Yearly Archives: 2012

METALACHI: The World’s First And Only Heavy Metal Mariachi Band

Posted on March 9, 2012

METALACHI, billed as the first and only heavy metal mariachi band, has lined up a number of U.S. dates leading up to its appearance at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival on March 15 in Austin, Texas.…

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Drummer GENE HOGLAN Will Not Be Touring With FEAR FACTORY This Spring

Posted on March 9, 2012

Legendary extreme-metal drummer Gene Hoglan (TESTAMENT, DARK ANGEL, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, FEAR FACTORY, DETHKLOK) will not be sitting behind the kit for FEAR FACTORY when the Los Angeles cyber metal band hits the road at the end of April in…

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DIVINE TEMPTATION: New Album ‘Killer Suites’ Out Now

Posted on March 9, 2012

Austrian modern metallers DIVINE TEMPTATION are back with a vengeance. On their new studio album, “Killer Suites”, the five-piece throws a relentless bastard of prog, death and djent at mankind. Varied songwriting, punchy eight-string guitars, droning bass, lush drumming and…

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OBSCURA: New Video Interview With HANNES GROSSMANN

Posted on March 9, 2012

A new video interview with Hannes Grossmann, drummer of the extreme technical death metal band OBSCURA, can be seen below. OBSCURA is releasing its first-ever demo collection, entitled “Illegimitation”, independently this month. The collection contains ten never-before-heard tracks, including the…

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There Would Be No New VAN HALEN Tour Without WOLFGANG In The Band, Says VALERIE BERTINELLI

Posted on March 9, 2012

Valerie Bertinelli, the ex-wife of VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen and the mother of the band’s bassist, Wolfgang Van Halen, says that the current VAN HALEN tour would not be taking place if her son hadn’t joined the group…

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Former EXODUS Singer’s HATRIOT Supports TESTAMENT In California

Posted on March 9, 2012

HATRIOT — the new thrash metal project led by veteran San Francisco Bay Area vocalist Steve “Zetro” Souza (TENET, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL, EXODUS, LEGACY) — supported TESTAMENT on February 19 at The Avalon in Santa Clara, California. Multi-camera video footage…

Tagged with: Exodus, Hatriot, Testament
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ARCH ENEMY’s MICHAEL AMOTT Says New Guitarist ‘Nailed’ The Band’s Set During Rehearsal

Posted on March 9, 2012

Earlier this week, Peter Hodgson of IHeartGuitarBlog.com conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY. An excerpt from the chat follows below. IHeartGuitar.com: Obviously the hot topic at the moment is [your brother] Chris‘s [Amott,…

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PAUL SHAFFER’s GUNS N’ ROSES ‘Rock Hall’ Tweet Did Not Come From PAUL SHAFFER

Posted on March 9, 2012

A tweet that was posted on the “official” Twitter account of Paul Shaffer, the longtime David Letterman musical director and sidekick, regarding GUNS N’ ROSES‘ appearance at next month’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony did not come…

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CORTEZ Signs With BILOCATION RECORDS

Posted on March 9, 2012

Massachusetts stoner rockers CORTEZ have inked a deal with the German label Bilocation Records for the vinyl release of their long-awaited, self-titled full-length effort. The double LP will be released this spring on high-quality vinyl. The gatefold cover artwork and…

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DEF LEPPARD Drummer’s Collection Of Visual Art To Be Released Next Month

Posted on March 9, 2012

DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen‘s collection of visual art, “Electric Hand: Rhythm + Change”, is set for release on April 18 exclusively at RickAllenArt.com. Allen is translating rhythm into a visual art medium through an extensive process involving drumbeat, light,…

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