Heavy Metal News

Stay up to date with Heavy Metal News! Check back regurarly for the latest happenings in the metal world! Who’s dead, who’s in jail, who’s releasing a new record, who’s beat up who and, most importantly, who’s touring! Sometimes the news reads more like a soap opera but it’s essential if you want to follow your favorite bands or keep a pulse on your favored genre(s). It’s a major pain to check every band site yourself for news updates so let us do the work for you.

National Day of Slayer Task Force

June 7th, 2008

June 6 is a perfect day for Hessians across the country to come together and engage in something upon which we can all agree - listening to Slayer! Also, do you really want those evangelical Neo-Cons to have all the fun with their "National Day of Prayer"? Enjoy a "National Day of Slayer" instead:

National Day of Slayer
* Listen to Slayer at full blast in your car.
* Listen to Slayer at full blast in your home.
* Listen to Slayer at full blast at your place of employment.
* Listen to Slayer at full blast in any public place you prefer.
Download Slayer's 1986 Demo with songs from "Reign in Blood"
Then you can take that participation to a problematic level
* Stage a "Slay-out." Don't go to work. Listen to Slayer.
* Spray paint Slayer logos on churches, synagogues, or cemeteries.
* Play Slayer covers with your own band (since 99% of your riffs are stolen from Slayer anyway).
* Kill the neighbor's dog and blame it on Slayer.
National Day of Slayer
Sponsored by:
The Hessian Studies Center and
The Dark Legions Archive

Sirius Hair Nation Picks Top 100 Metal Songs

June 7th, 2008

Hair Nation counted down the Top 100 Hair Metal songs ever. Here's the list of the songs starting with #1. Do you agree? "ROUND AND ROUND" - RATT "GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS" - MOTLEY CRUE "18 AND LIFE" - SKID ROW ...

Throwback Tuesdays: Yngwie Malmsteen - "Rising Force"

June 7th, 2008

I'll be honest -- I had more or less forgotten about Yngwie Malmsteen 's existence until recently, while riding in a car with a Swedish metal type.

What’s on TV Tuesday night

June 7th, 2008

'The Moment of Truth' host Mark Walberg 8 p.m. " WaMu Presents MSG Concert Series." Iron Maiden headlines this concert at the Long Beach Arena in California .

Iron Maiden rocks The Woodlands

June 7th, 2008

Long considered one of the greatest metal bands in history, Iron Maiden is currently embarked on a tour which proves it beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Summer festivals show their metal with return of ‘monsters of rock’

June 7th, 2008

THEY were more than acceptable in the 80s, and now they're back and ready to rock again.

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson Reprimands Drug-Smoking Fan

June 7th, 2008

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson proved his zero tolerance to drugs - by scolding a fan for smoking marijuana during one of the band's gigs.

Report: ‘Rock Band’ Proves a Hit For Motley Crue’s ‘Saints Of Los Angeles’

June 7th, 2008

Report: 'Rock Band' Proves A Hit For MA-TLEY CRAoeE's 'Saints Of Los Angeles' - May 26, 2008 Jon Cranny of Straight.com reports that MA-TLEY CRAoeE 's new single, "Saints of Los Angeles" , only sold 10,000 ...

Iron Maiden Month on Planet Rock

June 7th, 2008

IRON MAIDEN Month on PLANET ROCK - May 22, 2008 With IRON MAIDEN 's upcoming concert at Twickenham Stadium, Planet Rock - the UK's classic rock station - is featuring a number of on-air specials on this ...

Iron Maiden brings ’80s hits tour — and creepy mascot — to Concord

June 7th, 2008

Outside of "Tales From the Crypt's" cadaverous Crypt Keeper, few ghouls can boast such a long life-after-death as Eddie, the skeletal mascot of U.K. rockers Iron Maiden for more than 30 years running.

Teen metal band win Riverside compeititon

June 7th, 2008

MERCURY readers have voted with their mouse in an online competition and chosen a teenage metal group to appear at this year's Riverside Festival.

Arch Enemy Revive Early Material With A Twist; Carcass Aim For U.S….

June 7th, 2008

Last fall, Michael Amott, guitarist for Swedish melodic death-metallers Arch Enemy, confirmed in an interview with Metal File that Carcass , the legendary British grindcore band he played in during the early ...

Dimmu Borgir Frontman’s Chrome Division: New Song Posted Online

June 7th, 2008

DIMMU BORGIR Frontman's CHROME DIVISION: New Song Posted Online - May 27, 2008 "Booze, Broads And Beelzebub" , the title track of the forthcoming sophomore album from CHROME DIVISION , the Norwegian five-piece ...

ZYKLON/Ex-EMPEROR Drummer TRYM Gives Tour Of His Tattoo Studio; Video Available

June 7th, 2008

ZYKLON/Ex-EMPEROR Drummer TRYM Gives Tour Of His Tattoo Studio; Video Available - May 29, 2008 MetalKult.com has posted part three of its four-part Norwegian metal mini-documentary. The footage was captured ...

at the Gates Frontman Shoots Down Rumors Of Possible New Studio Album

June 7th, 2008

AT THE GATES Frontman Shoots Down Rumors Of Possible New Studio Album - May 28, 2008 Vocalist Tomas Lindberg and drummer Marcus Andersson were interviewed by Boston.tv prior to DISFEAR 's May 25, 2008 concert ...

Bloodstained Nev… - Soul Embra…

June 7th, 2008

Soul Embraced is the name of the project put together by Living Sacrifice members Lance Garvin and Rocky Gray as an outlet for the material that does not fit in with their other band.

Opeth Frontman Performs With Dream Theater In New York City; Video Available

June 7th, 2008

OPETH Frontman Performs With DREAM THEATER In New York City; Video Available - May 26, 2008 Fan-filmed video footage of OPETH frontman Mikael A...kerfeldt joining DREAM THEATER on stage at Terminal 5 in New ...

HACKNEYED: First ‘Death Prevails’ Trailer Available

June 7th, 2008

HACKNEYED: First 'Death Prevails' Trailer Available - May 21, 2008 The first trailer for "Death Prevails" , the full-length debut from south German death metal maniacs HACKNEYED , can be viewed below.

Dying Fetus: Back To The Grindcore

June 7th, 2008

DYING FETUS: Back To The Grindcore - May 22, 2008 Washington Post 's Express reports: "We're still putting in work; we're not rock stars," says John Gallagher , vocalist and guitars of the Upper Marlboro-based ...

at the Gates: Tokyo Concert Photos Available

June 7th, 2008

AT THE GATES: Tokyo Concert Photos Available - May 17, 2008 Reactivated Swedish metallers AT THE GATES played their first three shows since announcing their reunion May 8-11, 2008 as part of the Extreme The ...

I’m… - Apocalyptica / Cory Tay…

June 7th, 2008

Hailing from Finland, Apocalyptica consists of a group of four classically-trained cellists who offer a unique interpretation of metal anthems.

Gill Gojira new album joy

June 6th, 2008

Gojira are to title their new album ‘The Way Of All Flesh’. This is due out through Listenable in mid-October, and was produced by Logan Mader. 

Arch Enemy Revive Early Material With A Twist; Carcass Aim For U.S….

June 6th, 2008

Last fall, Michael Amott, guitarist for Swedish melodic death-metallers Arch Enemy, confirmed in an interview with Metal File that Carcass , the legendary British grindcore band he played in during the early ...

Hello Tokyo - Sell the Stars

June 6th, 2008

Sell the Stars Posted by Jesse Coy on 06.06.2008 Does this band eventually want to tour in Japan or what? Find out only here, only with me, your music junkie in exile... Hello Tokyo Sell the Stars May 2008 As ...

Randall Kirk Hammett KH15 Signature Practice Amp

June 6th, 2008

Musical instruments, guitar, bass, piano, gadgets, amps, drums, keyboard, midi, percussion, synth << Results from the team up by Randall and Metallica's axeman Kirk Hammett are still being released, the latest ...

Mature stars scoreat the box office

June 6th, 2008

Look closely at the top summer movies and notice the special effects they're having on the perception of age.

Music history in the making

June 6th, 2008

Project unites bands for posterity and to make a joyful noise CORVALLIS - The Corvallis Music History Project started a bit like a revolution, with a small group of like-minded individuals drawn together by a ...

National Day of Slayer Task Force

June 6th, 2008

June 6 is a perfect day for Hessians across the country to come together and engage in something upon which we can all agree - listening to Slayer! Also, do you really want those evangelical Neo-Cons to have all the fun with their "National Day of Prayer"? Enjoy a "National Day of Slayer" instead:

National Day of Slayer
* Listen to Slayer at full blast in your car.
* Listen to Slayer at full blast in your home.
* Listen to Slayer at full blast at your place of employment.
* Listen to Slayer at full blast in any public place you prefer.
Download Slayer's 1986 Demo with songs from "Reign in Blood"
Then you can take that participation to a problematic level
* Stage a "Slay-out." Don't go to work. Listen to Slayer.
* Spray paint Slayer logos on churches, synagogues, or cemeteries.
* Play Slayer covers with your own band (since 99% of your riffs are stolen from Slayer anyway).
* Kill the neighbor's dog and blame it on Slayer.
National Day of Slayer
Sponsored by:
The Hessian Studies Center and
The Dark Legions Archive

Jonathan: Black Metal interview coming for the podcast

June 5th, 2008

In a couple of minutes, I will be speaking to Peter Best, the photographer who has just published ‘Norwegian Black Metal’, the much anticpated book which is a very rare and intimate insight into Norway’s notorious black metal scene. You will be able to hear this on next week’s podcast. You can subscribe through iTunes or download it direct from our podcast page.
wish me luck.
JS

Podcast is live!

June 5th, 2008

As you can see, our news service has gone a little skee-whiff but there is good news in the form of the Metal Hammer Podcast which this week features an interview with the one and only Max Cavalera!

Head on over to the Podcast section of the site or alternatively open up your iTunes and and search for Metal Hammer in the iTunes store.

Wasting Download

June 5th, 2008

In a move that’s such a bad idea it could be awesome, Municipal Waste will be DJing at the climax of the Download festival. The ‘Wasters will be slamming down the tunes on Sunday June 15th from 10.30pm until 1am in the Duracell Powerhouse arena.

If you’re not lucky enough to be at Download, you can listen to Municipal Waste’s DJ set from midnight on www.totalrock.com

Carcass Re-Issue

June 5th, 2008

If you don’t already own Carcass’s ‘Heartwork’ then what in the blue hell have you been doing with your life? Never mind, you have the chance to make amends because it’s available on re-issue right now through Earache with a bonus documentary attached for good measure.

Well worth a couple of your hard-earned pennies, I say.

Kscope Records Spotlight

June 5th, 2008

With the ambition of becoming the home for all great up-and-coming prog rock acts, Snapper Music has launched a brand new imprint called Kscope Records.

As well as re-issuing classic material from the Porcupine Tree, the label will feature the debut release from The Pineapple Thief and No-Man, the band set up by Tim Bowness and Steve Wilson from the Porcupine Tree.

For more details on this new prog-based label, check out: www.kscopemusic.com

Teen metal band win Riverside compeititon

June 5th, 2008

MERCURY readers have voted with their mouse in an online competition and chosen a teenage metal group to appear at this year's Riverside Festival.

Book traces Coelho’s rise from rebel to bestseller

June 5th, 2008

During the course of his life, Paulo Coelho spent time in a mental institution, wrote several popular songs and became one of world's best-selling authors with novels like The Alchemist .

Life Is Beautiful - Sixx A.m.

June 5th, 2008

"Pray For Me" is a single from the soundtrack that was inspired by The Heroin Diaries, a book co-written by band member and Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx, and music journalist Ian Gittens.

Sirius Hair Nation Picks Top 100 Metal Songs

June 5th, 2008

Hair Nation counted down the Top 100 Hair Metal songs ever. Here's the list of the songs starting with #1. Do you agree? "ROUND AND ROUND" - RATT "GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS" - MOTLEY CRUE "18 AND LIFE" - SKID ROW ...

Metallica Does Guitar Hero

June 5th, 2008

I don't really get Guitar Hero . It strikes me as the biggest waste of time this side of talking during sex, but it's impossible to question how much other people seem to love it.

Metallica - WE’VE HEARD IT!

June 4th, 2008

Without doubt, the biggest metal event this year is going to be the release of Metallica’s new album, and everyone at Metal Hammer has been hit with feverish anticipation, having been invited to hear six tracks. Well, we’ve just gotten back, and we can answer you this:

Is it St Anger? No.

Does it suck? Fuck no!

Are the solos back? Fuck yes!

Does it sound like the pre-Load Metallica of yore? Mostly, but while the tracks we’ve heard call to mind some old albums, most of them clock in around the seven-minute mark, each one containing a number of different sections, so the band don’t settle on any one riff for long. Bottom line? These songs are going to sound amazing live.

And how’s Lars Ulrich’s snare doing? Well, it’s definitely there but then we weren’t listening to mastered versions, so there’s still hope that they won’t end up sounding  like they did on an album that rhymes with Faint, uh… Banger.

What else? There’s no album title yet, and there are no individual song titles, but the album’s been referred to as ‘nine epics and one song’, with ten tracks adding up to a total of 75 minutes. You do the math.

What do the songs sound like? Track one, which is only known by the cryptic working-title Flamingo opens up on thunderous rolling drums as lead guitar meets them head on, a flaring up in stop-start motion before it pulls itself together in rushes forward in classic thrash style, all crunching, Fight Fire With Fire riffs and drilling beats. It takes at least two minutes for James Hetfield’s vocals to come in, and while they sound furious, this isn’t the grittiest he’s ever sounded, more open in tone, but while there’s still a memorable vocal line for the ‘chorus’, and there is so much going on in the song, and so many ideas thrown in and discarded for the next one that it’s hard on first listen to pick out one riff that you’re going to remember it by. But with galloping riffs and the return of guitar breaks rising up from out of the grooves you can hear the true Metallica spirit, even though its as if reflected in mirrored mosaic.

Track two is at heart an anthemic ballad that recalls Fight Fire With Fire and Nothing Else Matters, with a chiming guitar intro, airy vocals and some slightly convoluted, progressive-style bridges that mutate into urgent riffing, more galloping riffs and guitar solos. Again, the song has a number of different sections, but it still sounds massive.

Track three kicks off on a stop-start riff flecked with Eastern touches, as other bustling guitar lines play off each other and Hetfield’s vocals retain the power of old, like some monolithic prophet overlooking events as mid-paced, chugging riffs come in, sounding like an army on the march, methodically shooting anyone in their path.

Track four is reminiscent of Master Of Puppets with more than a touch of heads-down Slayer pacing thrown in. After an artillery-lobbing drum-led intro, it quickly sets off on marching, thrash mode, Hetfield’s spat vocals taking melodic digressions, as he roars ‘Bow down, surrender unto me’. The song’s groove carries you along as it opens up into guitar atomospherics that bring Led Zep to mind. It isn’t quite the kind of irresistible monster they’ve created before, but Metallica still prove they can still sound lean and epic at the same time, and when the track drops out into the grove mid-way though, you can imagine the chants coming from the crowds live.

Track five has another strong opening, with an uncharacteristic bouncing groove not a million miles away from Rage Against The Machine making appearances throughout setting off sharp riffs that come up against an irregular barrage of percussion that sets it off briefly on a more melodic path and builds up once again into a thrilling riff-fest mayhem.

Track six is the ‘song’, considerably shorter than the others, but full of clinically sharp riffing, more Slayer-esque parts and galloping grooves, all hustle and bustle with a tinge of Eastern melody thrown in once more.

Initial impressions is that this is an album that’s going to get our blood chugging,  but whether it’s all we hoped for is going to take more plays to answer. Ultimately we’re hugely relieved and pretty damn thrilled, and we can’t fucking wait to hear the rest. Horns up.

Laaz Rockit: New Album Track Listing Revealed

June 4th, 2008

LAAZ ROCKIT: New Album Track Listing Revealed - May 30, 2008 Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers LAAZ ROCKIT have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Left for Dead" , due on July 25 via ...

Dragonforce Announce New Album Title and Release Date

June 4th, 2008

Dragonforce have announced Ultra Beatdown as the title of their forthcoming new album for Roadrunner Records, due in stores on August 26.

Drama for American Idol runner-up

June 4th, 2008

'American Idol' runner-up Katharine McPhee is to star opposite Wes Bentley in a new psychological drama called 'The Storyteller'. The Hollywood Reporter says the film tells the story of a writer whose life goes ...

Throwback Tuesdays: Yngwie Malmsteen - "Rising Force"

June 4th, 2008

I'll be honest -- I had more or less forgotten about Yngwie Malmsteen 's existence until recently, while riding in a car with a Swedish metal type.

ZYKLON/Ex-EMPEROR Drummer TRYM Gives Tour Of His Tattoo Studio; Video Available

June 3rd, 2008

ZYKLON/Ex-EMPEROR Drummer TRYM Gives Tour Of His Tattoo Studio; Video Available - May 29, 2008 MetalKult.com has posted part three of its four-part Norwegian metal mini-documentary. The footage was captured ...

Carcass Re-Issue

June 3rd, 2008

If you don’t already own Carcass’s ‘Heartwork’ then what in the blue hell have you been doing with your life? Never mind, you have the chance to make amends because it’s available on re-issue right now through Earache with a bonus documentary attached for good measure.

Well worth a couple of your hard-earned pennies, I say.

Wasting Download

June 3rd, 2008

In a move that’s such a bad idea it could be awesome, Municipal Waste will be DJing at the climax of the Download festival. The ‘Wasters will be slamming down the tunes on Sunday June 15th from 10.30pm until 1am in the Duracell Powerhouse arena.

If you’re not lucky enough to be at Download, you can listen to Municipal Waste’s DJ set from midnight on www.totalrock.com

Kscope Records Spotlight

June 3rd, 2008

With the ambition of becoming the home for all great up-and-coming prog rock acts, Snapper Music has launched a brand new imprint called Kscope Records.

As well as re-issuing classic material from the Porcupine Tree, the label will feature the debut release from The Pineapple Thief and No-Man, the band set up by Tim Bowness and Steve Wilson from the Porcupine Tree.

For more details on this new prog-based label, check out: www.kscopemusic.com

Laaz Rockit Signs With Massacre Records

June 3rd, 2008

LAAZ ROCKIT Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS - May 28, 2008 Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers LAAZ ROCKIT have inked a deal with Germany's Massacre Records .

Classical violinist gets her shredder licks in

June 3rd, 2008

Classical violinist Rachel Barton Pine is a musical scholar who can discuss, eloquently and at length, the esoterica of the Baroque era - or of Anthrax and Megadeth, two of her favorite metal bands.

Katharine McPhee and Wes Bentley Set for The Storyteller

June 3rd, 2008

Katharine McPhee and Wes Bentley have boarded the indie psychological drama The Storyteller , with Robert Angelo Masciantonio set to direct for Feverpitch Pictures.

Guitar Hero: Metallica Confirmed

June 3rd, 2008

"In fiscal 2009, we plan to publish Guitar Hero: On Tour for the NDS; Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Guitar Hero: Metallica, and Guitar Hero IV across multiple platforms," the company said in the filing.

What’s on TV Tuesday night

June 3rd, 2008

'The Moment of Truth' host Mark Walberg 8 p.m. " WaMu Presents MSG Concert Series." Iron Maiden headlines this concert at the Long Beach Arena in California .

Dimmu Borgir Frontman’s Chrome Division: New Song Posted Online

June 1st, 2008

DIMMU BORGIR Frontman's CHROME DIVISION: New Song Posted Online - May 27, 2008 "Booze, Broads And Beelzebub" , the title track of the forthcoming sophomore album from CHROME DIVISION , the Norwegian five-piece ...

Paulo Coelho biography stirs controversy

June 1st, 2008

The authorised biography of Brazil's superstar writer Paulo Coelho arrives in bookstores this week, but it may be dampened by a controversy that threatens to sour ties between the mystic novelist and the ...

KREATOR To Enter Studio In July

May 31st, 2008

KREATOR To Enter Studio In July - May 30, 2008 German thrash metal veterans KREATOR will enter the Titonus studios in Berlin on July 20 to begin recording the highly anticipated follow-up to their 2005 release ...

Wildfire season nears with hot weather approaching

May 31st, 2008

With summer approaching and wildfire season upon us, Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue says it's the perfect time to begin safeguarding your home against wildfire.

Anderson blaze claims two lives

May 31st, 2008

ANDERSON -- Family members gathered in grief Thursday at the scene of an overnight fire that took two lives and destroyed a house that had sheltered three generations.

Iron Maiden rocks The Woodlands

May 31st, 2008

Long considered one of the greatest metal bands in history, Iron Maiden is currently embarked on a tour which proves it beyond a shadow of a doubt.

at the Gates Frontman Shoots Down Rumors Of Possible New Studio Album

May 30th, 2008

AT THE GATES Frontman Shoots Down Rumors Of Possible New Studio Album - May 28, 2008 Vocalist Tomas Lindberg and drummer Marcus Andersson were interviewed by Boston.tv prior to DISFEAR 's May 25, 2008 concert ...

Man Accused Of Stealing Art From Park Sentenced To 8 Months

May 30th, 2008

A man charged with stealing art from a sculpture park and selling it for scrap has been sentenced to eight months in jail.

Motley Crue Keeping Their Mouths Shut Over Crue Fest

May 30th, 2008

MOTLEY CRUE 's Crue Fest tour begins just over a month from now, but the band has yet to reveal any details about their plans for the show's production and staging, according to The Pulse of Radio .

Xentrix - Shattered Existence

May 29th, 2008

Xentrix were a thrash outfit out of northern England who, once upon a time, could claim dominance over the UK thrash metal scene.

Scars On Broadway Announce Debut Release, Artwork Revealed [News]

May 29th, 2008

Scars On Broadway , the long-awaited collaboration between guitarist-frontman Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan , both best known for their work in the multi-Platinum-selling, Grammy-winning band System ...

Man Sentenced On Nine Counts of RSP

May 29th, 2008

Mark Anthony Brown was arraigned today in Franklin County Municipal Court on nine counts of receiving stolen property.

Summer festivals show their metal with return of ‘monsters of rock’

May 29th, 2008

THEY were more than acceptable in the 80s, and now they're back and ready to rock again.

Bezer: The Icarus Line

May 28th, 2008

The Icarus Line have been on hiatus for a little while now but while casting an eye over a tickets web-site, that seems to be over as the band are due to play two UK shows in August. Catch them at Manchester Roadhouse on August 5th and August 9th at London’s Kings Cross Water Rats.

Opeth Frontman Performs With Dream Theater In New York City; Video Available

May 28th, 2008

OPETH Frontman Performs With DREAM THEATER In New York City; Video Available - May 26, 2008 Fan-filmed video footage of OPETH frontman Mikael A...kerfeldt joining DREAM THEATER on stage at Terminal 5 in New ...

Bullet for My Valentine on tour and coming Here

May 28th, 2008

May 27, 2008 BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE on tour and coming HERE! Bullet For My Valentine will kick off a headlining tour on Tuesday, July 14 at the Rave in Milwaukee.

Danzig ‘Blackest Of The Black’ Tour Lineup [News]

May 28th, 2008

Danzig will embark on the 20th anniversary tour as part of this year's "Blackest of the Black" trek which will kick off in October.

Bezer: If you’ve ever been to LA…

May 27th, 2008

…you may have heard of an 80’s metal covers band formerly called Metal Skool and currently going by the name of Steel Panther. These guys are funny as hell, whether it’s picking on members of the audience or bringing up Hollywood celebs to join on famous glam-rock anthems (trawl YouTube and you’ll find everyone from Scott Ian, Matt Sorum and Phil Anselmo to Kelly Clarkson, Vince Vaughn and Mr Belding from Saved By The Bell).

Anyways, they’ve signed a deal with Universal and are about to release an album featuring classics-in-waiting ‘Asian Hooker’ and ‘Stripper Girl’. If by some small chance they manage to make it to the UK, then do anything you can to secure a ticket.

Gene Hoglan Pays Tribute To Michelle Meldrum: ‘I Just Lost My Sister And Best Friend’

May 27th, 2008

GENE HOGLAN Pays Tribute To MICHELLE MELDRUM: 'I Just Lost My Sister And Best Friend' - May 23, 2008 Legendary drummer Gene Hoglan has posted a tribute to his fallen MELDRUM bandmate and close friend Michelle ...

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson Reprimands Drug-Smoking Fan

May 27th, 2008

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson proved his zero tolerance to drugs - by scolding a fan for smoking marijuana during one of the band's gigs.

Report: ‘Rock Band’ Proves a Hit For Motley Crue’s ‘Saints Of Los Angeles’

May 27th, 2008

Report: 'Rock Band' Proves A Hit For MA-TLEY CRAoeE's 'Saints Of Los Angeles' - May 26, 2008 Jon Cranny of Straight.com reports that MA-TLEY CRAoeE 's new single, "Saints of Los Angeles" , only sold 10,000 ...

Bloodstained Nev… - Soul Embra…

May 26th, 2008

Soul Embraced is the name of the project put together by Living Sacrifice members Lance Garvin and Rocky Gray as an outlet for the material that does not fit in with their other band.

Face To Face - Sevendust

May 26th, 2008

The Atlanta-based quintet Sevendust became one of the rising acts in late-'90s heavy metal with an aggressive blend of bottom-heavy riffs and soulful, accessible melodies.

Destruction: ‘D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.’ Video Teaser Online [News]

May 25th, 2008

According to Blabbermouth.net , veteran German thrashers Destruction entered Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark on April 21 with producer Jacob Hansen to begin recording its new album, " D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. " An ...

Tommy Lee Gets Animated

May 25th, 2008

MOTLEY CRUE star TOMMY LEE is to lend his voice to a new cartoon - based on his life story.

Iron Maiden Month on Planet Rock

May 25th, 2008

IRON MAIDEN Month on PLANET ROCK - May 22, 2008 With IRON MAIDEN 's upcoming concert at Twickenham Stadium, Planet Rock - the UK's classic rock station - is featuring a number of on-air specials on this ...

History Channel starts series on classic rock music

May 25th, 2008

The History Channel, an infotainment television channel, has launched a 17-part special series on classic rock music.

HACKNEYED: First ‘Death Prevails’ Trailer Available

May 24th, 2008

HACKNEYED: First 'Death Prevails' Trailer Available - May 21, 2008 The first trailer for "Death Prevails" , the full-length debut from south German death metal maniacs HACKNEYED , can be viewed below.

Tommy Lee tooned up as Jaxx

May 24th, 2008

Rocker Tommy Lee is about to get even more animated. The wild Motley Crue drummer is set to lend his voice to "The Life and Times of Jimmy Jaxx," an animated half-hour loosely based on his own life.

Tornado kills 1, injures dozens in northern Colo.

May 24th, 2008

Residents awoke Friday to find debris-strewn neighborhoods, at least 150 damaged homes and trees stripped bare of their spring leaves after a large tornado cut a 35-mile path through northern Colorado, killing ...

Sweden’s Decadence Signs With Massacre Records

May 23rd, 2008

Sweden's DECADENCE Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS - May 21, 2008 DECADENCE , the Swedish melodic thrash metal quintet fronted by Kitty Saric , has inked a deal with Massacre Records .

Iron Maiden brings ’80s hits tour — and creepy mascot — to Concord

May 23rd, 2008

Outside of "Tales From the Crypt's" cadaverous Crypt Keeper, few ghouls can boast such a long life-after-death as Eddie, the skeletal mascot of U.K. rockers Iron Maiden for more than 30 years running.

Which is worse: ‘Most Wanted Song’ or ‘Least Wanted Song?’

May 23rd, 2008

Ever wondered what taking the Frankenstein concept to horrible music might produce? Russian artists Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid conducted an online poll a few years back to see exactly what types of music ...

Vinnie Paul to produce live HATEBREED

May 23rd, 2008

May 22, 2008 Vinnie Paul to produce live HATEBREED HELLYEAH and PANTERA drummer VINNIE PAUL will direct a new live CD for HATEBREED.

Uncontained Wildfire Rages South Of San Francisco

May 23rd, 2008

A wind-whipped wildfire threatened several homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Thursday morning, prompting some evacuations.

The blaze, first reported around 5:30 a.m., had grown to about 500 acres by midmorning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The flames sent a thick cloud of smoke into the air that could be seen miles away, reported CBS station KPIX-TV in San Francisco.

The fire is in the mountain range that separates Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties, and the rural area is dotted with homes. An unknown number of them were threatened by the blaze, said Battalion Chief Rob Sherman.

Rock Giants Pay Tribute To Lemmy In Documentary

May 23rd, 2008

The life and career of Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister is being celebrated in a new documentary, tentatively titled "Lemmy" and slated for release in 2009.

Metal Photographer’s Photo Exhibition

May 22nd, 2008

On Wednesday June 4th, Metal Hammer photographer Sam Scott-Hunter will have his work on display as part of a new exhibition taking place at The New Rose, 84-86 Essex Road, London N1 8LU. If you fancy casting your arty-eye over some great metal photography, featuring some in-depth versions of the photo’s you will have seen in the pages of Metal Hammer, get yourself along to this corking exhibition and support a great metal photographer. Check this for more details: http://youtube.com/watch?v=lV5fumXznmo

Dying Fetus: Back To The Grindcore

May 22nd, 2008

DYING FETUS: Back To The Grindcore - May 22, 2008 Washington Post 's Express reports: "We're still putting in work; we're not rock stars," says John Gallagher , vocalist and guitars of the Upper Marlboro-based ...

Rising from their slumber

May 22nd, 2008

Hendricks County Flyer INDIANAPOLIS - Karl Simon's love of heavy metal music started early.

Rising from their slumber

May 22nd, 2008

Hendricks County Flyer INDIANAPOLIS - Karl Simon's love of heavy metal music started early.

Father of frozen girls makes court appearance

May 22nd, 2008

A father accused of leaving his two young daughters to freeze to death in a windswept, snowy field earlier this year didn't say a word as he made his first court appearance on Wednesday.

RHCP To Take A Break

May 21st, 2008

According to Anthony Kiedis, the Red Hot Chili peppers are going on hiatus for a while. Apparantly, they’ve been so over-worked that they’re going to take a minimum of one year to recharge their batteries and reconnect with the world.

The more cynical of us would argue that they’ve been taking a break since about 1994, when they seem to have ceased to make music with any energy or creative merit. That’s just the cynics of us, though. Naturally.

Bonded by Blood Scraps Michael Rosen Album Recordings

May 21st, 2008

BONDED BY BLOOD Scraps MICHAEL ROSEN Album Recordings - May 16, 2008 When it was announced in late 2007 that the young, new thrash sensation BONDED BY BLOOD was set to record its debut album with producer ...

Flashback attack: Must every rock band reunite?

May 21st, 2008

A round of reunion shows filled last summer's slate as well, with the Police, Led Zeppelin, Genesis and Van Halen playing their time-tested hits for fans.

Look out, Apple TV: The $100 Netflix Player has arrived

May 21st, 2008

The straightforward interface of the Roku Netflix Player The Netflix box is finally a reality.

Second full Rock Band album to release next week

May 21st, 2008

It's been less than a month since the release of Rock Band's first full album download, Judas Priest's Screaming For Vengeance , and Harmonix is already gearing up to unleash the second wave of full album ...

at the Gates: Tokyo Concert Photos Available

May 21st, 2008

AT THE GATES: Tokyo Concert Photos Available - May 17, 2008 Reactivated Swedish metallers AT THE GATES played their first three shows since announcing their reunion May 8-11, 2008 as part of the Extreme The ...

Highway To GWAR, 1989, In The Loder Files

May 21st, 2008

Where do old interviews go to die? Since 1988 they've gone into the MTV News vault, but we've been exhuming them to bring you these classic natterings.

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