March 3, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: TWISTED SISTER • 0 Comments
The first single and video from “Dee Does Broadway”, the new solo album from TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider, will be made available in early April. The full-length CD will follow a month later. “Dee Does Broadway” will include guest appearances by Biff Byford (SAXON) and Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW), among others. In a 2011 […]
March 3, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Blind Guardian • 0 Comments
German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have posted the seventh and final episode of Guardian TV in which they field questions submitted by their fans on Facebook. Check it out below. The seventh, and final, episode features the whole band talking about touring and the next album. Clocking in at 7 minutes and 30 seconds, episode […]
March 3, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: ANATHEMA • 0 Comments
U.K. atmospheric rock band ANATHEMA has issued the following update: “One of the most remarkable consequences of the digital music age is that vinyl has made something of a comeback. Remember vinyl, kids? It was like a big flat mp3, only it sounded better. The demand for high-quality sound and packaging has been reawakened in […]
March 3, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Sammy Hagar • 0 Comments
Cigar & Spirits Magazine, which is a bi-monthly publication licensed to Innovative Product Opportunities, Inc., is hitting newsstands nationwide for the first time over the weekend. CHICKENFOOT/ex-VAN HALEN frontman, Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer and founder of Cabo Wabo Tequila (part of Campari) Sammy Hagar graces the cover of the national launch. Just prior […]
March 3, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Dream Theater • 0 Comments
Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER visited a U.S. air force base in Germany during their current European headlining tour. Check out a couple of photos below. DREAM THEATER‘s new album, “A Dramatic Turn Of Events”, sold 36,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to enter The Billboard 200 chart at […]
March 3, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: JASON BECKER • 0 Comments
The world premiere of the documentary film “Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet”, will take place at the Cinequest film festival on Saturday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m. The screening will be held in… Read more here
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: GOD FORBID • 0 Comments
“Don’t Tell Me What To Dream”, a brand new song from New Brunswick, New Jersey’s melodic, thrash-metal warriors GOD FORBID, can be streamed in… Read more here
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Slayer • 0 Comments
California thrashers SLAYER have once again teamed up with Jammit, this time to bring you the classic “Reign In Blood” track “Raining Blood” (“Angel Of Death” was previously available). Get to know SLAYER from the inside out with Jammit software! Perform experimental surgery on Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman‘s guitars, find out what makes Dave […]
March 2, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: SARGATANAS REIGN, SCAR SYMMETRY • 0 Comments
Swedish death metallers SARGATANAS REIGN have announced that SCAR SYMMETRY singer Roberth Karlsson has “put down some bad-ass vocals on two tracks” for the upcoming SARGATANAS REIGN album, “Godwork”. They add, “[Roberth is] a great guy and we are very pleased with the result. Very brutal!” Three other guest singers… Read more here
Former SAXON Guitarist GRAHAM OLIVER Remembers RONNIE JAMES DIO
March 4, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: RONNIE JAMES DIO, Saxon • 0 Comments
Mohsen Fayyazi of Metal Shock Finland recently conducted an interview with British guitarist Graham Oliver (OLIVER DAWSON SAXON, SAXON). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Shock Finland: You’re one of those musicians who has had an important role in the NWOBHM movement. How do you feel that genre of metal music […]