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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Announces Spring 2020 North American Tour With AUGUST BURNS RED

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE has announced a spring 2020 North American tour with AUGUST BURNS RED. The Massachusetts-based band, recently recognized by Forbes as "one of modern metal's most cherished acts," will return to the road to headline clubs and theaters across the U.S. and Canada. The trek kicks off o...

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JOURNEY's JONATHAN CAIN Wanted To Emphasize Miracle Of Jesus's Birth With New Christmas Single, 'Wonder Of Wonders'

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain is joined by Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling NEWSBOYS frontman Michael Tait for his newest Christmas single, "Wonder Of Wonders". Available now from Identity Records at iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, Google Play, iH...

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THE DARK ELEMENT Feat. Former NIGHTWISH Singer, Ex-SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist: 'Not Your Monster' Music Video

The official music video for the song "Not Your Monster" from THE DARK ELEMENT, the project featuring former NIGHTWISH vocalist Anette Olzon and Finnish guitarist and songwriter Jani Liimatainen, can be seen below. The track is taken from THE DARK ELEMENT's second album, "Songs The Night Sings", whi...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Singer PHIL LABONTE: 'The Real Impact Of The Internet Is Only Now Just Starting To Be Felt'

In a brand new interview with Heavy Metal And Booze, ALL THAT REMAINS frontman Phil Labonte spoke how the explosion of wireless communication in the early twenty-first century, with humankind now almost entirely connected, has affected society. "There have been people that have argued with me about...

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LACUNA COIL Struggled To Make Dual Vocals Work On First Three Albums

Andrea Ferro has admitted that LACUNA COIL's most distinct and dominant feature — the dual vocals of Ferro and Cristina Scabbia — did not come naturally upon the band's formation. "Especially in the beginning, I would say on the first three records, we [were] struggling to understand where to go exa...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Says She Couldn't Feel Her Mouth After Facelift

Sharon Osbourne spoke about her recent facelift during an appearance late last month on "The Kelly Clarkson Show". The 67-year-old wife and manager of Ozzy Osbourne, who has been open in the past about her surgeries, was praised by Clarkson for not trying to hide her cosmetic procedures. Asked if sh...

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MAYHEM And ABBATH To Headline Ninth Annual 'Decibel Magazine Tour'

Norwegian black metal royalty MAYHEM and ABBATH unite for metal media leader's latest North American live campaign this March/April. The "Decibel Magazine Tour" celebrates its ninth annual run with the ambitious pairing of legendary Norwegian black metal progenitors MAYHEM with their countrymates of...

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NILE's KARL SANDERS Says Some Death Metal Bands Are 'Living In The Past'

Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life recently conducted an interview with guitarist Karl Sanders of South Carolina death metal veterans NILE. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he still has a sense of excitement prior t...

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KEN SUSI Says UNEARTH Is One Of Only Metalcore Bands Who Have Stuck To Their Roots

The metalcore boom of the early-to-mid-2000s signaled a changing of the guard in metal that pushed out nu-metal and introduced an era of Gothenburg melodic death metal-inspired riffing and hardcore "breakdowns." Ground zero for the scene was Massachusetts, with the likes of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, SHADOW...

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Watch KING DIAMOND Perform New Song, 'Masquerade Of Madness', At First Show Of North American Tour

Fan-filmed video footage of KING DIAMOND performing a new song, "Masquerade Of Madness", live at the opening show of the band's North American tour on Saturday, November 2 at the Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas can be seen below. Prior to playing the track, KING DIAMOND's namesake frontman told the cr...

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MACHINE HEAD 'Fan' Throws Beer On Band's Soundboard, Takes It 'Completely Out Of Commission' During London Concert (Video)

MACHINE HEAD was forced to perform with a "compromised" sound for part of its concert last night (Saturday, November 2) at the at O2 Academy Brixton in London, England after an "asshole" threw "a full 32-ounce beer" on the band's soundboard, completely taking it out of commission during the "Burn M...

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HAMMERFALL Guitarist: 'I Think Individuality Is What Separates Swedish Bands From The Rest Of The World'

Clint Switzer of the "Music Mania" podcast conducted an interview with guitarist Oscar Dronjak of Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL prior to the band's October 25 concert at Riot Room in Kansas City, Missouri in support of SABATON. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (t...

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BEAST IN BLACK Guitarist: 'It's Been An Interesting, Unexpected Ride'

Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life recently conducted an interview with guitarist Anton Kabanen of Finnish melodic metallers BEAST IN BLACK. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the fast success of BEAST IN BLACK, which was for...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Laments Lack Of Humor In Heavy Metal

GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge has lamented the lack of humor in heavy metal, arguing that the marriage between the two makes perfect sense. "As most things age they have a tendency to grow very conservative and puritan," Forge told U.K.'s The List in a new interview. "The same thing happened with ex...

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QUIET RIOT's FRANKIE BANALI: How I Found Out I Have Stage Four Pancreatic Cancer

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has opened up about his stage four pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Last month, Banali revealed in a social media post that he has been battling the disease since April, forcing him to miss several live shows with the band. He was replaced at those gigs by either Johnny...