ARMORED SAINT TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM, “WIN HANDS DOWN,” ON JUNE 2ND, ANNOUNCE MAY TOUR DATES WITH SAXON
The iconic Armored Saint has returned with one of their heaviest records of their illustrious career. The crushing, epic new full-length release, Win Hands Down, shows the band have only grown stronger and tighter with age, making for a dynamic and enthralling metal masterpiece. Look for the new album out June 2nd and more details […]
METALLICA REISSUE PROJECT LAUNCHES WITH “NO LIFE ’TIL LEATHER” CASSETTE FOR RECORD STORE DAY IN APRIL
Metallica are reissuing their 1982 demo tape, No Life ’Til Leather, as a limited-edition cassette. The tape will be released on April 18th, on Record Store Day. The seven-track cassette was first released in the summer of 1982, when the group consisted of guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, with bassist Ron McGovney and […]
UPDATED INFORMATION ON VAN HALEN’S “TOKYO DOME LIVE IN CONCERT” ALBUM, LIVE VERSIONS OF “RUNNIN’ WITH THE DEVIL” AND “PANAMA” AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING
As previously reported, Van Halen will release its first-ever live album to feature original singer David Lee Roth. Recorded on June 21st, 2013 at the famed Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo Dome Live In Concert includes 23 songs, spanning all seven of the band’s albums with Roth. It will be released as a double […]
BLACK STAR RIDER’S FRONTMAN RICKY WARWICK DISCUSSES WHY JOE ELLIOTT COULD NOT PRODUCE THEIR LATEST ALBUM, THE ADDITION OF BASSIST ROBBIE CRANE AND THE DELUXE EDITION OF “THE KILLER INSTINCT”
Ruben Mosqueda of Metal Titans spoke with Black Star Riders frontman Ricky Warwick. Excerpts from the interview appear below. MetalTitans: You originally had [Def Leppard frontman] Joe Elliot to produce the [new Black Star Riders] album. Then he stepped aside at one point. What exactly took place? Ricky Warwick: Joe approached us about producing the […]
CHEAP TRICK FRONTMAN ROBIN ZANDER SAYS THAT THE BAND HAS SETTLED THIER LEGAL DIFFERENCES WITH DRUMMER BUN E CARLOS
Cheap Trick have settled their differences with drummer Bun E Carlos, says frontman Robin Zander. Carlos, real name Brad Carlson, launched a lawsuit against his colleagues in 2013, claiming he’d been forced out of the band’s company and they’d withheld his share of profits. He’d stopped playing live with them in 2010, but argued he […]
FRANK BELLO, CHARLIE BENANTE, AND SCOTT IAN OF ANTHRAX RETURN FOR THE LATEST EPISODE OF “THAT METAL SHOW” AIRING FEBRUARY 28TH
Following last week’s highly successful return of That Metal Show featuring Rush’s Geddy Lee and Dream Theater’s John Petrucci (the Season 14 premiere was the second most watched Season Premiere in the history of the series) VH1 Classic’s centerpiece in original programming returns with an all-new episode this Saturday at 9:00PM ET/PT, repeating at 11:00PM […]