SEPULTURA Bassist’s THE UNABOMBER FILES: Debut EP Available

THE UNABOMBER FILES, the Brazilian extreme metal project featuring SEPULTURA bassist Paul Xisto Pinto Jr. alongside current/former members of EMINENCE and THE MIST, has just released a six-song EP containing the following tracks: 01. Borderline 02. Dressed In Black 03.

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THE ABSENCE To Release ‘Oceans’ Single

Tampa, Florida’s THE ABSENCE has set a June 4 release date for its new single, “Oceans”. The track was recorded with guitarist-turned-producer James Murphy (TESTAMENT, DEATH, OBITUARY). Pre-orders of the single are now available via the group’s Bandcamp page, and

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HALESTORM Singer Doesn’t Rule Out One Day Posing For PLAYBOY Magazine

Amy Harris Photography recently conducted an interview with singer Lzzy Hale of Pennsylvanian rockers HALESTORM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Amy Harris Photography: I saw recently you did an interview for a Playboy series online. Would

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KINGDOM COME Frontman Says LED ZEPPELIN Comparisons Were ‘A Blessing’ And ‘A Curse’

Patrick Prince of Powerline recently conducted an interview with KINGDOM COME mainman Lenny Wolf. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Powerline: You once told Powerline in 1989 that KINGDOM COME was “apple pie rock.” I took it

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BATTLE BEAST: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

The self-titled sophomore album from Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST — who last fall parted ways with lead singer Nitte Vänskä and replaced her with Noora Louhimo — can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. Due in

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MICHAEL SCHENKER On Internet Haters: ‘The More Famous You Are, The More S**t You Get’

Mark Dean of Myglobalmind webzine recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Michael Schenker (UFO, SCORPIONS). You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow. Myglobalmind: Are you a

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SCORPION CHILD Films ‘Polygon Of Eyes’ Video

Austin, Texas-based classic rockers SCORPION CHILD will release their self-titled debut album on June 21 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the new U.S. partnership between Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger and former Roadrunner Records AR chief Monte Conner. Produced and arranged

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SLAYER Drummer’s PHILM Interviewed In Rome (Video)

SLAYER Drummer’s PHILM Interviewed In Rome (Video)

Francesca Flati of Rome By Wild conducted an interview with PHILM before the band’s April 23 concert at Init in Rome, Italy. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is footage of the entire Rome show. PHILM, the

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WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH Says It Will Picket SLAYER Guitarist’s Memorial Celebration

Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church has announced via Twitter that it will picket the public memorial celebration for late SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman, which will be held May 23 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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STEEL PANTHER Drummer Says Next Album Will ‘Make You Want To Rock’

Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER recently entered a studio in Sherman Oaks, California with producer Jay Ruston (ANTHRAX, STONE SOUR, MEATLOAF) to record their third full-length album for a fall release. Speaking to the South Bend Tribune, STEEL PANTHER

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