Rex Brown says that he is up for teaming up with Philip Anselmo and Zakk Wylde for a special tour celebrating the music of PANTERA. Brown made the comment in response to an interview "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's longtime girlfriend Rita Haney gave last month in which she said she would "definitely" be in favor of ...
Wendy Dio, wife and longtime manager of Ronnie James Dio, has confirmed that there are "a lot of unfinished songs" from the legendary heavy metal singer that may eventually see the light of day. Ronnie James Dio, best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and DIO, died of stomach cancer 10 years ago ...
Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, has confirmed that her second solo album is "very well on the way." Strauss's upcoming disc, which is tentatively due in late 2020, will be the follow-up to her first solo album, "Controlled Chaos", released in 2018 via Sumerian Records. Nita offered an ...
SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has hinted at new music, saying that he's not quite ready to hang it up. The legendary California thrashers played the final show of their farewell tour last November at the Forum in Los Angeles. One day later, Kerry's wife, Ayesha King, said that there is "not a chance in hell" ...
During a recent appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation", Dee Snider was asked if TWISTED SISTER will ever play live again, four years after the band completed its farewell tour. The singer responded: "I've got no plans for it. I've heard people [talk about it], and I just shrug my shoulders. The idea of being a ...
The fall, two of the most promising bands in modern melodic metal will join forces to flash Europe with an amazing tour across the countries. AMARANTHE and BEYOND THE BLACK kick off their joint European co-headline tour in Munich on November 13 to spread the news of a new metal generation across the continent. Olof ...
Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL have canceled their previously scheduled shows in Australia and Southeast Asia due to mounting concerns of the coronavirus. The band announced the cancelation in a social media post earlier today. They wrote: "ATTENTION SOUTH EAST ASIA‼️ We regret to inform our beloved fans of South East Asia that due to ...
According to Billboard, Ozzy Osbourne's "Ordinary Man" earned 77,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending February 27 to debut at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart. Of that sum, 65,000 are in album sales. This marks Ozzy's eighth top 10 album, and matches his highest rank ...
British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS have set "Torn Arteries" as the title of their new album, due on August 7 via Nuclear Blast. The name of the follow-up to 2013's "Surgical Steel" was revealed by guitarist Bill Steer in a recent interview with Australia's Heavy. According to Steer, the title of ...
NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen was the featured guest on BBC's "The Rock Show With Johnnie Walker" during the "Rock God" segment. Floor picked SKUNK ANANSIE's Skin and stated about her choice: "I'm here to talk about my 'rock goddess,' which, to me, is Skin from SKUNK ANANSIE. I chose her because ...
