"Metal Zone" host Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone conducted an interview with former DREAM THEATER/AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Mike Portnoy at the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which was held on Wednesday, April 20 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, California. The chat can now be viewed ...
April 2011 - Blabbermouth Archive
NOCTEM: 'Oblivion' Trailer Available
Spanish black/death metallers NOCTEM will release their sophomore album, "Oblivion", on June 13 via Rising Records. A "signed limited tour edition" of the CD will be made available in Spain on May 24. The follow-up to 2009's "Divinity", "Oblivion" was recorded at Ultrasound Studios 2 in Portugal with producer Daniel Cardoso (ANGELUS APATRIDA, AVA INFERI, ...
TNT Guitarist Pays Tribute To Fallen Keyboardist
Guitarist Ronni Le Tekrø of Norwegian/British hard rockers has released the following statement regarding the passing of the band's keyboardist, Dag Stokke: "My world fell apart some days ago, but luckily I got to see you and speak with you just before we lost you. I'm so grateful that we could have that last goodbye ...
RUNNING WILD To Release 'The Final Jolly Roger' In June
German power metallers RUNNING WILD played their farewell show at the 2009 edition of Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The band's July 30, 2009 "best-of" performance was filmed and recorded for an upcoming DVD and CD. "The Final Jolly Roger" will released on June ...
SEBASTIAN BACH, ANVIL To Guest On This Weekend's 'That Metal Show'; Preview Clip
Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) and Canadian metal legends ANVIL will be the featured guests on this coming weekend's (Saturday, April 30) episode of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" at 11 p.m. ET/PT. You can now watch a preview clip below. The boys are back and ready to rock! Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson ...
DEEDS OF FLESH Announces New Lineup
California extreme metallers DEEDS OF FLESH have parted ways with guitarist Sean Southern due to "personal reasons" and have replaced him with Craig Peters (ARKAIK). Commented the band: "Craig is one of the top lead guitarist in the metal scene today in our opinion and has already been contributing in the writing process for [the ...
ORIGIN: New Song Available For Streaming
"Expulsion Of Fury", a brand new song from American technical death metal innovators ORIGIN, can be streamed on the band's Facebook page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Entity", which will be released on June 7 in North America and June 10 in Europe via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD features ...
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: 'The Song Remains Not The Same' Trailer Released
A 30-second trailer for BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's "The Song Remains Not The Same" can be viewed below. Due on May 10 via Entertainment One Music, the offering features unplugged versions of material from BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's latest album, "Order Of The Black", as well as additional material recorded during the "Order Of The Black" sessions. ...
VOIVOD To Release Live Album In U.S. Via SONIC UNYON METAL
Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD will release a new live album, "Warriors Of Ice", in the U.S. on June 21 via Sonic Unyon Metal. The CD, which can already be purchased digitally (see below), will be made available in Canada on June 17 through Indica Records. Late in 2009, VOIVOD released their live "Tatsumaki: Voivod Japan ...