Finnish metal band MEMOIRA has announced the addition of female vocalist Kati Rantala (pictured below) to the group's ranks. The band states, "We were blown away by her vocal abilities and her work ethic! "We were surprised that how easy the whole process was and the amount of time that it took. "We are excited ...
SLAYER and MEGADETH are thrilled to announce the new, confirmed routing for the "American Carnage" North American Tour, which will commence with the rescheduled "Canadian Carnage East" dates in Quebec City on Friday, July 23. SLAYER will then head to Europe for a run of festival dates, returning to kick off the "American Carnage" leg ...
Legendary guitarist Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) was interviewed at at music mogul Clive Davis' pre-Grammy gala at Los Angeles' Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday night (January 30) before he performed the GUNS N' ROSES classic "Sweet Child O' Mine" with the THE BLACK EYED PEAS. He also spoke to TV Guide at last ...
DEVILDRIVER and PAPA ROACH have been confirmed for the "Aardschok" stage at this year's Zwarte Cross (Black Cross) festival, set to take place July 16-18, 2010 in Lichtenvoorde, Holland. The billing for the "Aardschok" stage is shaping up as follows: CONVERGE DEVILDRIVER KUDRA MATA LOUDNESS MY DYING BRIDE PAPA ROACH Zwarte Cross has grown into ...
Suslin of the WRSU FM radio show "Metal Health Awareness" recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Heri Joensen of Faroese Viking metallers TÝR. You can now listen to the chat below. TÝR's latest album, "By the Light of the Northern Star", was released on May 29, 2009 in Europe via Napalm Records. The CD was ...
Danish thrash metal veterans ARTILLERY have scheduled the following dates: Feb. 20 - Oostende Festival - Ostendfest, Belgium Mar. 27 - Ramfest - Albertslund, Denmark April 09 - Slagelse Musikhus - Slagelse, Denmark Apr. 10 - Kansas City - Odense, Denmark Apr. 16 - Loppen - Copenhagen, Denmark May 07 - Walpurgis Metal Days - ...
With an impressive 20 releases in 21 years, the AXEL RUDI PELL band counts among the most consistent, lasting and creative acts in the whole of Europe. Very few German guitarists can point to as long and successful a career as the musician from Bochum, whose unmistakable signature marks not only his characteristic guitar style, ...
Floridian black metallers KULT OV AZAZEL have issued the following update: "Hammer [drums] will be unavailable for the dates booked in March due to the recently announced TESTAMENT tour dates. Instead he'll be out on the road working for those guys so Tony Laureano (ex-DIMMU BORGIR, ANGELCORPSE, NILE) will be sitting in on drums for ...
Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA supported METALLICA on January 30 and January 31 at Morumbi Stadium in São Paulo, Brazil. Photos of the January 30 concert can be found at this location. A few of the pictures are available below. "A-Lex" — SEPULTURA's first LP to be recorded without either of the founding Cavalera brothers ...
