Swedish multi-instrumentalist/producer Dan Swanö (NIGHTINGALE, EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH) has issued the following update: So what have I been up to lately? Apart from mixing and mastering for my beloved clients, I have taken up songwriting again!! Most of the ideas are tagged for the upcoming NIGHTINGALE album that I think will be called 'Bravado'. ...
December 2009 - Blabbermouth Archive
MOB RULES: 'The Oswald File' Video Released
"The Oswald File", the new video from German metallers MOB RULES, can be viewed below. The clip is an edited version of the 18-minute-long epic which appears in six parts on the new MOB RULES album, "Radical Peace". "Radical Peace" was released on November 13 via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Bazement Studio ...
DREAM THEATER Drummer Interviewed In Auckland; Video Available
David Farrier from New Zealand's TV3 "Nightline" conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER prior to the band's December 1, 2009 concert in Auckland. Watch the chat at this location. "Of the 10 videos we've done through the years, I felt we have never been truly captured ...
BLACK TIDE: Video Interview With ZAKK SANDLER Posted Online
EnochMagazine.com conducted an interview with bassist Zakk Sandler of Miami, Florida metallers BLACK TIDE during this past summer's Vans Warped Tour. Watch the chat below. Sandler recently told the New Times Broward-Palm Beach that BLACK TIDE's new material will mark a change in direction and melodic style, due, in part, to 16-year-old frontman Gabriel Garcia's ...
PRIMAL FEAR: Spring 2010 North American Tour Dates Announced
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR will return to the U.S. in May/June 2010 for a short tour, following up their highly successful select dates that took place late summer 2009. Support on the trek will come from LUNA MORTIS, with special guest REDEMPTION on the West Hollywood and Santa Ana shows. The dates, which go ...
FEAR FACTORY Frontman Talks About Reunion With DINO CAZARES, Illegal Music Downloading
Mexico's metal podcast Familia Perro recently conducted an interview with FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell. The podcast can now be streamed using the audio player below. (Note: The program is in Spanish, but the actual interview was conducted in English.) FEAR FACTORY — the newly revamped band featuring original FF members Dino Cazares (guitar) ...
ZAKK WYLDE: 'Drinking Beer And Playing Guitar, That's How I Became The Man I Am Today'
Christopher Toh of TodayOnline.com's Poparazzi has posted the second part of his interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE), conducted before and after the guitarist's solo performance and question-and-answer session on Tuesday (December 1) at Singapore's Changi Prison Complex. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Poparazzi: Can you ...
STRYPER Guitarist On Marrying Former Prostitute: 'Life Is Good'
Guitarist Oz Fox of Christian hard rockers STRYPER spoke to Classic Rock magazine about where it all went wrong for the band, circa 1990's "Against The Law", an album which saw them change their image and tone down the lyrical positivity that had been such a big part of the group's essence. "We ...
STAIND Frontman Proud To Be A Hunter
According to The Pulse of Radio, STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis told AOL's Noisecreep on Wednesday (December 2) that he's not worried about People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) coming after him for his hunting activities, which will be chronicled on the Outdoor Channel next year. Lewis said, "Bring it on. I watched (the ...
ALICE IN CHAINS In Milan: Photos, Video Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of ALICE IN CHAINS performing an acoustic version of the song "Black Gives Way To Blue" on Wednesday, December 2 in Milan, Italy can be viewed below. Photos of the concert, whcih was held at a sold-out Palalido Arena, are available on Musica Metal, MetalItalia.com. The setlist for ...