The NAPALM RECORDS crew has just announced that American groove-metal powerhouse DEVILDRIVER has joined their ranks. The Los Angeles metal outfit, who has released a string of hard-hitting and ass-kicking albums since the early 2000s, have signed a worldwide record deal with the Austrian label. A new DEVILDRIVER album is tentatively scheduled for a release in 2013. Continue reading “DEVILDRIVER Sign With Napalm Records”
In January 2013, 40 heavy metal bands and 2,000 fans from all over the world will go once again to the Caribbean to take over the luxury cruise ship “Majesty of the Seas” for a 5 day and 4 night trip of a lifetime. The first 10 out of 40 bands have been announced, and are listed below: Continue reading “70000 TONS OF METAL 2013: First Ten Bands Announced”
Pelican have released the following statement regarding the departure of guitarist Laurent Schroeder-Lebec:
“It is with resignation that we report that our guitarist and founding member Laurent Schroeder-Lebec is taking an indefinite hiatus from the band. Many may have already noticed his absence from live shows over the last couple of years (he stopped traveling for out of town shows in 2010), his role as a composer is now also going on hold for the foreseeable future. Continue reading “PELICAN Part Ways With Guitarist Laurent Schroeder-Lebec”
EXHUMED frontman Matt Harvey has been added as a special guest lead vocalist to the all-star studded Death To All Tour 2012. Matt Harvey will be joining drummers Gene Hoglan (Individual Thought Patterns/Symbolic) and Sean Reinert (Human), bassists Steve DiGiorgio (Human/Individual Thought Patterns) and Scott Clendenin (The Sound of Perseverance), guitarists Paul Masvidal (Human), Shannon Hamm (The Sound of Perseverance) and Bobby Koelble (Symbolic), and vocalist / label-mate Charles Elliott of Abysmal Dawn/Bereft. Continue reading “EXHUMED Frontman Matt Harvey Added To Death To All Tour”
The American/German symphonic metal band KAMELOT is proud to announce another key piece leading to the release of their new studio album. A question foremost in every KAMELOT fan’s mind has been: Who is the group’s new lead singer?* Band mastermind and guitarist Thomas Youngblood has now revealed: “The new man is Scandinavian Tommy Karevik!” Continue reading “KAMELOT Reveals New Vocalist”
Finnish metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM have inked a worldwide recording deal (excl. Japan) with Nuclear Blast Records. The celebrated metal label — who worked with the band over the early stages of its career — is proud to announce the renewed partnership with the world famous band. COB, who kicked off a year long celebration of its 15th anniversary with a successful North American tour alongside label mates ELUVEITIE, have a new studio album planned for release in 2013. Continue reading “CHILDREN OF BODOM Sign With Nuclear Blast Records”