The first trailer for "...Of The Dark Light", the upcoming album from New York death metallers SUFFOCATION, is available below. Due on June 9 via Nuclear Blast Records, the disc was produced by SUFFOCATION and tracked at Full Force Studios with longtime engineer Joe Cincotta (OBITUARY). Mixing and mastering was handled by world-renowned producer/engineer Chris ...
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Seattle-based progressive metallers QUEENSRŸCHE are hoping to entering the studio in September to record their new album for an early 2018 release via Century Media. The band's third full-length effort with Todd La Torre on lead vocals will once again be produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris, who has previously worked with ROB ZOMBIE, HATEBREED, SOULFLY ...
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In a recent interview with WSPN Skidmore College radio host George Burnz, TESTAMENT's Alex Skolnick again discussed the fact that fellow guitarist Eric Peterson shouldered nearly all of the songwriting load for the band's new "Brotherhood Of The Snake" album. He said during the chat (see video below): "Usually, there's a little more of collaborative ...
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers THE AGONIST have fired back at their former singer Alissa White-Gluz, accusing her of "slandering" their name openly and as purposely trying to sabotage them within the music industry at any opportunity. White-Gluz was announced as the new singer of ARCH ENEMY on March 17, 2014. That same day, ...
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Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED are filming a video for their song "Seven Enemies" while on the road in Europe. The clip, which will include performance footage as well as other material shot on tour, is expected to make its online debut later this spring. "Seven Enemies" is taken from HATEBREED's latest album, "The Concrete Confessional", ...
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GHOST frontman and founder Tobias Forge, better known as Papa Emeritus, joined German thrashers KREATOR last night (Tuesday, April 25) to perform the song "Satan Is Real" on the German late-night talk show "Circus HalliGalli", which airs on ProSieben. Also appearing on them was DRANGSAL singer/guitarist Max Gruber. Video footage of the performance can be ...
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Chuck Billy, vocalist of the thrash metal band TESTAMENT, stopped by WSOU 89.5 FM in conjunction with the band's appearances in the New York City area to talk music and more with station music director Mike Colantuoni. Just hours before TESTAMENT's April 20 show at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey, Billy spoke with ...
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"The Symbol Of Death", the new video from German death metallers DISBELIEF, can be seen below. The track is the title cut of the band's latest album, which was released on April 21 via Listenable Records. According to a press release, the follow-up to 2010's "Heal" is "a monster. First, band founder and vocalist Karsten ...
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Death metal overlords DYING FETUS have premiered the music video for "Fixated On Devastation", the first track off their impending eighth studio album, "Wrong One To Fuck With". The clip was filmed by Mitch Massie at the Voltage Lounge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 17. "Wrong One To Fuck With" will be released on June ...
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ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz says that getting fired from THE AGONIST was "the worst betrayal" she has ever felt in her life and has vowed to never speak to her former bandmates again. White-Gluz was announced as the new singer of ARCH ENEMY on March 17, 2014. That same day, THE AGONIST revealed that ...
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The official 360-degree visualizer video for the song "Your Last Breaths" from New York death metallers SUFFOCATION can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "...Of The Dark Light", which will be released on June 9 via Nuclear Blast Records. The disc was produced by SUFFOCATION and tracked at Full ...
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New York death metallers SUFFOCATION will release their new album, "...Of The Dark Light", on June 9 via Nuclear Blast Records. The disc was produced by SUFFOCATION and tracked at Full Force Studios with longtime engineer Joe Cincotta (OBITUARY). Mixing and mastering was handled by world-renowned producer/engineer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (HATEBREED, ARSIS, SUICIDE SILENCE). Cover ...
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New York death metal veterans SUFFOCATION will release their new album, "…Of The Dark Light", on June 9 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2013's "Pinnacle Of Bedlam" will mark the band's first release with new guitarist Charlie Errigo (formerly of PYREXIA) and drummer Eric Morotti (KILLITOROUS, BLIND WITNESS). The track listing for the effort ...
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On March 15, JAM Magazine's Mike DiQuinzio conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked about the challenges TESTAMENT faced while making its latest album, 2016's "Brotherhood Of The Snake", Chuck said: "[Guitarist Eric Peterson and I] wrote the whole ...
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Death metal overlords DYING FETUS will release their eighth studio album, "Wrong One To Fuck With", on June 23 via Relapse. On their first new release in over five years, the seasoned veterans manage to further stretch their creative and technical boundaries across ten complex tracks of pulverizing death metal, filled with more dynamic intricacies, ...
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The official video for the song "Blood And Salt" from the Amsterdam-based metal band THE CHARM THE FURY can be seen below. The track is taken from the group's sophomore album, "The Sick, Dumb & Happy", which was released on March 17 via Nuclear Blast / Arising Empire. The disc was recorded at Wisseloord, ICP ...
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TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy was interviewed on a recent edition of "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. Asked how the more difficult songwriting process for TESTAMENT's latest album, 2016's "Brotherhood Of The Snake", forced him to ultimately become better at ...
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"Outlive", the new album from DEMON HUNTER, can be streamed in its entirety in the YouTube playlist below. Released on March 31 through a partnership with Solid State Records, the disc is the band's eighth overall and the follow-up to 2014's "Extremist". DEMON HUNTER has shared the track listing and the two covers for "Outlive". ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of KREATOR's entire March 7 performance at Stadium in Moscow, Russia can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Hordes Of Chaos (A Necrologue For The Elite) 02. Phobia 03. Satan Is Real 04. Gods Of Violence 05. People Of The Lie 06. Total Death 07. Phantom Antichrist 08. ...
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In a brand new interview with Metal Assault, TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy was asked what he is doing to prepare for the band's upcoming North American tour with SEPULTURA and PRONG. "I'm cutting back on my weed-smoking right now [laughs], so not as much weed," he said. "I'm running more on my bike ...
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Metal Wani's Jackie Mtz conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza of German thrash metal veterans KREATOR before the band's March 24 concert at Club Red in Mesa, Arizona. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about DESTRUCTION frontman Schmier's recent comment that it was up to KREATOR to make the ...
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Joe Daly recently conducted an interview with BODY COUNT frontman, hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Joe Daly: You've said [the new BODY COUNT] album ["Bloodlust"] is more aggressive than [2014's] "Manslaughter". How so? Ice-T: "Everything! One of my mottoes is that it's no ...
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Echo of The Metal Authority conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza of German thrash metal veterans KREATOR before the band's March 19 concert in Tampa, Florida. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the lyrical message on KREATOR's latest album, "Gods Of Violence", Mille said: "It's hard to explain. If you already ...
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"Full Of Terrors", a brand new song from German death metallers DISBELIEF, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The Symbol Of Death", which will be released on April 21 via Listenable Records. According to a press release, the follow-up to 2010's "Heal" is "a monster. First, band founder ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of GOJIRA's entire main-stage performance at last year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival — which was held August 11-14, 2016 at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom — can be seen below. This year's edition of Bloodstock Open Air will feature appearances by AMON AMARTH, MEGADETH, ARCH ENEMY, ...
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Metal Wani's Chuck Marshall recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked if it's going to take TESTAMENT another four years to release the follow-up to 2016's "Brotherhood Of The Snake" album, Billy said: "No, no, no. Our goal is two years. We hope to ...
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"Communion", a song from the the Boston, Massachusetts-based technical metal act REVOCATION, will be featured in the upcoming "Power Rangers" movie. Fans in America can hear the track when the film is released in theaters on March 24. "Communion" is taken from REVOCATION's latest album, "Great Is Our Sin", which was released last July via ...
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TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy has told Japan's Roppongi Rocks that the band will spend part of this month beginning work on the material for the follow-up to last year's "Brotherhood Of The Snake" album. "Right after we get home from [our Japanese tour], we start writing," he said. "We have all of March ...
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"Half As Dead", a brand new song from DEMON HUNTER, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Outlive", which will be released on March 31 through a partnership with Solid State Records. The disc, which is the band's eighth overall and the follow-up to 2014's "Extremist", is now available ...
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Alex Skolnick says that he doesn't know how much longer he will continue playing with TESTAMENT because he doesn't want to be "an aging metal guy" who "keeps going forever." Alex, who joined TESTAMENT (then known as LEGACY) when he was 16, quickly began to wonder if there was more out there for him as ...
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