Barry Gramlich of NorthJersey.com recently conducted an interview with SOULFLY guitarist and solo artist Marc Rizzo. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On touring: "You get used to the road. You bring the clothes you can and wash them in the sink. Then you find a radiator to dry them. I've seen ...
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SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera (ex-SEPULTURA) and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE singer Matt Tuck have recorded guest vocals on one of two "new" tracks that are set to appear on APOCALYPTICA's upcoming 10-year anniversary "best of" CD, "Amplified - A Decade of Reinventing the Cello", due on May 26. Cavalera and Tuck share lead vocals on ...
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SEPULTURA bassist Paulo Xisto Jr. has checked in from the band's European tour with IN FLAMES, which has seen the Brazilian thrashers play more than 20 shows in less than 30 days. Commented Paulo: "We have been on tour for over two weeks now and have been great so far!!! We had passed through Scandinavia, ...
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SOULFLY's web site has been updated with the following message: "Well, the European tour concluded last week, and with that said, what's up for SOULFLY next? More touring, of course! But until that resumes, in North America near the end of April, here's a recap of the things that happened on the recent massive club ...
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SEPULTURA's latest album, "Dante XXI", has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 64. The CD was recorded at Trama Studios in São Paulo, Brazil, where the group had previously laid down the "Revolusongs" EP, which contained cover versions of songs from such acts as MASSIVE ATTACK to HELLHAMMER to JANE'S ADDICTION (and ...
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HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta has posted the following message on the band;'s official web site: "We've decided to become a five-piece again. Mainly because of the new album having a lot of parts that involve second guitar, but also because me and [bassist Chris] Beattie started this band as a five-piece and feel like it's ...
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HATEBREED's video for the song "To the Threshold" has been posted online at this location. The clip was shot on February 25 and "tells a story of young kid who uses our music to escape the abuse of a man his mother is seeing," says HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta. "We shot our performance ...
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Finland's HardcoreSounds recently conducted an interview with SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser. A few excerpts from the chat follow: HardcoreSounds: [Members of the music] media have been asking the question [if] will SEPULTURA reunite with Max Cavalera for this year's Ozzfest? Is this just a rumor or have you discussed with the idea with ...
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14 video clips of SEPULTURA performing at the Forum in London, England on Wednesday, March 22 have been posted online at YouTube.com [NOTE: the files have since been removed]. SEPULTURA are currently on the road in Europe as direct support to Sweden's IN FLAMES. Filling in on drums during the tour is Roy ...
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SOULFLY bassist Bobby Burns has posted the following message on the band's official message board: "Yes yes yes... [The European] tour's been fuckin' killer! That's a fact and we owe it all to the fans for the support and I personally thank you all... Tonight, somewhere in France (sorry but the name escapes me), another ...
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A 10-minute audio interview with SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green, conducted recently by Norway's Metal Express Radio, is available for streaming at this location. As previously reported, SEPULTURA's latest album, "Dante XXI", has sold just under 2,300 copies during its first week of release in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. This ...
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Log on to MP3.com right now for a chance to hear SEPULTURA's new album, "Dante XXI", in its entirety before it hits stores this Tuesday, March 14. As previously reported, SEPULTURA made their "live" debut with drummer Roy Mayorga on Saturday, March 11 on the Brazilian TV show "Altas Horas". Download video clips ...
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SEPULTURA made their "live" debut with drummer Roy Mayorga on Saturday, March 11 on the Brazilian TV show "Altas Horas". Download video clips of the band's appearance on the program: "Breed Apart" (video) "Territory" (video) "Convicted in Life" (video) Mayorga is standing in for founding member Igor Cavalera, who ...
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Sources close to the Ozzfest organization have told MTV.com that there had been discussions with both the KORN and METALLICA camps for the headlining slot at this year's festival, but that those talks were informal and never got passed the initial negotiations. A SEPULTURA reunion, featuring original frontman Max Cavalera, was also in the works, ...
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Tom Day of musicOMH.com recently conducted an interview with SOULFLY/ex-SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On making space for positivity on his albums — most notably in the recital of Psalm 91 in his native Portuguese: "I find passages of the Psalms as well as many other ...
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"The Metal Show", heard live on Sundays between 10:00 p.m. and midnight EST on 92.3 WXRK in Cleveland, Ohio, has a very special edition of the program in store for listeners this week. The show, normally hosted by The Warlock and Chris Akin, will feature a very special guest host in Warlock's place — Andreas ...
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SEPULTURA began rehearsing for their upcoming European tour last week with former SOULFLY drummer Roy Mayorga standing in for founding member Igor Cavalera, who is taking a break from the group's touring activities to spend time with his second wife and their new son (who was born in January). Check out pictures from the rehearsal ...
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SPV Records has released six new SEPULTURA e-cards, each featuring a different track from the band's upcoming "Dante XXI" CD in the background, and each one connected to the other. You have to answer the questions right and enter the code to get to the next one. And if you make it to the end, ...
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A video interview with SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera (ex-SEPULTURA), conducted by Face Culture on February 13, 2006 at the Paradiso in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has been posted online at FaceCulture.nl. Topics range from the new SOULFLY album, "Dark Ages", to album titles, to Orthodox priests, to BAD BRAINS, and much more. Another interview ...
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HATEBREED's new song "To the Threshold" has been posted online at www.myspace.com/hatebreed. A video for the track was shot on Saturday, February 25. "The video tells a story of young kid who uses our music to escape the abuse of a man his mother is seeing," says HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta. "We shot ...
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SEPULTURA members Andreas Kisser (guitar) and Derrick Green (vocals) recently spoke to the U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine about the persistent rumors of a possible reunion with founding member and current SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera for a spot on this summer's Ozzfest. "This rumor has been going around for fucking years, man," answered Andreas with a world-weariness ...
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HATEBREED shot a video for their new song "To the Threshold" on Saturday, February 25. "The video tells a story of young kid who uses our music to escape the abuse of a man his mother is seeing," says HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta. "We shot our performance stuff at a really cool place called Fastlane ...
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The Sepularmy (as SEPULTURA fans are affectionately called) has developed a flash minisite for SEPULTURA's new album, "Dante XXI", where you can find information related to this release, including audio samples and historical information behind each part of the book that the album is based on (the epic poetic masterpiece "The Divine Comedy", written by ...
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After the disappointing and rambling 2003 album "Roorback", SEPULTURA does indeed roar back with "Dante XXI", a concept album based on Dante Alighieri's classic work of literature, "Divina Comedia (The Divine Comedy)". Conceptual ideas aside, however, "Dante XXI" thrashes with an intensity that was missing from "Roorback" and was not quite as present on its ...
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Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA filmed a video for the song "Convicted in Life" (mp3) over a two-day period this past weekend in São Paulo, Brazil. Check out pictures from the shoot at this location. "Convicted In Life" comes off the group's upcoming album, "Dante XXI" (view cover here), due in ...
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San Antonio's long-standing cult cable show, "Robb's Metalworks", has now posted its January 2006 episode online at www.robbsmetalworks.com. The one-hour episode was the debut for Time Warner cable's STUF-TV in the region, as the program left public access at the end of 2005. The episode includes a one-on-one interview with Max Cavalera of ...
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Another new SEPULTURA song, entitled "Buried Words", has been posted online at www.myspace.com/sepultura. Also available at the same location is the track "Ostia", taken from the group's new album, "Dante XXI" (view cover here), due in North America on March 14 via SPV. An MP3 of the album song "Convicted In ...
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TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 42 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. The episode features an 18-minute interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with "Racing Rocks" and classic "Headbanger's Ball" host, Riki Rachtman. Interview topics include NASCAR, MTV and VH1, Axl Rose and GUNS N' ROSES, Hollywood's legendary Cathouse, and FASTER PUSSYCAT singer Taime Downe. ...
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SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo is showing off his skills in the "Bet You Can't Play This" section of the April 2006 issue of Guitar World magazine (Joe Satriani on the cover), in stores now. Click here to take the audio lesson. SOULFLY are currently touring Europe until the end of March in support ...
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According to a posting on SOULFLY's official web site, the band will be undertaking a short West Coast tour beginning in early April, immediately following the band's current European headlining trek. Support on the West Coast dates will come from INCITE (featuring SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera's stepson Ritchie), Century Media recording artists MANNTIS, and Victory ...
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