METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has admitted that the band could not understand why its 2013 concert film, "Metallica Through The Never", failed to connect with a wider audience. "Metallica Through The Never" took in just $3.4 million at the U.S. box office in four weeks of release after costing more than $20 million to make, ...
November 2015 - Blabbermouth Archive
AXEL RUDI PELL To Release 'The King Of Fools' Digital Single
German guitar hero Axel Rudi Pell will release a new digital single, "The King Of Fools", on December 6. The song is taken from his sixteenth studio album, "Game Of Sins", which will be made available on January 15, 2016 (January 22 in the U.S.) through SPV/Steamhammer. A lyric video for "The King Of Fools" ...
Video Premiere: SOILWORK's 'Death In General'
"Death In General", the new video from Swedish metallers SOILWORK, can be seen at Toontrack.com. The clip was directed by Hristo Shindov and shot on location in Joshua Tree, California. Said SOILWORK singer Björn "Speed" Strid: "Recording the video for 'Death In General' was absolutely spectacular. "After finishing up our North American tour ...
BLACK STAR RIDERS: 'Soldierstown' Lyric Video
The official lyric video for the song "Soldierstown" from BLACK STAR RIDERS can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's second album, "The Killer Instinct", which was released on February 24 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2013's "All Hell Breaks Loose" was recorded in October 2014 at a studio in Nashville, ...
Unauthorized Biography Of ROB ZOMBIE Now Available
Joel McIver, the U.K.-based author of biographies of METALLICA, SLAYER, BLACK SABBATH, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, MACHINE HEAD and many other artists, has released an unauthorized biography of Rob Zombie via Backbeat Books. "Sinister Urge: The Life And Times Of Rob Zombie" is the first in-depth, career-spanning biography of heavy-metal musician and ...
STEVE SMITH Explains Decision To Return To JOURNEY
JOURNEY and THE DOOBIE BROTHERS will kick off the San Francisco Fest 2016 tour on Thursday, May 12, again bringing together two of the iconic groups that helped define the San Francisco sound. The tour launches at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Irvine, California — with concerts scheduled through August 30, and includes special guest ...
MOTÖRHEAD's PHIL CAMPBELL Hospitalized; Berlin Show Canceled
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." ...
KING DIAMOND: 'No Band Sounds Like Us'
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 ...
DAVE LOMBARDO's PHILM Featured In 'Sessions At Overit' Episode (Video)
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 ...