Swedish doom legends Candlemass mark their 40th anniversary with a new four-track EP, Black Star, set for release May 9 via Napalm Records. The EP features two new songs and covers of Black Sabbath's "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" and Pentagram's "Forever My Queen."...
Jeff Loomis And Ihsahn Collaborate On Each Other’s Solo Albums
Guitarist Jeff Loomis is making sure that his sophomore solo album, and first since departing Nevermore, will blow people away. In addition to Soilwork’s Dirk Verbeuren drumming on the album and Christine Rhoades singing on select tracks, Loomis revealed last week...Jeff Loomis Talks Publicly For The First Time Since Leaving Nevermore
Jeff Loomis and Van Williams’ departure from Nevermore surprised many in the metal community. Since then, singer Warrel Dane has been the most vocal about the split, while Williams broke his silence to respond to Dane’s less than kind words about him. However, until...Nevermore Drama Likely To Never End, Ex-Drummer Responds To Singer’s Comments
Since guitarist Jeff Loomis and drummer Van Williams’ departure from Nevermore, singer Warral Dane has been the only one vocal about Nevermore’s current predicament. And in a recent interview with Greece’s Rock Overdose, Dane might have added more fuel to the fire....Sanctuary Announces New Guitarist, While Jeff Loomis Preps New Solo Album
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zNRZ4o5hD0[/youtube] We had a hunch that Jeff Loomis’ departure from Nevermore also meant that he was no longer in Sanctuary (singer Warrel Dane and bassist Jim Sheppard’s pre-Nevermore group). While Dane confirmed this in a...Follow Us
Candlemass celebrate 40 years with new EP Black Star
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Epica unveil new single “T.I.M.E.”
Epica have unveiled a Dave Letelier-directed video for their latest single, "T.I.M.E." The track is the third single taken from their upcoming album Aspiral, scheduled to arrive on April 11. Taking meanings to philosophical perspectives, the track explores...
Volbeat share “By a Monster’s Hand” video; new album arriving in June
Danish rockers Volbeat, featuring Michael Poulsen (vocals/guitar), Jon Larsen (drums), and Kaspar Boye Larsen (bass), have announced their ninth studio album, God of Angels Trust, set for release on June 6 via Republic/Universal. Alongside the album announcement, the...
New & Noteworthy: Manual Fire Releases 6/21/2024 – 6/28/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The next couple of weeks will see the returns of Kittie, earthtone9, The Story So Far and Dirty Three, debuts from O. and Mighty Mighty...
New & Noteworthy: Ridiculous And Full Of Releases 6/14/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This Friday’s releases include new music from legendary artists John Cale and Fu Manchu, long-running bands Annabel, The Early November...
New & Noteworthy: Theories of Releases – 6/7/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of June sees releases from veteran bands like Bon Jovi, Cactus and Evergrey, as well as Butthole Surfers’ JD...