RON KEEL INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJALA Ron Keel is a vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for many bands from the 1980s to the modern day, including the hard rock bands Keel and Steeler. He was also very briefly a member of the Black Sabbath. After Keel disbanded in 1989, Ron worked…
Taake’s US tour cancelled
It is with great regret that we have to inform you that Taake’s US Tour has been cancelled. Despite all those incredible people who stepped up and tried to help us save the tour, and to whom we are more grateful than we can express, time and logistics are just…
ARMORED SAINT Announce North American Tour
This July/August, ARMORED SAINT will embark on a North American tour, commemorating their classic Symbol Of Salvation album! On this special run, the band will perform Symbol Of Salvation in its entirety, with select shows to be recorded for a live DVD. Front-man John Bush comments: “‘Symbol Of Salvation‘! Arguably…
K.K. Downing’s statement about Glenn’s retirement
“The news that Glenn has finally been forced to come to terms with his unfortunate condition long term came with deep regret and sadness for me. Equally, this ending of our guitar duo era is also something that I have to come to terms with. The insatiable appetite that myself and…
Ihsahn’s new video Arcana Imperii available now
Ihsahn is premiering his new video for Arcana Imperii exclusively with Metal Hammer. Arcana Imperii is the first single to be taken from Ihsahn’s upcoming album Àmr, and features a guitar solo by Opeth’s Fredrik Åkesson. “As with previous albums, I’ve tried to maintain a certain diversity throughout Àmr, with every track having a somewhat individual identity,”…
Rumahoy – Interview with Captain Yarrface
Rumahoy Interview with Captain Yarrface O2 Forum Kentish Town, London – February 22, 2018 Interview by Torbjørn ‘Toby’ Jørstad
Behemoth announces ‘Messe Noire’ live DVD/Blu-Ray; teaser video online; releases ‘Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel’ live cut
Polish black/death overlords Behemoth have announced to release a brand new live DVD/Blu-ray entitled Messe Noire on April 13, 2018. Commented singer, guitarist and mainman Nergal: “‘Messe Noire‘. Well, that is everything that the Behemoth live magick represents, and we’re stoked that we have a true representation on record for everyone out there to enjoy. ‘Messe Noire‘…
Sanctuary plays first gig with Witherfall singer
The Seattle metallers Sanctuary kicked off the North American tour with Iced Earth at Old National Centre in Indianapolis, Indiana. The tour and shows are dedicated to the memory of the late Warrel Dane who passed away in Brazil on December 13, 2017 due to a heart attack. Here are the…
Queensryche : Scott Rockenfield has not quit the band
Queensryche released the statement regarding the status of the drummer Scott Rockenfield “For those asking again about Scott and whether he has quit the band – he has not quit the band. He told us he’s taking time off and we have no time frame on when he will return.…
ACCEPT – Live at the Circus, Helsinki
ACCEPT – Live at the Circus, Helsinki When speaking about certain necessary things that remain unchanged, about still being loyal to your roots and legacy, the mighty Accept deserves mention and credit for sure. As everyone knows, Accept, led by Hoffman and Baltes, returned to the limelight with the former…
Angel Nation – singer/bandleader Elina Siirala
Singer/bandleader Elina Siirala – Angel Nation Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Emil Westerdahl at Inner Wound Recordings for setting up the interview. Thanks to Inner Wound Recordings for the promo pictures of the band. Angel Nation is back with their brand new second album AEON which was released in late…
Nils Patrik Johansson (Astral Doors, Lion’s Share) to release first solo album, “EVIL DELUXE” on Metalville this spring
Nils Patrik speaks: “I’ve have thought about a solo album for ten years, but then Civil War came into the picture and I used all my ideas for the three albums that we did. After my departure from them I felt that I wanted to focus 100% on Astral Doors…
Floor Jansen and Jorn Viggo Lofstad’s hard rock project, Northward, signs to Nuclear Blast and announces first album!
It was during the ‘All Star Jam’ at Progpower USA Festival in 2007, when current NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen and PAGAN’S MIND guitarist Jørn Viggo Lofstad spontaneously joined forces on stage for some cover songs and noticed the creative magic between them. Although the two musicians had never met before,…
The new Dimmu Borgir song “Interdimensional Summit” available via Spotify
The Norwegian Black Metal giant is going to release the long waited album called EONION on the 4th of May on Nuclear Blast. The first song off the album has been released in Spotify: open.spotify.com/embed/album/0NPGJ4fDaBHwBgiFrT8FSJ Dimmu Borgir’s Shagrath, has released the following statement regarding the new song ; “Time, when…
More Taake gigs cancelled
According to Metal Injection the Norwegian black metal squad Taake has got more problems on their US tour. Taake’s troubles started on February 16 when the Antifa NYC group caused an outcry over Taake‘s show in the city. AntiFa cited a photograph of Taake frontman Hoest with a swastika on his chest during…