Author Archives: Cheska Colombo

Royal Thunder premiere the first track in a week of new songs

Posted by on March 23, 2015

Royal Thunder are gearing up to supply fans with a week’s worth of new music leading up to their April 7 release for the new album Crooked Doors. Taking to various media outlets to premiere new songs from now until next Monday, Royal Thunder have started us out with “Ear on the Fool” streaming on […]

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DevilDriver unveil new guitarist Neal Tiemann

Posted by on March 19, 2015

DevilDriver frontman Dez Fafara took to Instagram today to announce that his band had found their newest addition. Neal Tiemann, of Burn Halo fame, is officially joining the band as the replacement for Jeff Kendrick, who left the band last October along with former drummer John Boecklin. Tiemann is starting out strong in his new […]

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Ozzy Osbourne is The Metal Madman in new graphic novel

Posted by on March 19, 2015

Ozzy Osbourne’s life history is no secret – even if you’re not incredibly familiar with his musical endeavors, the cameras following him and his family for years have aired a good chunk of his always interesting career. Despite that (or likely because of it), the publishing company Bluewater Productions have chosen Ozzy as the muse […]

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Amon Amarth part ways with drummer Fredrik Andersson

Posted by on March 19, 2015

After seventeen years of playing together, Amon Amarth is moving on without their long-time drummer, Fredrik Andersson. The Swedish metal band broke the news to fans today via a brief announcement on their Facebook page. Amon Amarth and drummer Fredrik Andersson have decided to part ways after 17 years. Fredrik has been an important part […]

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Marilyn Manson joins Smashing Pumpkins onstage at Soundwave

Posted by on March 2, 2015

Soundwave came to a close this past weekend at the Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia – and it went out with a bang. The festival’s closing night featured metal acts such as Slipknot, Slash and Exodus – but it was Marilyn Manson’s appearance at Smashing Pumpkins’ set that stole the show. Manson took the stage […]

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Soundgarden brings Birth Ritual to Soundwave, announce next album

Posted by on February 23, 2015

Fact: every fan loves hearing a rare song live, especially from a band with such an extensive back catalog as Soundgarden. This past weekend, the band gave that gift to their crowd in Adelaide, Australia when they slipped “Birth Ritual” into their Soundwave Festival setlist. The track is off of the 1992 soundtrack for the […]

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James Hetfield shares past demons, encourages kids to get into art

Posted by on February 20, 2015

Metallica’s James Hetfield recently opened up to Road Recovery about his past mistakes and how he copes with them through music. In this short video for the mini-series “Up Close & Personal,” Hetfield discusses how important music is as an outlet and a connection to the world. Hetfield speaks of how he has groups of […]

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Metal festival poster designs feature your favorite superheroes

Posted by on February 19, 2015

If you’re a comic book nerd with a taste for metal, you’re going to love this artistic mashup. Headbang ‘n Buttonmash, a site delivering both music and video game news, has just released their designs for a series of four limited edition posters featuring superhero names in the style of black metal typography. Each poster […]

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Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe to show off his photography in NYC

Posted by on February 16, 2015

Randy Blythe is really into photography and wants to show you what he’s made of. The Lamb of God frontman is set to show some of his photography at an exhibition in New York City starting in May. Blythe took to his Instagram page to post the official announcement and details. The show, titled “Show […]

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Babymetal announce new tour dates, including Chicago

Posted by on February 16, 2015

It looks like a few scattered countries will get to experience the choreographed, metal cuteness of Babymetal this year. In addition to their previously-announced appearance at Rock on the Range, the band has announced a string of dates for this upcoming May-June. On top of the Rock on the Range show and a show at Chicago’s […]

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