Swiss old-school thrash metal veterans 2BLACK have signed a deal with Wormholedeath/Aural Music Group. The band's debut album, "Mind Infect", will be released in the spring through Aural Music Group. The CD was recorded and mixed at Mathlab Recording Studio in Italy with producer Jonathan Mazzeo (MECHANICAL GOD CREATION, THE WAY OF PURITY) and was ...
Singer Burton C. Bell of Los Angeles cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY has teamed up with Body Of Art, an art project that is raising funds for cancer research. Tattooed celebrities, tattoo artists, sports personalities and inspirational figures in the public eye are asked to pose for a portrait in the Body Of Art style. The ...
French symphonic/gothic metallers WHYZDOM have parted ways with singer Elvyne Lorient for "professional" reasons and have replaced her with Marie Rouyer. An eight-minute YouTube clip containing "a quick recording" of Marie's voice on four songs ("Atlantis", "The Road To Babylon", "Daughter Of The Night" and "Cathedral Of The Damned") from the band's two albums is ...
SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser will perform at Hendrix 70, a celebration of Jimi Hendrix's talent to mark what would have been the legendary axeman's 70th birthday, on February 1-3 at the SESC Vila Mariana in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Guests: Andreas Kisser (guitar and vocals) Edgard Scandura (guitar and vocals) Helio Flanders (vocals) Lanny Gordin (guitar) ...
Guitar Center conducted a short interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention that took place January 24-27 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Faulkner talked about why he's been playing with the new EMG X series pickups. You can ...
On February 1, Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with NONPOINT drummer Robb Rivera. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. "I Said It", the new video from NONPOINT, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Ramon Boutviseth, who has previously worked with TRIVIUM, DARKEST HOUR, INCUBUS ...
Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will release thier fourth studio album, "Temper Temper", on February 12. The LP will be available in both standard and deluxe editions on RCA Records. "Temper Temper" was once again produced by Don Gilmore (LINKIN PARK, GOOD CHARLOTTE), who worked on the group's last LP, 2010's "Fever", and was ...
Legendary rocker Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) has revealed to Las Vegas Magazine that he is currently in the studio with his group the WABORITAS "rehearsing and writing songs." He added: "We're putting something out this year and we'll probably go out and do 25-30 shows." Hagar revealed in a holiday video ...
Polish death metallers LOST SOUL will release their long-awaited new double album, "Genesis XX Years Of Chaoz", on February 22. The effort, which encompasses the band's 20-year career, will include 32 songs plus two covers: METALLICA's "For Whom The Bell Tolls" and PRODIGY's "Spitfire". It will be released as a double digipak CD with a ...
German heavy rockers THE NEW BLACK will release their third album, "III: Cut Loose", on March 15 via AFM Records. The effort will be made available in different configurations, including a "big, fat digipak" with loads of bonus tracks. According to a press release, "There's also talk of guest singers, free downloads and video clips ...
