Search results for 'mayhem'

News

TONY DOLAN Fires Back At VENOM Purists Who Say Band Can't Exist Without CRONOS

In a recent interview with Australia's Metal Mal, former VENOM and current VENOM INC. frontman Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan was asked about some fans' criticism that VENOM cannot truly be VENOM without the band's singer Conrad "Cronos" Lant. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It's qu...

News

MANTAS Fires Back At CRONOS: 'If You Wanna See A Subpar Performance, Watch Videos Of Your Own Band'

Original VENOM guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn has blasted the band's frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant over disparaging comments the bassist/vocalist made in a recent interview. Earlier this month, Lant told Metal Hammer magazine that the chances of a reunion of the band's classic lineup — also featuring...

News

SEVENDUST's CLINT LOWERY To Release 'Ghostwriter' Solo EP In February

SEVENDUST co-founder, guitarist and vocalist Clint Lowery will release a new solo EP, titled "Ghostwriter", in February 2023. The five-track effort will be the follow-up to his debut solo album, "God Bless The Renegades", which came out in January 2020 via Rise Records. Regarding his decision to rec...

News

CRONOS: Chances Of Classic VENOM Reunion Are 'Less Than Zero'

In a new interview with Metal Hammer magazine, VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant said that the chances of a reunion of the band's classic lineup — also featuring guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn and drummer Anthony "Abaddon" Bray — are "less than zero. I owe them nothing, and they've got nothing I wan...

Review

Dark Side Of The Sacred Star

In the realms of underground metal, few labels have ever maintained both reputation and rigor with the same consistency as PEACEVILLE RECORDS. This compilation celebrates the UK imprint's 35th anniversary with a dazzling array of unreleased cuts and new material from both the well-recognized and the...

News

Why Was Tampa Such A Breeding Ground For Death Metal In Late 1980s And Early 1990s? DAVID VINCENT Weighs In

In a new interview with Brazil's KazaGastão, former MORBID ANGEL frontman David Vincent spoke about the fact that the city of Tampa is still considered by some to be the unofficial capital of American death metal. Asked if there is anything special about the Florida town that makes it such a breedin...

News

PANTERA Confirmed For Norway's TONS OF ROCK Festival

PANTERA has been confirmed for the 2023 edition of Norway's Tons Of Rock festival, set to take place June 22-24 in Oslo. Joining them on the bill will be GHOST, GOJIRA, BEHEMOTH, CLUTCH, TNT, POWERWOLF, MAYHEM, STAGE DOLLS, HONNINGBARNA, THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE ZUGLY, AVATAR, SPIRITBOX, VOIVOD and...

Review

Ashes Lie Still

Firmly at the forefront of UK death metal since 2009's "Surpassing the Boundaries of Human Suffering" debut, INGESTED have still endured a long, hard slog to get the attention they deserve. In recent times, the band's sheer superiority over the competition has been impossible to miss. "The Level Abo...

News

TOMMY LEE's 60th-Birthday Bash In Mexico Attended By CHAD KROEGER, JOHN TRAVOLTA, JOHN 5 And Others (Photos)

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee celebrated his 60th birthday earlier this month with a special party in Punta Mita, the ultra-luxurious, 1,500-acre resort and residential community located on a private peninsula in Mexico's Riviera Nayarit. Among the friends and fellow musicians who attended the bash...

News

IRON ALLIES Feat. Former ACCEPT Members HERMAN FRANK And DAVID REECE: 'Destroyers Of The Night' Music Video Released

IRON ALLIES, the new band featuring former ACCEPT members Herman Frank and David Reece, has released the official music video for the song "Destroyers Of The Night". The track is taken from IRON ALLIES' debut album, "Blood In Blood Out", which will arrive on October 21 via AFM Records. Frank comment...

News

ALICE COOPER Taps ROB ZOMBIE And SAMMY HAGAR For 20th Annual 'Christmas Pudding' Concert

Rob Zombie and Sammy Hagar are among the musicians who will take part in Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding on Saturday, December 3 at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. Alice will also perform at the event, along with GIN BLOSSOMS, SIXWIRE, Wally Palmar of THE ROMANTICS, and comedian Jim Breu...

News

I AM MORBID Parts Ways With Guitarist KELLY MCLAUCHLIN, Announces Replacement

I AM MORBID, the band featuring former MORBID ANGEL members David Vincent (bass, vocals) and Pedro "Pete" Sandoval (drums),has parted ways with guitarist Kelly McLauchlin (POSSESSED, DIABOLIC, UNHOLY GHOST) and has replaced him with Richie Brown (EXMORTUS, THE ABSENCE, TRIVIUM). Brown made his live...

News

Original VENOM Guitarist MANTAS Clarifies Comments About 'Black Metal' 40th-Anniversary Celebration

Former VENOM and current VENOM INC. guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn has clarified his previous comment that he would like to see the classic VENOM lineup celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band's "Black Metal" album. Released in 1982, "Black Metal" is considered a major influence on thrash metal and...

News

JEFF 'MANTAS' DUNN Says VENOM Was Absolutely The First-Ever 'Black Metal' Band

At this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom, former VENOM and current VENOM INC. guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn spoke to Bloodstock TV's Oran O'Beirne about the 40th anniversary of VENOM's classic "Black Metal" album. Regarding VENOM's early musical and...

News

ALICE COOPER, PAUL RODGERS, MATT SORUM And JOSH HOMME To Perform At 'Rock The Plaza' All-Star Concert

The historic Plaza Theatre in downtown Palm Springs announced that there will be a fundraising concert featuring The Palm Springs All Stars, a stellar lineup of world-class musicians and their rockstar friends. "Rock The Plaza" is a major concert to be performed at the Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs....