This Friday (September 4) will see ZAKK SABBATH, the BLACK SABBATH tribute band featuring guitarist/vocalist Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE), bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE) and drummer Joey Castillo (DANZIG, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE), release their spectacular tribute to the Birmingham four, a faithful yet supercharged rendition of BLACK ...
Posted in: News
Early September will see ZAKK SABBATH, the BLACK SABBATH tribute band featuring guitarist/vocalist Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE), bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE) and drummer Joey Castillo (DANZIG, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE), release their spectacular tribute to the Birmingham four, a faithful yet supercharged rendition of BLACK SABBATH's first ...
Posted in: News
In honor of QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali, who passed away earlier this week, FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho sang an a cappella version of QUIET RIOT's "Metal Health" during last night's (August 22) episode of "Saturday Night Special", Jericho's weekly live series which airs on his YouTube channel and Facebook page. Check out video of ...
Posted in: News
Early September will see ZAKK SABBATH, the BLACK SABBATH tribute band featuring guitarist/vocalist Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE), bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE) and drummer Joey Castillo (DANZIG, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE), release their spectacular tribute to the Birmingham four, a faithful yet supercharged rendition of BLACK SABBATH's first ...
Posted in: News
Oh my coagulating Christ, this is nasty. A six-man project from Chicago, METH. have two low-key releases under their belt, but "Mother of Red Light" will be most people's first taste of this band's newly birthed sonic world, and it's one that is likely to linger in the back of the throat, like some infernal, ...
Posted in: CD Reviews
Sweden Rock Magazine held a party at Hard Rock Cafe in Stockholm on August 26 to celebrate the release of the magazine's new issue about the 100 greatest hard rock/metal guitarists of all time as voted by the readers. Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH) came in at No. 1, followed by Ritchie Blackmore (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW), ...
Posted in: News
Fan-filmed video footage of former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes's January 4 performance at Harry B. James in Stockholm, Sweden can be seen below. Holmes's latest album, "Shitting Bricks", was released last year via M & O Music. In an interview with Noisey, Holmes talked about his decision to move to France in 2014. ...
Posted in: News
"Get With It", the new video from former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes's MEAN MAN project, can be seen below. The track appears on Holmes's new album, "Shitting Bricks", which was released earlier in the year via M & O Music. Holmes's MEAN MAN project recently announced the addition of drummer David Amore to the group's ...
Posted in: News
Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes's MEAN MAN project has announced the addition of drummer David Amore to the group's ranks. MEAN MAN is: Chris Holmes: Lead Guitar, Vocals Thomas Cesario: Guitar Pascal Bei: Bass David Amore: Drums Holmes's latest video, "Born Work Die", can be seen below. The track appears on Chris's new album, "Shitting ...
Posted in: News
"Born Work Die", the new video from former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes's MEAN MAN project, can be seen below. The track appears on Holmes' new album, "Shitting Bricks", to be made available later in the year via M & O Music. MEAN MAN celebrated the release of "Shitting Bricks" with a special show on May ...
Posted in: News
MEAN MAN, the new band fronted by former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes, celebrated the release of Chris's new album, "Shitting Bricks", with a special show on May 2 at at Le Ferrailleur in Nantes, France. Video footage of MEAN MAN performing the song "Let It Roar" at the Nantes concert can be seen below. MEAN ...
Posted in: News
MEAN MAN, the new band fronted by former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes, celebrated the release of Chris's new album, "Shitting Bricks", with a special show on May 2 at at Le Ferrailleur in Nantes, France. Video footage of MEAN MAN performing the "Shitting Bricks" title track at the Nantes concert can be seen below. MEAN ...
Posted in: News
MEAN MAN, the new band fronted by former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes, will celebrate the release of Chris's new album, "Shitting Bricks", with a special show on May 2 at at Le Ferrailleur in Nantes, France. MEAN MAN is: Chris Holmes: Lead Guitar, Vocals Thomas Cesario: Guitar Pascal Bei: Bass Gabriel Candela: Drums In a ...
Posted in: News
In a brand new interview with Noisey, former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes was asked he was surprised by the attention he got with the video for his song "Let It Roar". "No," he responded. "I think it's just because people are talking trash about me. You know, once it gets on Blabbermouth, they ...
Posted in: News
"Reincarnate", the third studio album from the Scranton, Pennsylvania-based metalcore quintet MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, sold around 31,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 9 on The Billboard 200 chart. Released on September 16 via Fearless, the follow-up to 2012's "Infamous" was produced by Dan Korneff ...
Posted in: News
The video for "Reincarnate", the title track of the third studio album from the Scranton, Pennsylvania-based metalcore quintet MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, can be seen below. Directed by Chad Michael Ward (MARILYN MANSON, COMBICHRIST), the clip was shot at the allegedly haunted Hotel Alexandria's Valentino Room in Los Angeles, California. "Reincarnate" was released on September 16 ...
Posted in: News
Scranton, Pennsylvania-based metalcore quintet MOTIONLESS IN WHITE will release its third studio album, "Reincarnate", on September 16 via Fearless. Produced by Dan Korneff (MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, BREAKING BENJAMIN, LAMB OF GOD), the follow-up to "Infamous" includes the new single "Reincarnate", which was made available on July 8. The CD features guest appearances by Dani Filth ...
Posted in: News
Scranton, Pennsylvania-based metalcore quintet MOTIONLESS IN WHITE will release its third studio album, "Reincarnate", on September 16 via Fearless. Produced by Dan Korneff (MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, BREAKING BENJAMIN, LAMB OF GOD), the follow-up to "Infamous" includes the new single "Reincarnate", which was made available on July 8. The CD features guest appearances by Dani Filth ...
Posted in: News
Scranton, Pennsylvania-based metalcore quintet MOTIONLESS IN WHITE will release its third studio album, "Reincarnate", on September 16 via Fearless. Produced by Dan Korneff (MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, BREAKING BENJAMIN, LAMB OF GOD), the follow-up to "Infamous" includes the new single "Reincarnate", which will be made available on July 8. The CD features guest appearances by Dani ...
Posted in: News
Bloody-Disgusting.com recently conducted an interview with STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Bloody-Disgusting.com: Where did the inspiration for the lyrics of "Audio Secrecy" come from? Corey: Basically, it's a road map of the last five years of my life. I went through some tremendous changes ...
Posted in: News
PitCam Production has posted a four-minute video overview of this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which was held August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. You can watch the clip below. A number of high-quality photos from this year's Wacken Open Air festival have been posted online at Metal-Experience.com. Included are ...
Posted in: News
A number of high-quality photos from this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany have been posted online at Metal-Experience.com. Included are pictures of the following artists: Thursday, August 5: (photos) SKYLINE ALICE COOPER MÖTLEY CRÜE GOJIRA Friday, August 6: (photos) DEW-SCENTED ...
Posted in: News
According to Publimetro, W.A.S.P.'s previously announced shows in Mexico, Peru, Chile and Colombia have been cancelled. No reason was given for the dates being called off. Eyescream Productions, which was responsible for organizing the Mexican dates, issued a statement apologizing for the cancellation and explaining that "as the promoters of the Mexican concerts, ...
Posted in: News
Mexico's Search & Destroy recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. The Noise Pollution has uploaded video footage of W.A.S.P.'s March 9, 2010 concert at Showcase Live in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Watch the clip below. Photos of the show can ...
Posted in: News
W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless has released the following statement regarding the band's last-minute cancellation of last night's (Thursday, March 11) concert at the Blender Theater at Gramercy in New York City: "An unfortunate incident arose this evening at the Gramercy Theater in New York City that we need to let you know about. ...
Posted in: News
Tonight's (Thursday, March 11) W.A.S.P. concert at the Blender Theater at Gramercy in New York City has been cancelled, according to Live Nation. One person who had a ticket to the show has submitted the following report to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "My sons and I were waiting for the doors of the theater to open when [W.A.S.P. ...
Posted in: News
The Noise Pollution has uploaded video footage of W.A.S.P.'s March 9, 2010 concert at Showcase Live in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Watch the clips below. Photos of the show can be found at TheyWillRockYou.com. In a recent interview with Greg Olma of 69 Faces Of Rock, W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless was asked how ...
Posted in: News
Roger Scales of TheyWillRockYou.com recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. TheyWillRockYou.com: The video imagery that was captured on the first single "Babylon is Burning" was perfect to what you were trying to get across to your audience in that song. I ...
Posted in: News
"Babylon's Burning", the new video from W.A.S.P., can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's new album, "Babylon", which entered the U.K. "Rock Albums" chart at position No. 15. The CD was released in Europe on October 12 through Global Music (via Demolition Records) and was made available in the U.S. on November ...
Posted in: News
According to Ticketmaster.com, W.A.S.P. has scheduled the following U.S. dates in February/March: Feb. 26 - The Canyon - Agoura Hills, CA Feb. 27 - Galaxy Theatre - Santa Ana, CA Mar. 06 - Harpo's - Detroit, MI Mar. 12 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA More shows are expected to be announced soon. Fan-filmed ...
Posted in: News
