Russian underground production team Aspherical Asphyxia is compiling a triple tribute to EMPEROR/VED BUENS ENDE/ARCTURUS entitled "Old Crown, New Spawn". According to a press release, contributing artists will offer not only covers of renowned songs, but also reveal their own material as well. "Old Crown, New Spawn" is mostly orthodox metal compilation, comprising over two ...
The organizers of the Bloodstock Open Air festival — which will be held August 14-16 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England — have launched a weekly podcast that will offer up essential information along with the best in breakthrough metal and lineup announcements. According to a posting on the festival's web site, "The show will ...
Chris Grigg of Philadelphia black metallers WOE has released the following statement regarding the new "pay-what-you-will" option on the band's web site for WOE's critically acclaimed debut album, "A Spell for the Death of Man". "WOE is not a marketing scheme or career path. It is not something we do to get famous, ...
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT will play a handful of headlining shows during their upcoming Priest Feast European tour with JUDAS PRIEST and MEGADETH. The band will also take part in signing sessions at select gigs on the trek. According to posting on TESTAMENT's MySpace page, fan should "check in at the merch ...
HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar), Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — is selling photo frame displays via the group's official webshop. Each item comes as triple-matted design and features black suede matting on the top level and standard black matting on ...
Randy Blythe, vocalist for Virginia-based metal band LAMB OF GOD, is auctioning his Grammy medallion that accompanied the band's nomination for "Best Metal Performance" at the 49th annual Grammy Awards in 2007. 100% of the money generated from the online auction will benefit the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation. Randy commented on the auction: "It feels really ...
TheChronicleHerald.ca reports that concert promoter Harold MacKay announced at a media conference on Tuesday morning that KISS will headline Halifax Rocks 2009 on the Halifax Commons in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Saturday, July 18, with a limit of 40,000 tickets going on sale this Friday. "There's a lot that's been written and ...
British heavy rock legends IRON MAIDEN, in association with EMI Records, Universal (USA), Banger Productions and Arts Alliance Media, will release a feature-length documentary film into cinemas worldwide on April 21, 2009. The North American premiere of "Iron Maiden: Flight 666' will be part of the prestigious SXSW film festival which runs March 13-22 in ...
"On & On", the new video from Irish rockers THE ANSWER, can be viewed below. The clip, which was directed by Isaiah Seret ("Wanted") and shot in U.S. while the band was on tour with AC/DC, combines the raw unadulterated performance of THE ANSWER in a very cool setting. "On & On" comes off THE ...
