Formed only five years ago, Swiss act Burning Witches are already set to release album number three. Their first full-length record since the departure of original singer Seraina Telli in June last year, Dance with the Devil (Nuclear Blast) features her replacement Laura Guldemond on vocal duties and the five-piece haven’t missed a beat.Continue reading
Telling you all you need to know in one gaudy technicolour piece of cover art, the new album by metal legend Ross the Boss features chains, fire, exploding rocks, a semi-naked woman and a giant winged demon. In fact, the only missing items required for a True Metal Bingo are muscular warrior types and a giant eagle.Continue reading
K.K. Downing has been very vocal in the press about his disappointment of not being invited to rejoin Judas Priest after he left in 2011, and following Glenn Tipton’s battle with Parkinson’s disease. All of that fell aways yesterday as K.K joined Ross The Boss on stage at Bloodstock Open Air for a run-through of Priest classics! Watch the fan-filmed video below! Continue reading
For metal fans, the subject of Vikings is nothing new. From wondering why no-one seems to like ‘Invaders’ by Iron Maiden, or suddenly bursting into a frighteningly loud rendition of Led Zeppelin‘s ‘Immigrant Song’ at the merest mention of Thor: Ragnarok, those hairy little pillagers have been part and parcel of our music scene for decades.Continue reading
Unashamedly 1980’s in their approach to Metal, Enforcer were formed in Sweden in 2004 but it could just as easily have been LA in 1982. All leather, spandex, studded belts and dodgy haircuts, the Scandinavian four-piece tend to unfairly get lumped in with novelty acts such as Steel Panther, but are easily one of the better exponents of the retro Metal movement.
Apropos of nothing, The Simpsons is overrated cat sick. FIGHT ME. But I digress because Ned Flanders is cool. He redeems the show with his presence. He is the bomb. The bollocks. Continue reading
Since leaving Battle Beast in rather acrimonious circumstances in 2015, Beast In Black guitarist and songwriter Anton Kabanen has done everything possible to challenge his former, more established bandmates, and with 2017s debut album Berserker (Nuclear Blast), he succeeded in no uncertain terms. With the two acts releasing stellar albums within a few months of each other, it would appear that Helsinki is definitely big enough for both bands, and that any bad blood that may remain between them is at least being channeled competitively into something creative and positive.Continue reading
Hellfest has unveiled the rest of their 2019 bill that had already announced a few bands. Tool, Slayer, KISS, Def Leppard, Gojira, Manowar, ZZ TOP, King Diamond, Dream Theater, Within Temptation, Lynrd Skynrd, Gojira, Whitesnake, Sisters of Mercy, Carcass, Emperor, Dropkick Murphys, Slash ft. Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators, Bloodbath, Deicide and many more. The takes places as always in Clisson, France and you can get tickets now at the links below. Continue reading
After last week’s startling news that Manowar’s Karl Logan was arrested on child pornography possession. The 53-year-old was arrested on August 9th in Charlotte, NC and charged with six counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. A bail was set to $35,000, which he has since bonded out. Manowar has made a statement about Logan’s arrest, which you can read below. The band most certainly performed with him and knew about the charges on their recent “The Final Battle World Tour”, after his arrest warrants were served for these offenses took place between June 18th and August 2nd, 2018, according to published reports. Bail was set to $35,000, which he has since bonded out. There is no minimum sentence for these charges, and for adults over the age of 19, they carry a severe Class ID Felony charge with a sentencing rate between 3 to 50 years in prison, with some sentences escalating more severely depending on how many charges a defendant has against him in total. Continue reading
Manowar guitarist Karl Logan has been arrested for being caught in possession of child pornography. The Blast reports, the 53-year-old was arrested and charged with six counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. According to Mecklenburg County Sherrif’s Office, the arrest was made on August 9th in Charlotte, NC with a bail set at $35,000, which he has since bonded out. Further details of the case against Logan can be seen below. Continue reading