March 11, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Mors Principium Est • 0 Comments
Guitarists Tomy Laisto and Kalle Aaltonen have left Finnish melodic death metallers Mors Principium Est . Commented the band: “If we still want to continue with Mors Principium Est , we need new guitar players. “This is our Last try to make things happen. “If it does not work this time, or we don’t find […]
March 11, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Slipknot • 0 Comments
For Slipknot ‘s upcoming shows in 2011, the band has asked Donnie Steele to fill in for Paul Gray on bass. Donnie was the original guitar player in Slipknot and had actually reconnected with Paul in recent years. Commented the band: “ Donnie was in the band at the very beginning, and rather than get […]
March 11, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Sebastian Bach, Skid Row • 0 Comments
Former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach recently entered a Los Angeles studio with his new, young, virtuosic guitarist Nick Sterling and producer Bob Marlette ( Black Sabbath , Shinedown , Atreyu , Filter ) to fine-tune the material that will appear on Bach ‘s next CD, tentatively due this summer via the Italian label Frontiers […]
March 11, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Brooklyn Militia, Whiplash • 0 Comments
Former Whiplash singer Glenn Hansen has joined Brooklyn Militia , the new “aggressive thrash metal/punk/hardcore” band featuring Paul Bento ( Carnivore ) and Joe Cangelosi ( Whiplash , Kreator , Massacre ).
March 10, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Morbid Angel • 0 Comments
Florida-based death metal veterans Morbid Angel have set “Illud Divinum Insanus” as the title of their eagerly awaited new album, due on June 7 (one day earlier internationally) via Season Of Mist . Prior to the release of the album, a single for the song “Nevermore” will be out on May 16 as seven-inch vinyl […]
March 10, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Into Eternity • 0 Comments
Regina, Saskatchewan-based Canadian extreme progressive metallers Into Eternity have announced the addition of drummer Brian Newbury from Edmonton, Alberta. Newbury is known in the western Canadian metal scene as a member of Edmonton-based Death Toll Rising . Into Eternity has been writing new material as a follow-up to the well-received 2008 Century Media release “The […]
March 10, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Glen Drover, Metalusion • 0 Comments
With the release of his solo debut, “Metalusion” (due out April 5th), guitarist Glen Drover, best known for his precision and power playing with Megadeth and Eidolon, “blends the venom and attack of modern metal and the technically demanding musicianship that defines the classic jazz-rock genre.” The instrumental, 10-track album features five original compositions and […]
March 10, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Thin Lizzy • 0 Comments
Thin Lizzy is set to take the USA by storm with upcoming tour dates in late March and early April. The trek will include stops in Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Toronto, Detroit, and Chicago, and will also include a live appearance on the popular radio show, Rockline, on March 23rd, which will run […]
March 10, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: After The Burial, Motionless In White, Norma Jean, Stray From The Path • 0 Comments
Norma Jean will headline the Explosions II Part Deux tour with After The Burial , Motionless In White , For The Fallen Dreams , and Stray From The Path . Dates are as follows: May 05 Orlando, FL @ Club Firestone May 06 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room May 07 Gainesville, FL @ Common […]
Brainstorm Reveals New Album Title
March 11, 2011 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Brainstorm • 0 Comments
German power metal outfit Brainstorm has announced in a recent online message that the name of their new studio album will be, “On The Spur Of The Moment.” A message from frontman Andy B.
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