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MARTY FRIEDMAN Denies Saying He Hoped 'Traditional Guitar Solos' Die 'A Slow And Painful Death': 'I Was Completely Misquoted'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has once again clarified his recent comments in which he said that hoped the traditional guitar solo would die "a slow and painful death". In an interview that was originally conducted in October 2023 and then published in the March 2024 print issue of Guitar...

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Ex-MORBID ANGEL Drummer/Vocalist MIKE BROWNING Remembers Band's Late Guitarist RICHARD BRUNELLE

In a new interview with Mark Kadzielawa of 69 Faces Of Rock, former MORBID ANGEL drummer/vocalist Mike Browning reflected on the passing of the band's ex-guitarist Richard Brunelle. Richard died in September 2019 at the age of 55. Mike said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It was me that got R...

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ARMORED SAINT Cancels Shows Due To JOHN BUSH's 'Voice Issues'

ARMORED SAINT was forced to cancel two shows over the weekend — a headlining performance on Saturday, May 4 at Lovedrafts in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and a show on Sunday, May 5 at The Fillmore in Charlotte, North Carolina as the support act for QUEENSRŸCHE — after frontman John Bush was unable t...

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CATEGORY 7 Feat. OVERKILL, EXODUS, ARMORED SAINT And Ex-MACHINE HEAD Members: Debut Album Details Revealed

CATEGORY 7, the new band featuring former MACHINE HEAD and current KERRY KING guitarist Phil Demmel, ex-ADRENALINE MOB guitarist Mike Orlando, ARMORED SAINT/ex-ANTHRAX singer John Bush, OVERKILL/SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner and EXODUS bassist Jack Gibson, will release its self-titled debut alb...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Releases Music Video For 'Dead Of Winter' From Upcoming 'Drama' Album

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has released the official music video for "Dead Of Winter", the second single from his upcoming solo album, "Drama", due on May 17 via Frontiers Music Srl. The track features vocals by Chris Brooks from LIKE A STORM and marks Marty's first solo release featur...

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Unofficial BATHORY Biography 'From Hades To Valhalla' To Be Released In English For First Time

Pagan Records and Monomaniax will release the English-language edition of "From Hades To Valhalla… Bathory - The Epic Story", the unofficial biography of one of the most influential metal bands of all time. Written by renowned metal journalist José Luis Cano Barron, this comprehensive tome delves in...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN On The Possibility Of Him Rejoining MEGADETH: 'I Don't Think That's Realistic'

In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, ex-MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman was asked what it was like to rejoin his former band twice on stage in six months last year — first in February 2023 at Tokyo, Japan's famed Budokan and then in early August 2023 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wack...

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MR. BIG's ERIC MARTIN Says 'Nobody Could Agree' On Cover For Upcoming Album: 'It Was Ridiculous'

MR. BIG recently completed the European leg of its farewell tour, dubbed "The BIG Finish", which sees the veteran band — singer Eric Martin, guitarist Paul Gilbert and bassist Billy Sheehan, along with drummer Nick D'Virgilio, who has taken over for deceased original member Pat Torpey — performing M...

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Watch 4K Video Of ARMORED SAINT's Entire Albany Concert During Spring 2024 Tour

The LiveCuttz YouTube channel has uploaded 4K video of ARMORED SAINT's April 26 concert at Empire Live in Albany, New York. Check out the footage below. Featured songs: 00:00:00 End Of The Attention Span 00:06:12 Raising Fear 00:10:21 Tribal Dance 00:14:35 Last Train Home 00:21:05 March Of The...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Announces First Part Of AMERIKAN KAOS Trilogy, 'Armageddon Boogie'

On April 26, Metal Department will release the debut album from AMERIKAN KAOS, "Armageddon Boogie". AMERIKAN KAOS is described in a press release as "the secret love child" of guitar virtuoso Jeff Waters, best known as the founder and leader of Canadian thrash metal pioneers ANNIHILATOR. AMERIKAN KA...

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ARMORED SAINT Re-Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Legendary heavy metal outfit ARMORED SAINT has renewed its long-running partnership with Metal Blade Records with a worldwide multi-album deal. Metal Blade released ARMORED SAINT's 1983 eponymous debut EP and the band has called Metal Blade home since 1988's "Saints Will Conquer" live album. ARMORED...

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VOLBEAT Frontman MICHAEL POULSEN's Death Metal Project ASINHELL Releases Music Video For 'Pyromantic Scryer'

ASINHELL, the new death metal band featuring VOLBEAT's Michael Poulsen, Marc Grewe (INSIDIOUS DISEASE, ex-MORGOTH) and Morten Toft Hansen (RAUNCHY),has released the official music video for the song "Pyromantic Scryer". The track is taken from ASINHELL's debut album, "Impii Hora", which arrived las...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's JESSE LEACH Shares Behind-The-Scenes Video From Photo Shoot For Upcoming Album

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach has shared behind-the-scenes video from the photo shoot for the band's upcoming studio album. The session, which took place in Quito, Ecuador prior to the kick-off of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's South American tour, was helmed by Travis Shinn, a Los Angeles-based photogr...

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ARMORED SAINT's Music Video For 'One Chain Don't Make No Prison' Will 'Show A Different Side Of The Band'

In a new interview with "THAT Rocks!", the YouTube series hosted by Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson, ARMORED SAINT bassist Joey Vera spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2020's "Punching The Sky" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH....

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SIX FEET UNDER Shares Lyric Video For New Single 'Ascension'

Death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER will release their fourteenth studio album, "Killing For Revenge", on May 10 through Metal Blade Records. The official lyric video for the LP's second single, "Ascension, can be seen below. From the opening moments of first single "Know-Nothing Ingrate", which kic...