Christian Olde Wolbers, who handled the bass duties in FEAR FACTORY for nine years (1993-2002) and then assumed the role of guitarist in a revamped version of the band from 2002 until 2008, says that "there would be nothing better" than for FF's classic lineup to reunite and make a new studio album. After FEAR ...
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ABBATH: Video Footage Of Entire San Antonio Concert
Fan-filmed video footage of ABBATH, the band led by ex-IMMORTAL frontman Olve Eikemo (a.k.a. Abbath), performing on December 10 at the Aztec Theater in San Antonio, Texas can be seen below. ABBATH recently began rehearsing for its upcoming album in the group's hometown of Bergen, Norway. The follow-up to this year's self-titled debut will be ...
KREATOR: Watch Second Trailer For 'Gods Of Violence' Album
German thrash titans KREATOR have released the second video trailer for their upcoming album, "Gods Of Violence". Watch KREATOR mainman Mille Petrozza talk about working with producer Jens Bogren, the featured guests and the album's production process. "Gods Of Violence" will be released on January 27, 2017 via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork for ...
AVENGED SEVENFOLD: 'We Wanted To Do Something That No Rock Bands Have Ever Dared To Do'
AVENGED SEVENFOLD members Synyster Gates, Zacky Vengeance and M. Shadows were recently interviewed on Berlin, Germany's Star FM radio station. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Speaking about the surprise release of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's latest album, "The Stage", Zacky said: "Yeah, we definitely wanted to do something that no ...
QUEENSRŸCHE Songwriting Process Is 'A Total Collaborative Thing'
Straus Project recently conducted an interview with bassist Eddie Jackson and guitarist Parker Lundgren of QUEENSRŸCHE. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if there are any songs that were left over from the writing sessions for 2015's "Condition Hüman" album that might be revisited for the band's next CD, Eddie said: "Yeah, we ...
METALLICA Is Hoping To Bring Back ORION MUSIC + MORE Festival In 2018 Or 2019, Says LARS ULRICH
Lars Ulrich says that METALLICA is hoping to bring back its Orion Music + More festival during the touring cycle for the band's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct". The drummer's comments come a year after METALLICA frontman James Hetfield said that the band "lost millions" of dollars by staging Orion, making it highly unlikely the ...
ANTHRAX: 'For All Kings' Tour Edition To Include Bonus Disc Of Demos
ANTHRAX will embark on its first full European headline tour in more than a decade in February. All shows will see the band celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of its classic "Among The Living" by performing the LP live in its entirety along with fan favorites from throughout the band's rich 35-year career. ...
MUTINY WITHIN To Release 'Origins' Album In February
MUTINY WITHIN will release its third full-length album, titled "Origins", on February 10, 2017. The first single from "Origins", a track called "Archetype Of Destruction", can be streamed below. Commented MUTINY WITHIN bassist Andrew Jacobs: "At the end of last year, we found some old demos we thought had been lost, which led to a ...
KORPIKLAANI Releases 'FC Lahti' Video
Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI have released a video for their latest digital single, "FC Lahti". The song is a very special track written in support of the 20th anniversary of the band's local football team, FC Lahti, which plays in Finland's premier football division Veikkausliiga. The "FC Lahti" video contains footage from KORPIKLAANI's appearance at ...