News Metal Blade Records to release ‘Metal Massacre 14’ compilation in April Terry Bunch, March 3, 2016March 9, 2016 In 1982, Metal Blade Records put out its first release: Metal Massacre, a compilation album that included Metallica, Ratt, and many other influential artists. Now, Metal Blade will be releasing Metal Massacre 14 on April 8th – and continuing the legacy of the first album – the CD/LP/digital formats will… Continue Reading
Movies Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-Ray/DVD Coming April 2016 Terry Bunch, March 3, 2016March 9, 2016 Star Wars: The Force Awakens shattered box office records upon its debut to become the cinematic event of a generation with over $926 million domestic and $2 billion worldwide. As announced this morning by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert A. Iger at The Walt Disney Company’s Annual Meeting of… Continue Reading
News King Diamond European “Abigail” Performances Terry Bunch, March 2, 2016March 9, 2016 King Diamond will perform the following “ABIGAIL” shows in Europe, summer 2016. These performances will, for the first time in Europe, include the Abigail album in its entirety. For tickets, follow the links below. Sun. June 5, 2016 / Fortarock Nijmegen, Netherlands 2-Day Tickets: http://goo.gl/MUtW6Z Sunday Ticket: http://goo.gl/plV5c7 Thu. June… Continue Reading
News SOULFLY announce U.S. headlining tour with SUFFOCATION Terry Bunch, March 2, 2016March 9, 2016 Metal icons SOULFLY will embark on a four week headlining tour across the United States starting this April. Joining them are brutal death metal legends SUFFOCATION, Metal Blade recording artists BATTLECROSS, along with ABORMALITY and LODY KONG. Comments mailman Max Cavalera. “We are coming again with another kick in your face… Continue Reading
Interviews Tony Iommi: The Epiphone Interview Terry Bunch, March 1, 2016March 9, 2016 It’s no exaggeration that Tony Iommi changed the sound of rock and roll guitar in 1970 when Black Sabbath released their debut album. Sabbath’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame biography describes the band’s pursuit of what were then unusual themes for rock–“war, social chaos, the supernatural, the afterlife, and… Continue Reading
News DARK FOREST Announces New Studio Album Terry Bunch, March 1, 2016March 9, 2016 UK traditional Heavy Metal band DARK FOREST will hit the studio again in April to record Beyond the Veil, the follow-up to their acclaimed The Awakening release. For the album artwork the band has tapped the skills of Duncan Storr, known for having produced some beautiful artworks for Skyclad, Rage, Hawkwind,… Continue Reading
News COLDCOCK Whiskey Presents Hollywood, CA’s Sinicle and Kings of Carnage’s Co-Headlining “Wild Wild West Coast Tour” Terry Bunch, February 29, 2016March 9, 2016 “Working with Coldcock is so natural for Sinicle; we’ve always loved their whiskey and their staff is so great. Trust us fellas, she wants the Coldcock!” – Drew Zaragoza (guitarist/vocalist for Sinicle) “We are extremely happy and fortunate to have amazing sponsors like Coldcock Whiskey! We’ve had so many… Continue Reading
News CADAVERIA to be main characters in HipstApocalypse video game Terry Bunch, February 29, 2016March 9, 2016 An epic adventure filled with tons of heavy metal references, set in the magical city of Turin, populated by hideous zombies. A must-play for all the metalheads, PC & Mac gamers, PS4 & Xbox addicted. Official comment from game developer: Man, this hangover is killing me. Feels like Pantera and Slayer… Continue Reading
News ENTOMBED A.D. new album ‘Dead Dawn’ out now Terry Bunch, February 26, 2016March 8, 2016 After much festering inside the putrid belly of the beast, Swedish metal onslaught ENTOMBED A.D. have unleashed their unholy assault of death-and-roll upon us with the release of the brand new album, Dead Dawn. Out today via Century Media Records, Dead Dawn is available now at the following locations: CM… Continue Reading
Interviews Metal Life exclusive interview with DORO 2016 Diana Marsh, February 25, 2016March 6, 2016 Few in metal have created a lasting legacy quite like Doro Pesch has. An amazing vocalist, lyricist, and all rebel even within the Metal genre, Doro is an unstoppable force that has been in love with heavy metal and her fans for decades and shows no signs of slowing down…. Continue Reading