According to the Edmonton Journal, GWAR will still perform Friday at Edmonton Event Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, despite the death of one of the band's guitarists. Cory Smoot (a.k.a. Flattus Maximus) was found dead as the U.S. band was about to enter Canada on Thursday morning. He was 34 years old. GWAR ...
November 2011 - Blabbermouth Archive
CATTLE DECAPITATION Hard At Work On New Album; Teaser Available
A quick teaser from T-R3X showing San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION hard at work on their new album slated for release next spring via Metal Blade Records can be seen below. CATTLE DECAPITATION's video for the song "A Body Farm" was directed by the band's friend, DOWNSPELL vocalist Tyson Metruccio (who previously helmed BRUTAL ...
RONNIE JAMES DIO Cancer Fund Hosts First Awards Gala At Playboy Mansion In Los Angeles
The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund hosted its first Awards Gala on Tuesday evening (November 1) at the famed Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles to raise funds for its commitment to cancer prevention, research and education. Founded in memory of Ronnie James Dio, the world-renowned voice of DIO, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH ...
WARRANT Guitarist: 'I Can Sleep At Night Knowing I Did Everything I Could' To Help JANI LANE
WARRANT founder and guitarist Erik Turner tells Rachael Recker of the Southwest Riverside News Network that the passing of the band's original frontman Jani Lane who died from alcohol poisoning in August at age 47 is tragic. "[Lane's] somebody that I spent a lot of time with," said Turner, who hadn't spoken with ...
RATT: New Audio Interview With BOBBY BLOTZER
On October 20, Twisted Rose magazine's Angie conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Twisted Rose: What is RATT is up to nowadays and is there anything you can tell us about plans with the band? Blotzer: Well, you know, we're taking the... ...
NECRONOMICON: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'The Black Path Of America Tour'
Quebec, Canada-based black/death metallers NECRONOMICON have uploaded a new webisode featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the recently completed "The Black Path Of America Tour" with VREID and KAMPFAR. Check it out below. NECRONOMICON in May announced the addition of bassist Armaros to the group's ranks. Bassist Diego "D" left NECRONOMICON last year in order to undertake ...
GRAVE Explains Its Non-Participation In MASSACRE Tour
Swedish death metal veterans GRAVE have issued the following statement: "As announced earlier today on Blabbermouth.net, GRAVE will not be a part of the upcoming MASSACRE European tour dubbed 'Army Of Darkness'. We are being 'replaced' by MACABRE which will be a killer addition to the already confirmed lineup of MASSACRE and MASTER. "A lot ...
ICED EARTH: Quality Footage Of Entire Uden Concert
Quality fan-filmed video footage of ICED EARTH's entire November 2, 2011 performance at de Pul in Uden, Netherlands can be seen in five parts below. Featured songs: Part 1 00:00 Dystopia 06:15 Burning Times 10:00 Angels Holocaust 14:40 Slave To The Dark 18:30 V 23:00 Stand Alone Part 2 00:00 When The Night Falls 07:50 ...
CYNIC Interviewed At 'Carbon-Based Anatomy' Release Party (Video)
Jo Schftan of Horns Up Rocks! conducted an interview with the progressive rock/metal band CYNIC at last night's (Wednesday, November 2) special release party for the group's "Carbon-Based Anatomy" EP at Idle Hands Bar in New York City. You can now watch the chat below. On "Carbon-Based Anatomy", CYNIC has once again taken its natural ...