Rock Thy Neighbour
A Swedish elderly couple have gotten themselves in strife with local police in Stockholm by blaring Iron Maiden towards their neighbours at all hours of the night. Spurred on by what they say was a “whistling sound” coming from next door, the husband and wife aged 81 and 71, respectively, placed their speakers on their […]
Corey Taylor Sees Ghosts
The Slipknot/Stone Sour vocalist has had his second book, titled A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven (Or How I Made Peace With the Paranormal and Stigmatized Zealots and Cynics In The Process) pencilled in for a July 16 release by publisher De Capo Press. This will be Taylor’s second book since he […]
Ne Obliviscaris Announce Headline Shows
Melbourne and Sydney will get a symphonic delight in July when progressive black metal band Ne Obliviscaris play two exclusive headline shows. Taking a break from writing the follow up to their long awaited first full length, Portal of I, these will be their only headline shows for 2013. The band plan on showcasing some […]
TOOL Live @ Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
The pedestal that I place TOOL on, has them elevated to heavenly proportions. They are masterful musicians that create songs with intricate layers that others couldn’t even try to emulate. To see them live is such a privilege because they are geniuses beyond their years. Every time I have seen them has been monumental and […]
First Track From New Megadeth Album Released
The title track from Megadeth’s upcoming Super Collider album is now available to listen to on Youtube and can also be purchased on iTunes. As previously reported, the album will be released through Dave Mustaine’s new label Tradecraft and is now available to pre-order through the band’s Cyber Army website.
Will Pantera Ever Reunite?
At the rate that the tit for tat wars between the former band members is escalating to school yard levels, things are looking more and more unlikely that the former southern metallers will reform. As the 10 year anniversary of the death of guitarist Dimebag Darrell approaches in December next year, rumblings and the ‘reunion’ […]
Prolific rock album cover artist Storm Thorgerson passes away
Some of you might not know him by name, but go through your music collection and you are bound to own more than one album with a cover designed by Storm Thorgerson. Sadly, the famed artist passed away on April 18th after a long battle with cancer. He was 69. Growing up at school with […]
An Evening With Zakk Wylde
When he’s not busy practicing his 25 minute guitar solo’s or touring the globe to showcase said guitar solo’s, Zakk Wylde has also found the time to sit with his long time friend and bestselling author, Eric Hendrikx, and write a book about the debauchery that comes with being a traveling rock star on the […]
Party With Municipal Waste In Melbourne
You’re no one if you tour Melbourne and don’t do a show at The Bendigo. That’s just what Municipal Waste have decided to do with the announcement from Heathen Skulls Touring that a third show has been announced for the Virginian punk thrashers. With Sunday 23rd of June already locked in at the Corner Hotel […]
Judas Priest Final World Tour DVD Teaser
Judas Priest are set to release Epitaph on May 28th. The live concert, filmed at the famed Hammersmith Apollo in the U.K on May 26th 2012, was the final night of their last ever world tour, ending the touring chapter of the bands 40 year career. Confirming on their official website back in January 2011, […]
Disentomb Announce New Bassist
Brisbane’s Disentomb just got a whole lot brutaller. Jim Parker, best known as bassist for folk metal band Claim the Throne is definitely no stranger to brutality, also being guitarist for Perth brutal death band Entrails Eradicated. The band just announced that Parker will now be joining their ranks of brutal death metal. Speaking about the announcement, […]
Special Report: Original v Remastered
In 1982, Sony and Phillips joined forces and revolutionised the way we listened to music. The compact disc was born and audio would forever change. Over the years, albums that were only ever intended for vinyl were then released into the new format to stay afloat with the times. With all this technology at hand […]
Body Count’s In The House
Ice T will enter the studio in May to begin recording on the bands 5th studio album. It’s been 7 years since their last release, Murder 4 Hire and although they have never reached the heights of success that they had with their debut self titled album, released in 1992, the band have garnered a […]
Iced Earth Live In Ancient Kourion DVD Released
When you write songs as epic as Iced Earth do, then it’s only fitting that your first full concert live DVD was filmed in a 6000 year old amphitheater. Yes, there’s a DVD release of their Alive In Athens concert from 1999, that their then label Century Media released in 2006, but main man Jon […]
Every Time I Die Gig Ends in Shootout
One thing is certain, when you go to a live performance, you do not expect there to be gunfire. Even if the band’s name is called Every Time I Die. But sadly, this is what occurred over the weekend during the metalcore’s set at the Jamboree Festival in Toledo, Ohio.
Black Majesty Recording New Album In Europe
Melbourne power metal quartet, Black Majesty are about to head back to Grapow Studio’s in Slovakia to record their next album. The studio, owned by former Helloween guitarist Roland Grapow, will mark the third time the band have worked with the now famed producer. Grapow first worked with them on 2010’s In Your Honour and […]
Deftones Chi Passes Away
Deftones lead singer Chino Moreno has posted on his Facebook page of the passing of their bassist Chi Cheng, age 42. Chi, who was seriously injured in a car accident in California in November 2008, had never fully recovered and remained in a semi-coma for well over 4 years. By 2010, the then 40 year […]
Dream Theater Live At Luna Park
Do Dream Theater ever sleep? In between writing 42 minute songs, and a 15 month tour now under wraps, they have managed to squeeze in recording of their upcoming album and are about to release a live recording in May. The prog masters have just finished all the writing, drum and guitar tracking and will […]
Hate Bassists Cause of Death Announced
The autopsy for Hate’s Slawomir ” Mortifer”Archangielskij has revealed the 27 year old passed away due to cardiac arrhythmia. As reported last week, Mortifer died on April 6th while on tour in Germany. He suffered from an irregular heartbeat which would’ve contributed to his death while asleep that evening. Speaking through their Facebook page, Mortifers […]
Axl in 3D
The teaser trailer for the upcoming Guns ‘n’ Roses Appetite For Democracy live concert has been released. The concert was filmed in spectacular 3D. Filmed on November 21st 2012 while Axl and co had a Las Vegas residency at the Nevada Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The event was filmed at the hotel’s venue The Joint. […]
Amon Amarth Cover Details Revealed
Vikings, get out your mead and longswords swinging, Amon Amarth released today via social news site Reddit, the cover details for their upcoming album. The Swedish melodic metallers will be naming their 9th studio release Deceiver of the Gods and the cover artwork retains the bands themes of viking mythology.
Dave Lombardo Regroups Grip Inc
For anyone that thought Dave Lombardo would cower in a corner and disappear after Slayer unceremoniously kicked him out of the band leading up to this years Soundwave festival, think again. You don’t get to be one of the greatest drummers in metal without drive and ambition. So it’s no surprise that the drum god […]
The Metallica Pinball Machine
Man caves just got a whole lot cooler with the announcement that Stern Pinball Inc, the worlds premier pin ball manufacturer, are currently working on a Metallica themed machine. Joining the ranks of Guns N Roses, KISS and AC/DC, the bay area icons will have 12 of their best known songs incorporated into the game.
Black Sabbath to feature first song on CSI finale.
As the wait for the most anticipated metal album of the year nears, the world will get to see the first song released publicly from the upcoming Black Sabbath album 13 on of all places the CSI season finale. While some fans may be asking “who are you?”, for the band to preview a song […]
Lamb of God re-issue for Record Store Day
The 6th annual Record Store Day is fast approaching and this years treats will hold a special meaning for Lamb of God fans. Held every year on the third Saturday of April since being founded in 2007 and official proceedings initially kicked off by Metallica in 2008, the event is a way for fans to […]
‘Merciless Book of Metal Lists’ Hits The Shelves
Another book of heavy metal lists? Hell’s yeah. We all know Metal heads will argue their opinion on what they think is the best till they run out of breath. It’s our favourite past time and we need all the tools we can get our horned hands on to help validate our point.
TOOL V.I.P Packages
Got a spare $504? Want to spend that towards a Q&A with TOOL guitarist Adam Jones along with a swag of other goodies? Die hard fans in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide have an opportunity to purchase the V.I.P packages when they go on sale this Friday.
Hate Bassist Passes Away
Sad news this morning in the metal world as Polish death metal band released the statement that their bassist died overnight on tour. Sławomir “Mortifer” Kusterka, who joined the band in 2007, would have celebrated his 28th birthday on Wednesday. “At night April 5-6 near the German town of Munchberg, our friend, best comrade and […]
Enslaved reschedule Australian tour
Ticket holders for the upcoming Enslaved tour in June received an email this morning informing them that there have been date changes and the tour will now go ahead in November. If you have purchased tickets for any of the shows, you should check your inbox for the new details and instructions on how to […]
Pantera bassist releases memoir
When you think of Pantera, you think of the ferocity, the riffs and the late, great Dimebag. Credited as one of the bands that single handedly saved metal from the clutches of grunge in the early nineties, the influence they had, secured metal for the next generation. The face of the band was always vocalist […]
Sepultura Reunites With Producer
It might not be the classic line up fans are craving, but some semblance of the old days are in the pipe works in the Sepultura camp as the band joins forces with their Roots producer Ross Robinson for their next album. This album, scheduled for an end of year release through Nuclear Blast will […]
Mission To Lars Gets Australian Distribution
At a time when music documentaries are actually better than anything Hollywood can produce, a story comes out that will pull at your heartstrings and possibly even temporarily put a stop to every metal heads favourite past time, ‘Lars Bashing’. ‘Mission To Lars’, the documentary about two British siblings that “bust out” their brother from […]
King Parrot Sign To Candlelight Records
King Parrot are fast becoming the band on everyone’s lips. Continuing on an unstopable force, they announced today they will now be represented by Candlelight Records.
Cathedral Release The Final Video
Stoner doom legends Cathedral have put out one last video in the wake of their announcement earlier in the year that they will be putting the band to rest. The band will release their 10th and final album, aptly titled The Last Spire at the end of April. The video for Tower of Silence finishes […]
Cover Art Controversy Delays Forthcoming Ghost Album
There’s a few cd manufacturers out there that aren’t too happy with Swedish mystery doom metallers Ghost. The release of their long awaited second album ‘Infestissumam’ has been pushed back by a week due to a handful of manufacturers in the U.S having issues with the imagery of the artwork.
Iron Maiden: Maiden England ’88 DVD
My perfect world would consist of going to watch Iron Maiden live every week. As that is financially and realistically impossible, I have to suffice with live videos. Finally one of my favourite of the bands live concerts has finally been given a long overdue (25 years to be exact) DVD release. Until now, ‘Maiden […]
Sodom Album Teaser
German thrash kings Sodom have released an album teaser for their forthcoming album, ‘Epitome of Torture’. After a staggering 30 years since the band was formed by Tom Angelripper, ‘Epitome of Torture’ will be the bands 14th studio album and will be available in 4 formats, limited edition digipak containing 2 extra tracks and a […]
Kirk Hammett covers AC/DC with Anthrax
Lucky punters at the Anthrax set at Regency Ballroom in San Francisco yesterday got the treat of their lives when Metallica’s Kirk Hammett joined them on stage to perform the AC/DC classic ‘TNT’. Anthrax have been throwing the track into their live repertoire of late but it’s always made much more special when the lead […]
Dave Mustaine hints at recording with Willie Nelson
If you follow Megadeth main man Dave Mustaine on social media sites, you would’ve noticed some interesting ramblings from him yesterday. Out having a meal in Austin Texas, the most famous red head in metal rather excitedly posted on his Twitter and Facebook accounts that he’d just met country legend Willie Nelson. Innocent enough, except […]
Havok New Video Released
The new generation of Thrash have spoken. The next wave of American Thrash metal certainly knows how to keep us all in permanent neck braces and Colorado thrashers Havok are doing a fine job of keeping up the momentum.
70000 Tons of Metal organisers announce dates for pre sales
Plans are starting to be put in place by Ultimate Music Cruises, the folks behind the largest floating music festivals, 70000 Tons of Metal and last year’s Barge to Hell as they start to organise their next voyage. Set to sail for their fourth 70K voyage, passengers, affectionately dubbed “survivors” who is anyone that have […]
Children of Bodom teaser trailer
Finnish metal gods Children of Bodom have released a two minute trailer for their upcoming follow up from 2011’s ‘Relentless Reckless Forever’. The 2 minute video produced at the Nuclear Blast listening party in Munich Germany promotes the bands 8th studio LP ‘Halo of Blood’.
Amorphis Hot Sauce
Most metal heads struggle to find room on their shelves for their cd and vinyl collections. Throw in and endless array of rock books and you’d be hard pressed to shove everything in. Well now bands want to take over your kitchens too, and rightly so.
Strapping Young Lad ‘The Complete Works’ Vinyl Box Set
The revival of vinyl continues as Strapping Young Lad have their entire back catalogue re-pressed onto vinyl. Blood Music, a Finnish non profit label who’s main purpose is the preservation of extreme metal, will bring out a box set in April of all 5 Strapping Young Lad albums plus 2 non album pressings with some […]
Paradise Lost Singer Hosts ‘The Dead Show’
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing Paradise Lost live then you already know that front man Nick Holmes is one funny bastard. We get to hear his wit this coming Wednesday 27th March at 9 pm AEST, as he hosts The Dead Show, an exclusive on air program for andrewhaug.com radio.
The Amenta’s New Video For ‘Teeth’
Sydney industrial metallers The Amenta have come out with a full visual assault to coincide with the upcoming release of their new full length album, ‘Flesh Is Heir’. The band joined forces with Perth director/photographer Jess Matthews to produce a truly artistically disturbing video for the first single ‘Teeth’.
Iron Maiden release Trooper Brew
Selling cd’s is becoming so last year. The latest band to announce they are bringing out their own custom made beer are metal legends Iron Maiden.
Cattle Murders Parrot
No we haven’t turned into one of those supermarket tabloids with bizarre stories that only happen in trailer parks. But we’re pretty excited about the upcoming line up for June’s Hate Across Australia tour. Audiences in Australia have pretty much come to expect the local band on a tour as the support, but it’s refreshing […]
Mötley Crüe Cut Short Sydney Gig
Hot on the heels of Mötley Crüe calling it a day after their next album, Sydney punters got a short set last night after Mötley Crüe vocalist Vince Neil was rushed to hospital. As reported by Nikki Sixx on his twitter page, the 52 year old singer was taken to hospital with some kind of […]
Suffocation Guitarist Buys His Own CD
Most bands can usually count on at least their mothers buying their albums. Suffocation guitarist, Guy Marchais took the dilemma most bands face these days with pirating not generating sales for bands one step further by going into a cd store and buying his own product. In a stance that brings to light first hand […]
