June 1, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Origin • 0 Comments
30-second audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on “Entity”, the new album from technical death masters ORIGIN, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The CD will be released on June 7 in North America and June 10 in Europe via Nuclear Blast Records. “Entity” track listing: 01. Expulsion […]
June 1, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Skeletonwitch • 0 Comments
Ohio metallers SKELETONWITCH entered a Los Angeles studio today with producer Matt Hyde (SLAYER, MACHINE HEAD, KREATOR) to begin recording the follow up to 2009’s “Breathing The Fire”. Due this fall via Prosthetic Records, the as-yet-untitled effort will include the track “The Infernal Resurrection”, the demo version of which appears as the B-side on the […]
June 1, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Judas Priest, ROB HALFORD • 0 Comments
The two-hour-plus Season 10 finale of the Fox singing competition “American Idol”, which featured a performance by JUDAS PRIEST, attracted 29.3 million viewers. According to USA Today, that’s a 21% increase over last year (24.2 million). The May 25 broadcast also was up 12% in young adults (18-to-49) compared to the Season 9 finale. Durbin […]
June 1, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Reviews Tags: W4: The Green Album, Woods Of Ypres • 0 Comments
Woods Of Ypres – ‘W4: The Green Album’ Here is a band that you can cause you to mispronounce their name like you may already do with Celtic Frost, Children Of Bodom, VoiVod and others. ‘Wet Leather‘ – like the haunting neo-bardic Darkwoods My Betrothed or even Dark Throne‘s Frenriz‘ side-project Isengard. Though Woods Of […]
May 31, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: 70000 TONS OF METAL, CORONER • 0 Comments
Reunited Swiss thrash trio CORONER — made up of bassist Ron Royce, drummer Marquis Marky (a.k.a. Marky Edelmann) and guitarist Tommy T. Baron — has been confirmed for next year’s edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which will set sail from Miami, Florida to Cayman Islands on January 23, 2012 and return four […]
May 31, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Megadeth • 0 Comments
Jon Wiederhorn of Guitar World magazine recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitar World: How do you see the new album as a development from “Endgame”? Will it be heavier, more technical, more melodic? Mustaine: It’s gonna be heavy and not slow heavy […]
May 31, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: The Human Abstract • 0 Comments
California metallers THE HUMAN ABSTRACT have been forced to drop off the “Pull Me From The Gallows Tour” with SCALE THE SUMMIT, THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE, LETLIVE. and ELITIST “due to a sudden and devastating loss to the [THE HUMAN ABSTRACT] family.” A statement from the group adds, “Please keep the band and their family […]
May 31, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: ALL SHALL PERISH • 0 Comments
Members of Oakland, California’s extreme metal band ALL SHALL PERISH took part in a live chat this past Thursday (May 26) at the Nuclear Blast Streaming Room. You can now watch the question-and-answer session below. Audio samples of all the tracks that appear on “This Is Where It Ends”, the fourth full-length album from ALL […]
May 31, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: SEVEN WITCHES • 0 Comments
“Fields Of Fire”, the new video from SEVEN WITCHES, can be viewed below. The track comes off the band’s new album, “Call Upon The Wicked”, which is scheduled for release on June 3 via Massacre Records. Many years have passed since the last SEVEN WITCHES album saw the light of day and guitarist/mainman Jack Frost […]
VINNIE VINCENT Slams ‘Irresponsible Reporting’ Over His Arrest
June 1, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: VINNIE VINCENT • 0 Comments
Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent (real name Vincent John Cusano) has released the following statement regarding his May 21 arrest on suspicion of assault: “I want to thank the many people who sent their well wishes to me through this very hurting time. “There is much to say to all of you but the most […]