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Former MÖTLEY CRÜE and current THE DEAD DAISIES singer John Corabi who had a seven-year stint (2001-2008) as the rhythm guitarist in RATT, has once again commented on the ongoing legal battle between drummer Bobby Blotzer and other members of RATT‘s classic lineup — singer Stephen Pearcy, bassist Juan Croucier and guitarist Warren DeMartini — over the rights to the group’s name. Speaking to music writer Joel Gausten, Corabi said: “Listen, I love Warren and Stephen. I’ve never really worked with Juan and Carlos [Cavazo, current RATT guitarist] before, but I worked with Warren, Stephen and Bobby. Each one of … Continue reading

Australian black metal band Somnium Nox released their debut album, Terra Inanis, in May. It contained three lengthy atmospheric songs that made an impressive first album. Today, Decibel premieres the video for album closer “Transcendental Dysphoria.”  The video contains a lot of nightmarish imagery, including dead birds, twisted nature shots and bizarre messages. It’s a great complement to Somnium Nox’s dark black metal, which already sounds like it draws inspiration from dark places.  Terra Inanis is out now on Transcending Obscurity. It’s available for purchase here.  Video Premiere: Somnium Nox – ‘Transcendental Dysphoria’ Video Premiere: Somnium Nox – ‘Transcendental Dysphoria’ Decibel Continue reading

BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch has confirmed that he and ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer are working on material for the long-awaited third album from their side project DEMONS & WIZARDS. DEMONS & WIZARDS was launched in 1997 and has released two full-length albums so far: 2000’s self-titled effort and 2005’s “Touched By The Crimson King”. The latter was partially based on the “The Dark Tower” series of books (written by Stephen King) in which the Crimson King is the main antagonist. In a brand new interview with That Drummer Guy (a.k.a. Josh Rundquist), Kürsch revealed that songwriting sessions for … Continue reading

In a brand new interview with The News-Herald, former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony was asked why he thinks now is the right time for a reunion of the band’s classic lineup. He responded: “Well, I mean, partly because you obviously see all of these other bands doing it these days. And also for VAN HALEN‘s fans. Maybe some kind of proper closure or something. I’m not sure. Everybody in the band is still relatively healthy and alive. So there’s one thing right there. And Sammy [Hagar, former VAN HALEN singer] has brought it up quite a few times in … Continue reading

Sure, it may come as a surprise to some diehard death metal and gore-grind fanatics that Matt Harvey of Exhumed and Gruesome has a new project out, and it’s 100 percent old-school/traditional/New Wave of British Heavy Metal-worshipping melodic metal. But anyone who knows Harvey realizes this makes perfect sense, the man loving his classic metal in a big way, Pounder serving as a way for him to show off that love. And, according to Harvey, it’s not really all that different from his other projects. “My whole thing is about finding commonalities in song structure and the songwriting end of … Continue reading

2017 is officially THE YEAR OF DEATH METAL! The August issue of Decibel examines the rush of stellar releases from musicians who helped shape (and reshape) the genre including Suffocation, Incantation, Broken Hope, Bolt Thrower/Memoriam, Immolation, Obituary, Origin, Expulsion/Repulsion, Dying Fetus and Decrepit Birth. If that wasn’t enough, this issue includes and exclusive, limited Venom Inc. flexi disc! Hurry, quantities are limited. Only death (metal) is real! Order here. Suffocation Headlines Decibel’s “2017: The Year of Death Metal” Issue! Suffocation Headlines Decibel’s “2017: The Year of Death Metal” Issue! Decibel Continue reading

In a brand new interview with Metal Wani, Corey Taylor was asked about the current status of SLIPKNOT, nearly three years after the release of the band’s comeback album, “.5: The Gray Chapter”. “Nothing’s going on,” he responded. “We ain’t doing shit for two years. I’m doing STONE SOUR. [Percussionist] Clown‘s doing his movie thing. Everybody’s kind of doing their own thing right now. So we’re just kind of letting ourselves have some time away, which is cool. Sometimes you just have to do that — sometimes you have to go away and let people miss you. So that’s what … Continue reading

When Denver’s TRVE Brewing celebrates its anniversary every June, you can bet that owner Nick Nunns does it up right, putting on a weekend filled with metal bands and special one-off beers. This year is no different, as things kick off on Friday, June 23. The brewery’s anniversary beer, Vol. 5, a mixed-fermentation ale brewed with five different yeast strains, will be on tap at TRVE, as well as at Hi-Dive, where the live music will be held. “Volume 5 is really representative of our fifth year at TRVE, as 2016 saw us crafting a lot of saison-base beer,” says … Continue reading

Admittedly, I didn’t know much – read: absolutely nothing – about the UK’s Wren until their handlers thrust the self-described “progressive sludge/noise rock” Londoners in my face with tantalizing comparisons to Neurosis, Old Man Gloom and Amenra. That, and with the crushing, colossal majesty and incendiary churn of their debut full-length, Auburn Rule, I was sold. Following in the leaden, work boot trudge of their Host and self-titled EPs and a split with a band called Irk, Auburn Rule is about the slow burn, chiselled dynamics and insidious swings between minimalism and “maximalism.” Today, we present a track called “Scour … Continue reading

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich will dedicate this weekend’s episode of his Apple Music Beats 1 radio show “It’s Electric” to his fifteen favorite heavy metal and hard rock records of all time. The list, which he initially prepared for Rolling Stone magazine, covers a wide spectrum of styles, from the Satanic lyricism of MERCYFUL FATE‘s “Melissa” to the politically charged rap-metal sounds of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE‘s “The Battle Of Los Angeles”. “For each artist that’s part of my ultimate metal or hard-rock albums, I went for what you would call the definitive moment in their catalogue,” Ulrich told Rolling … Continue reading

A new lyric video for the single “To The Lost” from metal outfit THE DEVIL’S BASTARDS can be seen below. The song comes off the band’s self-titled debut album, which is tentatively due this summer. The disc was produced by Kile Odell and Kris Norris with select songs co-produced by Drew Fulk (MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, MISS MAY I) and Jamie King (BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME). THE DEVIL’S BASTARDS‘ lineup includes former DARKEST HOUR guitarist Kris Norris, dual vocalists Justin Reich and Benjamin Earl, bassist John Ryan Flaherty, drummer Brian Lewis, and the band’s most recent addition, Alex Bois. While … Continue reading

U.K. tabloid the Daily Mail has published new photos of MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee and online video star Brittany Furlan kissing after an apparent date at Banzai Sushi in Calabasas, California on Wednesday night. The 54-year-old rocker is 24 years older than Furlan, who has 2.3 million Instagram followers and was the most followed female video star on Vine until November 2015. Furlan had 9.9 million followers on Vine and more than 4 billion loops on the online video site before the death of the platform that made her famous. She later tried her hand at acting but expressed … Continue reading

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor recently visited a paralyzed fan in a San Diego hospital. On May 15, Aaron Foley was struck by a pickup truck, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. A huge fan of all of Taylor‘s projects, Foley had met the singer several times in the past, including at the video shoot for the recently released song “Fabuless”. With the help of a local radio station, Aaron‘s mother reached out to Taylor to set up a personal visit to her son. Much to Aaron‘s surprise, Taylor turned up at the hospital, rendering Foley speechless. … Continue reading

According to The Pulse Of Radio, late SOUNDGARDEN vocalist Chris Cornell will appear on a new album that features poems written by Johnny Cash set to music. The project is titled “Johnny Cash Forever Words: The Music” and is the creation of Cash‘s son John Carter Cash, who is also producing the set. The younger Cash published a book of his father’s previously unavailable poems last year, titled “Forever Words: The Unknown Poems”. News that Cornell had contributed to the project surfaced last week via country artist Jamey Johnson, who told the Kentucky Country Music blog: “John Carter has a … Continue reading

Less than two weeks after KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons filed an application for a trademark on the so-called “devil’s horns” hand gesture, he appears to have had a change of heart. On June 20, Simmons expressly abandoned the application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Simmons filed an application on June 9 with the USPTO for a trademark on the hand signal fans and rockers alike hold up during shows, in which the index and pinkie fingers are extended, the middle and ring finger are curled into the palm, and the thumb either sticks out from the hand … Continue reading

Fans of APOCALYPTICA will have to wait until at least the end of 2018 before they hear the follow-up to the band’s 2015 album, “Shadowmaker”. The Finnish cello rockers have spent the last few months touring in support of the twentieth-anniversary re-release of the band’s epic debut, “Plays Metallica By Four Cellos”. Asked by TotalRock Radio at this month’s Sweden Rock Festival what APOCALYPTICA‘s plans are for the foreseeable future, Eicca Toppinen said (see video below): “We are touring with this [‘Plays Metallica By Four Cellos’] concept. We do the festival season in Europe. In September, we do North America, … Continue reading