Heavy Metal News
On today’s Daily Reload, Shinedown just keep churning out the hits. In fact, ‘Unity’ marks the band’s 16th No. 1 single on the Active Rock charts. Also, Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante’s lawyer has a statement on the altercation between the musician and his wife over the weekend, in which he claims that the drummer was assaulted. Also today, we’ve got some great music videos to check out. Godsmack take you
California metal outfit Bleeding Through have canceled their run as part of the line-up for Demon Hunter’s ‘The True Defiance Tour 2012’ due to the band’s lead vocalist Brandan Schieppati recovering from surgery. Bleeding Through have released the following statement regarding the tour and Schieppati’s condition: “It is with deep regret that I am here to report that we have to drop off the current Demon Hunter tour. As you
There’s been an air of anticipation building for most of the year once Bullet for My Valentine singer Matt Tuck announced his intent to play guitar alongside Cancer Bats singer Liam Cormier in the new band Axewound. Now fans can start marking their calendars as the new rock collective have ironed out the release details for their ‘Vultures’ album. At present, the band has only announced an Oct. 1 release
Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor recently opened up in an interview about continuing the band without beloved bassist and creative mastermind Paul Gray. In the interview, Taylor described the writing of Slipknot’s upcoming album as a healing process, although it has been admittedly difficult to record and perform without the presence of Gray. When asked by Canada’s Jam! if touring has provided a sense of closure to the death of Paul
One of the more fun and interesting parts of Godsmack‘s ‘Live & Inspired‘ disc has been the cover songs they took on for the studio portion of the release. Having already shot up the charts with their take on Joe Walsh‘s ‘Rocky Mountain Way,’ the group is now moving on to their Beatles cover, ‘Come Together.’ For the video for the track, the band let director Ian Barrett have access
Testament frontman Chuck Billy was the guest on Full Metal Jackie’s radio show this past weekend. Billy spoke all about the band’s 10th studio album ‘Dark Roots of Earth’ as well as touring Europe and America for the rest of the year. He also shared his view on the current situation with Lamb of God’s frontman Randy Blythe being incarcerated. If you missed Full Metal Jackie’s show, check out her
Fear Factory have always been a force to be reckoned with in the world of industrial rock. Like most long-lasting bands, they have faced several obstacles throughout their tenure in the rock world. One obstacle that threatened to be the demise of the band was when it was announced that they would be returning from their break-up in 2002 without founding member and guitarist Dino Cazares. Overcoming that obstacle, though,