Serj Tankian, Devin Townsend + Ihsahn Issue Lyric Video for New 'We Are'...
System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian, Strapping Young Lad mad scientist Devin Townsend and Emperor black metal despot Ihsahn -- now those are three names you don't see linked on a daily basis. The...
View ArticleMike Portnoy Talks Adrenaline Mob Finale, New Band Winery Dogs to Hit the Road
There's never a dull moment in the rhythmic life of former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy. The skinsman left one of his post-DT bands -- Adrenaline Mob -- to focus on other projects, namely the...
View ArticleDeep Purple Keyboardist Jon Lord Saluted With 2014 Memorial Show
A memorial show that will celebrate the life and music of late Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord now has a date and a talent lineup. The show will be held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on...
View ArticleDream Theater Post Studio Gallery From Making of Self-Titled Album
Dream Theater will release their self-titled album on Sept. 24. While the band's dedicated disciples will have to wait a few more months to hear the new material, the band has shared an 18-shot photo...
View ArticleSteven Tyler Wants to 'Take a Risk' With Solo Album
Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith may be "The Toxic Twins," but the two sure are prolific, even on their own. With guitarist Perry working on his memoir, Tyler is freed up to do other stuff, like...
View ArticleLamb of God Drummer Chris Adler Says Randy Blythe Ordeal Bankrupted the Band
While Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe faced a possible 10-year jail sentence amid charges of manslaughter stemming from a fan's death at a 2010 show in the Czech Republic, his bandmates were in a...
View ArticleSlipknot Drummer Joey Jordison Unveils Scar the Martyr Release Plans
With Slipknot on their usual hiatus, the band's rhythmic backbone and one of its primary songwriters -- drummer Joey Jordison -- has revealed release plans for his new Scar the Martyr project. The...
View ArticleAmerican Head Charge Announce New EP + Summer Tour Plans
American Head Charge continue to make a racket. The Minneapolis band, which rose to prominence in the early '00s, will drop a new EP, 'Shoot,' on July 23. They will also kick off their first leg of the...
View ArticleAl Jourgensen Bares All in 'Ministry: The Lost Gospels' Memoir
Amanda Edwards, Getty Images Ministry's Al Jourgensen has always been a lightning rod in the industrial metal scene. Still, he has inspired everyone from Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor to Slipknot's...
View ArticleThe Butcher Babies Unveil New Song 'The Deathsurround'
The Butcher Babies are dropping 'Goliath,' their debut album, on July 9, and they will spend the summer on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival promoting it. The band, fronted by not one but two...
View ArticleBlack Veil Brides Set for 2013 Monster Energy Outbreak/HardDrive Live Tour
The Black Veil Brides better not have signed any long-term leases because they aren't going to see the inside of their apartments or living quarters much this year. The band, currently laying waste to...
View ArticleMetallica Frontman James Hetfield's Comments About Orion Atlantic City...
Atlantic City, N.J. was the host city for Metallica's first-ever Orion Music + More Festival, held at Bader Field, a former municipal airport. The event debuted at the location in the shore town last...
View ArticleFormer Black Sabbath Roadie Eddie 'The Rocker' Norton Killed in Motorcycle...
Eddie 'The Rocker' Norton, a former roadie for Black Sabbath, has died. Norton, 62, was killed in a motorcycle accident on May 17 in Thailand. Continue reading…
View ArticleKorn Reveal New Album Release Date
Korn will follow up 2011's 'The Path of Totality,' which found the band exploring elements of the EDM sound, with a brand new album due out this fall. Drummer Ray Luzier let the cat out of the bag...
View ArticleMachine Head Reveal New Bassist Jared MacEachern
Machine Head have found a replacement for longtime bassist Adam Duce, who departed earlier this year. The new bassist is Jared MacEachern. Longtime fans of Machine Head and astute metalheads will...
View ArticleFive Finger Death Punch Bassist Chris Kael Disses 30 Seconds to Mars Over...
The fans of Thirty Seconds to Mars have an ally in Five Finger Death Punch bassist Chris Kael. The musician offered his opinion on the alt rock band's meet and greet policies and behavior, noting that...
View ArticleBlack Dahlia Murder Deliver an Ape, a Goat + Fake Slash for 'Goat of...
Leave it to Black Dahlia Murder to inject a little -- actually, make it a lot of -- humor into a blackened death metal video. The clip in question is for 'Goat of Departure' and the Detroit-set video...
View ArticleChino Moreno Feels Shelved Deftones Album 'Eros' Should Be Released
For years, Deftones singer Chino Moreno maintained that 'Eros,' the final album the band recorded with late bassist Chi Cheng before he was injured in a car accident that left him in a semi-conscious...
View ArticleMegadeth Plan Gigantour Oklahoma City Fundraising for Tornado Victims
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustainehas revealed that the band will donate the proceeds from the Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre date of Gigantour, slated for July 16, to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma....
View ArticleCourtney Love Says Her Demographic Is Hetero Smart Guys, Gay Guys +...
Courtney Love is a cultural lightning rod. Perhaps that's why the singer attracts such a wide cross section of fans. Currently on a short tour, Love, who hopes to release a new album and autobiography...
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