MOTÖRHEAD has been forced to cancel tonight's (Friday, November 27) sold-out concert in Berlin, Germany after the band's guitarist, Phil Campbell, "suddenly required hospitalization." The group explained in a statement: "He will be better soon but there is no choice other than to cancel our show in Berlin. We all wish Phil a speedy recovery." ...
Michael Christopher of Vanyaland recently conducted an interview with legendary Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Vanyaland: Why [perform the entire] "Abigail" [album on the current tour], why now? King Diamond: I don't know. It's not like some big thing ...
PHILM, the band featuring former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo, is featured in "Sessions At Overit", a new video series from the Albany, New York recording studio Overit Studios. Each month, Overit will release a new episode that features a band or artist performing three songs and answering a few questions, all caught on pristine HD ...
TV Rock Live recently conducted an interview with former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the passing of his friend, former MOTÖRHEAD drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, who died on November 11 of liver failure at the age of 61, Holmes said: "He was ill for ...
SLAYER will embark on a U.S. tour early next year with support from TESTAMENT and CARCASS. So far only one date has been leaked: March 3 at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Additional details, including all the dates and venues, are expected to be revealed in the coming days. SLAYER's new album, "Repentless", was released ...
Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's November 17 concert at 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands can be seen below. JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford recently told the Q104 radio station in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada about the band's plans to record the follow-up album to 2014's "Redeemer Of Souls": "Well, you know, in rock and ...
METALLICA bassist and "Jaco" film producer Robert Trujillo presented a Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award to MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister at the Bass Player Live! concert as part of the eighth annual premier live bass guitar event — Bass Player Live! 2015 — held Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8 in Los Angeles. Following the ...
Fan-filmed video footage of Ozzy Osbourne's November 22 performance at Ozzfest Japan at Makuhari Messe Arena (just outside of Tokyo) can be seen below. Joining Ozzy for the set as guests were RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello, JANE'S ADDICTION's Dave Navarro, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's Zakk Wylde (a former member of Ozzy's band) and ...
Swedish metal legends CANDLEMASS are back to celebrate 30 years of doom with a brand new EP. Four studio tracks featuring Mats Levén on vocals were recorded during September/October for a special anniversary release early next year on Napalm Records. The cover artwork for the EP, which can be seen below, was created by Erik ...
