Tag: Classic Metal

Accept is on their way to two upcoming North American tour dates this coming week, but with a slight switch in the lineup. As guitarist Uwe Lulis recovers from a reconstructive leg surgery, the band will be joined by Philip Souse for these two dates – after which, Philip will become a permanent member of Accept, even after Uwe returns to the stage. The band will now have a triple-guitar lineup, with Philip, Uwe, and Wolf Hoffman alongside the existing lineup of Christopher Williams on drums, Martin Motnik on bass, and frontman Mark Tornillo, and Accept has plenty of touring […]

Legendary Saxon frontman Biff Byford is headed on a solo venture, with his first ever solo album, School of Hard Knocks, set to be released via Silver Lining Music on February 21st, 2020. Biff says of the album’s material, “I’m singing about my past of course and about things I like, but mostly I wanted it to reflect me, my personality and my life. Song-wise it’s more diverse and not just focused on heavy metal. I wanted it to be a slice of the music I like, from metal, to rock ‘n’ roll. I’m a guy who’s just as happy […]

Sepultura has just finished recording a brand-new album, and the band officially announced this upcoming release during their show at Rock in Rio Festival last week. Quadra will be the title of the follow up to 2017’s Machine Messiah, and the new concept album is set for an early 2020 release via Nuclear Blast. Sepultura frontman Derrick Green says of the recording process: “The experience was like no other time in the studio. I felt the preparation was key in making the recording process go as smooth as possible. We were relentless each day giving everything that we had until […]

Exhorder’s new release is less than a month away, with their first full-length since 1992’s The Law, Mourn The Southern Skies, set to be out on September 20th via Nuclear Blast Records. This week, the band has followed up on the recently released music video for the track “My Time” with a new lyric video for “Hallowed Sound”, which you can see right here. Guitarist Vinnie LaBella says of the track, “‘Hallowed Sound’ is one that keeps in the tradition of The Law era with some new twists and turns. Mid-tempo/slow, heavy grooves with a mean yet soulful Kyle Thomas singing […]

Sacred Reich has unleashed their first new album in over twenty years, continuing on their Thrash legend with Awakening – here’s what frontman/bassist Phil Rind has to say about the record: “We are so excited to share Awakening with everyone! We had an incredible time making the record. It was such a fun and positive experience. We hope you can feel it when you listen to the album. To the fans who have supported Sacred Reich for all these years, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. None of this would be possible without you. We hope you […]

Hammerfall have just declared their World Dominion – a tour, that is, to follow the release of their latest album Dominion, set to be released on August 16th via Napalm Records. The tour will run January 30th-February 20th 2020 throughout Europe, but not before the band plays a few special U.S. headlining shows in September, followed by a North American run alongside Sabaton in October and November. During World Dominion, the band will be accompanied by special guests Battle Beast and support Serious Black. Frontman Joacim Cans says of the run, “’Good is not good enough, it has to be […]

Slayer suddenly released an unexpected and mysterious teaser trailer a few weeks ago, one which turned out to be a signal of the coming announcement of The Final Campaign, the wrap-up of their Final World Tour set for the fall. This week, the band has released another similarly mysterious trailer, simply entitled “Coming Fall 2019 – Part 2”, and featuring Jessica Pimentel, from Orange Is The New Black, and Danny Trejo, who was featured in the last trailer as well. No official announcement on the meaning of the teaser has been revealed yet, but you can check it out and […]