Grinning Elk music company has "been honored" with the task of offering some of the bass guitars from the private collection of Rex Brown, bassist for PANTERA and DOWN. This particular piece is a 2001 Rex-5XL with a one-off, custom flame paint job and was played by Rex on PANTERA's "Reinventing the Steel" tour in ...
October 2009 - Blabbermouth Archive
SAWTHIS: Performance Footage Of New Song Available
Italian thrash-death metallers SAWTHIS (formerly SOTHIS) have posted performance footage of a new song, "Act Of Sorrow", on their YouTube channel (see clip below). The track comes off the band's forthcoming sophomore album, "Egod", which was recorded at Petemkin Studios with producer Paolo Ojetti (INFERNAL POETRY). 13 songs were written for the CD and 10 ...
SAXON: New Five-Minute 'Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie' Trailer Posted Online
A new five-minute trailer for the upcoming documentary on British rock legends SAXON, "Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie", can be viewed below. U.K.'s Coolhead Productions is putting the finishing touches on "Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie". The film, which is expected to be released in December, celebrates the group's 30th anniversary. Produced by ...
MÖTLEY CRÜE: 'Greatest Hits' Widget Available
A widget for MÖTLEY CRÜE's new "greatest-hits" collection, suitably titled "Greatest Hits", is available below. Due on November 17 via Eleven Seven Music/Mötley Records, the package will feature the following track listing: 01. Too Fast for Love 02. Shout at the Devil 03. Looks that Kill 04. Too Young to Fall in Love 05. Smokin' ...
THEM CROOKED VULTURES: Another Song Snippet Posted Online
A snippet of the song "Mind Eraser, No Chaser" from THEM CROOKED VULTURES — which consists of FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl on drums, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE singer/guitarist Josh Homme and LED ZEPPELIN bass player John Paul Jones — is available for streaming using the player below. The track comes off the band's ...
SAINT VITUS: European, West Coast Dates Announced
American doom legends SAINT VITUS have announcef the first of the confirmed dates for their upcoming February 2010 European tour featuring places that the band has never played or has not played in a very long time. A support band has not been chosen yet, but the preliminary dates are as follows: Feb. 04 - ...
DREAM THEATER Guitarist Interviewed In Oslo
Imhotep's Paul Kearns and Roy Kristensen conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci when the band played in Oslo, Norway on September 26, 2009. Watch the chat in three parts below. DREAM THEATER recently finished filming footage for the promotional video for the song "Wither". The "Wither" EP, which was released ...
EXSECRATUS Announces New Singer
Finnish metal band EXSECRATUS, which features in its ranks Jussi Raatikainen, the older brother of CHILDREN OF BODOM drummer Jaska, has announced the addition of singer Jenni "Luna" Saira to the group's ranks. EXSECRATUS has also parted ways with keyboardist Anna Räisänen "due personal difficulties between her and and the other members of the band." ...
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Featured On Canada's 'Hard'; Video Available
Raleigh, North Carolina-based progressive metalcore quintet BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME is featured in the first episode of "Hard" on the newly launched AUX music channel out of Canada. Watch the segment below. BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME will kick off a North American headlining tour on January 8, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. Support on ...