AC/DC Fans Upset Signature Song Used In WALMART Commercials

According to The Pulse Of Radio, some AC/DC fans are apparently upset that the band’s signature tune “Back In Black” is being used in Walmart commercials (see video below). A number of fans commented on the matter online, with one saying, “Broke my f*cking heart. I know their last album, (2008′s) ‘Black Ice’, was a Walmart exclusive, but it’s almost like Walmart has given the dog a bone.” Another fan wrote, “Shame on AC/DC for allowing Walmart to use...

Metallica – Abu Dhabi

October 25, 2011 – Metallica – Abu Dhabi Opening Act: Nervecell 1. Creeping Death 2. For Whom the Bell Tolls 3. Fuel 4. Ride the Lightning 5. Fade to Black 6. Cyanide 7. The Memory Remains 8. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 9. Sad But True 10. All Nightmare Long 11. One 12. Master of Puppets 13. Blackened 14. Nothing Else Matters 15. Enter Sandman Encore 16. Am I Evil? 17. Motorbreath 18. Seek & Destroy Metallica, one of the most...

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Fairies Wear Boots – Black Sabbath Tony Iommi states that the song title comes from when “Geezer and Ozzy were smoking outside and witnessed fairies in the park, running around wearing boots. As far as Tony knows, it didn’t come from an attack from skinheads.Geezer Butler states in the documentary film “Classic Albums: Black Sabbath’s Paranoid” that the song was indeed inspired by an encounter with skinheads, who the band members then derogatorily referred to as “fairies” for the...

JUDAS PRIEST: Entire ‘The Chosen Few’ Collection Available For Streaming

British heavy metal legends, Judas Priest, will release a new compilation album, “The Chosen Few”, on October 11 via Legacy/Sony. The collection contains songs that were selected by some of the biggest names of the hard rock/heavy metal world, including KISS’ Gene Simmons, Ozzy Osbourne, Slash, METALLICA’s James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, Alice Cooper and SLIPKNOT’s Corey Taylor. “The Chosen Few” is now available for streaming in its entirety at AOL Music. “The Chosen Few” will contain explanations from...

Blood Red Throne: September 7, 2011 Footage

Below is footage of BLOOD RED THRONE’s September 7, 2011 performance at Peabody’s in Cleveland, Ohio/ BLOOD RED THRONE’s sixth album, “Brutalitarian Regime”, was released in August via Sevared Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Brutalitarian Regime 02. Graveworld 03. Trapped Terrified Dead 04. Eternal Decay 05. Games of Humiliation 06. The Burning 07. Proliferated Unto Hemophobia 08. Melena 09. Parnassian Cacoepy 10. Twisted Truth (PESTILENCE cover)

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Off Red Hot Chili Pepper’s 10th studio album “I’m With You”, their top song “The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie.” The album was released on August 30th, worldwide. 1. “Monarchy of Roses” 2. “Factory of Faith” 3. “Brendan’s Death Song” 4. “Ethiopia” 5. “Annie Wants a Baby” 6. “Look Around” 7. “The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie” 8. “Did I Let You Know” 9. “Goodbye Hooray” 10. “Happiness Loves Company” 11. “Police Station” 12. “Even You Brutus?” 13. “Meet...

THE MAN-EATING TREE: New Album Artwork, Release Date Revealed

THE MAN-EATING TREE — the atmospheric metal band featuring former drummer Vesa Ranta alongside current/former members of POISONBLACK, REFLEXION and EMBRAZE — will release its sophomore album, “Harvest”, on November 28 via Century Media Records. The CD was once again helmed by producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, SENTENCED, AMORPHIS) and marks the recording debut of guitarist Antti Karhu. THE MAN-EATING TREE will support AMORPHIS on a European tour which will kick off on December 26 in Jens, Germany. Also scheduled...

Metallica to play in Abu Dhabi

Metallica to play Abu Dhabi on October 25 Tickets on sale at 12pm UAE time on September 13 The band’s official website, Metallica.com, confirms its concert on October 25 on Yas Island, with the organizers being Flash Entertainment. Tickets have gone on sale since 12pm UAE time on September 13 on Thinkflash.ae, according to Metallica.com. However, log on to the organizers’ site and a ‘busy’ message welcomes eager beavers planning to nab tickets before they sell out. Good news...

Metal Master’s Clinic

A photo of SLAYER’s Kerry King and ANTHRAX’s Scott Ian from today’s (Sunday, September 11) rehearsals for the second Metal Masters Clinic can be seen below. Participating musicians: * Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX) – Drums * Frank Bello (ANTHRAX) – Bass * Kerry King (SLAYER) – Guitar * David Ellefson (MEGADETH) – Bass * Mike Portnoy (ADRENALINE MOB, ex-DREAM THEATER) – Drums Sponsored by Samson, Hartke, Zoom and Best Buy Music Gear, this clinic is free of charge and will...

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Gwar – Fall North American Tour

After successfully decimating Europe this summer with multiple festival appearances and headlining, GWAR have decided to hit North America this fall. The tour kicks off October 18 at in Charlotte, North Carolina and will wrap on November 27 in New Haven, Connecticut. Providing direct support on the tour will be Buffalo, New York’s EVERY TIME I DIE. GHOUL will open the first half of the tour and WARBEAST will be opening the second half. GWAR on tour with EVERY...

Sully Erna to guest on Loveline.

GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna will be the featured guest on tomorrow night’s (Wednesday, July 6) edition of the nationally syndicated “Loveline” radio show with hosts Dr. Drew Pinsky and Mike. The program airs Sunday-Thursday from 10:00 p.m. until midnight PST (1:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. EST) and can be streamed live via the Internet at this location. Erna in May embarked on the first tour in support of his debut solo album, “Avalon”, which was released last September. The...

Tommy Lee’s 360 Drum Roller Coaster

Newly released video footage of MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee‘s new “360″ drum roller coaster — including interview clips with Lee and CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx — can be seen below. During the band’s current tour, Lee is being launched into multiple loops while continuing to perform. “This idea came about from when I was a kid going to concerts,” explains Tommy Lee. “Whenever the drummer started his drum solo, I wondered why people would leave to go get...

Black Tide: “Walking Dead Man” video released

“Walking Dead Man”, the new video from the Miami hard rock quartet BLACK TIDE, can be viewed at Ultimate-Guitar.tv. The clip was directed by Paul R. Brown. “Walking Dead Man” will appear on BLACK TIDE‘s sophomore album, “Post Mortem”, which is scheduled for release on August 23 via DGC/Interscope Records. “ inspired by all the negativity we’ve experienced; the negativity we try to cut out of our lives every day,” said BLACK TIDE guitarist/vocalist Gabriel Garcia. “It...

Guns N’ Roses to play Peru in October

According to LivingInPeru.com, GUNS N’ ROSES will perform in Peru in October but has yet to set a date for the concert. The band’s South American tour will include stops at the Rock In Rio festival in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on October 2, at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile on October 5 and at Estadio Único de La Plata in La Plata, Argentina on October 8. “They will confirm their Peru date shorty,” the Paraguayan media reported. Who...

Sebastian Bach: New Album

Former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach has set “Kicking & Screaming” as the title of his new solo album, due on September 27 via Frontiers Records. The CD was produced by Bob Marlette and features young virtuosic guitarist Nick Sterling and drum pro Bobby Jarzombek. The follow-up to 2007′s “Angel Down” was mastered at Precision Mastering in Los Angeles with Tom Baker. The “Kicking & Screaming” album cover will be created by artist Richard Villa. According to Sebastian, it...

Metal Safari

So I heard of Metal Safari years ago by a friend of mine who used to study in Japan. Now I finally got a good taste of their music and they’re just great! (At least to me). I know nothing about their bio and Google Translation tool doesn’t cut it too, but as far as I know they’re a Japanese Metal band that started back in 2005 and they’re rocking it out! Their music is available in iTunes (Too...

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Love Me Two Times – The Doors (with a special intro from our Jim Morrison)

Dream Theater To Begin Mixing New Album

Paul Anthony of U.K.’s Rock Radio conducted an interview with vocalist James LaBrie of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER this past Wednesday night (May 18). Click on the audio player below to hear James talk about the departure of Mike Portnoy, the search for new drummer Mike Mangini and how much the band is looking forward to coming back to the U.K. for the High Voltage festival in July. When asked about the status of the recording sessions for...

Big Four at Yankee Stadium

Following last month’s first U.S. “Big Four” concert in Indio, California on April 23, a second U.S. show featuring METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX has been confirmed for September 14 at the new version of the legendary Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York City. METALLICA stated, “A huge thanks to everyone who came out to the desert . . . we felt the enormous love and support, so we just had to find a way to...

KISS themed costumes and accessories

KISS and Rubie’s Costume company, the world’s largest manufacturer of Halloween costumes and costume accessories, have announced a worldwide licensing deal to recreate the iconic style of the band that is always Dressed to Kill. KISS costumes, masks, wigs, and accessories for adults and children will be available for kids and adults to purchase. Retailers can preview KISS costumes and accessories now at Rubies.com. Orders will be accepted in summer 2011. Merchandise will be screaming into retail stores everywhere...

Fight Over LIMP BIZKIT Leads To Murder

An australian man was bashed to death by his roommate over a fight that happened to be about Limp Bizkit. Emmanuel McPherson (age 48) objected to when his roommate James Madden played a Limp Bizkit album on McPherson’s stereo. The men both broke out into a fight until Madden beat McPherson to death. Madden, 24, is on trial for McPherson’s murder. He has pled not guilty to the charge

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Bodies – Drowning Pool

Ozzy Osbourne pays off $1.7 Million Debts

Ozzy Osbourne and his wife/manager Sharon have recently paid off their $1.7 million U.S. tax debts. Last week, it was reported that the IRS placed a lien on the house belonging to Sharon and Ozzy (who reportedly owed $718,948 from 2008 and $1.024 million from 2009.) “At 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon I received a phone call from my publicist who had a reporter on the other line informing her that the IRS had just put a lien on...

New Chimaira Lineup

Chimaira, Cleveland’s top metallers, have revealed their new line-up resulting from the recent departures of keyboardist/programmer Chris Spicuzza and drummer Andols Herrick. Chimaira 2011 is: Mark Hunter – Vocals Rob Arnold – Guitar Matt DeVries – Guitar Emil Werstler (DAATH) – Bass Sean Zatorsky (DAATH) – Keyboards/Samples Austin D’Amond (BLEED THE SKY, THE ELITE) – Drums

Trivia

1. Paul Stanley was born deaf in his right ear. 2. David Bowie once dated Slash’s mom. 3. B.B. King named his guitar Lucille after nearly losing it in a fire started by two men fighting over a woman with that name. 4. Don Felder gave guitar lessons to Tom Petty 5. Graceland, Elvis Presley former home is the second most-visited house in the America after the White House.

Corey Taylor dedicates ‘Fallen Brother’ to Paul Gray

Corey Taylor, Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman, dedicated the song “Bother” to Paul Gray, Slipknot’s late bassist during the Stone Sour concert on April 8 in San Antonio, Texas. April 8, 2011 would have been Gray’s 39th birthday.

Song of the Day – RIP Kurt Cobain

The Man Who Sold The World – Nirvana (unplugged) RIP Kurt Cobain – 17 years

Korn do Dubstep

Fail. Get Up by kornofficial. Uploaded with SoundCloud iPhone

Top 10 Albums of the 80s

Rolling Stone‘s Top 10 albums of the Eighties: 01. U2 – The Joshua Tree 02. GUNS N’ ROSES – Appetite For Destruction 03. MICHAEL JACKSON – Thriller 04. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Born In The U.S.A. 05. PRINCE – Purple Rain 06. AC/DC – Back In Black 07. THE SMITHS – The Queen Is Dead 08. THE CLASH – London Calling 09. THE CURE – Disintegration 10. METALLICA – Master Of Puppets

Behemoth’s frontman stricken by Leukemia

MetalSucks.net spoke with guitarist/vocalist Adam “Nergal” Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH earlier this week — the first interview he has given since being diagnosed with leukemia last August. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MetalSucks.net: It’s great to hear your voice again! How are you feeling these days? Nergal: Actually, I’m doing pretty fine, thanks. It’s developing. It’s not like I’m completely healthy or something. But I got new bone marrow and the transplant went...

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Communication Breakdown – Led Zeppelin

Bring Me The Horizon ‘Blessed with a Curse’ video released

The new video from British metal band, Bring Me The Horizon, “Blessed With A Curse”, has just been released. The song comes off the band’s third album called “There Is A Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There Is A Heaven, Let’s Keep It A Secret”, which successfully sold 20,000 copies in its first week of release in the United Sates.

Eddie Veder confirmed solo album

Pearl Jam’s frontman, Edidie Vedder officially announced that his new solo album, “Ukulele Songs”, is going to be released on May 31. Accompanying the album will be a live solo DVD titled “Water On The Road”. A special track in the album, “Tonight You Belong To Me”, features guest vocals from Chan Marshall, a.k.a. Cat Power. The first single from the album, called “Longing To Belong”, has been released on March 21. The DVD features Vedder performing covers, PEARL...

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Santeria – Sublime

Gibson.com’s top metal songs

Gibson.com‘s list of “Top 50 Metal Songs Of All Time”. 01. “Master of Puppets” – METALLICA 02. “Ace of Spades” – MOTÖRHEAD 03. “Crazy Train” – OZZY OSBOURNE 04. “Iron Man” – BLACK SABBATH 05. “The Number of the Beast” – IRON MAIDEN 06. “War Pigs” – BLACK SABBATH 07. “Paranoid” – BLACK SABBATH 08. “One” – METALLICA 09. “Hallowed Be Thy Name” – IRON MAIDEN 10. “Breaking the Law” – JUDAS PRIEST 11. “Children of the Grave” –...

Hit Ozzy albums to be reissued in May

On May 31 of this year, rock icon Ozzy Osbourne will reissue his two hit records “Blizzard of Ozz” and “Diary of a Madman”. These two albums created a template for 1980s hard rock and were marked by the historic union of Ozzy and Randy Rhoads. The 30th-anniversary edition of “Blizzard of Ozz” CD will include the original album, remastered and restored, with bonus tracks. “Diary of a Madman” will be issued the same way as “Blizzard of Ozz”...

Rockability Issue VII

Released, the seventh installment of Arabia’s one and only rock magazine. Now available to you complementary at: - Virgin Megastore - Marina Mall - Hard Rock Cafe - Colombus Cafe - Cafe Supreme - Yousifi Showrooms - Coffee Republic Outlets: - Kuwait University - American University of the Middle East - Galeria 2000 - 360 Degree Mall - Institute of Banking Studies - Free Trade Zone - Kuwait City - Mina Abdullah

Motorhead with Ex-Runaways singer Cherie Curie

Former Runaways singer Cherie Currie and Lemmy’s son Paul Inder joined Motorhead on stage (Friday March 11) at Club Nokia in Los Angeles for a performance.

Slipknot Recurits Donnie Steele as Bassist

This is big news! Slipknot have made the big decision of getting Donnie Steele, the band’s original guitarist, to handle’ the late Paul Gray’s duties for their upcoming shows this year. “Donnie was in the band at the very beginning,” the band commented in a statement released today, “and rather than get an outsider, we thought it would be a fitting tribute to Paul to play with someone from within the family. Donnie was great friends with Paul and...

RIP Mike Starr

Mike Starr, Alice In Chains’ former bassist passed away yesterday, Tuesday March 8 in a house in Salt-Lake City. He was 44 years old. ‘There is nothing to indicate that this was foul play by another individual,’ police said. Michael Christopher Starr (April 4, 1966 – March 8, 2011) was an American musician, well known for being the original bassist in Alice in Chains, with whom he played with from the band’s formation in 1987-1993. RIP Mike Starr

Slayer returns to stage

Slayer returned to the stage on Friday March 4th at Melbourne’s stop of the Soundwave festival less than a week after Araya, the band’s frontman, was hospitalized. The band’s setlist for the Melbourne show: 01. World Painted Blood 02. Hate Worldwide 03. War Ensemble 04. Postmortem 05. Hallowed Point 06. Americon 07. Payback 08. Mandatory Suicide 09. Temptation Encore: 10. South of Heaven 11. Raining Blood 12. Black Magic 13. Angel of Death Below: A video from Slayer performing...

Song of the Day

Symphony of Destruction – Megadeth

Serj Tankian – Imperfect Remixes

System Of A Down frontman, Serj Tankian releases his digital “Imperfect Remixes” EP today. Bellow is the video for the leading single Gate 21 – Goodbye which features Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave) “Imperfect Remixes” EP Track Listing: 01. Goodbye – Gate 21 (Rock Remix) 02. Reconstructive Demonstrations (Rock Remix) 03. Invisible Love – Deserving? (Electro Remix) 04. Goddamn Trigger (ITunes Bonus Track)

Song of the Day

Laid To Rest – Lamb Of God A little metal for you all, and tribute to guitar hero (we miss you).

Download Festival

THIS IS GONNA BE HUGE. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALICE COOPER ALL THAT REMAINS ALTER BRIDGE ASKING ALEXANDRIA AVENGED SEVENFOLD BLACK STONE CHERRY BLACK VEIL BRIDES BOWLING FOR SOUP BRING ME THE HORIZON BUCKCHERRY BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE CHEAP TRICK CLUTCH DANZIG DEF LEPPARD DEVIL WEARS PRADA DISTURBED DOWN DUFF MCKAGAN’S LOADED ESCAPE THE FATE FM FRANK TURNER GASLIGHT ANTHEM GHOST GWAR HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD JAMESON RAID KORN LINKIN PARK MADINA LAKE MASTERS OF REALITY MR...

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Frogs – Alice In Chains From Alice In Chains’ legendary MTV Unplugged album. RIP Layne “Everything sounds better unplugged.”

Def Leppard with Heart

The Ampitheater in Orange Beach, Alabama will host Def Leppard and Heart on June 19. Tickets range from $39.50 to $89.50 and are scheduled to go on sale at 10 a.m. on March 4. That’s not all, Def Leppard are planning on a two-month summer tour in the U.S. with Heart and Kansas as the band is putting a live album together from their 2009 tour with a little new material. Also, Def Leppard and Heart are confirmed for...

30 Seconds to Mars Concert – Abu Dhabi

30 Seconds To Mars, a Los Angeles based rock band formed in 1998, are planning on visiting the Middle East soon. This concert is part of the Yas Island Show Weekends series and will take place at Yas Arena, Abu Dhabi. Regular Tickets start at 150 AED.

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Deathstar – Before The Dawn Also, there’s a new Before The Dawn album available for streaming. It’s the sixth album from the Finnish dark metal band of Before The Dawn. “Deathstar Rising” track listing: 01. The First Snow 02. Winter Within 03. Deathstar 04. Remembrance 05. Unbroken 06. Judgement 07. The Wake 08. Sanctuary 09. Butterfly Effect 10. Wraith 11. Infinity (from first demo 1998) * 12. My Room (acoustic) * 13. Unbreakable (live) * 14. The Black (live)...

Ronnie James Dio – A Photographic Memoir

A website called The Music Legends posted and “epipath” written for the legendary Ronnie James Dio by former DIO keyboardist Claude Schnell. The dedication appeared in the book “Ronnie James Dio – A Photographic Memoir”, which came out last November Available in two limited-edition versions, starting at just £40 “Ronnie James Dio – A Photographic Memoir” features unique written contributions and dedications from: * Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) * Claude Schnell (DIO) * Ann Boleyn (HELLION) *...

Solo Sully Erna

Sully Erna, Godsmack’s frontman and New Hampshire singer Lisa Guyer performed on Thursday Feburary 10, acoustically at Massachusetts radio station WAAF in Boston. Erna is ready for his debut solo tour planned sometime this year. It wont be a big tour, around three weeks in small venues to support his first solo disc, “Avalon”. He told the radio station that he wanted to make sure people know the difference between his solo work and Godsmack. “It really is a...

New KISS Caskets

A public company engaged in the design, manufacturing and marketing of official memorial products such as urns, caskets and monuments named Eternal Image Inc. announce that two of their official KISS burial casket models are now available. “Our KISS caskets offer fans a unique expression of their love for this iconic rock band,” said Nick Popravsky, VP of Sales & Marketing, Eternal Image. “KISS fans worldwide have been awaiting these products, and we’ve even received product inquiries from as...

Metallica’s New Project

Kirk Hammett, Metallica’s guitarist revealed that the band will be heading back to the studio this May to begin their new project. Their plan was supposed to begin in March but they pushed it back to May. All Hammett said was, “We want to record it in two weeks.” So basically, it’s a recording project. Lars Ulrich, Metallica’s drummer mentioned a little about working on material for the band’s tenth album. Ulrich did say that the band had plans...

Song of the day

Rock & Roll Train – AC/DC + the Black Ice tour intro

Activision cancels Guitar hero franchise

Activision Blizzard have suddenly decided to not only cancel the Guitar Hero game that was in development for 2011, but they decided to cancel the whole franchise. The reason behind this move is the significant decline in the music game business: In 2007: Activision sold 1.5 million copies of Guitar Hero III in 2010: Activision sold 86,000 copies of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Therefore, Activision said that the decline of the genre, plus the high cost of licensing...

Iron Maiden’s Ed Force One

Iron Maiden’s “Final Frontier World Tour” has once again hired Astraeus Airlines to be the principal supplier of cargo and passenger carriage which will begin on Feburary 11 in Moscow. Some new stops the airline might take are Singapore, Jakarta, South Korea, Brazil and Tampa, Florida (This one’s for you GH0S1) “As a professional pilot and a professional singer with IRON MAIDEN, there was no doubt that Astraeus Airlines were the people for the job,” stated Bruce Dickinson. “The...

Best Buy commercial with Justin Bieber and Ozzy Osbourne

The Super Bowl TV commercial for the home electronics chain Best Buy which features the legendary heavy metal rocker Ozzy Osbourne and teen heartthrob Justin Bieber. This commercial was shot last month (a 30-second version) and the version has just been released. Best Buy’s marketing supervisor said, “Justin Bieber is the biggest star out there, but that’s not why he’s in the spot. He symbolically represents something important to the brand message.” That message will target a younger demographic,...

Slash Superbowl Performance

Ultimate guitarist of this time, Slash made a surprise guest appearance at the Super Bowl XLV which happens to be the biggest sporting even on the planet. Slash performed the hit Guns N’ Roses song “Sweet Child O’ Mine” with Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas on lead vocals at the Super Bowl XLV halftime show. “There’s is nothing cooler than performing at the Super Bowl. It’s been a terrific experience, to say the least!” said Slash.

RIP Gary Moore

Robert William Gary Moore, known as Gary Moore passed away last night on February 5, 2011. Gary Moore was known for being the blues guitarist that he was. Moore had a history with legendary band of Thin Lizzy. He’s played with artists including Phill Lynott (Thin Lizzy) and B.B. King. As he collaborated with many famous artists, he also had a successful solo career. Unfortunately, the cause of Gary Moore’s death was that he choked on his own vomit...

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Lady Evil – Heaven & Hell RIP Dio

The Beast Of The Apocalypse To Release New Album

The ultimate Dutch metal band of The Beast Of The Apocalypse are planning on releasing a new album on February 7th. The album is to be called “Henosis” The track listing: 1. One 2. Vision of the Twelve Priests Before the Altar 3. I Am Not Worthy to Utter thy Name 4. Henosis 5. An Enlightened Acon 6. The Immortal Realm of Barbelo 7. Yaldabaoth

Heavy Metal Film Festival

The Heavy Metal Film Festival is set to take place at the Downtown Independent Cinema in Los Angeles, California this coming March 31 through April 3. There is still an open call for submissions, which can include full-length features, documentaries, shorts, “making-of”s and live concerts. The only required theme is that the footage focus on heavy metal music. Deadline for submissions is Friday, February 11. Filmmakers, please write in to samueldouek@heavymetalff.com for specifications. The program for the Heavy Metal...

BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD ARE BACK

As expected, the essence of heavy-metal related cartoons was to make a comeback soon, and it happened! Beavis and Butthead originally ran from 1993 -1997 and now has returned to MTV in 2011. Furthermore, Beavis and Butthead will make their big debut this summer. P.S. Justin Bieber is a fan of Beavis and Butthead

Song of the day

Master of Puppets – Metallica

The White Stripes announce break up

Recently (today) The White Stripes have announced that they are breaking up and will no longer be recording any new material or performing live. This news is big and very recent, we’ll keep you posted on the details.

Song of the day

Cowboys From Hell – Pantera

Song of the day

Symphony X – A fool’s paradise NOTE: I apologize for the bad quality, the song is so old and this is the only thing I can find on youtube -_-;

Song of the Day

Suck My Kiss – Red Hot Chili Peppers

Sweden Rock Festival from June 8th to 11th!

Now that’s another reason why I’m planning on marrying a Sweden woman xD Anyway, long story short, the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8th to 11th, 2011 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. Bands that have confirmed their participation are the following: AGENT STEEL BUCKCHERRY CLUTCH CRASHDIET DAN REED BAND DESTRUCTION DOC HOLLIDAY ELECTRIC WIZARD FLÄSKET BRINNER FM GHOST GROUNDHOGS HAWKWIND HELLOWEEN JASON & THE SCORCHERS JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS JUDAS PRIEST KANSAS MASON RUFFNER MOLLY...

Download Festival in UK at June 10th to 12th 2011!

Hands up! Download Festival is coming up at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom by June 10th to June 12th 2011!! June? Sneak out your finals and ditch out your school, book a ticket (No need for a hotel, streets are good enough) and enjoy the show! These are the bands that confirmed their participation: ALICE COOPER ALTER BRIDGE AVENGED SEVENFOLD BLACK VEIL BRIDES BUCKCHERRY BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE CLUTCH DANZIG ESCAPE THE FATE FM GASLIGHT ANTHEM GWAR HOLLYWOOD...

Song of the Day

Concrete Jungle – Black Label Society

God hates Ozzy Osbourne

Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church announced plans to picket Ozzy Osbourne’s January 22 concert at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. What will presumably one of WBC’s standard “peaceful sidewalk demonstrations” is meant to inform you that “God hates Ozzy Osbourne.” WBC claims, “Ozzy promotes all the filth and rebellion he can and has the gall to call the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ ‘evil’ for warning this doomed world?” The Westboro Baptist Church is described by the...

Duff McKagan on MOTÖRHEAD’s Lemmy

Duff McKagan, former Guns N’ Roses and current Velver Revolver bassist says according to SeattleWeekly.com “It wasn’t just my choice of playing bass that Lemmy and MOTÖRHEAD influenced. Dare I say that without MOTÖRHEAD, there would have been no METALLICA, GUNS N’ ROSES, NIRVANA, ALICE IN CHAINS, NINE INCH NAILS, or everything between and after. Yeah, they mean that much. “There is a moment in the documentary where Dave Grohl states very eloquently what MOTÖRHEAD means to him and...

SONG OF THE DAY

Psychosocial – Slipknot The song “Psychosocial” is by the American heavy metal band of Slipknot. It was from their fourth studio album, All Hope Is Gone and happens to be their second single followed by their fourth track from the album. The song was nominated for ‘Best Metal Performance’ for the 51st Grammy awards.

SCORPIONS To Perform At Mikhail Gorbachev’s 80th Birthday Concert

Scorpions, German hard rock veterans plan to perform at Mikhail Gorbachev’s – a former Soviet Leader – 80th birthday concert in London on March 30th at the Royal Albert Hall. Originally, Scorprion’s 1990 hit song “Wind of Chnge” was a massive hit in Russia during Gorbachev’s presidency and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. A Russian-language version of the power ballad was even released. Tickets went on sale in November with price tags ranging from £35 per seat to...

No Guns N’ Roses on ‘Glee’ – Slash

Velver Rovelver and ex-Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash told Enteratinment weekly that he wouldn’t like to see the TV series “Glee do a Guns N’ Roses themed episode or even have the cast perform on of their songs. Slash elaborated, “We got asked about that once already but it got turned down. In the current climate of what’s going on in entertainment these days, I try to be more optimistic than negative because it’s really easy to get negative...

SONG OF THE DAY

The song of the day today is War Pigs – Black Sabbath. “War Pigs” is an anti-war song from Black Sabbath’s most successful album Paranoid. The song was played in the mid 70′s and projected scenes from World War Two. “War Pigs” happens to be ranked #2 on Digital Dream Door’s 100 Greatest Metal Songs.

New album announced by Whitesnake (with full details)

Whitesnake, one of the legendary legacies, with their frontman David Coverdale will release its new album, “Forevermore” on March 29, 2011 in North America and March 25, 2011 in Europe via Frontiers Records. This album happens to be Whitesnake’s eleventh studio album that was recorded, produced and mixed by singer/songwriter David Coverdale, guitarist Dug Aldrich and Michael McIntyre. Further artists whom have worked on this album are, Reb Beach on guitar, Brian Tichy on drums, and Michael Devin on...

New Album announced by ARCH ENEMY

The German/Swedish metal band of Arch Enemy have finally set their new album’s name as “Khaos Legions. This upcoming album is to be due in May via Century Media Records. No further details on the songs or such of the album other than the cover and title. But we’ll keep you guys posted.

Kuwait’s Government Gift

Congratulations to all those Kuwaitis who have received their 1000 KD from the government. That happens to be very generous but with that money, the wildest things in Kuwait could be done. Anyways, enjoy your gift everyone and use it wisely. I just wanted to inform you guys, if you don’t have a specific use for the money or a remaining amount of it, please donate it. We would ask if you give as much or little as you...

Song of the Day

Song of the day and I have to say, awesome video. Another Brick In The Wall Part II – Pink Floyd Another Brick In The Wall Part II is a protest song against school in general and boarding schools in particular. It hit as the band’s only number one hit in the United Kingdom, the United States, and various countries. Another Brick In The Wall Part II was number 375 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time...

Spookshow International

Recommendation: Rob Zombie’s blog http://spookshowinternational.blogspot.com/

Tribute – RIP Dio.

We would like to pay a tribute to one of the legends that roamed this earth. Ronnie James Dio also known as Dio was one of the greatest men to carry metal in his blood. With unbelievable record sales, unforgettable band mates, and a distinguished voice, Dio left his mark on the world today with his music. Dio’s most famous band’s were Black Sabbath, Elf, Rainbow, Heaven & Hell, and the band he named after himself, Dio. Leaving his...

Germany’s Wacken Open Air

The annual Wacken Open Air Fest is getting brutal each year ever since 1990! Held from the fourth till the sixth of August, one of the top Metal woodstocks of today. Over 70 bands to perform. The billing so far (more bands yet to be confirmed): ACCU§ER APOCALYPTICA AS I LAY DYING AVANTASIA BATTLE BEAST BLAAS OF GLORY BLIND GUARDIAN BLOWSIGHT CHILDREN OF BODOM CRADLE OF FILTH DEVILDRIVER EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS EXODUS HAIL OF BULLETS HAYSEED DIXIE HEAVEN SHALL BURN...

Q8METAL is back to life!

q8metal.com is back! And back as a blog. The one and only ultimate rock blog of Kuwait! We’d like to give a huge salute Q8GEEKS

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