http://www.metalasylum.net/index.php Latest Metal Music News en-us http://www.metalasylum.net/images/icon.png http://www.metalasylum.net/index.php 48 48 /news/2013/n1026.php More than thirty years after the start of his career with Savatage, and successive projects/bands like Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Jon Oliva's Pain, now legendary songwriter and performer Jon Oliva releases his first ever solo album, titled "Raise The Curtain". /news/2013/n1025.php Megadeth's new song 'Kingmaker' can be streamed on YouTube. The track comes off the band's new album, "Super Collider", which is scheduled for a June 4 release via Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine's new label, Tradecraft, distributed by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe). /news/2013/n1024.php Frontiers Records has announced the European and North American release of "Made In Britain/The World Record" on July 5th and 9th respectively. The live album will be released from Ward Records in Japan on June 19. /news/2013/n1023.php Slayer guitarist Kerry King and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya have released the following statement to their European fans: /news/2013/n1022.php Heavy metal icons Black Sabbath kicked off their 2013 reunion tour last night (April 19th) at the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. Frontman Ozzy Osbourne, bassist Geeezer Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi and Tommy Clufetos (Ozzy Osbourne) stormed through a set of classic material and played two songs from the new album, "13": 'End Of The Beginning' and the first single 'God Is Dead?'. /news/2013/n1021.php German thrash legends Sodom have premiered their new video, for the track 'Stigmatized', featured on the upcoming "Epitome Of Torture" album. "Sodom haven't had an official video clip for some time, so it's about time we did one," Tom Angelripper previously confessed. "That's why the mini-film will be uncompromising, a shocking clip which our fans can look forward to!" /news/2013/n1020.php Vicious Rumors have released their new video, for track 'I Am The Gun', featured on the upcoming "Electric Punishment" album. "Electric Punishment" will be released through SPV / Steamhammer on April 26th in Germany, April 29th in Europe and May 7th in the US/Canada. It will be available as a jewel case version, double gatefold colored vinyl and download. 4/10 Updates: Check the Media Reviews section for reviews on the latest releases from Gamma Ray, Axel Rudi Pell, Vicious Rumors, Pretty Maids, Voodoo Circle, Ludor, and Victor Griffin’s In-Graved. Then hop over to Interviews for new audio interviews with Hatchet, Mauro (vocals) from Bonded by Blood, and Paul "Ablaze" and Justine Ethier from Blackguard. /news/2013/n1019.php U.D.O.'s forthcoming album "Steelhammer" - produced by leader/former Accept singer Udo Dirkschneider and Fitty Wienhold - will be released on May 21st in North America and May 24th in Europe via AFM Records. /news/2013/n1018.php 'Haxbrygd', the new video from Finnish metal marauders Finntroll, is now online. The clip was filmed a video on March 8-9. Photos from the video shoot can be found on the Facebook page of Soundi magazine (courtesy of Timo Isoaho). /news/2013/n1017.php Eagle Rock Entertainment is proud to announce the release on May 28, 2013 of "Finding The Sacred Heart - Live In Philly 1986" on DVD, Blu-ray, 2CD and 2LP from Dio [Pre-book order date May 3, MSRP $19.98 Blu-ray, $14.98 DVD, $17.98 2CD, TBA vinyl]. The DVD and Blu-ray versions offer fully restored film footage of the complete concert available for the first time. The audio on the 2CD and double LP is fully remastered. /news/2013/n1016.php According to a new post on Judas Priest's official web site, the British heavy metal legends "are working in the studio on their new album - and all is going is really well!" Judas Priest's "Epitaph" DVD and Blu-ray, containing professionally filme video footage of the the final show of the band's "Epitaph" world tour on May 26, 2012 at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, England, will be released later in the year. /news/2013/n1015.php German/British metal act Voodoo Circle - founded by Silent Force mastermind and Primal Fear guitarist Alex Beyrodt, released their new album, "More Than One Way Home", February 22nd via AFM Records. 3/11 Updates: Check the Media Reviews section for reviews on the latest releases from Stratovarius, Snakecharmer, Enforcer, Saxon, Hatchet, In Solitude, Alpha Tiger, and Krokus! /news/2013/n1014.php Legendary Seattle rockers Queensryche are poised to regain their place as hard rock/heavy metal royalty in 2013. The band has just signed a new label deal with Century Media for the release of their latest studio album. The album is slated for release on June 11 and marks the debut album from the lineup comprised of Todd La Torre (Vocals), Michael Wilton (Guitars), Parker Lundgren (Guitars), Eddie Jackson (Bass) and Scott Rockenfield (Drums). The band premiered a snippet from a new song called 'Redemption' from the upcoming release on Eddie Trunk's radio show on February 22. The 90-second snippet can be viewed at: /news/2013/n1013.php New York death metal veterans Suffocation have announced the Despise the World North American 2013 Tour. The group will be touring in support of their latest blasterpiece "Pinnacle of Bedlam", which was released this past Tuesday in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. /news/2013/n1012.php Frontiers Records has announced that Whitesnake's highly anticipated live concert "Made In Japan", will be released on Deluxe 2CD/DVD Edition, Blu-ray and DVD in the UK on Monday April 22nd (North American release is Tuesday April 23rd). Whitesnake co-headlined the Loud Park festival on October 15th, 2011 at Saitama Super Arena in Japan during their Forevermore World Tour. /news/2013/n1011.php "Super Collider" is scheduled for release in June via Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine's new label, Tradecraft, which is distributed by Universal Music Enterprises(UMe). /news/2013/n1010.php Swedish heavy rock buzz band Ghost will release a new full length studio offering, entitled "Infestissumam", on April 9th. The follow up to the band's debut album, "Opus Eponymous", will be released via Loma Vista Recordings and was produced by Nashville based Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (Death Angel, Deftones, Foo Fighters, Rush). /news/2013/n1009.php 'Master Of Confusion' and 'Empire Of The Undead' are the first two new studio songs by Gamma Ray to be released after the successful studio album "To The Metal!" which brought Gamma Ray at the highest positions in the charts worldwide. /news/2013/n1008.php EMI have announced the highly anticipated release of the Double Disc DVD "Maiden England '88" on March 25th. Now available for the very first time on DVD, this live show was filmed across two sold-out nights at Birmingham N.E.C Arena, UK in November 1988 during the band's Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son World Tour. Disc one contains the concert which has been specially upgraded and extended from the existing 1989 longform VHS release and now includes three previously unreleased encores: 'Running Free', 'Run To The Hills' and 'Sanctuary' thereby completing the full concert with a total running time of 110 minutes. 2/13 Updates: Check the Media Reviews section for reviews on the latest releases from Suffocation, Marty Friedman, Lancer, Deep Purple, Dehumanized, Pink Cream 69, and Aeon Zen. And check out our three new interviews with John Prekesh (Shakra), Timo Kotipelto and Jens Johansson (Stratovarius), and Guy Marchais (Suffocation)! /news/2013/n1007.php Fresh off the 70000 Tons Of Metal, and as if he doesn't have enough outlets for his talent, singer James Rivera (Helstar) will bring his traditional metal cover band, aka Denim And Leather (A Tribute To Classic Hard Rock And Heavy Metal) to the US Northeast, appearing Saturday March 2nd at the newly revitalized Voltage Lounge (7th street: nextdoor to the Electric Factory) in Philadelphia. /news/2013/n1006.php An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for "Rise Up", the new studio album from the international powerhouse rock group W.E.T.. The CD will be released on February 22 in Europe and February 26 in North America via Frontiers Records. /news/2013/n1005.php An eight-minute preview of "A Traveler's Guide To Space And Time", a strictly limited-edition Blind Guardian box set with 15 CDs in 13 high-quality digipacks and only 8000 copies worldwide, 1/21 Updates: Check the Media Reviews section for brand new reviews on the latest releases from Circle II Circle, Gamma Ray and Helloween! /news/2013/n1004.php Greetings to all of You! I hope you had a great New Year. Here is a condensed list of some of the events that are planned for the first half of this year. 2013 is going to be a very busy and intensely productive year ahead, it seems. We will start off with a two-day Sky Academy in Los Angeles, at the Santa Monica Playhouse, January 21/22. This is a beautiful, intimate theatre, where we held one of the previous Sky Academies of which we all have fond memories. I'm looking forward to being there again! /news/2013/n1003.php According to an update from Stryper, the band starts pre production for a brand new, all original full length album in March. It will be released in 2013. Frontiers Records has signed Stryper to a multi album deal. The first release due out will be a new re-recorded collection; "Second Coming" will hit streets on March 22nd in Europe and March 26th in North America. /interviews/2012/i1211.php 1/11 Updates: Click the link above to read out new interview with Therion's Christofer Johnsson. Check the Tour Dates section for upcoming shows from Marduk, Moonspell, Inquisition, The Foreshadowing, Death Wolf and Uli Jon Roth. /news/2013/n1002.php Legendary German heavy metal force U.D.O., featuring former Accept frontman Udo Dirkschneider, have announced dates for their upcoming North American tour. /news/2013/n1001.php San Francisco based thrash metal act Hatchet will release their new album, "Dawn Of The End", on March 5th via The End Records. 12/30 Updates: Go to Media Reviews 2012 on the left menu to see the last batch of CD reviews for this year - Ian Gillan and Tony Iommi, Astral Doors, Vanderbuyst, U.D.O., Machine Head, Holy Grail, Destruction, Yngwie Malmsteen, Michael Schenker, Hammerfall, and Tension - 25 Years Underground: A Documentary by Rudy Childs. It's that time of year - click on Features to see the Top Albums of 2012 from our staffers! /news/2012/n1070.php The Metal Alliance Tour is back for their third ferocious year of wrecking heads. Festival organizers Dan Rozenblum and Steve Seabury of High River Entertainment have announced Anthrax as their 2013 headliner. The band will be performing their fan favorite 1987 classic, "Among The Living", in it's entirety. The album was produced by Eddie Kramerand includes the tracks 'Caught In A Mosh', 'Indians' and 'I Am The Law'.