On July 26, Planet Mosh TV conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch at this year's edition of the Steelhouse Festival at Hafod-y-Dafal Farm, near Ebbw Vale in South Wales. You can now watch the chat below. Asked when fans can expect to hear the follow-up to her 2012 album "Raise Your Fist", ...
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"Brand New Revolution", the video for the title track of the second solo album from Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Patric Ullaeus of Revolver ...
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MASTERS OF METAL, the Los Angeles-based thrash metal outfit launched by seasoned veterans and members of AGENT STEEL — Juan Garcia (guitars), Bernie Versailles (guitars, vocals), Robert Cardenas (bass, backing vocals) and Rigo Amezcua (drums) — will release its full-length debut, "From Worlds Beyond", in North America on September 18 via Metalville Records. The eleven-song ...
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Chris Broderick (ACT OF DEFIANCE, ex-MEGADETH) and Gus G. (FIREWIND, OZZY OSBOURNE) are both on the cover of the September 2015 issue of Guitar World magazine. To celebrate, these shredders sat down to talk about their influences, trade licks, and remind us why they're so incredible. Check out the footage below. ACT OF DEFIANCE, the ...
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"The Quest", a brand new song from Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, can be streamed below (courtesy of GuitarWorld.com). The track is taken from Gus G.'s second solo album, "Brand New ...
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Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has announced his first tour of North America since 2003 — a 21-date headlining run that will kick off September 9. The trek marks the latest leg of Friedman's ongoing world tour in support of "Inferno", his solo album that so far has seen him complete a record-breaking tour across ...
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German metal queen Doro Pesch will embark on the "Strong & Proud" European tour in November. Support on the trek will come from ARCHER. Says Doro: "These guys are really good, especially the guitarist is great. ARCHER fit super to the DORO band. In spring, they've already proved their qualities as support on our U.S. ...
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SPIRITUAL BEGGARS — the Swedish band featuring ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, along with vocalist Apollo Papathanasio (ex-FIREWIND) — recently wrapped three days of days of rehearsals and writing, which resulted in fifteen new original songs and two covers. Speaking to Kaaos TV, Amott stated about the sessions: "Yeah, I just ...
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Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, will release his second solo album, "Brand New Revolution", in Europe on July 24 via Century Media. The CD will be made available through Century Media in Australia ...
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SPIRITUAL BEGGARS — the Swedish band featuring ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, along with vocalist Apollo Papathanasio (ex-FIREWIND) — has just wrapped three days of days of rehearsals and songwriting which have resulted in fifteen new original songs and two covers. SPIRITUAL BEGGARS is expected to enter the studio later in ...
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"Older & Wiser", the new video from SERIOUS BLACK, the band featuring Roland Grapow (MASTERPLAN, ex-HELLOWEEN), Thomen Stauch (ex-BLIND GUARDIAN), Mario Lochert (ex-VISIONS OF ATLANTIS), Dominik Sebastian (EDENBRIDGE), Jan Vacik (ex-DREAMSCAPE) and vocalist Urban Breed (ex-TAD MOROSE), can be seen below. The clip was filmed on February 7 at Brose Arena in Bamberg, Germany during ...
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Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, will release his second solo album, "Brand New Revolution", in Europe on July 24 via Century Media. The CD will be made available through Century Media in Australia ...
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Jeff Scott Soto — one of today's premier rock frontmen and vocalists — and a union of hotshot young musicians bring you a slamming blend of melody and muscle in some of the freshest power metal to surface in years present. Together they are SOTO, and their debut album, "Inside The Vertigo", was released on ...
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Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, has finished recording his second solo album, "Brand New Revolution", for a summer release via Century Media in Europe, Australia and South America, Dismanic/eOne in North America and ...
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"The Puritan", the sixth studio album from Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE, can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. The CDwill be released on April 24 via Despotz Records. "The Puritan" — described in a press release as "an uncompromising, eerie, dramatic and melodic death metal journey in its purest essence" ...
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The official lyric video for the song "The Puritan" from Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE, can be seen below. The track is the title cut of the band's sixth studio album, "The Puritan", which will be released on April 24 via Despotz Records. "The Puritan" — described in a press release as "an uncompromising, eerie, ...
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American metallers DARKOLOGY will release their sophomore album, "Fated To Burn", between June 8 and June 15 through Prime Eon Media and its partners worldwide on CD and digital formats. Multiple special package configurations will be made exclusively available through the band's webstore and a vinyl release may follow later in the year. The album ...
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"Stare Into Infinity", the new video from Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's sixth studio album, "The Puritan", which will be released on April 24 via Despotz Records. "'Stare Into Infinity' is one of my favorite songs on our new album, 'The Puritan'," NIGHTRAGE guitarist ...
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Victor A. Nieto of DSD has uploaded video footage of Doro Pesch's March 15 performance at Ramona Mainstage in Ramona, California. Check out the clips below. Doro recently told Metal Life magazine about when fans can expect to hear the follow-up to her 2012 album "Raise Your Fist": "We're in the middle of songwriting. We've ...
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Metal Temple magazine conducted an interview with Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G. , well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, before his February 22 concert in Southampton, England. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about how different ...
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In a brand new interview with the Phoenix New Times, German metal queen Doro Pesch was asked if she could recall a memory when she first realized that the industry was embracing more females in heavy metal. "I love music and I loved the fans right from the start," she responded. "I had ...
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GuitarMania.eu conducted an interview with Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, before his February 28 concert at Szene Wien in Vienna, Austria. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of Gus G. — well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND — performing the OZZY OSBOURNE classic "Crazy Train" on March 5 at Kulturbolaget in Malmö, Sweden can be seen below. Joining Gus at the show on ...
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Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE will release their sixth studio album, "The Puritan", on April 24 via Despotz Records. "The Puritan" — described in a press release as "an uncompromising, eerie, dramatic and melodic death metal journey in its purest essence" — welcomes new NIGHTRAGE vocalist Ronnie Nyman to the mix. Nyman joins NIGHTRAGE guitarist ...
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One of the most venerated guitarists ever to grace hard rock music, the late, great Randy Rhoads — best known for his work with OZZY OSBOURNE and QUIET RIOT — will be celebrated in the truest of fashions with the release of "Immortal Randy Rhoads - The Ultimate Tribute" on March 3 via UDR Music. ...
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Metal Life magazine recently conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On people using their iPhones and smartphones are concerts to either film the performances or communicate with others: Doro: "When [I am] ...
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Metal Shock Finland recently conducted an interview with Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND. You can now listen to the chat at this location. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). ...
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One of the most venerated guitarists ever to grace hard rock music, the late, great Randy Rhoads — best known for his work with OZZY OSBOURNE and QUIET RIOT — will be celebrated in the truest of fashions with the release of "Immortal Randy Rhoads - The Ultimate Tribute" on March 3, 2015 via UDR ...
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Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE will release their sixth studio album, "The Puritan", on April 24 via Despotz Records. The music video for the CD's first single, "Kiss Of A Sycophant", can be seen below. Says NIGHTRAGE guitarist and founding member Marios Iliopoulos: "'Kiss Of A Sycophant' is traditional NIGHTRAGE melodic death metal. We feel ...
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Jeff Scott Soto — one of today's premier rock frontmen and vocalists — and a union of hotshot young musicians bring you a slamming blend of melody and muscle in some of the freshest power metal to surface in years present. Together they are SOTO, and their debut album, "Inside The Vertigo", will blow your ...
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