Dallas, Texas-based brutal death metal act I AM DESTRUCTION has signed with Unique Leader Records. The band's full-length debut will arrive later in the year. Formed in 2013 as a one-man project, the band solidified its lineup last year and has quickly become a staple in the Texas extreme metal scene. After spending much of ...
SOTO — the metallic hard rock group led by namesake vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (SONS OF APOLLO, W.E.T.) — has announced the addition of bassist Tony Dickinson (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA). Dickinson — who co-wrote a pair of songs that appeared on previous SOTO releases — replaces David "Dave Z" Zablidowsky, who died last year in a ...
German metallers NAILED TO OBSCURITY have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast. The band is currently writing material for a new studio album. For more than ten years, NAILED TO OBSCURITY from Northern Germany has successfully developed its distinctive style, somewhere between melodic death metal and doom with progressive influences. Their underground debut, "Abyss…", exhibited ...
DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott's "Songs From The Vault" show will premiere on Thursday, April 19 at 4 p.m. EST on SiriusXM's DeepTracks (Ch. 27). In his youth, Elliott was creatively influenced by the music of the late '60s and early '70s, including legendary acts like T.REX and MOTT THE HOOPLE, plus David Bowie's "Ziggy ...
Producer/guitarist Paul Crook (pictured; ANTHRAX, SEBASTIAN BACH, MEAT LOAF) and executive producer John Madera have announced the formation of DEVILSTAR, an all-star hard rock and heavy metal group billed as the world's first interactive band. The first release under the DEVILSTAR moniker will be a cover of the JUDAS PRIEST classic "Beyond The Realms Of ...
EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee and guitarist Jen Majura were recently interviewed by Belgium's RTBF. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how she looks back on EVANESCENCE's success so far, Amy said: "I feel proud when I look back. I look back to those early times and see my face, especially if ...
This past weekend's edition of legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's radio show "Rock 50" was the first of a three-month celebration of his 70th birthday. You can now watch highlights of the program below. Ward, who will officially turn 70 on May 5, was on board for the SABBATH reunion when it was first ...
FOZZY singer Chris Jericho was recently interviewed by Terrie Carr of WDHA-FM 105.5 FM, the rock music station licensed to Dover and Morristown, New Jersey. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if FOZZY's latest album, 2017's "Judas", was the record he and his bandmates always wanted to make, Chris responded: "I don't really ...
Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY recently gave an exclusive performance inside Jimi Hendrix's 1960s London Mayfair flat of "Tired Of The Rain" and their brand new single, "Bad Habit", from the band's upcoming album, "Family Tree". Check out video footage below from Guitar Interactive magazine. "Family Tree" will be released on April 20 via Mascot ...
Vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN), guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND, TESTAMENT, EIDOLON), drummer Shawn Drover (MEGADETH, ACT OF DEFIANCE, EIDOLON) and bassist Adrian Robichaud (EIDOLON) joined forces to perform heavy metal classics under the A NIGHT OF METAL banner on April 12 at Piranha Bar in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...
