U.K.'s Rhythm magazine recently spoke to CAVALERA CONSPIRACY/ex-SEPULTURA drummer Igor Cavalera about the making of the new CAVALERA CONSPIRACY album, "Blunt Force Trauma". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rhythm: What were the most challenging aspects of recording the album? Igor: "It's very difficult for a drummer sometimes to hold ...
March 2011 - Blabbermouth Archive
HADES With Ex-MANOWAR Guitarist ROSS THE BOSS; Photos Available
Former MANOWAR guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman joined reunited '80s/'90s metallers HADES on stage this past Saturday night (March 26) at Dingbatz in Clifton, New Jersey to perform one song off MANOWAR's classic debut album, 1982's "Battle Hymns". Check out photos of the show at this location. HADES lineup for this concert was ...
DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED: 'Dead Skin' Video Released
"Dead Skin", the new video from DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED — the band led by VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan — can be viewed below (courtesy of CraveOnline.com). The song comes off the group's new album, "The Taking", which will be released on April 19 via Eagle Rock Entertainment. The CD was ...
7 HORNS 7 EYES Signs With CENTURY MEDIA
Seattle, Washiington-based metallers 7 HORNS 7 EYES have inked a multi-album North American deal with Century Media Records. The band's full-length debut, "Throes Of Absolution", will be released in the fall. The CD, which features a guest appearance by Jeff Loomis (NEVERMORE), will be made available in Europe via Basick Records. According to a press ...
BEHEMOTH Frontman Talks About His Battle With Leukemia
Revolver magazine is hosting the first part of an in-depth interview with guitarist/vocalist Adam "Negal "Darski of Polish extreme metal veterans BEHEMOTH. In it, he talks about his battle with leukemia, his current health status, and everything he went through. A couple of excerpts follow below. Revolver: When did you know you had ...
BLAZE BAYLEY: And Then There Was One
British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) has released the following statement: "First of all, thanks again for all the wonderful messages of support I have received in the last few days. "The mental, financial and emotional strain of keeping the BLAZE BAYLEY band together has proven to be too much for me ...
CROWBAR Pulls Out Of Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
New Orleans sludge metal legends CROWBAR have canceled their appearance at this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 18-20, 2011 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. According to the festival organizers, "There has been a death in the band's closer circle which has forced them to change their plans for July/August. A ...
ONE-WAY MIRROR Begins Recording New Album
ONE-WAY MIRROR — the French band featuring Guillaume Bideau (MNEMIC), David and Franck Potvin (LYZANXIA, PHAZE I), Dirk Verbeuren (SOILWORK) and Loic Colin (SCARVE, WATCHA) — has issued the following update: "ONE-WAY MIRROR entered the studio to record their [sophomore] album in an unequivocally incendiary atmosphere. With the creative juices flowing, their arses on fire, ...
SODOM Guitarist Rushed To Hospital; Polish Festival Appearance Canceled
German thrash metal veterans SODOM have been forced to cancel their April 2, 2011 appearance at the Silesian Massacre Festival Vol. 2 in Katowice, Poland after the band's guitarist, Bernd "Bernemann" Kost, was rushed to the hospital. SODOM's booking agent, Fleisch, writes on the group's MySpace page, "We do not know what exactly has happened ...