavy music] and drumming for that matter. I’m not saying I will never play again, it’s just that I’m ready for something different, and […]
February 23, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: ESSENCE • 0 Comments
Danish thrashers ESSENCE have entered Abyss Studio with producer Peter Tägtgren (MARDUK, IMMORTAL, DIMMU BORGIR, AMON AMARTH, CHILDREN OF BODOM) to begin recording their sophomore album, to be released later in the year through an as-yet-undetermined record label. Commented ESSENCE: “It is a great honor for us to work with Peter. It was natural for […]
February 23, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: MASSIVE AUDIO NERVE • 0 Comments
MASSIVE AUDIO NERVE (formely known just as M.A.N) — the Swedish metal-hardcore-progressive four-piece featuring TRANSPORT LEAGUE/ex-MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich — has entered IF Studios, the IN FLAMES-owned facility in Gothenburg, Sweden, with producer Roberto Laghi (IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR) to begin recording its fourth album, “Cancer Vulgaris”. The effort will mark the group’s […]
February 23, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Testament • 0 Comments
Bay Area Backstage has uploaded multi-camera video footage of TESTAMENT‘s February 19 performance at The Avalon in Santa Clara, California. Check it out below. In a recent interview with Decibel magazine, TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy stated about the band’s forthcoming album, “The Dark Roots Of Earth” — which is tentatively due on April 27 via […]
February 23, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: BLACKGATES • 0 Comments
BLACKGATES — the new East San Francisco Bay Area/New York metal outfit featuring former ANTHRAX singer Dan Nelson, drummer Paul Bostaph (ex-TESTAMENT, EXODUS, SLAYER, FORBIDDEN) and guitarist Jeremy Epp (THE VENTING MACHINE) — has parted ways with bassist Uriah Duffy (ex-WHITESNAKE) and has replaced him with Luis Barillas (THE VENTING MACHINE). Commented Bostaph: “Luis is […]
February 23, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: machine head • 0 Comments
Eric Blair of “The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show” conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD when the band performed at the Avalon in Hollywood, California on February 17. You can now watch the chat below. MACHINE HEAD has just completed a North American headlining with […]
SPINESHANK Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
February 23, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: SPINESHANK • 0 Comments
The reactivated original lineup of SPINESHANK — featuring Jonny Santos (vocals), Tommy Decker (drums), Mike Sarkisyan (guitar) and Rob Garcia (bass) — has inked a deal with Century Media Records. The band’s long-awaited fourth album, “Anger Denial Acceptance”, will be released in early June. Produced by Sarkisyan and Decker and mixed by Mike Plotnikoff (PAPA […]