February 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: FINAL DARKNESS, Into Eternity • 0 Comments
Former INTO ETERNITY guitarist and current FINAL DARKNESS mainman Rob Doherty has tapped ex-INTO ENTERNITY drummer Adam Sagan for FINAL DARKNESS‘s upcoming shows. Commented Doherty: “Adam is the first piece of the live puzzle, we are currently looking for a bass player and a guitarist who can sing to round out our live band. “I […]
February 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Blind Guardian • 0 Comments
German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have posted the sixth episode of Guardian TV in which they field questions submitted by their fans on Facebook… Read more here
February 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: DREAMING DEAD • 0 Comments
Los Angeles-based progressive/melodic death metal act DREAMING DEAD will release its sophomore album, “Midnightmares”, on April 20. The follow-up to 2009’s “Within One” “showcases DREAMING DEAD‘s ability to meld elements of black, death, thrash and Chuck Schuldiner-inspired progressive metal into one thought-provoking and intense sonic assault,” according to a press release. “Midnightmares” was recorded in […]
February 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: AC/DC • 0 Comments
Valerie Bastien of RockSource360.com recently conducted an interview with former AC/DC bassist Mark Evans about Mark‘s new book, “Dirty Deeds: My Life Inside/Outside AC/DC”. You can now listen… Read more here
February 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH • 0 Comments
Hal Leonard has released the official, note-for-note matching guitar tab book for “American Capitalist”, the third full-length album from Las Vegas metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH. Additionally, each individual song tab is now available at www.guitarinstructor.com. “American Capitalist” debuted at No. 3 on The Billboard 200 chart, selling 91,000 copies in its first week of […]
February 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: MARILYN MANSON • 0 Comments
Drummer Jason Sutter, the most recent addition to MARLYN MANSON’s touring lineup, has unveiled a brand new, all-black, custom-built drum kit during the first of his shows with the band. The “Sutter Manson Born Villain Set” is a Ludwig Legacy kit in a semi-matt Eggshell Black with black powder-coated hardware. The kit’s Paiste cymbals are […]
February 28, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: SLASH • 0 Comments
Legendary guitarist Slash was interviewed earler this week on Australia’s long-running rock station Triple M. You can now watch the three-minute chat below. Slash has released “You’re A Lie” to radio today worldwide. The hard-charging song, which is available for streaming in its entirety at Loudwire.com, marks the first single off the iconic, Grammy-winning rock […]
February 28, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News, Heavy Metal Videos Tags: THE CONTORTIONIST • 0 Comments
Indiana progressive metallers THE CONTORTIONIST made the trek down to Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida earlier this month to begin recording the follow-up to their 2010 debut, “Exoplanet”. Producers Jason Suecof and Eyal Levi (AUGUST BURNS RED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER) are behind the boards for the new album, which is set to hit stores […]
February 28, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Interviews, Heavy Metal News Tags: Slipknot • 0 Comments
Heavy music presenter Christina Rowatt of Soundwave TV conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison when the band performed in Brisbane, Australia on Saturday, February 25 during this year’s Soundwave Festival. You can now watch the chat below. SLIPKNOT percussionist M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan and vocalist Corey Taylor last November spoke to Billboard.com about […]
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Singer’s Son Performs CYNDI LAUPER Ballad On ‘American Idol’ (Video)
February 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: FLOTSAM AND JETSAM • 0 Comments
Video footage of Creighton Fraker — the biological son of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM singer Eric “A.K.” Knutson — performing a cover version of the 1986 CYNDI LAUPER ballad “True Colors” during last night’s (Tuesday, February 28) episode of the Fox singing competition “American Idol” can be seen below. Fraker has resided in Astoria, New York […]
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