Genelec, the Finnish manufacturer of high-quality active home theater loudspeaker systems, visited Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH during the recording sessions for their long-awaited new album, "Imaginarium", at Petrax studios in Finland with world-renowned mixing engineer Mikko Karmila. The eight-minute clip, which can be seen below, features keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen and bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala talking about ...
Mike Mangini, the 48-year-old session artist who has played for ANNIHILATOR, EXTREME, JAMES LABRIE and STEVE VAI, has officially joined DREAM THEATER as the replacement for the recently departed Mike Portnoy. Commented Mangini: "The day that I got the phone call to be in DREAM THEATER, it took my brain a minute to assemble what ...
According to The Pulse Of Radio, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello will release a new EP, "Union Town", digitally on May 17 and as a CD and vinyl album on July 19. All profits from "Union Town" will benefit The America Votes Labor Unity Fund via SaveWorkers.org. The disc consists of eight pro-union ...
"Traces Inside", the new video from the Norwegian metal quintet ABOVE SYMMETRY (formerly ASPERA), can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's debut album, "Ripples", which was released this past Tuesday (April 26) via InsideOut Music. Over one year ago, five young musicians from Skien, Norway, made a very impressive entrance into the ...
Mark Voger of The Star-Ledger recently conducted an interview with legendary hard rock and heavy metal bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT). When asked about the tragic 1982 airplane accident — a morning joy ride gone horribly wrong in Florida — that took the life of OZZY ...
Dutch/Mexican gothic/progressive metal band STREAM OF PASSION has set "Darker Days" as the title of its third album, due via Napalm Records on the following dates: Spain, Finland, Sweden: June 22 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy: June 24 Rest Of Europe: June 27 USA/Canada: July 5 The CD was recorded at Sandlane Recording Facilities in ...
Reactivated Florida-based melodic metallers CRIMSON GLORY made their European live debut with new singer Todd La Torre this past Wednesday, April 27 at Dynamo in Eindhoven, Holland. Video footage of the concert can be viewed below. In other news, CRIMSON GLORY's tour manager Frode Johnsrud has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "CRIMSON GLORY deeply ...
David "Gus" Griesinger of BackstageAxxess.com conducted an interview with members of the original ALICE COOPER band on the "black carpet" of the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which was held on April 20 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. You can now watch the chat below. Shock-rock godfather Alice Cooper received ...
According to The Pulse Of Radio, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has given a statement to "Harddrive Radio" about the departure of bassist Matt Snell at the end of last year. Guitarist Zoltan Bathory confirmed that Snell was let go back in December, but also told "Harddrive Radio" why it wasn't made official until now and ...
