February 24, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: DEMON HUNTER • 0 Comments
The first in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of “True Defiance”, the sixth full-length album from Seattle-based Christian metallers DEMON HUNTER, can be seen below, The CD will arrive on April 10 via Solid State Records. Produced by Aaron Sprinkle (ANBERLIN, EMERY) and mixed by Jason Suecof (ALL THAT REMAINS, […]
February 24, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: lacuna coil • 0 Comments
Peter Lizano of MusicTourReviews recently conducted an interview with vocalist Cristina Scabbia of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL. You can now watch the chat in three parts below. LACUNA COIL‘s new album, “Dark Adrenaline”, sold around 20,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 15 on […]
February 24, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: SLASH • 0 Comments
Australia’s long-running rock station Triple M is premiering a 30-second audio sample of “You’re A Lie”, a brand new song from the iconic, Grammy-winning rock guitarist and songwriter Slash. You can check it out below. The track comes off Slash‘s second solo album, “Apocalyptic Love”, which will be released on May 22 via the guitarist’s […]
February 24, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: aerosmith, JOE PERRY • 0 Comments
AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry has revealed via Twiter that he has “officially started writing [his] biography this week.” More details will be made available soon. AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler‘s memoir, “Does The Noise In My Head Bother You?”, debuted at No. 2 on The New York Times “Hardcover Nonfiction” best seller list. The book came […]
February 24, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: CHTHONIC • 0 Comments
Vocalist Freddy Lim of Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC is featured as a guest singer in the new song and video from the leading Taiwanese rapper Dog G. You can check out the clip below. Dog G, whose real name is Zeng Guanrong, is best known for his current affairs-inspired songs. He is also committed to social […]
February 24, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: MEAT LOAF, Slipknot • 0 Comments
Legendary singer Meat Loaf stopped by the offices of Metal Hammer magazine and basically caused chaos upon his arrival. The magazine managed to get the man himself to shoot a few videos, and one of those clips involves him talking about SLIPKNOT (see below). Said Meat Loaf: “SLIPKNOT has amazing arrangements, and musically, they’re like […]
February 24, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: NIGHTWISH • 0 Comments
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will release a special “tour edition” of their latest album, “Imaginaerum”, on April 13 via Nuclear Blast Records. It will be a 2CD+DVD digibook in slipcase. The track listing:… Read more here
February 24, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Candlemass • 0 Comments
Despite the fact that legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have just completed work on their final studio album, the band’s bassist/leader Leif Edling tells Terrorizer magazine that the group is not planning on hanging it up anytime soon. “We’re not splitting up,” he said. “Yes, this is to be our last album, but we don’t plan […]
February 24, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: ROBERT PLANT • 0 Comments
According to The Guardian, Robert Plant and his new band the SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS will make their live debut as headliners of the 30th-anniversary edition of the Womad festival. The group’s lineup will include the former LED ZEPPELIN singer alongside members of his former backing band STRANGE SENSATION and regular collaborator Justin Adams. SENSATIONAL SPACE […]
LIMP BIZKIT Signs With CASH MONEY RECORDS
February 24, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Limp Bizkit • 0 Comments
LIMP BIZKIT has inked a new record deal with Cash Money Records, the American hip hop label founded in 1991 by the brothers Bryan “Baby” Williams (a.k.a. Birdman) and Ronald “Slim” Williams. LIMP BIZKIT last year parted ways with Interscope, the label that released all of the band’s records thus far through its subsidiaries Flip, […]
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