Drummer Mark "Bam Bam" McConnell, who was a member of former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach's touring band from 1997 to 2005, passed away on Thursday, May 24 in a Gainesville, Florida hospital. According to unconfirmed online reports, the musician's liver and kidneys had shut down, which led to partial brain damage. McConnell's niece Erin ...
Canadian blackened death metal blasphemers WEAPON have completed the recording of their long-awaited Relapse debut entitled "Embers And Revelations". The band entered the studio on March 18 to record the CD along with producer Terry Paholek at The Physics Lab in their hometown of Edmonton, Canada. Continuing on the same scathing path as their previous ...
Swedish heavy rockers GRAND MAGUS released their new album, "The Hunt", in Europe on May 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD's cover artwork was created by Arik Roper (CATHEDRAL, HIGH ON FIRE, SLEEP), who also handled the art on GRAND MAGUS' "Iron Will" LP. "The Hunt" track listing: 01. Starlight Slaughter 02. Sword Of ...
American power metallers ICED EARTH have released the following statement: "Dear fans, friends and fellow metalheads in India. It is with a heavy heart and deep regret to announce that we will not be performing at the Bangalore Open Air festival on June 16th. Unfortunately, we have been a victim of terminal visa issues for ...
An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for "Danger Zone", the new album from HARDLINE, can be seen below. The CD was released on May 18 in Europe and May 22 in North America via Frontiers Records. Following the release of "Leaving The End Open", HARDLINE's mastermind and singer Johnny Gioeli did not realistically feel that another ...
Maryland-based experimental, progressive metallers PERIPHERY will release their sophomore album, "Periphery II: This Time It's Personal", on July 3 via Sumerian Records. The CD will feature guest appearances by John Petrucci (DREAM THEATER), Guthrie Govan (THE ARISTOCRATS) and Wes Hauch (THE FACELESS). Commented PERIPHERY guitarist Misha Mansoor: "We put so much hard work and time ...
Social-media web site WinkBall.com, a video media company that specializes in capturing the passion of fans at events they love, joined metalheads at the final show of JUDAS PRIEST's "Epitaph" world tour this past Saturday, May 26 at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, England to find out why PRIEST has inspired such incredible ...
Professionally filmed video footage of HELLYEAH's entire May 27 performance at the Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma can be seen below. Although it was announced last week that HELLYEAH guitarist Greg Tribbett would sit out several dates — including Rocklahoma — on the band's current tour due to a family emergency, he performed with his ...
Metal Army's Victor M. Ruiz recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chris Barnes of Florida-based death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Army: The word "pioneer" is associated to so many people, but it's obvious that thousands of singers have and will continue to ...
