June 30, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: ROOT • 0 Comments
Long-running Czech black metal band ROOT will release its ninth full-length album entitled “Heritage Of Satan” in the fall via Agonia Records. Three special guests will appear on the CD: Erik Danielsson (WATAIN), Rune “Blasphemer” Eriksen (ex-MAYHEM, AVA INFERI, AURA NOIR) and Adam “Nergal” Darski (BEHEMOTH). Both Erik and Nergal contribute vocals to two songs […]
June 30, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Queensryche • 0 Comments
What can happen when an introspective rock legend returns to his roots? And how is making music like making wine? Answer these questions as QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate joins Wine Spectator’s Jennifer Fiedler for a one-on-one interview. Check out the footage below. Tate took a trip to Three Rivers Winery in Walla Walla, Washington in […]
June 30, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: machine head • 0 Comments
Aidin Vaziri of the San Francisco Chronicle recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. San Francisco Chronicle: At eight minutes, [the new MACHINE HEAD song] “Locust” is probably six minutes too long to get on the radio. […]
June 30, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Slayer • 0 Comments
SLAYER guitarist Kerry King recently revealed some of his “favorite things” for the Spin.com web site. A few samples follow below. Favorite Song: “‘Becoming’ by PANTERA. Whenever you get asked a question like that this, the answer is whatever comes to mind first. But it’s PANTERA and [guitarist] Dimebag Darrell was my boy. It’s one […]
June 23, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: A Perfect Circle • 0 Comments
A PERFECT CIRCLE guitarist Billy Howerdel says that the band is close to finishing up a new song which it will play on the band’s upcoming summer North American tour. As for whether the yet-to-be-titled track will lead to a full album’s worth of material, Howerdel told The Pulse Of Radio that he doesn’t see […]
June 23, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: FATES WARNING • 0 Comments
Progressive metallers FATES WARNING will play a handful of shows in Europe this summer, including a support slot at DREAM THEATER’s August 2 concert at Terra Vibe in Athens, Greece. Commented guitarist Jim Matheos: “We’re looking forward to playing in Europe again this summer, particularly Headbangers Open Air in Germany and, of course, returning to […]
June 23, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: BEECHER • 0 Comments
British progressive metal act BEECHER has announced that it will be playing no further shows together and there will be no new material; the band is once again calling it a day. BEECHER was signed to Earache Records, having released two albums and toured extensively before splitting up in 2005. They reformed to play three […]
June 23, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: TURBONEGRO • 0 Comments
Norwegian “Despots of Deathpunk” TURBONEGRO have called upon old friend, legendary Londoner and former DUKES OF NOTHING frontman Tony Sylvester to step in as their new vocalist. Sylvester, 38, cuts a formidable figure. A longtime stalwart of the British hardcore punk scene and music industry veteran, he was the President of the London chapter of […]
June 23, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: BACKYARD BURIAL • 0 Comments
According to Otago Daily Times, police investigators are still looking for three knives that might be connected to the murder of the lead singer of one of New Zealand’s longest-running death metal bands, BACKYARD BURIAL. 35-year-old Matthew Hall (pictured below) was murdered in a ferocious and personal attack in his home in Johnsonville on February […]
SAXON, QUIET RIOT, UFO, STEPHEN PEARCY Confirmed For SOUTH TEXAS ROCK FEST
June 30, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: QUIET RIOT, Saxon, SOUTH TEXAS ROCK FEST, Stephen Pearcy, UFO • 0 Comments
SAXON, QUIET RIOT, UFO, MOXY, STEPHEN PEARCY and AXE are the first confirmed bands for the South Texas Rock Fest, set to take place October 7-8 at Sunken Gardens in San Antonio, Texas. For more information, visit www.southtexasrockfest.com. Via Blabbermouth Death Scream – Heavy Metal Reviews – Heavy Metal Interviews – Heavy Metal News
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