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 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 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 […]
March 15, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: SHINEDOWN • 0 Comments
Brent Smith of SHINEDOWN recently joined DC101‘s Roche in studio to talk about the band’s new album, “Amaryllis”; Brent‘s weight loss; and the effects of bullying. In addition, Smith and SHINEDOWN guitarist Zach Myers performed an acoustic version of the band’s new song “Bully”. Check out the footage below. Due on March 27, “Amaryllis” follows […]
March 15, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: MUNICIPAL WASTE • 0 Comments
Metal Mark of SkullsNBones.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Tony Foresta of the Richmond, Virginia crossover act MUNICIPAL WASTE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. SkullsNBones.com: With every new album, most bands will say that it’s their best record or the “heaviest” record yet, but with “The Fatal Feast”, I truly […]
March 15, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: CRYSTAL VIPER • 0 Comments
Polish female-fronted traditional heavy metal act CRYSTAL VIPER will release a new two-song digital single, “Witch’s Mark”, on March 30 via AFM Records. The single will include title track (taken from the forthcoming full lenght studio album “Crimen Excepta”), coupled with “The Banshee”, a newly recorded version of the song originally available on the limited […]
March 15, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Megadeth • 0 Comments
“Unsung”, the brand new book by MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, featuring original lyrics and images never before published, is available now for purchase through Blurb.com in a deluxe hardcover “Gift” edition, softcover high-gloss version and instant downloadable version through the iBooks app for iPad and iPhone. Dark, light, inquisitive and inspirational, “Unsung” expresses a uniquely […]
March 15, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: ADRENALINE MOB • 0 Comments
ADRENALINE MOB — the band featuring featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD), SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen, guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando (SONIC STOMP) and DISTURBED bassist John Moyer — will film a video for the song “Indifferent” later this week in… Read more here
WHITE LION Singer MIKE TRAMP Baffled By STEVEN TYLER’s ‘Idol’ Slam
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 […]
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