Heavy Metal News
In today’s Daily Reload, Slayer guitarist Kerry King says the band’s next album will sound like the “same record” they’ve been putting out for 20 years; Zakk Wylde, Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris + more to appear on Season 11 of ‘That Metal Show,’ Coheed & Cambria announce double album, ‘The Afterman,’ and release video trailer; and Duff McKagan, Scott Ian + Chris Jericho will all appear in ‘Rockstars Say the
Get lost, Billy Cosby, metal is invading your territory with the three-night event, ‘Rockstars Say the Funniest Things.’ Billed as ‘a spoken word performance series,’ ‘Rockstars Say the Funniest Things’ will feature musical heavyweights Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver), Scott Ian (Anthrax) and Chris Jericho (Fozzy, WWE Wrestler). Each evening in the London series will shine the spotlight on one musician, who will offer the crowd stories and
Although the legal process has been a slow and frustrating one for Lamb of God‘s Randy Blythe, things may be starting to look up for the vocalist. According to Czech journalist Jonathan Crane, the Czech media has been biased against Blythe from the beginning and he adds that the person shown being tossed offstage in various YouTube videos may not be the deceased fan. He also states that Blythe’s defense team
French progressive metal phenoms Gojira have just revealed new North American tour dates. The band was originally scheduled to open for a totally awesome tour with Lamb of God and Dethklok, but due to the current imprisonment of Randy Blythe in the Czech Republic, the tour was unfortunately cancelled. Wanting to give their North American fans a taste of Gojira, the band have ventured forth with their own set of
Wolfgang Van Halen, the current bassist of Van Halen who happens to be the son of guitarist Eddie Van Halen, has shed some light on just how much influence he had on the band’s new album, ‘A Different Kind of Truth.’ Wolfgang tells Guitar World Magazine (via Van Halen News Desk), “I knew that Van Halen had this incredible catalog of music they’ve recorded and written that nobody has ever heard.
Today in Daily Reload, the case of Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe takes yet another turn, as a Czech journalist proclaims that the local media has shown bias in portraying the singer as violent and aggressive and he also raises questions about the video footage of the alleged incident that’s circulated online. Also, just when you thought Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson was as good as it could get
Metallica’s eight-concert run in Mexico City has begun at the Palacia de los Deportes. A video of the ‘best effects’ during the opening show on Saturday, July 28 is now available (watch below). The nine minute clip includes shots of various pyro and lighting effects, including what appeared to be stagehands catching on fire. During ‘Enter Sandman,’ a flare malfunctioned, and two stagehands examining it were engulfed in flames. The show