Former Megadeth drummer Lee Rauch has passed away. Rauch played on Megadeth‘s 1984 demo Last Rites and was replaced by Gar Samuelson prior to the recording of Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good!. We wish the Rauch family all the best at this time. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Rauch‘s death was confirmed […]
Einar Solberg is best known as the frontman and keyboardist of the progressive rock/metal band Leprous. With Leprous, Solberg has built a solid international fan base and even earned a Spellemann / Norwegian Grammy nomination. In addition, Solberg has made appearances with Ihsahn, Emperor, Peccatum, The Wretched End, etc. You might know that Solberg has […]
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What does Ozzy, Mercyful Fate, and ZZ Top have in common? Nate Garrett of Spirit Adrift is here to explain, along with other riffs that taught him songwriting from the catalogs of legends like Metallica, Pantera, Rush, Black Sabbath and more! Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Pre-order Spirit Adrift‘s upcoming album, Ghost at the Gallows, […]
It’s finally happening! Dethklok has officially announced Dethalbum IV for August 22 and is now streaming the comically brutal new single “Aortic Desecration”. Better yet, will release their final and highly-anticipated new movie Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar digitally and on BluRay come August 22, with a whole soundtrack album available on August 25. So […]
Founding Suicide Silence drummer Josh Goddard and guitarist Rick Ash recently sat down with sole founding Suicide Silence member guitarist Chris Garza to look back on their early days. The trio eventually start talking about their debut 2003 demo Death Awaits and untitled 2004 demo, and they’re… well, proud of ’em but recognize some glaring […]
Between The Buried And Me kicked off their North American tour over the weekend with live fill-in guitarist Tristan Auman filling in for Dustie Waring. Waring is currently sitting out live shows due to ongoing allegations against him. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Check out footage above and below, and catch Between The Buried And […]
Iron Maiden recently played “Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)” for the first time ever, which begs the question – what else should they finally break out live? Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris tells Metal Hammer he’d love it if the band would play their 1988 song “Only The Good Die Young” from Seventh Son Of […]
Just in case anyone forgot, it’s damn near impossible to make a living wage off music these days. Touring costs are through the roof, record sales are down, and streaming services aren’t exactly putting lots of food on the table. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Cradle Of Filth vocalist Dani Filth recently spoke to Rock […]
Plus the Metal Injection festival! Source link