A RONNIE JAMES DIO Memorial Gala on July 2nd has been announced as part of the thirteenth annual Tuska festival, which will take place July…
Source Continue reading RONNIE JAMES DIO Memorial Gala To Be Held As Part Of Finland’s Tuska Festival – NIGHTWISH, TAROT,… →

The official lineup for the Thrash And Burn 2010 Tour in North America has been released. ASKING ALEXANDRIA and BORN OF OSIRIS will co-headline the…
Source Continue reading ASKING ALEXANDRIA, BORN OF OSIRIS To Headline Thrash And Burn 2010 Tour; KITTIE, IMPENDING DOOM… →

Roadrunner Records reports: Welcome back to our Gear Nerd series where we pick the musical brains of Roadrunner artists about their craft. Past Gear Nerds…
Source Continue reading RATT Guitarist Warren DeMartini Featured In Gear Nerd Series; Q&A Available →

In the clip below, SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo talks about recording his 4th studio album with the band – and 5th with frontman Max Cavalera. Marc…
Source Continue reading SOULFLY Guitarist Marc Rizzo Checks In From The UK; Video Available →

TARJA TURUNEN (ex-NIGHTWISH) recently finished recording her forthcoming new album, What Lies Beneath. A two and a half-minute teaser from the album recordings and photo…
Source Continue reading TARJA TURUNEN – New Album Teaser Available →

APOCALYPTICA will guest on MÖTLEY CRÜE/SIXX A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx’ syndicated radio show, Sixx Sense, tonight – Friday, May 28th. A message from the show…
Source Continue reading APOCALYPTICA To Guest On Sixx Sense Tonight →

Britain’s annual Download Festival, which returns for an eighth year to Donington Park, from Friday, June 11th to Sunday, June 13th, has announced 14 more…
Source Continue reading Download Festival 2010 – ANATHEMA, RICKY WARWICK, GINGER, DANNY VAUGHN Among 14 New Acts Confirmed →

Finnish metallers AMORAL have issued the following update from guitarist Ben Varon: “As you might’ve noticed, it’s been real quiet here in the past few months….
Source Continue reading AMORAL Issue New Album Update; Studio Video Available →

HOLY RAGE members Al Atkins (vocals, ex-JUDAS PRIEST) and Chris Johnson (guitar) are to be interviewed live on CHRW 94.9FM in London, Ontario to talk…
Source Continue reading HOLY RAGE Members Al Atkins And Chris Johnson On CHRW 94.9FM This Saturday →

THEM CROOKED VULTURES – the supergroup featuring John Paul Jones (LED ZEPPELIN), Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS) and Josh Homme (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) -…
Source Continue reading THEM CROOKED VULTURES Announce Live Date In Japan →

GUNS N’ ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson checks in with the following update: “I’m writing to you from Bergen, Norway! Sorry it’s been a while, I’ve…
Source Continue reading On The Road With GUNS N’ ROSES Bassist Tommy Stinson; Video Footage From Argentina Online →

Wisconsin’s champions of thrash, LAZARUS A.D., are unleashing their new video for the track ‘Absolute Power’, off the critically acclaimed debut album, The Onslaught, this…
Source Continue reading LAZARUS A.D. To Host MTV2’s Headbangers Ball This Monday →

An eight-minute preview clip for “Wanderer On The Edge Of Time”, the new album from the legendary German progressive thrash outfit MEKONG DELTA, is available for streaming on the band’s MySpace page.
Source Continue reading MEKONG DELTA: Eight-Minute ‘Wanderer’ Preview Clip Available →