Fan-filmed video footage of CARCASS's November 8 performance at Trädgår'n in Gothenburg, Sweden can be seen below. CARCASS is currently taking part in the "Deathcrusher 2015" European tour with NAPALM DEATH, VOIVOD and OBITUARY. CARCASS released a special edition version of its latest album, "Surgical Steel", on CD and digitally on October 30, and on ...
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Rock 'N' Load conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of British extreme metal veterans CARCASS on October 25 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. You can now watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether CARCASS is actively working on material for the follow-up to 2013's "Surgical Steel": "Not really. We're ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of KING DIAMOND's November 2 performance at The Warfield in San Francisco, California can be seen below. As previously reported, Philadelphia (November 25 at The Fillmore) and Detroit (November 28 at The Fillmore) have been selected as the cities on the "Abigail In Concert 2015" tour at which KING DIAMOND will film ...
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Philadelphia (November 25 at The Fillmore) and Detroit (November 28 at The Fillmore) have been selected as the cities on the "Abigail In Concert 2015" tour at which KING DIAMOND will film the live shows for the band's forthcoming DVD. The massive, multi-camera shoot will be directed by Denise Korycki (CANNIBAL CORPSE, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE), and ...
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Kerry King of SLAYER and legendary Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND) recently sat down for the latest episode of Noisey's "Back & Forth" series. Watch the two go into full nerd-out mode over how they got into heavy metal, making instruments out of rubber bands, and carving logos ...
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Progressive death metallers FALLUJAH are currently at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California with producer Zack Ohren (ANIMOSITY, SUFFOCATION, ALL SHALL PERISH, DECREPIT BIRTH) recording the follow-up to their highly praised 2014 release, "The Flesh Prevails". The as-yet-untitled-album is set to be mixed and mastered next month with Mark Lewis (DEVILDRIVER, CANNIBAL CORPSE, WHITECHAPEL, BLACK DAHLIA ...
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Drummer Chason Westmoreland has left HATE ETERNAL due to "family matters." Stepping in for him during the band's North American headlining tour with MISERY INDEX, BEYOND CREATION and RIVERS OF NIHIL will be Hannes Grossmann (OBSCURA, NECROPHAGIST). Commented HATE ETERNAL's Erik Rutan: "Hannes is an incredible drummer, amazing person and absolute professional. "We had the ...
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"Holocaust", the brand new video from Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "Aggressor", which will be released on October 23 via AFM. The CD was once again produced by Tue Madsen at Denmark's Antfarm Studio (DARK TRANQUILLITY, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, SICK OF IT ALL). ...
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Florida-based death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE have teamed up with Munster, Indiana's Three Floyds Brewing Company to produce the Amber Smashed Face beer. A release date for the ale has not yet been announced. Founded by three Floyds — brothers Nick and Simon, and their father, Mike — the company started out in 1996 with ...
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Video footage of Pennsylvania-based singer/songwriter Sarah Kane (Facebook page) performing a piano-based cover version of PANTERA's song "Cowboys From Hell" can be seen below. The clip was directed by Brad Podray (web site). Kane first made headlines in 2013 when a clip was released of her performing a piano-based cover version ...
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Next month, Corpse Flower Records will unveil "Morbid Tales: A Tribute To Celtic Frost", a maniacal 12-inch compilation featuring the likes of PERSEKUTOR, ACID WITCH, TEMPLE OF VOID, MUNICIPAL WASTE, HAYWARD featuring Scott Kelly and Jason Roeder of NEUROSIS, EVOKEN and COFFIN'S SLAVE featuring Scott Carlson of REPULSION all paying tribute to one of extreme ...
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"Black Winged Torment", the new video from Austrian death/ black metal metallers BELPHEGOR, can be seen below. The cli was filmed and edited in Aveiro, Portugal by director Guilherme Henriques. "Black Winged Torment" is taken from BELPHEGOR's tenth album, "Conjuring The Dead", which was released in August 2014 in Europe via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up ...
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In a brand new interview with Stereoboard, TRIVIUM guitarist Corey Beaulieu defended the band's decision to steer completely away from "screaming" vocals on their new album, "Silence In The Snow". "Screaming isn't the thing that defines heaviness," Beaulieu explained. "We've done screaming on every record and we don't want to write the same ...
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British extreme metal icons CARCASS will release a special edition version of their latest album, "Surgical Steel", on CD and digitally on October 30, and on vinyl on November 20 via Nuclear Blast. The "Complete Edition" includes the whole album "Surgical Steel", along with the entire "Surgical Remission / Surplus Steel" EP. Track listing: 01. ...
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Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with MERCYFUL FATE and DENNER/SHERMANN guitarist Hank Shermann. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked if there is a chance that MERCYFUL FATE will record a new studio album or play any shows in the not-too-distant future, ...
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Michael Denner and Hank Shermann, the original Danish guitar players of MERCYFUL FATE's legendary "Melissa" and "Don't Break the Oath" albums, have created a new classic in the forthcoming EP "Satan's Tomb", coming on October 2 via Metal Blade Records. These songs were crafted with the MERCYFUL FATE worldwide legion of fans at the forefront ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Evil By Nature" from Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF can be seen below. The track, which features a guest appearance by CANNIBAL CORPSE vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher, is taken from EKTOMORF's new album, "Aggressor", which will be released on October 23 via AFM. The CD was once again produced ...
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Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with CARCASS and GENTLEMANS PISTOLS guitairst Bill Steer. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for CARCASS's follow-up to 2013's "Surgical Steel", Steer said: "It really hasn't been possible to ...
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KING DIAMOND will film a feature-length live concert video while on tour this fall for a future Blu-ray, DVD and digital release. Director Denise Korycki (CANNIBAL CORPSE, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE) has been enlisted for the project, which will include footage from multiple shows throughout the entire "Abigail In Concert 2015" tour. KING DIAMOND will perform its ...
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In the short clip below, director Eli Roth and composer DJ Ashba (SIXX: A.M., ex-GUNS N' ROSES) introduce a first look at the music video for "Escape From The Green Inferno", from the official soundtrack for "The Green Inferno", in theaters September 25. The song was written by Ashba, while the music video — which ...
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Yell! Magazine conducted an interview with COAL CHAMBER's Nadja Peulen (bass) and Miguel Rascón (guitar) at this year's Heavy Montreal festival, which was held last month in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how the COAL CHAMBER members' different projects away from the band affected the sound of ...
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Michael Denner and Hank Shermann, the original Danish guitar players of MERCYFUL FATE's legendary "Melissa" and "Don't Break the Oath" albums, have created a new classic in the forthcoming EP "Satan's Tomb", coming on October 2 via Metal Blade Records. These songs were crafted with the MERCYFUL FATE worldwide legion of fans at the forefront ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Another Nail In The Coffin" from COAL CHAMBER, the reformed '90s alt-metal band fronted by current DEVILDRIVER singer Dez Fafara, can be seen below. The track is taken from COAL CHAMBER's comeback album, "Rivals, which sold around 7,100 copies in the United States in its first week of ...
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CANNIBAL CORPSE drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz says that the seemingly disastrous attendance figures for this year's edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival could have been avoided had Mayhem organizers managed to secure a bigger band than SLAYER to headline the traveling festival. The 2015 Mayhem Festival generated controversy earlier in the summer after festival ...
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Jason Rockman, SLAVES ON DOPE singer and on-air announcer on the Montreal, Quebec, Canada radio station CHOM 97 7, conducted an interview with drummer Mike Cox and bassist Nadja Peulen of COAL CHAMBER, the reformed '90s alt-metal band fronted by current DEVILDRIVER singer Dez Fafara, at this past weekend's Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, ...
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Florida-based death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE have unveiled their plans for a massive U.S. tour this fall. They are bringing a brutal package of bands with them across the United States beginning October 8 and running through November 7. Direct support is slated to come from Metal Blade labelmates CATTLE DECAPITATION, preceded by Sweden's SOREPTION, plus ...
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"Infernus", the sixth full-length album from Florida-based extreme metallers HATE ETERNAL, can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. Due on August 24 via Season Of Mist, the CD was recorded at HATE ETERNAL founder and principal member Erik Rutan's (guitar, vocals) Mana Recording Studio (CANNIBAL CORPSE, MOUNTAIN GOATS, GOATWHORE) in St. ...
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The lyric video for the title track of SOULFLY's tenth studio album, "Archangel", can be seen below. Due on August 14 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the CD was produced by Matt Hyde, who has previously worked with SLAYER and CHILDREN OF BODOM. The cover artwork was created by artist Eliran Kantor (TESTAMENT, ICED EARTH, SODOM). ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Ways Of Barbarism" from Brazilian death metal veterans KRISIUN can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Forged In Fury", which was released on August 7 via Century Media. Featuring cover artwork by renowned artist Joe Petagno (MARDUK, VADER), the CD was produced ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of COAL CHAMBER, the reformed '90s alt-metal band fronted by current DEVILDRIVER singer Dez Fafara, performing on August 9 at the Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be seen below. COAL CHAMBER's comeback album, "Rivals, sold around 7,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release to ...
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