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GOTTHARD: New Video Interview Posted Online

Barbara Caserta of Italian web radio Linearock.it recently conducted an interview with guitarist Leo Leoni and singer Nic Maeder of Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD. You can now watch the chat below. GOTTHARD's new album, "Firebirth", will be released on June 1 via Nuclear Blast/Warner Music. The CD was...

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POWER QUEST To Support FREEDOM CALL In October

Following on from an overwhelmingly successful first leg of the FREEDOM CALL tour in March this year, U.K.-based metallers POWER QUEST have been asked back to join the second leg of the "Journey To The Crimson Dawn" tour as special guests. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 16 - FR - Paris @ Le Di...

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SLIPKNOT Members Visit PAUL GRAY's Grave On Two-Year Anniversary Of His Death

Vocalist Corey Taylor and other members of SLIPKNOT visited the grave site of the band's late bassist, Paul Gray, last night on the two-year anniversary of his death. "We just hung out and told some good stories," Taylor tells Revolver. "It felt good to do that. It was the first time we've been ...

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GOTTHARD: New Video Interview With NIC MAEDER

On April 17, MetalSickness.com conducted an interview with singer Nic Maeder of Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD in Paris, France. You can now watch the chat below. GOTTHARD's new album, "Firebirth", will be released on June 1 via Nuclear Blast/Warner Music. The CD was produced at the band's own Yellow H...

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Former SEBASTIAN BACH Drummer MARK 'BAM BAM' MCCONNELL Dies

Drummer Mark "Bam Bam" McConnell, who was a member of former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach's touring band from 1997 to 2005, passed away this morning (Thursday, May 24) in a Gainesville, Florida hospital. According to unconfirmed online reports, the musician's liver and kidneys had shut down, which...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, PAUL DI'ANNO To Appear On 'Millennium Tribute To Iron Maiden'

On July 10, Versailles Records will release "Two Minutes To Midnight: A Millennium Tribute To Iron Maiden", a two-CD set featuring former JUDAS PRIEST/ICED EARTH and current YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/BEYOND FEAR frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens, ex-IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno, Chris Poland (MEGADETH),Keri Ke...

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Former SEBASTIAN BACH Drummer 'Fighting For His Life'

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has issued the following update: "Everybody, please say a prayer. My friend and live drummer for years, also on 'Bring 'Em Bach Alive', Mark Bam Bam McConnell is fighting for his life right now in hospital in Gainesville, Florida. Miracles can happen, though, so...

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PANTERA's 'Vulgar Display Of Power' Re-Enters BILLBOARD Top 50

The 20th-anniversary reissue of PANTERA's "Vulgar Display Of Power" sold 9,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 48 on The Billboard 200 chart. This is more than double the first-week tally registered by the 20th-anniversary reissue of PANTERA's classic...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Answers Fan-Submitted Questions (Video)

Earlier this month, guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT answered a number of questions that were submitted via the Nuclear Blast Europe Facebook page. The 15-minute question-and-answer session, which was conducted by Nuclear Blast's Patrick Walch on May 11, can be s...

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ACE FREHLEY, IRON MAIDEN's JANICK GERS Interviewed On 'Talking Metal Pirate Radio' (Video)

"Talking Metal" hosts Mark Strigl and John "Ostronomy" Ostrosky have returned with a new self-produced web series called "Talking Metal Pirate Radio" premiering on May 22 on their YouTube page. The debut episode, which can be seene below, features exclusive interview clips with original KISS guitari...

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SHADOWS FALL Singer On Songwriting Process: 'We Always Want To Bring In Some Twists And Turns'

Chad Bowar of About.com Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with vocalist Brian Fair of Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. About.com Heavy Metal: When did you begin the songwriting process for "Fire In The Sky"? Brian Fair: Once we got off...

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HELLYEAH's GREG TRIBBETT Forced To Leave Tour; Band To Play Remaining Dates As Four-Piece

HELLYEAH has announced that it will play the remaining dates of its current tour without guitarist Greg Tribbett, who has had to return home due to a family emergency. The band has been on a successful tour with CLUTCH since April 13. Commented HELLYEAH singer Chad Gray: "We all stand with our broth...

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KISS Guitarist Talks New Album, Upcoming Tour (Video)

StarCam's Jennifer Tapiero conducted an interview with KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer at The Heart Foundation Gala at the Hollywood Palladium on May 10 in Los Angeles, California. You can now watch the chat below. KISS recently completed work on its 20th studio album, "Monster", for a tentateive fall r...

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HELLYEAH: 'Band Of Brothers' Video Released

"Band Of Brothers", the new video from the metal juggernaut known as HELLYEAH — featuring Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE),Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (DAMAGEPLAN) — can be seen below. The clip was filmed on March 26 at Loyal Stud...

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ZAKK WYLDE: 'It Would Be An Honor' To Step In For DIMEBAG In Reformed PANTERA

In a brand new interview with Billboard.com, Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) was asked about former PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott's recent comment that if PANTERA ever reformed, Zakk would be the man to replace the band's late guitarist — and Vinnie's brother — "Dimebag" Darrell...