May 17, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Drummer, Minor Stroke, Stone Sour • 0 Comments
STONE SOUR — the band featuring SLIPKNOT members Corey Taylor (vocals) and Jim Root (guitar) — has released the following statement: “It is with regret that we have decided to cancel the remaining dates on our current headline tour. Our friend and drummer, Roy Mayorga, suffered a minor stroke a couple of nights ago after […]
May 17, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Rob Zombie • 0 Comments
Rick Florino of ARTISTdirect recently conducted an interview with Rob Zombie. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect: Where are you at on “The Lords of Salem”? Zombie: We’re in early pre-production. It’s a very effects-heavy movie so the effects department had to start much earlier than they have on my other […]
May 17, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: IWRESTLEDABEARONCE • 0 Comments
Known for its relentless touring and one-of-a-kind, fearless live show, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE — the Shreveport, Louisiana quintet now transplanted to Los Angeles, California — has announced a change in musical direction. The group’s foray into black metal is exemplified by its newly designed logo and band photos. “We were sick of getting lumped in with ‘scene’ […]
May 17, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Mightier Than The Sword, RONNIE JAMES DIO • 0 Comments
A new Ronnie James Dio compilation album, entitled “Mightier Than The Sword: The Ronnie James Dio Story”, will be released in the U.K. on June 6 via Sanctuary. The two-disc collection will feature tracks from ELF, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, DIO and HEAVEN & HELL, as well as Dio’s solo material. The track listing is as […]
May 13, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Iron Maiden • 0 Comments
The following update was posted on IRON MAIDEN’s official web site: “As we have been quiet in the press for a while, we thought you might like to be aware of some major MAIDEN articles soon to hit the newsstands here in the U.K. First the Sunday Times magazine, this Sunday, May 15 runs with […]
May 13, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: RAMMSTEIN • 0 Comments
German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN will perform on the Thursday, May 19 episode of ABC-TV’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (which will actually air the morning of Friday, May 20). RAMMSTEIN bassist Oliver “Ollie” Riedel revealed during an interview with MusikUniverse.net that the band’s 2010 concerts in New York and Montreal were filmed for a forthcoming DVD. In […]
May 12, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: OZZFEST • 0 Comments
It’s now official: There will be no Ozzfest in 2011. The venerable heavy rock and metal festival, started in 1997 by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, has gone through a number of changes over the last few years as a result of economic woes and more competition from events like the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem and […]
May 12, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: HELLYEAH • 0 Comments
Artisan News Service conducted an interview with Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA) on the “black carpet” of the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which was held on April 20 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. You can now watch the chat below. When asked about HELLYEAH’s plans for the next studio album, Vinnie […]
May 12, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: STAMPEDE • 0 Comments
“Send Me Down An Angel”, the new video from newly reformed British melodic rockers STAMPEDE, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band’s new studio album, “A Sudden Impulse”, which was released on May 9 via Grind That Axe/Rock Candy Records. The “Having Fun” single was made available on April 11. “Having Fun” […]
POWERWOLF: New Album Title, Artwork Unveiled
May 17, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Powerwolf • 0 Comments
Multinational metallers POWERWOLF have set “Blood Of The Saints” as the title of their fourth album, due in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on July 29; and August in the rest of Europe via Metal Blade Records in Europe. The CD will be released as a regular CD, a limited-edition digibook 2-CD (exact content to be […]
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