Michigan thrashers NOCTURNAL FEAR have announced the addition of guitarist "The Axes Of Death" Chris and bassist "SpecialForces Kommando" Warmonger to the group's ranks. The band is currently writing material for its fifth full-length album, tentatively titled "Excessive Cruelty", for a late 2010/early 2011 release via Moribund Records. Working songtitles set to appear on the ...
Fan-filmed video footage of REVAMP's performance at this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, which took place June 25-27 in Dessel, Belgium, can be viewed below. REVAMP is the new band led by former AFTER FOREVER vocalist Floor Jansen. The group's self-titled debut album was released in Europe on May 28 via Nuclear Blast Records. "Revamp" track ...
BROTHER CLYDE is the new rock band started by country star Billy Ray Cyrus. The Los Angeles-based combo also features Samantha Maloney (MÖTLEY CRÜE, HOLE, EAGLES OF DEATH METAL) and guitarist Jamie Miller (drummer for THESTART, SNOT), within its ranks. The band will release its self-titled debut album on August 10 via Buena Vista Records/Fontana. ...
Guitarist Matt Szlachta of Chicago metallers DIRGE WITHIN recently conducted an interview with GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus (a.k.a. Dave Brockie). Watch the chat below. "America Must Be Destroyed", GWAR's 1992 opus, can now be purchased in a special edition digipak that's also crammed with a DVD that includes the seminal GWAR films "Tour De Scum" ...
Guitar amp company Hughes & Kettner conducted an interview with Jeff Waters of Canadian metal veterans ANNIHILATOR at this year's Hellfest, which took place June 18-20 in Clisson, France. Watch the chat below. ANNIHILATOR's new self-titled album, was released in Europe on May 17. The CD was made available in Europe via Earache Records, in ...
On June 29, Brandon Marshall of Sonic Excess conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco thrashers TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sonic Excess: The "American Carnage" tour is just one month away. How have you been preparing for the tour, and will TESTAMENT be playing ...
U.K. noise rockers OCTOBER FILE are set to appear in "Zombie Driftwood", a new movie by Emmy Award-winning director Bob Carruthers. Carruthers is a huge fan of the band and thinks the track "Falter" from the group's recently released "Our Souls To You" album (via Candlelight Records) is the track for the film. Bob stated, ...
IWRESTLEDABEARONCE — the Shreveport, Louisiana quintet now transplanted to Birmingham, Alabama — has just released the "It's All Happening" (Century Media Records) three-disc deluxe reissue CD, which includes the "It's All Remixed" bonus CD and DVD, featuring a variety of remixes and exclusive video. The "It's All Happening" bonus DVD includes song stems for listeners ...
What happens when Dee Snider, the legendary frontman of heavy metal group TWISTED SISTER, is the "quiet one" in the family? "Growing Up Twisted" follows the outrageous and oddball daily pursuits of the Sniders, who think their zany world is just real life, perfectly normal... only it's not. The seven-episode series premieres with two back-to-back ...
