February 18, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News 0 Comments
Finland’s Voice.fi conducted an interview with former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider when U.D.O. played a headlining show at DOM in Helsinki on September 30, 2011. You can now watch the chat below. The band’s setlist was as follows: 01. Rev-Raptor 02. Dominator 03. Thunderball 04. Leatherhead 05. Independence Day 06. Break The […]
February 18, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News 0 Comments
Metal Mark of SkullsNBones.com conducted an interview with guitarist Phil Demmel of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD before the band’s February 9 concert in Atlanta, Georgia with SAUICIDE SILENCE and DARKEST HOUR. You can now watch the chat below. MACHINE HEAD‘s new album, “Unto The Locust”, sold more than 17,000 copies in the […]
February 18, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News 0 Comments
Yanick Tremblay of Musik Universe conducted an interview with LOCK UP‘s Tomas Lindberg, Anton Resenneger and Dan Lilker on February 11 at Katacombes in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Lilker temporarily filled in for LOCK UP‘s regular bassist Shane Embury, who was unable to make the band’s current North American […]
February 18, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News 0 Comments
Swedish dark rockers KATATONIA recently entered the studio to begin recording their ninth album, to be released later in the year. Read more here
February 18, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News 0 Comments
Sal Abruscato — who played drums on three TYPE O NEGATIVE albums (“Slow, Deep & Hard”, “Origin Of The Feces”, “Bloody Kisses”), as well as four LIFE OF AGONY releases (“River Runs Red”, “Ugly”, “River Runs Again”, “Broken Valley”) — was interviewed by Maciej Szatko on February 11, 2012 when Sal‘s new band, A PALE […]
February 17, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News 0 Comments
SOUNDGARDEN/ex-AUDOSLAVE singer Chris Cornell paid tribute to late pop superstar Whitney Houston by performing a very special vcover version of “I Will Always Love You” during his appearance last night (Thursday, February 16) at a benefit show in San Francisco to help raise funds for President Barack Obama‘s re-election campaign. During his set, Cornell also […]
February 17, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News 0 Comments
Progressive atmospheric death metallers 7 HORNS 7 EYES will release their debut full-length album, “Throes Of Absolution”, in North America on April 24 via Century Media Records. The CD, which features a guest appearance by guitarist Jeff Loomis (ex-NEVERMORE), has been many months in the making. Read more here
February 17, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News 0 Comments
Jorge Fretes of Spain’s GoetiaMetal.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Martin Van Drunen of Dutch doom death metal legends ASPHYX. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. ASPHYX‘s new studio album, “Deathhammer”, will be released on February 27 in Europe and February 28 in North America via Century Media […]
February 17, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News 0 Comments
COAL CHAMBER, the reformed ’90s alt-metal band fronted by current DEVILDRIVER singer Dez Fafara, will play its first reunion dates in late February and early March as part of Australia’s Soundwave Festival. A short video clip from the band’s current rehearsal sessions — filmed and uploaded by Fafara — can be seen below. When asked […]
METALLICA ‘Orion Music + More’ Promoter On Festival Lineup: We’ll Try And Stick With Diversity
February 18, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News 0 Comments
On February 7, METALLICA, in conjunction with friends C3 Presents, announced the creation of Orion Music + More, a new annual music, arts, and lifestyle festival founded and headlined by the band, a natural progression for a group which has headlined legendary festivals around the world for years. Orion Music + More will take place […]
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