March 9, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Deep Purple • 0 Comments
Eagle Rock Entertainment is set to release — for the first time in the U.S. — DEEP PURPLE‘s “Total Abandon: Australia ’99” on CD on April 24. Recorded April 20, 1999 at Melbourne Park, the 12-song 76-minute blockbuster, until now, was only available domestically as a DVD in the 2008 “Around The World Live” boxed […]
March 9, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: CANDLEBOX • 0 Comments
CANDLEBOX is set to hit the road this spring in support of its first studio album in nearly four years, “Love Stories & Other Musings”. The first leg, covering 22 cities, launches on April 7 in Pensacola, Florida. Produced by Ken Andrews (PETE YORN, A PERFECT CIRCLE, TENACIOUS D, BECK), “Love Stories & Other Musings” […]
March 9, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE • 0 Comments
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello wants conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh to stop using the band’s music on his radio show. “Rush Limbaugh played ‘Sleep Now In The Fire’ as a bumper on his show today,” Morello told RollingStone.com. “Our response: ‘Hey, jackass, stop using our music on your racist, misogynist, right-wing […]
March 9, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: RONNIE MONTROSE • 0 Comments
North American syndicated rock radio show “In The Studio: The Stories Behind History’s Greatest Rock Bands” pays tribute to the ’70s hard rock innovator Ronnie Montrose, who passed away this past weekend at age 64. In a special “In The Studio” medium rare online program, MONTROSE lead singer Sammy Hagar takes a personal look back […]
March 9, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Manowar • 0 Comments
The members of MANOWAR are currently in the studio working on their new album for a tentative summer release. The band took some time during a brief recording break to answer some frequently asked fan questions. Q: How are MANOWAR doing? Donnie Hamzik (drums): We’re doing great! We are having a blast in the studio, […]
March 9, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Def Leppard, LITA FORD, Poison • 0 Comments
DEF LEPPARD will make a return to the United States this June with a massive summer tour. Joining the band for this highly anticipated trek are POISON and LITA FORD. “We had such a good time going out with POISON in 2009 that we thought it only right to do it again!” says DEF LEPPARD […]
March 9, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: ASPHYX, GRAND SUPREME BLOOD COURT • 0 Comments
Century Media Records has announced the signing of Dutch death metal doom mongers GRAND SUPREME BLOOD COURT. GRAND SUPREME BLOOD COURT was founded in 2011 by former ASPHYX guitar player Eric Daniels who left behind the active death metal scene years ago after the release of ASPHYX‘s studio album “On The Wings Of Inferno”. But […]
March 9, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: SECRET SPHERE • 0 Comments
After 12 years, six albums, and tours around the world, singer Roberto “Ramon” Messina has decided to leave long-running Italian power metallers SECRET SPHERE due to musical differences. Commented the remaining members of the band: “We are very thankful for what Roberto did for the band during all these years. We are friends before musicians. […]
March 9, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: BONDED BY BLOOD • 0 Comments
California metallers BONDED BY BLOOD are currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on a brand new studio album coming this summer via Earache Records. The CD is being recorded with producer and former… Read more here
CRADLE OF FILTH: ‘Midnight In The Labyrinth’ Cover Artwork Unveiled
March 11, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Cradle Of Filth • 0 Comments
The cover artwork for “Midnight In The Labyrinth”, an orchestral album which reinvents tracks from CRADLE OF FILTH‘s first four albums and includes choirs, strings and some narration, can be seen below. Due on Record Store Day (April 21) in participating countries and as a strictly limited-edition two-disc set of delectable magic in the rest […]
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