June 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: Jungle Rot, Kill On Command • 0 Comments
Jungle Rot – ‘Kill On Command’ 2011 LP, Victory Records First off it is great to notice that Jungle Rot are gigging in Madison Wisconsin on Thursday, June 23, 2011; Kenosha Wisconsin on Friday, June 24- 2011; and Sheboygan Wisconsin on Saturday, June 25 – 2011. The Death Metal monster that is Jungle Rot indeed […]
June 17, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Rush • 0 Comments
RUSH drummer Neil Peart was interviewed for the Friday, June 17 edition of “George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight” (formerly “The Hour”). The program, which airs at 11:00 p.m. on CBC in Canada, is hosted by Canadian television and radio personality George Stroumboulopoulos. A new clip from the episode, featuring Peart talking about how his relationship with drumming […]
June 17, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: DOWN • 0 Comments
Kerrang! magazine conducted an interview with DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein at this year’s edition of the Download festival, which was held June 10-12, 2011 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. When asked about when fans can expect to hear new music from DOWN, Windstein told RockAAA, “We […]
June 17, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: BRUCE DICKINSON, RISE TO REMAIN • 0 Comments
Bring The Noise and Kerrang! magazine conducted separate interviews with RISE TO REMAIN — the up-and-coming London, England metalcore outfit featuring singer Austin Dickinson, the son of IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson — at this year’s edition of the Download festival, which was held June 10-12, 2011 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You […]
June 17, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, ZAKK WYLDE • 0 Comments
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY’s June 15 concert at Paard in The Hague, The Netherlands and June 16 show at Den Atelier in Luxembourg were canceled because the band’s frontman, Zakk Wylde, is suffering from inflamed vocal cords and is currently seeking medical attention. It is not presently clear if any more dates on the group’s European […]
June 17, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: TIGERTAILZ • 0 Comments
Legendary Welsh shock rockers TIGERTAILZ have announced the return of drummer Ace Finchum to the band. The addition of Ace, who last played with TIGERTAILZ in the early 1990s, reunites all surviving members of the group’s “classic” lineup. TIGERTAILZ members Kim Hooker and Jay Pepper will be at the Steelhouse in Ebbw Vale tonight (Friday, […]
June 17, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Iron Maiden • 0 Comments
British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have landed at position No. 2 on this week’s Billboard.com “Hot Tours” rankings with more than $10.5 million in box office grosses reported from tour legs in both South America and Europe. The band played two concerts in Brazil (April 3 in Recife and April 5 in Curitiba) and […]
June 17, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews 0 Comments
Angeli Di Pietra – ‘Anthems Of Conquest’ 2011 LP Angeli Di Pietra – ‘Storm Over Scaldis’ (the title track from the ‘Storm Over Scaldis’ 2009 LP) ‘Storm Over Scaldis‘ – This song has a scalding lead guitar — what we have here is a diamond in the rough. It is highly recommended that you all […]
June 16, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Metallica • 0 Comments
One of the world’s most popular board games, Monopoly, has been customized to celebrate the history and music of heavy metal giants METALLICA. The game will be available starting this Friday, June 17 from the band’s official webstore. Game description: “The fast-dealing property trading game’ just got faster! Monopoly Metallica Collector’s Edition takes the popular […]
ARCH/MATHEOS: Debut Album Title, Release Date Revealed
June 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: ARCH/MATHEOS • 0 Comments
FATES WARNING/OSI guitarist Jim Matheos and former FATES WARNING singer John Arch are currently working together on a new full-length album, “Sympathetic Resonance”, that will be released in North America on September 13 via Metal Blade Records. The band, called ARCH/MATHEOS, began tracking the drums on January 12 and continued to record through mid-February with […]