Search results for 'master'

News

MACHINE HEAD Finish Recording New Song

MACHINE HEAD and longtime mix-master Colin Richardson have wrapped up production of a brand new track this week, to be included on the upcoming North American release of their new album, "Through The Ashes Of Empires", scheduled to hit stores on April 20. The new song, titled "Seasons Wither", will...

News

Report: BYZANTINE Represents Metal With A Message

Justin McElroy of The Herald-Dispatch reports that though environmental issues and Appalachian history aren't at the forefront of most metal, one Huntington man, along with the rest of his band BYZANTINE, is attempting to be the first. With a recent nationally released CD, and profiles in magazines...

News

CHAOSBREED Begin Writing Material For Sophomore Album

CHAOSBREED, the new Finnish death metal supergroup consisting of drummer Nalle Österman (ex-GANDALF),bassist Oppu Laine (ex-AMORPHIS, MANNHAI),guitarist Marko Tarvonen (MOONSORROW),guitarist Esa Holopainen (AMORPHIS),and vocalist Taneli Jarva (ex-SENTENCED, THE BLACK LEAGUE),have posted the fol...

News

GARY MOORE Guests On New TRILOK GURTU Album

Legendary guitarist Gary Moore has recorded a guest appearance for the new TRILOK GURTU album, "Broken Rhythms", due for release in April. Trilok Gurtu is an Indian master musician, composer and serial collaborator and "Broken Rhythms" is his tenth recording. Moore has reportedly contributed a guita...

News

BLACK SABBATH Drummer Releases New Solo Track

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has made available another track from his long-awaited "Beyond Aston" solo album as a free download via his official web site. Says Bill, "We've been hard at work in the studio completing mixes for 'Beyond Aston', and I wanted to share one of the new songs with you no...

News

DREAM THEATER: New Batch Of 'Official Bootlegs' Now Available

Ytsejam Records is now accepting pre-orders for the second installment of the DREAM THEATER "official bootlegs", which include: "When Day and Dream Unite Demos 1987-1989" (Demo Series),"Tokyo, Japan 10/28/95" (Live Series),and "Master of Puppets" (Covers Series). Pre-orders are expected to begin s...

News

METALLICA Perform 'Dyer's Eve' In Its Entirety For First Time Ever

METALLICA performed the classic "…And Justice For All" track "Dyer's Eve" in its entirety for the first time ever during their March 5 appearance at The Forum in Los Angeles, California. Speaking to the Alameda Times-Star last week, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield revealed that METALLICA's lengthy...

News

NIGHTWISH Set Release Date For 'Once'

NIGHTWISH have set a June 7 Finnish release date through Spinefarm Records for their brand-new album, "Once". A single containing the album track "Nemo" is due on April 19. In other news, the "Once" album cut "Creek Mary's Blood" will feature an appearance by Lakota tribe's Indian John Two-Hawks. Jo...

News

Review: METALLICA Played With Energy To Spare At Tour Kick-Off

Michael Senft of The Arizona Republic has reviewed METALLICA's U.S. tour-opening performance at America West Arena in Phoenix Tuesday night (March 2). "Conspicuously scarce [in the group's set] were tracks from the quartet's new album, 'St. Anger'," he wrote. "Perhaps the band realizes that its newe...

News

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM 'In Negotiations' To Release Two More Albums

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM are in the "beginning negotiation stages" for two more studio albums, according to an online posting by singer Eric "A.K." Knutson. However, Eric is quick to point out that "right now another tour is out of the question." In other news, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM are set to team up with D...

News

HORTUS ANIMAE Record DEAD CAN DANCE Cover Featuring LIV KRISTINE

HORTUS ANIMAE, the prog-black metal project of ANCIENT drummer Diego "GroM" Meraviglia, have finished recording a cover of DEAD CAN DANCE's "Summoning of the Muse" for the upcoming DEAD CAN DANCE double-CD tribute album, "The Lotuseaters". The band will shortly enter Alpha-Omega Studios in Como, Ita...

News

BORISLAV MITIC To Participate In INTERNATIONAL GUITARART FESTIVAL

Acclaimed Yugoslav guitarist Borislav Mitic (currently residing in Montreal, Canada) has issued the following update regarding his current and upcoming activities: "I made a guest appearance on the track 'Message of Hope' from the new instrumental album of the virtuoso keyboard player Vitalij Kuprij...

News

GUNS N' ROSES Fans Protest Release Of 'Greatest Hits' Collection

A number of GUNS N' ROSES fans are protesting the decision by Universal Music to issue a GNR greatest hits album without, what they say is, the approval of the band's lead singer Axl Rose, according to Australia's Undercover News. The irate fans have started an online petition via the GNR fan site

News

KING DIAMOND Blames Illegal Music Downloading For MERCYFUL FATE's Diminishing Record Sales

KING DIAMOND singer/namesake has spoken to Swedish Metal about the group's new album, "The Puppet Master", and the prospect of him doing another MERCYFUL FATE album in the not-too-distant future. Asked if it's hard to keep MERCYFUL FATE and KING DIAMOND going at the same time, King responded, "Of co...

News

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: DVD Track Listing Revealed

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have announced the track listing for their long-awaited live DVD, due in late April/early May through the Cleopatra label. As previously reported, the as-yet-untitled disc is expected to include footage of the band performing at the Bash On Ash in Tempe, Arizona last July. DVD tra...