Heavy Metal News
Lamb of God guitarist Willie Adler’s heavy metal heart goes out to the guys of Baroness, who were involved in a horrific road accident on Wednesday (Aug. 15) in England. Baroness were heading to Southampton, England, following a gig in Bristol the night before, when the incident took place. Adler is no stranger to rough situations in foreign countries. After all, Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe was recently arrested
Project 86 have wrapped up their eighth studio album, ‘Wait for the Siren,’ and Loudwire has the exclusive album stream for you prior to its Aug. 21 release. Having gone through over a decade on both major and minor labels, the band went a different route this time around, relying on a fan-backed Kickstarter campaign that raised several thousand dollars to fund their latest release. Singer Andrew Schwab says, “For
Megadeth‘s Dave Mustaine has made his share of provocative comments throughout his career when it comes to politics and other hot button issues. However, his latest claim that President Barack Obama “staged” recent shooting massacres on U.S. soil to aid his agenda for an overhaul to current gun control laws has one victim speaking out against the rocker. Carli Richards was in the theater waiting to see ‘Dark Knight Rises’
P.O.D., ‘Higher’
? Tommy Lee is no stranger to the legal system, having several run-ins with the law over the years. Now, according to TMZ, an engineer claims he had the idea for the Motley Crue drummer’s circle-shaped roller-coaster drum solo back in 1991. Scott King wrote a legal letter to Motley Crue’s lawyers recently, claiming he pitched the idea to Lee over 20 years ago and was turned down. King says the idea
Matt Heafy of Trivium recently performed his first acoustic solo performance at Moscot’s Eyewear store in New York City for the Mobileyes Foundation. Check out or review and photos of the intimate performance. When Loudwire sat down with Matt Heafy before his set, he was anxious about playing in front of the small room which held about 50 people, but expressed his excitement for the rare gig. He spoke all
“The Age of Hell is over,” according to Mark Hunter of the Ohio-based metal band Chimaira. The frontman just released a fascinating and in-depth open letter about the current state of the band. Chimaira have gone through a frustrating few years. Within the past year, the group lost all of their long-term members, leaving only vocalist Mark Hunter to continue on with the band. Longtime keyboardist and programmer announced his departure