March 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Soundgarden • 0 Comments
According to The Pulse Of Radio , Soundgarden ‘s first-ever official concert album, titled “Live On I5″ , is streaming now in its entirety at the band’s Facebook page . You must “like” the page in order to access the tracks. The set is compiled of live tracks from a 1996 West Coast tour by […]
March 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Saxon • 0 Comments
British heavy metal legends Saxon will release their new album, “ Call To Arms “, on May 23 via Militia Guard Music, Udr and Emi. The follow-up to 2009′s “Into The Labyrinth” ( Spv / Steamhammer ) features a guest appearance by legendary keyboardist Don Airey ( Deep Purple , Rainbow )
March 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Malfeitor • 0 Comments
Swedish death metal act Malfeitor (not to be confused with the Italian black metal band of the same name) as checked in with the following announcement about recruiting a new drummer: “The brutal force takes shape! We are proud to announce the new addition to Malfeitor. Janne (Rudberg) Björkenfjäll will roll up his sleeves and […]
March 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Dio • 0 Comments
Former Dio members Craig Goldy (guitars,) Rudy Sarzo (bass,) Simon Wright (drums) and Scott Warren (keyboards,) has announced that they will be embarking on a tour of Europe together with Toby Jepson (Fastay, Gun) and former Judas Priest/Iced Earth and current Yngwie Malmsteen and Charred Walls Of The Damned singer, Tim “Ripper” Owens. The group […]
March 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Svartsot • 0 Comments
Svartsot has checked in from Lasse Lammert’s LSD Studios with the following report about the band recording a new album: “Day 7: Rhythm parts finally completed. Some guitars were also re-amped. Time to celebrate a bit before concentrating on the bass parts. Then going on with the more melodic elements of the album. A few […]
March 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Soul Torture • 0 Comments
Israel based metal act Soul Torture has issued the following announcement about lineup changes and working on new material: “Hey everybody! Things have been in a bit of a turmoil recently. We’ve lost a serious portion of our tracks to power outages, not to mention a founding member, Dima, who sadly went on to pursue […]
March 19, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Alestorm, Back Through Time • 0 Comments
Scottish pirate metal act Alestorm has posted a new song online titled “Shipwrecked,” which can be heard through the Napalm Records Facebook page . The track is taken from the band’s upcoming album “Back Through Time.”
March 19, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Ektomorf, Sepultura, Soulfly • 0 Comments
Zoltan “Zoli” Farkas has spent the last 15-plus years as the sole consistent member in the revolving door of Hungarian metal known as Ektomorf. Like many metal warriors, Farkas has seen several members come and go from his band, but through it all, he’s stayed true to his vision. The vision is a power-packed brand […]
March 18, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Andreas Kisser, Anthrax, Scott Ian, Sepultura • 0 Comments
Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian will miss the band’s upcoming shows (including Big 4 dates) in Europe from July 2 through July 16 due to the birth of his first child. Andreas Kisser from Sepultura will substitute for Ian on the missed dates.
Annihilator, Hour Of Penance members to guest on new In Cold Blood album
March 20, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Annihilator, Hour Of Penance • 0 Comments
Jeff Waters of Canadian thrash metal veterans Annihilator has laid down a shredding solo for the upcoming album from Italian metallers In Cold Blood , entitled “A Flawless Escape”. The CD will feature also death metal warrior Giulio Moschini from Hour Of Penance , who added “a touch of evil” to another song, according to […]
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