February 23, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Testament • 0 Comments
Bay Area Backstage has uploaded multi-camera video footage of TESTAMENT‘s February 19 performance at The Avalon in Santa Clara, California. Check it out below. In a recent interview with Decibel magazine, TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy stated about the band’s forthcoming album, “The Dark Roots Of Earth” — which is tentatively due on April 27 via […]
February 23, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: BLACKGATES • 0 Comments
BLACKGATES — the new East San Francisco Bay Area/New York metal outfit featuring former ANTHRAX singer Dan Nelson, drummer Paul Bostaph (ex-TESTAMENT, EXODUS, SLAYER, FORBIDDEN) and guitarist Jeremy Epp (THE VENTING MACHINE) — has parted ways with bassist Uriah Duffy (ex-WHITESNAKE) and has replaced him with Luis Barillas (THE VENTING MACHINE). Commented Bostaph: “Luis is […]
February 23, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: machine head • 0 Comments
Eric Blair of “The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show” conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD when the band performed at the Avalon in Hollywood, California on February 17. You can now watch the chat below. MACHINE HEAD has just completed a North American headlining with […]
February 23, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Y&T • 0 Comments
Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone conducted an interview with Y&T guitarist John Nymann about the band’s participation in the Monsters Of Rock cruise, touring and recording, when the next Y&T album might come out, and… Read more here
February 23, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: MUSTASCH • 0 Comments
“The Challenger”, the new video from Swedish heavy rockers MUSTASCH, can be seen below. The clip was shot in Gothenburg, Sweden with STCC (Swedish Touring Car Championship) and was directed by Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE and KAMELOT, among others. “The […]
February 22, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News 0 Comments
Australian death metallers DEFAMER have released their sophomore album, “Decrepit Rituals”, via Obsidian Records. The CD was recorded late last year with Ean Redman and mastered by Jason “PC” Fuller at Goatsounds in Melbourne. After the success of DEFAMER‘s 2009 debut, “Chasm”, and the departure of guitarist Mitchell Rogers, the band made… Read more here
February 22, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News 0 Comments
According to Kevin Kellam of Pro Wrestling Examiner, METALLICA‘s song “The Memory Remains” is being used to promote this year’s Wrestlemania match between The Undertaker and Triple H. The track is expected to be included in WWE “Raw” and WWE “Smackdown” video packages in weeks leading up to the big pay-per-view event on April 1 […]
February 22, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News 0 Comments
DJ JC Green of Metal Messiah Radio‘s “Heavy Metal Thunder” show recently conducted an interview with vocalist Ralf Scheepers of German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR. You can now listen to the chat using… Read more here
February 22, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News 0 Comments
Yell! Magazine recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick. You can now watch the chat below. Gigantour — the critically acclaimed package festival founded in 2005 by MEGADETH — is making its highly anticipated return for the first time since 2008. The multi-artist bill — with metal heavyweights MOTÖRHEAD, VOLBEAT and LACUNA COIL […]
MASSIVE AUDIO NERVE Begins Recording New Album
February 23, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: MASSIVE AUDIO NERVE • 0 Comments
MASSIVE AUDIO NERVE (formely known just as M.A.N) — the Swedish metal-hardcore-progressive four-piece featuring TRANSPORT LEAGUE/ex-MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich — has entered IF Studios, the IN FLAMES-owned facility in Gothenburg, Sweden, with producer Roberto Laghi (IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR) to begin recording its fourth album, “Cancer Vulgaris”. The effort will mark the group’s […]
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