June 16, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER • 0 Comments
KASC The Blaze 1330 AM (web site) recently conducted an interview with former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. lead singer Udo Dirkschneider. The chat is now available for streaming using the SoundCloud player below. “Rev-Raptor”, the new album from U.D.O., registered the following first-week chart positions: Switzerland: #57 Germany: #20 Sweden: #26 “Rev-Raptor” was released on […]
June 16, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: SKINDRED • 0 Comments
Bring The Noise conducted an interview with the Welsh “ragga metal” act SKINDRED at this year’s edition of the Download festival, which was held June 10-12, 2011 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. SKINDRED released its fourth album, “Union Black”, on April 25 via BMG/7pm Records. The […]
June 14, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Judas Priest • 0 Comments
British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have issued the following update: “We would like to clarify a situation that seems to be confusing a few people out there. “When we issued our press release to announce the farewell tour, we stated that it was the last major world tour for JUDAS PRIEST. Nothing has changed […]
June 14, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Iron Maiden • 0 Comments
The song “Rime Of The Ancient Mariner” from IRON MAIDEN’s fifth studio album, “Powerslave” (which came out in 1984), is being used in a two-minute animation film as part of Why Music Matters, a multimedia campaign designed to stress the importance of paying for music instead of stealing it. Check it below. Commented the band: […]
June 14, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: The Black Dahlia Murder • 0 Comments
“Ritual”, the new album from Michigan’s unstoppable sons of molten melodic death metal THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, can be streamed in its entirety at MSN.com. Due in Europe on June 17 and in North America on June 21 via Metal Blade Records, the effort will also be available as a box set, limited to 2,000 […]
June 14, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Anthrax, Big Four, Yankee Stadium Show • 0 Comments
RockAAA conducted an interview with ANTHRAX and THE DAMNED THINGS guitarist Scott Ian at this year’s edition of the Download festival, which was held June 10-12, 2011 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. When asked if there are plans for METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX to take […]
June 14, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: TOMMY LEE • 0 Comments
Newly released video footage of MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee’s new “360” drum roller coaster — including interview clips with Lee and CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx — can be seen below. During the band’s current tour, Lee is being launched into multiple loops while continuing to perform. “This idea came about from when I was […]
June 14, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: CINDERELLA, TOM KEIFER • 0 Comments
Sweden’s Metal Shrine blog recently conducted an interview with CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Shrine: The stuff that happened with your voice in ’91 and then in 2006, did that make you a more careful singer? Thinking more of in the way you sing these days. Tom: […]
June 14, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Glen Drover, Megadeth • 0 Comments
According to Koolmuzone, former MEGADETH/KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover is currently working with SWARAS, a semi-classical pop/rock Pakistani band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Glen is producing and playing lead/bass on SWARAS’ new song, described by the band as “a Raag-based progressive rock track which will be a total surprise to our listeners. It will be […]
DEEP PURPLE With Orchestra Still A Rock Show, Says IAN GILLAN
June 16, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Deep Purple, IAN GILLAN • 0 Comments
DEEP PURPLE earlier in the month kicked off its first tour in North America in four years. The pioneering rock band — featuring classic members Ian Gillan (lead vocals), Roger Glover (bass) and Ian Paice (drums, percussion — is performing for the first time in the U.S. and Canada with a symphony orchestra in each […]
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