Carpathian Forest Interview at Camden Underworld, London 14th December 2013 Interview by Ben Spencer Photography by Jo Blackened Altercarnated Photography Having arrived at Camden Underworld early to witness the bands on tonight’s bill sounding checking, it was time to meet Black Metal veterans Carpathian Forest and learn more about their…
GUS G. Releases ‘I AM THE FIRE’ Album Cover And Track Listing
Debut Solo Album Set For March 18 Release; NAMM Signings And Performance Announced Lead Single “I Am The Fire (featuring DEVOUR THE DAY)” To Be Released Digitally February 25 Guitar virtuoso GUS G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as OZZY OSBOURNE’s guitarist and as…
Nightwish’s Tuomas Holopainen to release his debut solo single & video on Nightwish FanPOD before its world premiere
Tuomas Holopainen’s debut solo single, A Lifetime of Adventure, will be released on the Nightwish FanPOD tablet-computer app on 23 January 2014, two weeks before its world premiere. The Nightwish FanPOD update will also include a music video for the new single directed by Ville Lipiäinen and Mika Jussila’s photos…
Remembering Oliver Withöft, Co-Owner of Century Media Withöft, 49, Passed Away January 20, 2014
“I have lost my best friend of 32 years and my business partner of 24. Although the unthinkable already happened three days ago, I am still in a state of utter shock. Oliver Withöft leaves a space that cannot be filled for all who held him dear. He was…
Bay Area Thrash Legends EXODUS Hit the Road with SLAYER and SUICIDAL TENDENCIES in May 2014 Trek Includes EXODUS’ First Stop at the 2014 “Rock On The Range” in Columbus, OH
If you’ve ever wanted a lesson in true thrash-punk-metal, the wait is over. Bay Area thrash legends EXODUS are proud to announce their participation in this monumental upcoming tour with headliners SLAYER and additional special guests SUICIDAL TENDENCIES. This metal-head’s “dream tour” kicks off on May 9th in Salt Lake…
BLACKWELDER Featuring PRIMAL FEAR, DIO DISCIPLES, HANGAR Members, Signs With Rock’N’Growl
International power prog metal band BLACKWELDER signs worldwide management deal with Germany’s ROCK’N’GROWL MANAGEMENT. Hailing from the four corners of the world, BLACKWELDER is a brand new metal experience featuring some of the top names in Power Prog Metal today. Arguably the best singer in all of metal, Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear, ex-Gamma Ray) fronts this extraordinary…
SAVAGE MESSIAH: ‘THE FATEFUL DARK’ TO RECEIVE JAPANESE RELEASE VIA TROOPER ENTERTAINMENT
British shred-heavy melodic metallers SAVAGE MESSIAH have secured a deal with Trooper Entertainment for the Japanese release of their upcoming new album, THE FATEFUL DARK. The album is due to be released in Japan on March 12th, following its European launch on March 10th through Earache Records. The album will…
Almah officially releases ‘Motion’ album in “playback” versions
Brazilian metallers Almah announce a new release “Motion Playback Band”. Every song of this album now is available as four backing tracks where one of the instruments or vocal part is missing: there are tracks without solo guitars, bass or drums and karaoke version. ‘Motion Playback Band’ album, the first…
BRUTE FORCZ Prermiere new video for “Sex Machine”
Some things in life just seem to go together, for example, peanut butter and jelly, hot dogs and hamburgers, baseball and apple pie, and of course heavy metal music and porn. And speaking of heavy metal music and porn, the Los Angeles metal band, BRUTE FORCZ, has added to that…
LOST SOCIETY: New Album Details Revealed
LOST SOCIETY, one of the most promising up-and-coming Finnish bands of our time, has released the details to their upcoming album Terror Hungry. “LOST SOCIETY is back, and we’re angrier than ever,” commented guitarist/vocalist Samy Elbanna. “The new album Terror Hungry is a full on thrash album from start to…
MAYAN – Band reveals second track by track trailer for new album ‘Antagonise’
Led by EPICA guitarist & songwriter Mark Jansen, MAYAN’s second studio album, Antagonise, is due to hit stores on the 3rd of Feb 2014. The album was recorded at Sandlane Studio with producer Joost van den Broek (REVAMP, STREAM OF PASSION). Guests on the album include: Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, REVAMP),…
GRAND MAGUS: “Triumph and Power” Trailer Now Online
Swedish riff lords GRAND MAGUS will unleash their new album Triumph And Power in the next few weeks. In anticipation we sat down and asked frontman JB about the themes on the record and here’s what he had to say youtu.be/ssBG27oJAIU. GRAND MAGUS recently made the track “Steel Versus Steel” available for…