Heavy Metal News
It’s a busy time in Hatebreed‘s world. The band just finished the tracking process on their forthcoming full-length, which is the proper follow up to 2009′s self-titled effort, and will proceed with mixing. Hatebreed produced the platter, with assists from Josh Wilbur, who lists bands like Lamb of God and Avenged Sevenfold on his resume, and Zeuss, who has worked with everyone from All That Remains to Suicide Silence. “I’m
Tremonti, the solo project of Creed/Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti, recently kicked off their first tour, but it was not without a few bumps in the road. Days before the tour was set to get under way, bassist Brian Marshall had to bow out due to personal reasons, leaving Tremonti without a bassist. After a quick phone call to a friend, Tremonti had a new bassist with quite a pedigree
As Blessthefall are coming off their summer stint on the 2012 Warped Tour, the band are quickly getting back on the road to embark on the 2012 ‘Nut Up or Shut Up’ headlining tour with guests A Skylight Drive, At the Skylines + Skip the Foreplay. These dates will act as somewhat of an extension to the band’s upcoming ‘Never Say Die’ European dates, where they will be sharing the
Iron Maiden‘s Bruce Dickinson is one of the most legendary metal vocalists in history, and as many fans know, Dickinson’s passions don’t stop at music. Dickinson is also a respected airline pilot, and fans of the human ‘Air Raid Siren’ now have an opportunity to be the heavy metal icon’s co-pilot (sort of) as part of a record-breaking attempt to raise money for charity. The Global Flight Simulator Challenge aims
In the latest edition of Duff McKagan‘s column for SeattleWeekly.com, the Velvet Revolver / Loaded / ex-Guns N’ Roses bassist explored the topic of depression. Having never suffered clinical depression in his life, McKagan found himself in a dark mindset after Sept. 11, 2001, when the monumental terrorist attack on the World Trade Center changed McKagan for the worst. McKagan begins his article with the line that surely everyone can
Here’s a look at the top stories of the day on Loudwire and around the Web: Rage Against the Machine / Audioslave / Nightwatchman guitarist Tom Morello is teaming up with legendary Dead Kennedys vocalist Jello Biafra and other musicians to play an Occupy Wall Street anniversary concert in New York. [Loudwire] We go one on one with Fozzy vocalist and WWE wrestler Chris Jericho about ‘Sin and Bones,’ his
Down will drop ‘Down IV Part I – The Purple EP,’ a six-song set, on Sept. 18, and in advance of the release they are offering a full stream via Billboard.com. The band has made no secret of the fact that they plan to follow it with three more EPs, which begs the question. Why aren’t they releasing full albums? The answer is simple. It’s easier and more efficient to