Reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT have inked a Japanese deal with Universal.
According to IncGamers, Metalocalypse: Dethgame, the spin-off game from Adult Swim's gore-splattered animation about the adventures of DETHKLOK, the world's "most popular" death metal band, will no longer be happening.
Surviving HEAVEN & HELL members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice played a very special tribute to their fallen bandmate, Ronnie James Dio, this past Saturday (July 24) at the High Voltage festival at Victoria Park in London, England.
Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSR?CHE's July 25, 2010 performance at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California as part of the band's current Queensrÿche Cabaret tour can be viewed below.
French old-school death metallers AFFLICTION GATE have issued the following update:"First of all, we finally decided to add our session live lead guitarist as an official member of the band now: Bobby (member of old-school thrash metal band HUNGRY JOHNNY) showed a real involvement, interest and dedication to AFFLICTION GATE so we came to the conclusion that he was the best for this job more t
James Lomenzo (pictured below; MEGADETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, WHITE LION) has joined the touring lineup of LYNCH MOB for the remainder of the band's summer tour.
Swedish folk metal band YGGDRASIL has issued the following update:"YGGDRASIL has been keeping quiet for some time now but we are finally ready to share some news with you all! "The writing of the new and third YGGDRASIL album is complete and the recording will commence in September.
Metalhead TV conducted an interview with ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell at the Romanian edition of the Sonisphere festival, which was held June 25-27, 2010 at ROMEXPO Exhibitions Centre in Bucharest.
CTV.ca recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine about his soon-to-be-published autobiography, "Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir".
Vocalist James Jasta of Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED was interviewed on the July 23-25 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show.
Pro-Mark Corporation conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER when the band opened for IRON MAIDEN in Houston, Texas on June 11, 2010.
On July 28, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Phil Sgrosso of San Diego metallers AS I LAY DYING.
Jimmy Christ of TrueCultHeavyMetal.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Hansi Kürsch and guitarist André Olbrich of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN.
Brendan Crabb of Utopia.com.au recently conducted an interview with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (HEALLYEAH, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN).
Bassist Phil Kennemore of California rockers Y&T has been forced to leave the band's current U.S.
