Char Tupper of MetalTitans.com recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer of German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTUbe clip below. "Day Of Reckoning", the new album from DESTRUCTION, sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release. ...
May 2011 - Blabbermouth Archive
COREY TAYLOR On Failed VELVET REVOLVER Singer Bid: 'I Guess It Just Wasn't Working For SLASH'
After months of speculation that STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor was going to become the new VELVET REVOLVER singer, followed by theories about why the band never eventually pulled the trigger, VELVET guitarist Slash admitted in a recent interview that he was the main holdout against Taylor getting the gig. Slash confirmed to Vorterix.com that ...
ATHEIST: Quality NEUROTIC DEATHFEST Footage Available
Quality video footage of ATHEIST's performance at this year's edition of the Neurotic Deathfest, which was held April 29-30, 2011 at 013 and MIDI theatre in Tilburg, Holland, can be viewed below (courtesy of "letthedeathmetalflow"). ATHEIST is touring in support of its critically acclaimed new album, "Jupiter", the band's first studio CD in 17 years. ...
MEGADETH Bassist Talks About LARS ULRICH's Liner Notes To 'Peace Sells' Reissue (Video)
Artisan News Service spoke to MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson about METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich's liner notes to the upcoming expanded, commemorative 25th-anniversary reissue edition of "Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?". The clip, which was shot on April 20 on the "black carpet" at the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards at Club Nokia in downtown ...
DEF LEPPARD's 'Mirrorball' To Receive European Release Via FRONTIERS
Frontiers Records will release DEF LEPPARD's new live album (with bonus DVD), "Mirrorball", on the following dates: Germany, Switzerland, Austria: June 17 June 23: France Rest Of Europe: June 20 "Mirrorball" will be available on June 7 exclusively at Walmart and Sam's Club locations in the United States and Canada. The album will include a ...
ALICE COOPER: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Jgermeister Ice Cold 4D Shoot
Jgermeister has announced the ground-breaking exclusive "Jgermeister Ice Cold Event" taking place on Wednesday, May 11 at Battersea Power Station, starring legendary rock 'n' roll royalty Alice Cooper appearing in 4D. The "Jgermeister Ice Cold Event" is set to make history as the U.K.'s first holographic 4D rock gig and will celebrate the release of ...
JACK OSBOURNE Talks To AMC NEWS About 'God Bless Ozzy Osbourne' Documentary
AMC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff sat down with Jack Osbourne, son of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne and now producer of the documentary "God Bless Ozzy Osbourne", which premiered at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. The younger Osbourne explained that his desire to move away from television and "make some stuff" led to his ...
OTEP's 'Atavist' Lands On BILLBOARD Chart
"Atavist", the fifth full-length album from Southern California's OTEP, sold 7,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 61 on The Billboard 200 chart. OTEP's previous CD, "Smash The Control Machine", opened with 10,400 units back in August 2009 to land at No. 47. "Atavist" was ...
ANVIL Frontman Interviewed On BLAZE 1330 AM (Audio)
Blaze 1330 AM recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. ANVIL's new album, "Juggernaut Of Justice", can be streamed in its entirety on the band's MySpace page. Due on May 10 via ...