Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci said that new album would be released in September and the band would then embark on a headlining tour, which would incorporate several songs from the new album.
Speaking with Metal Hammer magazine recently, Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson made a strikingly bold claim: that his band is better than Metallica.
Canada’s Threat Signal will begin recording their new album this month with renowned producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (3 Inches of Blood, Hatebreed, Shadows Fall.)
Speaking at Jane's Addiction's induction ceremony to the Guitar Center RockWalk in Hollywood last week, the Rage Against the Machine guitarist made the bold claim that it was not Nirvana that killed hair metal, but rather Jane's Addiction.
Korn frontman Jonathan Davis has announced that he will make a guest vocal appearance on the new Suicide Silence album, The Black Crown. Davis will lend his vocal talents to the track "Witness The Addiction."
Dave Gonzalez, Thomas Yearsley and Brian Fahey -- collectively known as The Paladins -- are among the June 10 headliners at this year's Ink-N-Iron Tattoo & Kustom Culture Festival in the shadow of the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California.
The guys at MetalSucks.net have named Revocation's David Davidson as their best modern metal guitarist. The announcement today marks the end of a weeks-long countdown of the Top 25 Modern Metal Guitarists.
In a not-so-surprise announcement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced his company's new iCloud music streaming service earlier today at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.
Kyuss Lives! -- featuring original Kyuss members John Garcia, Nick Oliveri and Brant Bjork, along with guitarist Bruno Fevery -- have announced their first North American headlining tour in more than 15 years.