April 1, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Manowar • 0 Comments
For the first time in over 13 years, Manowar played a single UK show on Sunday 27th March. This was not in London as many would expect, but in the grimy birthplace of metal itself: Birmingham. Naturally, metalheads all over the UK and nearby European countries flocked to the O2 Academy.
April 1, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: aerosmith • 0 Comments
AEROSMITH guitarist Brad Whitford will appear in an upcoming episode of A&E’s “Storage Wars”. In the episode, Brad’s friend wins a storage unit, which he finds a couple vintage guitars in. To get some expertise and to find out what they are worth, he goes to Brad. Brad sheds light on the worth of the […]
April 1, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Anthrax, Justin Bieber, Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer • 0 Comments
Amazing. Justin Bieber will take the stage with heavy metal heavyweights Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth & Anthrax at the Empire Polo Club in Indio CA, later this month. Justin will sing one song with each band. Didn’t know Justin was a heavy metal fan. Complete story here: Justin Bieber To Join Heavy Metal Acts Metallica, Slayer, […]
March 31, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Midnattsol • 0 Comments
Midnattsol has announced the following international release dates for “The Metamorphosis Melody:” 20/04/2011 – Spain | Finland | Sweden 22/04/2011 – Germany | Austria | Switzerland | Belgium | Netherlands | Luxembourg | Italy 25/04/2011 – Europe 03/05/2011 – USA | Canada 25/05/2011 – Japan
March 31, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Behemoth • 0 Comments
Adam “Nergal” Darski, the frontman of Polish blackened death metal outfit Behemoth, has given his first interview since he was diagnosed with leukemia in the Summer of last year. Speaking exclusively to MetalSucks.net, Nergal stated: “It’s not like I’m completely healthy or something. But I got new bone marrow and the transplant went totally fine.
March 31, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Rush • 0 Comments
Canadian progressive hard rock icons Rush have posted a new trailer online to promote the forthcoming release of “Moving Pictures: 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition.” You can view the trailer for the release below. You can expect to see “Moving Pictures: 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition” in stores on April 5, 2011.
March 31, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Alice in Chains, MonstrO • 0 Comments
MonstrO , featuring former Bloodsimple members and ex- Torche guitarist Juan Montoya , has signed to Vagrant . The band is currently in the studio with Alice In Chains vocalist William DuVall , who is handling production duties for the debut effort. A summer release is expected.
March 31, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Astral Doors • 0 Comments
Swedish melodic metallers Astral Doors have issued the following update: “The work with the upcoming album continues. Even though we’re not even halfway through the process, we can already feel that this release will be something special.
March 31, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Live At Donington 1990, Whitesnake • 0 Comments
The fans demanded it? Whitesnake ‘s “Live At Donington 1990″ DVD/live double CD set will now be available on June 3 in Europe and June 7 in North America via Frontiers Records . Since the inception of Whitesnake.com more than ten years ago, this DVD has been the most requested product from fans of the […]
Scorpions Perform For Mikhail Gorbachev’s 80th Birthday
April 1, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Scorpions • 0 Comments
German hard rock legends SCORPIONS played their global hit “Wind of Change”, which captured the spirit of the times as the communist bloc fell apart, at former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev‘s 80th birthday at a charity gala event in London.
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