April 4, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Soundgarden • 0 Comments
SOUNDGARDEN‘s first song in 15 years, “Live To Rise”, which will be featured in the end credits to this year’s highly anticipated movie,“Marvel’s The Avengers”, is available for streaming in its entirety atKISW.com. “Live To Rise” is included on “Avengers Assemble”, a 14-track compilation of music from and inspired by the film. “Avengers Assemble” will be released on May 1. SOUNDGARDEN stated, […]
April 3, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Kiss, ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME • 0 Comments
In an exclusive interview with “Showbiz Tonight”, members of the bandKISS slam the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. KISS, who performed at the NCAA Big Dance Concert Series this weekend, has been eligible to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame since 1999, but has never received the honor. Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley critique the organization, saying that the voting […]
April 3, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: MÖTLEY CRÜE • 0 Comments
MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil has been banned from the Palms in Las Vegas after he made disparaging remarks about the hotel-casino viaTwitter, claiming that he would “never again set foot” inside the property. In a series of tweets yesterday (Monday, April 2), Neil — who lives in Las Vegas — explained that his anger was caused by “recent events, including distrust and dishonesty […]
April 3, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: THE CULT • 0 Comments
Audio samples of all 14 songs that are set to appear on THE CULT‘s new album, “Choice Of Weapon”, are available for streaming atAmazon.com. The band’s first full-length studio release in five years will be made available on May 22 via THE CULT‘s new label Cooking Vinyl. “Choice Of Weapon” is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2007 release “Born Into […]
March 30, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: U.D.O. • 0 Comments
U.D.O., the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, will release a “rare-tracks” album with some very special gems for the fans. Entitled “Celebrator”, the effort will be made available on May 4 via AFM Records. The full track listing will be announced… Read more here
March 30, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Saxon • 0 Comments
Vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON has issued the following update: “We are very busy these days with the new album and we have already a few ideas together. I am writing melodies and lyrics and arranging them into songs. We will give the rest of the band a break for [holidays]. After that, we have […]
March 30, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Anthrax, BIOHAZARD, Metal Hammer Golden Gods • 0 Comments
ANTHRAX and BIOHAZARD will perform on the main stage of the Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards, set to take place on Monday, June 11 at Indigo2 in London, England. Meanwhile, FOZZY, SHADOWS FALL andATTICA RAGE will all play the pre-awards show boat party that will be cruising up the Thames to the biggest and baddest metal event of the year. The nominees for the […]
March 30, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Def Leppard • 0 Comments
DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen is featured in the current issue ofSportbikes Inc. magazine in a five-page interview where he discusses how he’s put his spin on the marriage of music and motorcycles throughout his career, from motorcycle courier at… Read more here
March 30, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: aerosmith • 0 Comments
AEROSMITH began work on its first all-new album since 2001 last year, with the rest of the band working on music while singer Steven Tylermade his “American Idol” debut. 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 […]
THE CULT: North American Tour Dates Announced
April 4, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: THE CULT • 0 Comments
THE CULT‘s 20-date North American tour is set to kick off on Friday, May 25 in San Diego, California, bringing the band’s incendiary rock energy to major and secondary markets across the continent. For most of the dates, THE CULT will be supported by… Read more here
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