Spectacularly Majestic! Heavy Metal Collectors: An interview series. Part 4 Ray Wawrzyniak (America) by JP (Photos courtesy of Kristin Wawrzyniak )
Brutal Assault : New bands confirmed
Thanks to everyone who took a part in the crossword game! And now we would love to announce those bands officially! DYING FETUS from Maryland have been synonym for brutal death metal for more than 25 years and we are more than excited to welcome them back in the fortress…
Brutal Assault : COLLECTOR’S DESIGN HARD PAPER TICKETS FOR SALE!
BRUTAL ASSAULT 2018 design paper tickets available! If you want a proper hard paper ticket for next BA edition, here it is! Unique design could work as a collector’s item or nice gift. It will also give you a hint what artwork you could expect next year! Be there or…
PRIMAL FEAR Announce some details for their upcoming album “Apocalypse”
Primal Fear are back in the studio working on their upcoming new album, “Apocalypse”. 12 brand new crushing heavy metal tracks have been selected, out of 30 newly written tracks, which will be produced by PF’s own Mat Sinner and engineered & mixed by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios in Denmark.…
ICED EARTH Tour Dates Announced USA and Canada!
From founding member and songwriter Jon Schaffer: “Brothers and sisters! We are very aware at how impatient you have been getting about our North American tour announcement, but the time has arrived!! We will be seeing you soon in a very extensive USA/Canada run. Be there, it will be an…
Helloween @ O2 Academy Brixton, London
Helloween @ O2 Academy Brixton, London 14th November 2017 Review & photos by Oliver M.
THE HAUNTED/FEARED Guitarist Ola Englund Announces Launch of SOLAR GUITARS Brand
Guitarist Ola Englund, recognized as a member of notable Swedish metal groups The Haunted and Feared, is very proud to announce the launch of his new company, Solar Guitars. Utilizing Ola’s extensive knowledge and experience, Solar Guitars is focusing on the needs of the rock/metal touring and home recording guitar…
UK Doom Band MONOLITH CULT Release ‘Gospel of Despair’ on Transcending Records
Epic UK Doom quintet MONOLITH CULT have released sophomore album Gospel of Despair on Transcending Records. The album can be streamed in its entirety:
Troll/folk metal band Verikalpa to release debut album
Verikalpa signs with Inverse Records, the debut album ‘Taistelutahto’ is released February 16th 2018. The first single ‘Pahan Laulu’ is available as a lyric video:
Steelchaos Festival – Nosturi Helsinki Finland
STEELCHAOS – Indoor Festival The 10th and 11st of November 2017 Nosturi Helsinki Finland Extreme metal hasn’t vanished or died out in Finland. Even though the prestigious Black Flames Of Blasphemy events used to draw a number of extreme metal fans worshiping blasphemic hymns and gained the monumental status.…
RPR set to release BEASTO BLANCO “Live From Berlin”
Beasto Blanco, the band fronted by long time Alice Cooper bassist Chuck Garric, will release “Live From Berlin” on January 19, 2017 via Rat Pak Records. “Live From Berlin” was recorded at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany during the 2016 sold-out Böhse Onkelz tour. The Release features songs from…
Dirkschneider & Raven – Tampere Finland
Dirkschneider and Raven Tampere Pakkahuone Finland The 13th of November 2017 The former Accept frontman Udo Dirkschneider has been travelling all around and crisscrossing the planet under the Dirkschneider moniker performing songs from the golden era of 80’s Accept. Metal-Rules.Com covered Dirkschneider’s previous indoor club gig which was a crossfire…
Damnnation Festival 2017
Damnation Festival 2017 @ Leeds University Student’s Union, Leeds November 4, 2017 Review by Nathan Slack Photography by Miguel De Malo
Mike Tilka (Max Webster) Interview
Mike Tilka of MAX WEBSTER November 10, 2017 E-Interview by Celtic Bob Start off with the new boxed set: THE PARTY that just came out if that is OK? Absolutely! I was somewhat unfamiliar with the Max catalog outside of the “Best Of” CD that I owned for years. I…
IGNITOR – Haunted By Rock N’ Roll
In 2003, former Agony Column guitarist Stuart “Batlord” Laurence , with guitarist Beverly Barrington, bassist Brendon Bigelow, and drummer Pat Doyle, set out to start a Classic Metal band. After a surprisingly short search, vocal powerhouse Erika Tandy was recruited, and IGNITOR was born. IGNITOR began turning heads in in…