Heavy Metal News
All the details for the upcoming Soundgarden disc are coming into place, piece by piece. With a confirmed title of ‘King Animal’ and the first single ‘Been Away Too Long’ set to impact radio shortly, the band now has officially confirmed the release date while sharing the cover art and finalizing the disc’s track listing. ‘King Animal’ is set to be unleashed on Nov. 13, and the artwork, which can
Megadeth‘s Dave Mustaine celebrated his 51st birthday on Sept. 13 by playing a concert to a packed house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After playing their last song of the night, Mustaine was surprised with a birthday cake onstage by two lovely ladies, while the crowd sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to the legendary frontman in both English and Spanish. Megadeth founding member and bassist David Ellefson led the crowd in singing ‘Happy
12 Stones continue to knock out their competition left and right as they beat out Godsmack over the weekend. Will they do it again against today’s opponents? The Smashing Pumpkins take the matchup by storm with their brand new single ‘Panopticon’ off of their latest album, ‘Oceania.’ The band is also set to kick off their ‘Oceania’ fall 2012 tour on Sept. 22 in Mexico. For a full list of
It’s not exactly common in rock to see a band with two vocalists, but Lacuna Coil have made it work over the years, with a both the female (Cristina Scabbia) and male (Andrea Ferro) perspectives getting a shared amount of time. Still, questions come up from time to time about if Scabbia might consider a solo record. The singer explains to Legendary Rock Interviews, “I think this band has always
Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer would be considered “the new guy” in the band, but he still got to experience a milestone with the group earlier this year when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. For the guitarist though, he’s not sure what it all means at this point. Klinghoffer told Hitfix of the Rock Hall, “It’s a weird thing to have a
Serj Tankian is a man of many musical tastes as showcased on his eclectic variety of albums over the last decade, so a trip to the record store with the singer provides insight into where his many influences lie. In a new video shot for Amoeba Records’ ‘What in My Bag?’ series, Tankian takes a trip through the Los Angeles record store and shows off what’s catching his eye. On
Congrats are in order for Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor, who received the “Legend” Award at the recent Metal Hammer Award Show in Berlin. Taylor received his honor from U.D.O. singer Udo Dirkschneider. The singer stated, “I’m very lucky to be able to do what I do, but I wouldn’t be able to do this without the fans, without you guys, so thank you so much. I really