June 6, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Korn, SUFFOCATION, Suicide Silence • 0 Comments
KORN singer Jonathan Davis and SUFFOCATION frontman Frank Mullen will make guest appearances on “The Black Crown”, the new album from California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE. The CD was recorded with heavyweight producer Steve Evetts (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, EVERY TIME I DIE, HATEBREED) and will be released on July 12 via Century Media Records. […]
June 6, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: MICK MARS, MÖTLEY CRÜE • 0 Comments
MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars tells the Dallas Observer that he recently jammed with legendary jazz guitarist George Benson, and the two found that they had a lot in common — namely that they’re both fans of Wes Montgomery. The session so affected Mars, he’s now considering releasing a solo effort of R&B, soul, and […]
June 3, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: PAUL STANLEY • 0 Comments
CBS Sacramento producer Shawn Boyd conducted an interview with KISS frontman Paul Stanley before the band’s headline show at Raley Field in Sacramento, California on May 29, 2011. Stanley who serves as ambassador spokesperson for the world-renowned non-profit House Research Institute, spoke about the epidemic in hearing loss amongst teens. He advised that “there’s a […]
June 3, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Slayer • 0 Comments
SLAYER kicked off its South American tour with a headlining concert last night (Thursday, June 2) at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile. The band’s setlist was as follows: 01. World Painted Blood 02. Hate Worldwide 03. War Ensemble 04. Postmortem 05. Temptation 06. Stain of Mind (first performance since 2005) 07. Disciple 08. Dead Skin […]
June 3, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Dream Theater • 0 Comments
The new issue of U.K.’s Rhythm magazine, which hits shelves on Monday, June 6 contains a nine-page feature on Mike Mangini, the newly recruited drummer for DREAM THEATER. Mangini talks about how he landed the DREAM THEATER gig; preserving former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy’s legacy as well as creating his own; and that grueling […]
June 3, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: EMMURE, IN THIS MOMENT, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, The All Stars Tour • 0 Comments
EMMURE, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, IN THIS MOMENT and BORN OF OSIRIS are among the confirmed bands for The All Stars Tour, which will run from July 22 to August 23. The complete lineup for the trek is as follows: EMMURE ALESANA IWRESTLEDABEARONCE BLESSTHEFALL FOR TODAY IN THIS MOMENT BORN OF OSIRIS THE GHOST INSIDE AFTER THE BURIAL […]
June 3, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: WARRANT • 0 Comments
Azul TV conducted an interview with WARRANT singer Robert Mason and guitarist Erik Turner when the band played at Hard Rock Seminole in Tampa, Florida on April 22, 2011. You can now watch the chat below. WARRANT’s new album, “Rockaholic”, was released in North America on May 17 via Frontiers Records. At the helm of […]
June 3, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: AC/DC • 0 Comments
Nicki Gostin of PopEater.com recently conducted an interview with Brian Johnson about the AC/DC frontman’s book, “Rockers And Rollers: A Full Throttle Memoir”. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. PopEater.com: It’s AC/DC’s 40th anniversary in two years. Do you have plans to tour or record an album? Johnson: I’m going to see […]
June 3, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Godsmack • 0 Comments
Christopher Hislop of SeacoastOnline.com recently conducted an interview with GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On how he first got into music: “Then I turned 14 years old, started to smoke pot, and took to listening to the sweet sounds of [BLACK] SABBATH, [LED] ZEPPELIN, RUSH and MOTÖRHEAD. […]
AEROSMITH To Resume Work On New Album Next Month
June 7, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: aerosmith • 0 Comments
According to Reuters, AEROSMITH will reunite next month with veteran producer Jack Douglas to begin work on the band’s long-delayed album, guitarist Joe Perry said on Tuesday. “Whole band has plans to go into the studio with Jack Douglas second week of July to work on new Aero CD,” Perry said on Twitter. The album […]
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