According to The Pulse Of Radio, METALLICA is bringing back its legendary Snake Pit as part of the band’s upcoming run of European festival shows. The Snake Pit is a section carved out of the middle of the band’s stage where fans can stand and watch the band perform above and around them. The Snake […]
Guitarist Oli Herbert of Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS has confirmed that the band is working on the material for the follow-up to 2012′s “A War You Cannot Win”, tentatively due before the end of the year. Speaking to Artisan News at SESAC‘s 18th annual Pop Awards at The New York Public Library on Monday, […]
Bassist Paolo Gregoletto of Florida metallers TRIVIUM has released the following statement: “To TRIVIUM fans, friends and family: “I had asked everyone to make this statement regarding [drummer] Nick [Augusto], personally and on behalf of the band, because of the history we both have had together as friends and bandmates. “There is no easy way […]
According to The Hollywood Reporter, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett is among the artists who appear on “The Gay Nineties Old Tyme Music: Daisy Bell”, a limited-edition album featuring different versions of the same song, the 19th century pop standard “Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)”. Written in 1892, it was a hit song of the […]
Bloody Hammers will release new album “Under Satan’s Sun” on June 10th in North America (June 2nd UK Rest of Europe) via Napalm Records/Spinning Goblin. As the release of Under Satan’s Sun draws nearer, Bloody Hammers has released a new video for the song “Death Does Us Part.” The video is being premiered courtesy of […]
TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French has defended his band’s choice to remain active mostly by performing live and not making a new full-length studio album, calling it “our version of survival.” After French told Full Throttle Rock in a recent interview that “no one is yet to make a case for any reason” […]
GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus told the Associated Press at Revolver Golden Gods awards show in Los Angeles that fans could see new music from the band in the next year. “We are working on stuff and hopefully very soon we’re going to have new stuff out,” Fortus said on the event’s “black carpet […]
The Revolver Golden Gods awards show took place on Wednesday night (April 23) at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, where various rock and metal acts were honored for their talents and achievements and both Axl Rose and Joan Jett were given lifetime contribution awards. According to The Pulse Of Radio, the show opened with a […]
JON OLIVA’S PAIN, the Florida-based band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, has recruited Bill Hudson (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, CELLADOR, POWER QUEST, NIGHTRAGE) as its new guitarist. Says JON OLIVA’S PAIN drummer Christopher Kinder: “Bill is a world-class guitar player and truly a welcome addition to the JON OLIVA’S PAIN lineup.” JON OLIVA’S PAIN‘s fourth […]
Last night at the Revolver Golden Gods awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, SLAYER surprised the capacity crowd with an unannounced performance, kicking off the show with a three-song set that included the global premiere of “Implode”, the band’s first new studio recording in five years. Recorded earlier this month at Henson […]
According to the New York Daily News, a former Port Authority New York police officer has pleaded guilty to fraud after he was busted moonlighting on the road as the lead singer for the Brooklyn-based heavy metal band called COUSIN SLEAZE while collecting disability payments from the police department. Christopher Inserra resigned from the force […]
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will be the musical guest on “Late Night With Seth Meyers” on Tuesday, May 6. The band will perform the song “My Dying Time” from its recently released album “Catacombs Of The Black Vatican”. “Late Night With Seth Meyers” is the American late-night talk show that airs at 12:35 am Eastern/11:35 […]