Century Media Records has revealed more details about its latest signing, the U.K. death metal band VALLENFYRE. The group is the brainchild of Gregor Mackintosh, songwriter and guitarist of PARADISE LOST, and features members of MY DYING BRIDE, AT THE GATES and DOOM. VALLENFYRE just released the "Desecration / Iconoclast" seven-inch single (limited to 500 ...
September 2011 - Blabbermouth Archive
AXEL RUDI PELL's Piano Version Of DIO's 'Holy Diver'; Audio Available
SPV/Steamhammer has set a September 27 release date (one day earlier internationally) for "The Ballads IV", the new compilation from German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL. In addition to all of the group's ballads since the release of "The Ballads III" (which came out in 2004), the disc includes three newly recorded songs. "The Ballads IV" ...
Former IN THIS MOMENT Bassist Joins WORLD UNDER BLOOD
Former IN THIS MOMENT bassist Kyle Konkiel has joined WORLD UNDER BLOOD, the melodic death metal side project featuring CKY guitarist/vocalist Deron Miller and Luke Jaeger on guitar. In other news, WORLD UNDER BLOOD is seeking a new drummer that resides "in the Los Angeles area and no more than an hour from Santa Clarita, ...
MONSTER MAGNET: Australian 'Dopes To Infinity' Tour Canceled
MONSTER MAGNET's "Dopes To Infinity" tour of Australia, which was scheduled to kick off in Perth next weekend, has been canceled. The trek, which was supposed to see the band playing its classic 1995 album "Dopes To Infinity" in its entirety, will now "visit Australia at a more appropriate time." The official statement from tour ...
LACUNA COIL To Release 'Trip The Darkness' Single
"Trip The Darkness", the new single from the Italian rock/metal band LACUNA COIL, will be released digitally on October 17. The song comes off the group's new album, "Dark Adrenaline", which is scheduled for an early 2012 release via Century Media Records. LACUNA COIL will hit the road in late October in support of "Dark ...
MINISTRY Announces U.S. Tour Dates
The reactivated MINISTRY has scheduled the following U.S. tour dates for June 2012: June 17 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre June 21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia June 23 - New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater June 28 - Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre June 29 - Chicago, IL @ ...
BACH: 'My Albums Sound More Like Original SKID ROW Than The New SKID ROW Sounds Like SKID ROW'
Radio Metal recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Radio Metal: One of the strongest videos in hard rock history is the one you did with SKID ROW for "18 And Life". On the other hand, the video for your latest single ...
MARTY FRIEDMAN To Celebrate 'Tokyo Jukebox 2' Release With 'In-The-Round' Event
To commemorate the release of his new solo album, "Tokyo Jukebox 2", former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman and Nico Nico Douga will present the CD in Nicofarre on September 17 in Tokyo. Friedman will perform live in a unique 360-degree digital 'in-the-round' format, and the show will be broadcast live via Nico Nico Douga, Japan's ...
NIGHT IN GALES: New Song Available For Streaming
"This Neon Grave", a brand new song from German melodic death metallers NIGHT IN GALES, can be streamed on the band's Facebook page. (Note: You must "like" the group in order to stream the track.) The cut comes off NIGHT IN GALES' fifth album, "Five Scars", which will be released on November 7 ...