Lechon Atomico of MetalPR.com conducted an interview with Colorado Satanic metal masters SATAN'S HOST prior to their March 16 concert at La Respuesta in San Juan, Puerto Rico. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is footage SATAN'S HOST performing a brand new song, "Cor Malifecus - Heart of Evil", from ...
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PENTAGRAM CHILE recently completed work on its first-ever studio album, entitled "The Malefice", for a June/July release via Germany's Cyclone Empire Records. Drums for the CD were tracked at Sade Studios in Santiago, Chile, while all guitars and vocals were recorded at HVR Studios in Suffolk, U.K., where the album was mixed by vocalist/guitarist Anton ...
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A BLABBERMOUTH.NET user who goes by the handle "TheSorceressKnight" has unveiled the "secret" behind the cover artwork of the much-anticipated new ALICE IN CHAINS album, "The Devil Put The Dinosaurs Here". After loading the picture into Photoshop, TheSorceressKnight uncovered what appears to be a hidden image inside the cover. Check it out below. "The Devil ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of Colorado Satanic metal masters SATAN'S HOST performing a brand new song, "Cor Malifecus - Heart of Evil", from their forthcoming album, "Virgin Sails", on March 16 at La Respuesta in San Juan, Puerto Rico can be seen below. "Virgin Sails" is tentatively due this summer via Moribund Cult Records. Producer Dave ...
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Veteran death metallers ACHERON will hit the studio in Cleveland, Ohio in April to begin recording their new album, "Kult Des Hasses", for a late 2013 release via Listenable Records. It is now official that guitarist Ricktor Ravensbruck (WOLFPACK 44, ELECTRIC HELLFIRE CLUB, WOLFEN SOCIETY) will be a special guest to add some of his ...
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Scott McLennan of Australia's Rip It Up recently conducted an interview with legendary BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On going vegan in 2012: Ozzy: "I tried it, but I didn't last more than a week or two. I'm eating more meat now than ever! ...
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On February 24, Metal Hammer Greece's TV show, "TV War", conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Olof Wikstrand of Swedish metallers ENFORCER. You can now watch the chat below. ENFORCER released its new album, "Death By Fire", on February 1 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD artwork was created by Jonathan Hultèn of Necromantic Art and ...
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Boston-born and now New York City-based veteran avant-metallers KAYO DOT, led by Toby Driver, will enter Avast Studios in Seattle, Washington in April with producer Randall Dunn (SUNNO))), WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, BLACK MOUNTAIN) to record their seventh album, "Hubardo". This CD will mark the 10th anniversary of KAYO DOT's debut and landmark release, ...
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WACHENFELDT, the four-piece band from the province of Helsingland, Sweden, has completed work on a new EP of "black-stained-gloomy-death metal," produced at Studio Soulless by GRAVE frontman Ola Lindgren. Due to be released within the next weeks, "Colophon" will feature four tracks whose lyrics feature the immortal words of Aleister Crowley ("Colophon" and "Hymn To ...
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Though God knows the deafening racket emanating from neighboring countries should have been enough to destabilize every cr?me br?l?e and souffl? in sight, but France oddly contributed next to nothing to death metal's first golden era. Heck, with the notable exception of MASSACRA (maybe AGRESSOR, too) the French essentially sat out the style's brisk advance ...
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Radio Free Satan's "Metal Invaders" recently conducted an interview with legendary Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) (real name: Kim Bendix Petersen). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. KING DIAMOND in December signed a new three-album worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records. Commented the band's ...
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"Meeting Satan On The Way To Personal Desertification", the new video from Hungarian "progressive-grunge metallers" ANGERTEA, can be seen below. The clip was filmed last fall in Szentes, Hungary and it features "three beautiful babes who are partying a bit, then an unexpected thing turns up, and changes everything," according to a press release. "It ...
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On February 12, Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with Swedish metallers ENFORCER before their concert at Viper Room in Vienna, Austria. You can now watch the chat below. ENFORCER released its new album, "Death By Fire", on February 1 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD artwork was created by Jonathan Hultèn of Necromantic ...
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DJ JC Green of Metal Messiah Radio's "Heavy Metal Thunder" show recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Olof Wikstrand of Swedish metallers ENFORCER. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. ENFORCER released its new album, "Death By Fire", on February 1 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD artwork ...
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Legendary NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) band SATAN will release its new album, "Life Sentence", on April 29 in Europe and in May in the U.S. via Listenable Records. The cover artwork for the CD was drawn by Eliran Kantor (TESTAMENT, HATEBREED, SODOM) and depicts a similar graphic concept as that of the ...
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The Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden told his story to Esquire magazine — speaking not just about the raid and the three shots that changed history, but about the personal aftermath for himself and his family. In the article, the unidentified man spoke of one raid, where he and his team, ...
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YEAR OF THE GOAT's promising 2011 EP, "Lucem Ferre", earned the coveted seal of approval from DARKTHRONE drummer and underground metal tastemaker Fenriz, thereby automatically earmarking the obscure Swedish group's ensuing full-length follow-up, "Angels' Necropolis", as an album to watch in 2012. What's more, even though the desire for commercial success in many ways contradicts ...
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Italy's THE SECRET don't like to speak about the passing metalcore trappings of their first LP, and they frankly shouldn't have to after dropping one of the heaviest, nastiest slabs of blackened crust-core of 2010 in the shape of their eye-opening third album, "Solve et Coagula". Two years later, the band is keen to make ...
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Polish death metallers LOST SOUL will release their long-awaited new double album, "Genesis XX Years Of Chaoz", on February 22. The effort, which encompasses the band's 20-year career, will include 32 songs plus two covers: METALLICA's "For Whom The Bell Tolls" and PRODIGY's "Spitfire". It will be released as a double digipak CD with a ...
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Las Vegas-based doomsters DEMON LUNG have completed recording their debut album at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California. The CD is currently being mixed by Billy Anderson at his studio in Portland, Oregon for a late spring release via Candlelight Records. Las Vegas Weekly recently included DEMON LUNG on their Top 10 Local Bands To Watch ...
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Guitarist Selim "SL" Lemouchi and vocalist Farida "F. The Mouth of Satan" of the Dutch occult rock act THE DEVIL'S BLOOD have posted the following message on the band's Facebook page: "As of the 22nd of January 2013 THE DEVIL'S BLOOD has returned into nothingness. All planned rituals will be cancelled. No interviews will be ...
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Legendary NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) band SATAN will perform at the Wings Of Metal festival, set to take place August 30-31 at Katacombes in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This special event will mark SATAN's first appearance in North America. For more information, visit www.wingsofmetal.com. SATAN has tapped Dario Mollo to mix ...
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The official video for the song "Mesmerized By Fire" from Swedish metallers ENFORCER can be seen below. The clip was filmed with director, and the band's longtime friend, Gustav Öhman Spjuth. The group states: "We really feel we have something special to show this time, and it's definitely not just any other video." The "Mesmerized ...
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Legendary NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) band SATAN has tapped Dario Mollo to mix their new album, "Life Sentence", for a March/April release via Listenable Records. Mollo is part of TONY MARTIN'S HEADLESS CROSS touring project and has worked with numerous artists as a producer and engineer, including SKYCLAD, ANATHEMA, CRADLE OF FILTH, ...
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A promotional clip for the song "Mesmerized By Fire" from Swedish metallers ENFORCER can be seen below. The band also filmed an official video for the track with director, and the band's longtime friend, Gustav Öhman Spjuth. The group states: "We really feel we have something special to show this time, and it's definitely not ...
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Swedish metallers ENFORCER recently filmed a video for the song "Mesmerized By Fire" with director, and their longtime friend, Gustav Öhman Spjuth. The band states: "We really feel we have something special to show this time, and it's definitely not just any other video." The "Mesmerized By Fire" seven-inch single will be released on January ...
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Radio Free Satan's "Metal Invaders" recently conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist, and current NEWSTED frontman, Jason Newsted. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A teaser for "Soldierhead", the first video from NEWSTED, can be seen below. The clip was filmed on December ...
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Mysterious Swedish buzz band GHOST will release its sophomore album, "Infestissumam", in the spring via Loma Vista Recordings, the new record label founded by Tom Whalley in partnership with Republic Records, a division of Universal Music Group. Frontman Papa Emeritus and his Nameless Ghouls summoned Nashville-based Grammy Award-winning Nick Raskulinecz (DEATH ANGEL, DEFTONES, FOO FIGHTERS, ...
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Guitar World magazine recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett about his book, "Too Much Horror Business - The Kirk Hammett Collection". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitar World: If you made a horror film about METALLICA, which monster would play each band member? Kirk: I would ...
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Swedish metallers ENFORCER will release a seven-inch single, "Mesmerized By Fire", on January 18, 2013. The track listing for the effort will be as follows: Side A: "Mesmerized By Fire" Side B: "You Can Be" (non-album track) In addition to the limited-edition vinyl, there will also be a digital release. Commented ENFORCER guitarist/vocalist Olof Wikstrand: ...
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