MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine spoke to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about his attempt to reunite the band's classic "Rust In Peace" lineup, featuring Nick Menza on drums and Marty Friedman on guitar, following last year's departures of Shawn Drover and Chris Broderick. Mustaine said: "There was talk of a reunion, but I didn't want that, ...
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Grammy-winning country singer Steve Wariner has revealed to The Tennessean that he recently recorded a steel guitar part for a MEGADETH song. Wariner met MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine in the recording studio, after which Mustaine came to see Wariner perform. "Worlds collide," Wariner said. "It's funny. Imagine MEGADETH with steel guitar. That's what ...
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Marilyn Manson says that being accused of inspiring the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre to commit their killing spree "really shut down [his] career entirely," to the point where he could not get any gigs. After Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School in 1999 and murdered 12 students and ...
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"Hammer Of The Witches", the eleventh studio album from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, will be released on July 10 via Nuclear Blast. A track from the CD, "Deflowering The Maidenhead, Displeasuring The Goddess", can be streamed below. Comments CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Flith: "'Deflowering The Maidenhead, Displeasuring The Goddess' is based on ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine spoke to Guitar World magazine about the band's long-awaited fifteenth album, which is currently being recorded at a Nashville studio for a late 2015 or early 2016 release. He said: "I think a lot of people are gonna be happy, because the music is really aggressive again." He continued: ...
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"Hammer Of The Witches", the eleventh studio album from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, will be released on July 10 via Nuclear Blast. A new video clip in which CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth discusses the "Hammer Of The Witches" cover artwork can be seen below. "Hammer Of The Witches" will be made ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of MARILYN MANSON's June 5 performance at the Rock Am Ring festival in Mendig, Germany can be seen below. MARILYN MANSON is: Marilyn Manson - Vocals Paul Wiley - Guitar Twiggy Ramirez - Bass Gil Sharone - Drums Manson's new album, "The Pale Emperor", was released on January 20 via the ...
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The first in a series of trailers for "Hammer Of The Witches", the eleventh studio album from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, is available below. The CD will be released on July 10 via Nuclear Blast. "Hammer Of The Witches" will be made available on jewel case CD, limited-edition digipak, mail-order edition and 2LP ...
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In a brand new interview with RollingStone.com, SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan was asked about his recent comment that he could see the band going forward with a whole new lineup. "What I've been saying is that only my mind — this is all from me, this isn't from anybody else — I ...
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In the second part of a recent interview with the "White Line Fever" podcast (hear audio below), MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about the musical direction of the band's forthcoming studio album, which is tentatively due in late 2015 or early 2016. "Well, I'd like to think it's not gonna be a stinker, that's for ...
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Upon returning from its successful European tour which lasted several weeks, long-running Portland, Oregon-based American hardcore punk outfit POISON IDEA has announced that it will be taking a hiatus for an undetermined amount of time to "address some health issues and personal matters." As a result, all previously announced POISON IDEA have been canceled. Additional ...
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Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Right Wing Of The Garden Triptych", the new video from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Sam Scott-Hunter (DEVILMENT, SLIPKNOT, THE 69 EYES), who also took the band's promotional photos. As well as featuring Dani Filth and his troop of ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of MARILYN MANSON's May 15 performance at the Rock On The Range festival, which is being at MAPFRE Stadium (formerly Crew Stadium) in Columbus, Ohio, can be seen below. Featured songs: 01. Deep Six 02. No Reflection 03. mOBSCENE 04. The Dope Show 05. Rock Is Dead 06. Sweet Dreams 07. ...
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"Right Wing Of The Garden Triptych", the new video from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Sam Scott-Hunter (DEVILMENT, SLIPKNOT, THE 69 EYES), who also took the band's promotional photos. As well as featuring Dani Filth and his troop of reprobates, model and Kinbaku enthusiast Gestalta ...
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Marilyn Manson's video for the song "The Mephistopheles Of Los Angeles" can be seen below. The clip, which was filmed in Los Angeles, was directed by Francesco Carrozzini (Sia, A$AP Rocky, Beyonce) and features actor Michael K. Williams ("The Wire", "Boardwalk Empire"). "The Mephistopheles Of Los Angeles" is taken from Manson's new album, "The Pale ...
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British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH will release their eleventh studio album, "Hammer Of The Witches", in July via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the CD can be seen below. "Hammer Of The Witches" will be made available on jewel case CD, limited-edition digipak, mail-order edition and 2LP vinyl. "Hammer Of The Witches" track ...
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British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH will release their eleventh studio album, "Hammer Of The Witches", in July via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the CD can be seen below. CRADLE OF FILTH vocalist Dani Filth states: "The artwork for 'Hammer Of The Witches' was created by Latvian artist Arthur Berzinsh and is a ...
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According to TMZ, Marilyn Manson wants police to arrest the man who assaulted him and the shock-rocker's makeup artist inside a Denny's restaurant in Alberta, Canada the night of April 4, shortly after Manson performed a show at the Shaw Conference Center. Manson's manager told the site the singer was sucker punched in ...
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MARILYN MANSON will team up with SMASHING PUMPKINS for "The End Times" co-headlining tour. They will hit the road together starting July 7 in Concord, California, and ending on August 8 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Tickets go on sale starting April 3. "The End Times" tour dates: Jul. 07 - Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion Jul. ...
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British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, who are currently embroiled in the mixing stage of their new album, "Hammer Of The Witches", spent this past weekend on the coast of Suffolk, England filming a video for their forthcoming single, "Right Wing Of The Garden Triptych". The clip was shot in a creepy-looking hangar at a ...
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British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, who are currently embroiled in the mixing stage of their new album, "Hammer Of The Witches", will be assembled this weekend on the coast of Suffolk, England, to film a video for their forthcoming single, "Right Wing Of The Garden Triptych". The clip will be shot in a creepy-looking ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, GODSMACK singer Sully Erna and Marilyn Manson have both landed roles in a new movie called "Street Level", with Erna also contributing music to the soundtrack. The film is expected out on Christmas Day and the writer, producer and director is David Labrava, best known for playing Happy on ...
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MARILYN MANSON was joined by members of support act UNLOCKING THE TRUTH for a performance of the song "The Beautiful People" on January 31 at the Sands Casino Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Fan-filmed video footage can be seen below (courtesy of Jim Powers). UNLOCKING THE TRUTH is the heavy metal band from Flatbush, Brooklyn ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, Marilyn Manson has discussed his long and turbulent friendship with Courtney Love in a new interview with Esquire, saying that the two rockers "never really had a falling out" as often reported. He explained, "We've always been weird with each other, because she's slept with pretty much every one ...
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U.K.'s NME recently conducted an interview with shock-rocker Marilyn Manson. You can now watch the chat below. MARILYN MANSON's new album, "The Pale Emperor", will be released on January 20 via the shock-rocker's own label — Hell, etc. — in a joint venture with Cooking Vinyl and Loma Vista Recordings. Manson collaborated on the new ...
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MARILYN MANSON's new album, "The Pale Emperor", can be streamed in its entirety at Soundcloud.com. The CD will be released on January 20 via the shock-rocker's own label — Hell, etc. — in a joint venture with Cooking Vinyl and Loma Vista Recordings. Manson collaborated on the new album, his first in over ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, Marilyn Manson has revealed in a new interview with Rolling Stone that he has a few odd habits when it comes to having sex. For starters, the shock-rocker will only have sex with the lights off and his underwear around his ankles, saying, "I'm just really shy, ...
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A new MARILYN MANSON song titled "Cupid Carries A Gun" can be streamed on Spotify and is also available in the YouTube clip below. The track is taken from the shock-rocker's new album, "The Pale Emperor", which will be released on January 19 via his own label — Hell, etc. — in a joint venture ...
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Call 'em black metal if you still feel the need, but at this point VENOM should be considered simply VENOM. There's zilch to this band to align them with EMPEROR, GORGOROTH, BELPHEGOR, MAYHEM or BURZUM other than pentagrams, goats' heads and Lucifer. By now, though, if you haven't yet figured out VENOM's enchantment with Satan ...
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MARILYN MANSON will release his new album, "The Pale Emperor", on January 19, 2015 via the shock rocker's own label — Hell, etc. — in a joint venture with Cooking Vinyl. Manson collaborated on the new album, his first in over two years, with noted film composer/producer Tyler Bates ("Guardians Of The Galaxy", "300", "The ...
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