JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford joined FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH on stage last night (Thursday, December 5) at the LG Arena in Birmingham, England to perform the song “Lift Me Up“. Halford is featured on the studio version of “Lift Me Up“, which appears on the first installment of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH‘s masterwork titled [...]

Greek thrashers SUICIDAL ANGELS will release their new album, “Divide And Conquer“, on January 14, 2014 (one day earlier internationally) via NoiseArt Records. The effort will be made available as a limited digipak, vinyl LP in different colors and as a digital download. “Divide And Conquer” track listing: 01. Marching Over Blood 02. Seed Of [...]

German metal queen Doro Pesch will celebrate her 30th stage anniversary by performing two special shows on May 2nd and May 3rd, 2014 at CCD-Stadthalle in Düsseldorf, Germany. On big anniversaries, she will traditionally welcome several heroes of the rock and metal scene. Several guests will join her on stage during the concerts, including Hansi [...]

Swedish metallers IN FLAMES recently entered Hansa Studios (DAVID BOWIE, DEPECHE MODE, U2) in Berlin, Germany to begin recording their eleventh album for an early 2014 release. An eight-minute video tour of the studio — courtesy of the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet and IN FLAMES guitarist Niclas Engelin — can be seen above. (via Blabbermouth)

BLACK SABBATH performed in Frankfurt, Germany on December 4th at the Festhalle. The band’s setlist on the night was as follows: ‘War Pigs’ ‘Into the Void’ ‘Under the Sun’/Every Day Comes and Goes’ ‘Snowblind’ ‘Age of Reason’ ‘Black Sabbath’ ‘Behind the Wall of Sleep’ ‘N.I.B.’ ‘End of the Beginning’ ‘Fairies Wear Boots’ Rat Salad – [...]

Periphery have prepared a new release for next year called Clear. They are calling it their “new experimental recording” which represents the sum total of Periphery‘s achievements. Century Media Records has licensed Periphery‘s Clear for the world outside of North America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. It will be out on January 27th, 2014 as [...]

Fight Network’s Fight + Music recently conducted an interview with Norwegian rockers KVELERTAK. KVELERTAK‘s sophomore album, “Meir“, topped the official chart in Norway. The CD, which sold 1,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, was issued on March 26 via Roadrunner Records. It was produced by CONVERGE‘s Kurt Ballou and [...]

After teasing with audio samples, power metallers Silent Force have unveiled the first full song off their new album. The song is called “Circle Of Trust” and the group made a video for it. Check out how their new vocalist Michael Bormann blends in as well as the other new members. The song is taken [...]

“Music And Mayhem With Jon Russell” recently conducted an interview with NONPOINT singer Elias Soriano. NONPOINT‘s self-titled album sold 7,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 62 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band’s previous CD, “Miracle” (2010), opened with around 8,000 units to land [...]

Australian metallers Karnivool released their latest masterpiece Asymmetry this year. In November, they also released a new single called “Eidolon” from the album and now have shared the music video to accompany the track. It is a tale of a bride and a groom and supernatural powers directed by Chris Frey. (via Metal Storm)

On November 2, Devil Dog TV conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL in Montreal, Quebec, Canada during the “Legends Of Thrash Tour” with KREATOR. OVERKILL is putting the finishing touches on its new album for March 2014 release in North America via eOne Music and in [...]