There appears to be some progress on the making of the long-awaited new TOOL album. According to The Pulse Of Radio, the band revealed via a post at its Facebook page that guitarist Adam Jones came up with an ending for one of the band’s new songs that all four members were happy with. The full message read, “Starting the […]
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Frontiers Music Srl will release a new album written and performed by the two Norwegian rock musicians Jorn Lande and Trond Holter, titled DRACULA “Swing Of Death”, on January 23 in Europe and January 27 in North America. This exciting concept album was inspired by the life of Count Vlad III, Prince Of Wallachia, widely known as Vlad The Impaler […]
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Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM will release their new album, “One Man Army”, on February 24, 2015 (one day earlier internationally) via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded between September and November at Astia Studio in Lappeenranta in Finland with producer Anssi Kippo. “One Man Army” digipack track listing (with 20-page bound digibook): Disc 1 – CD 01. March Of […]
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Atlantic recording group HALESTORM will release its new album, “Into The Wild Life”, in Europe on April 3 and in North America on April 7. Pre-orders launch at midnight tonight. “Into The Wild Life” marks the band’s third studio album and follow-up to 2012’s “The Strange Case Of…” Recorded last year in Nashville with Grammy-nominated producer Jay Joyce (CAGE THE […]
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ARCH ENEMY has parted ways with guitarist Nick Cordle and has replaced him with Jeff Loomis (pictured; ex-NEVERMORE). Loomis will make his live debut with ARCH ENEMY on the band’s upcoming European tour, which kicks off November 26. Says Loomis states: “I’m very excited to be playing with ARCH ENEMY. “[ARCH ENEMY guitarist] Michael Amott and I have stayed in […]
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“Now We Die”, the new video from San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD, can be seen below. The clip was filmed on October 3 in Oakland, California with director Mike Sloat, who has previously worked with TESTAMENT and HATRIOT. “Now We Die” is taken from MACHINE HEAD’s new album, “Bloodstone Diamonds”, which was released on November 10 via Nuclear […]
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins is the latest artist to pile on U2 and their new album, “Songs Of Innocence”, which was dumped for free and without permission onto all 500 million iTunes accounts in the world back in September as part of a mega-deal with Apple. Speaking with The Music, Hawkins said about […]
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British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have inked a new worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast. CRADLE OF FILTH vocalist Dani Filth commented “Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger has been trying to snare the band ever since I flew over to see him way back in 1996 as a viable label option, after we left Cacophonous Records. He barely missed out […]
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METALLICA performed live at this year’s BlizzCon gaming convention on Saturday, November 8 in Anaheim, California. As with previous years, the performance took place during the convention’s closing ceremony.Check out video footage of the performance below. Also available is a backstage interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. Featured songs: 1:52 Hit The Lights 5:58 Master Of Puppets 14:21 Ride The […]
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IN THIS MOMENT frontwoman Maria Brink says that the band’s new song “Sex Metal Barbie” was written “around all the awful things people had to say about” her. The track is taken from the band’s fifth studio album, titled “Black Widow”, which will be released on November 17. The CD was once again helmed by Kevin Churko (OZZY OSBOURNE, FIVE […]
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According to Stuff.co.nz, a New Zealand police charge of “attempting to procure murder” against AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has been dropped. The 60-year-old rocker, who is on bail and is set to reappear in court at the end of the month, still faces one charge of threatening to kill as well as possession of methamphetamine and cannabis, which his lawyer […]
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS have announced that the band will celebrate its 20th anniversary next summer with a massive concert at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. The “20th Anniversary Blowout” will take place on July 4, 2015, and is being described as an “all-day extravaganza” with multiple acts on the bill. More details will be announced […]
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