Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley recently reflected on almost working with VAN HALEN back in 1976 during the question-and-answer panel on this year’s Kiss Kruise. While reflecting on the band’s five-decade career, Simmons said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “We made one big mistake — one. There was a band called VAN HALEN. They were signed...
Iconic producer Bob Rock recently looked back on his experience working with METALLICA on their eponymous 1991 self-titled album (“The Black Album”), noting that the band were “suspicious” of everyone, and “intense” to work with. “Metallica are not wimps,” Rock tells Metal Hammer. “They believe that they’re the best band in the world, and everyone...
Earlier this week, KORN launched a new Instagram filter and began teasing something knoiwn as “Requiem” with a series of Spotify visualizers. Now it seems the band have launched a mysterious livestream on their official YouTube channel along with the caption “11 https://Kornofficial.com 11.” The website itself has not had any changes however the number...
Fans have been waiting years and it’s finally happening: the much sought-after and previously unavailable ANNIHILATOR back catalog is getting a series of reissues via earMUSIC. Now, “Metal II” kicks off this extensive catalog campaign that will give you special editions, bonus material, exclusive and previously unreleased tunes. “Metal II” stands out as a fully...
Guitarist George Lynch rejoined DOKKEN on stage back on October 30 at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, Illinois to play three of the band’s classic songs. You can check out fan-filmed video footage of his appearance below. Lynch previously performed with DOKKEN in July in Ashland, Virginia and in Moline, Illinois as well as in...
We recently say down with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE guitarist Michael “Padge” Paget to hear his ‘Top 5 Essential Guitar Driven Albums’. Are you a new guitar player looking to break into metal riffs? Or perhaps a longtime player looking to hone your skills with some new shred techniques? ‘Padge’ has you covered in the...
There is a new viral video on TikTok showing a wheelchair-bound SLIPKNOT fan taking part, with aid from fellow maggots, in a live circle pit at one of the band’s shows. The video was originally posted by TikTok user ilostmybrain and has already racked up over 1.5 million views. The below Twitter version is currently...
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have announced their rescheduled headline tour for winter 2022. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, recognized by Forbes as “one of modern metal’s most cherished acts,” will bring the “Atonement Tour” back on the road to clubs and theaters across the U.S. and into Canada. The trek kicks off on January 28 in Pittsburgh and runs through...
Following this year’s sold-out headline events and a #1 Billboard Rock Album, Grammy-winning rock band GRETA VAN FLEET have announced the “Dreams In Gold” tour, which kicks off March 10 with the band making a triumphant return to their original stomping grounds in Michigan for a string of arena shows followed by Midwest dates and...
THE HALO EFFECT, the new band made up of five former members of IN FLAMES, have released their debut single, “Shadowminds”. The song, which you can check out below, will appear on THE HALO EFFECT’s first album, due in 2022 via Nuclear Blast. The band say in a statement: “Having grown up alongside Nuclear Blast...