BLACK VEIL BRIDES’ ANDY BIERSACK Talks To HeartSupport About Bullying

Singer Andy Biersack of Los Angeles theatrical rockers BLACK VEIL BRIDES recently stopped by HeartSupport to encourage the community and to talk about bullying.

In a recent interview with Artisan News, Biersack stated about the progress of the songwriting sessions for BLACK VEIL BRIDES‘ follow-up to this year’s “Wretched And Divine: The Story Of The Wild Ones“.

“Wretched And Divine: The Story Of The Wild Ones” sold 42,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 7 on The Billboard 200 chart.

Released on January 8 via Lava/Universal Republic, the CD was produced by by John Feldmann (PAPA ROACH, THE USED, ATREYU) and is a full-fledged concept effort.

The cover artwork for the album was created by the band’s longtime friend, artist Richard Villa.

(via Blabbermouth)

CHILDREN OF BODOM, THE 69 EYES, RECKLESS LOVE Members Perform Metal And Hard Rock Covers

THE LOCAL BAND, the Finnish covers act featuring Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM), Jussi69 (THE 69 EYES), Olli Herman (RECKLESS LOVE) and Archie Kuosmanen (SANTA CRUZ), played a one-off show this past Friday, December 27 at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland.

The group’s setlist consisted of 1980s “hair metal” classics, around 30 songs for which have been rehearsed, including tracks originally written and recorded by VAN HALEN, GUNS N’ ROSES, POISON and MÖTLEY CRÜE.

(via Blabbermouth)

AMORPHIS’ Toulouse Concert Footage Available

Quality fan-filmed video footage of AMORPHIS‘ November 19 performance at La Dynamo in Toulouse, France can be seen above.

AMORPHIS will perform a special concert at the Olavinlinna Castle, a stone fortress built in 1475, on July 13, 2014 during the Savonlinna Opera Festival‘s 2014 season in Savonlinna, Finland.

The idea of inviting AMORPHIS along to Savonlinna was, according to the festival’s artistic director Jorma Silvasti, born out of the opera called “Kullervo” by Finnish composer Aulis Sallinen.

“I asked myself what other front-line Finnish music views the male soulscape through the eyes of ‘The Kalevala’ [19th-century work of epic poetry],” Silvasti said. “I wanted something to offer an audience that may never before have visited Savonlinna during the Opera Festival.”

(via Blabbermouth)

Vader With New Album Coming In April/May

Recently, Vader revealed that they were in the studio recording their new album which will actually be called Tibi Et Igni (“For You And Only You And Fire“).

Now, in a year-end message, the death metallers confirmed that you can expect the new album to drop in April/May 2014, which means you don’t have to wait that long. Furthermore, the band says you shouldn’t expect experimentation.

(via Metal Storm)

2013 Tour Video Recap By AMARANTHE

A five-minute 2013 tour video recap from Swedish melodic metallers AMARANTHE can be seen above.

AMARANTHE‘s sophomore album, “The Nexus“, is out now, accompanied by the “Invincible” video directed by Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE and KAMELOT, among others.

The video was shot on location in Hollywood, Las Vegas, the Nevada desert and the Grand Canyon, amongst other locations, and it’s certainly the most ambitious AMARANTHE clip to date.

(via Blabbermouth)

Sorrowful Angels With New Video Online

Sorrowful Angels have recently shared a new video. The gothic metallers did a video for the acoustic version of the song “Omens“, the title track from their latest album.

In preparation for their live acoustic show at Garden 4 in Athens on the 23rd of January, Sorrowful Angels hit the studio to prepare acoustic versions of their most loved songs.

Their gothic metal sound gave way to different unplugged melodies, the piano plays a central role and the acoustic guitar has given their songs a different perspective to Sorrowful Angels music.

(via Metal Storm)

JASON NEWSTED With Hour-Long SCUZZ Video Interview Posted Online

This past summer, Terry “Beez” Bezer of Scuzz conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted.

“King Of The Underdogs“, the new video from NEWSTED, was filmed in September in Oakland, California with director Leon Melas, who previously helmed NEWSTED‘s video for the track “Soldierhead“.

In a recent interview with Revolver magazine, Newsted stated about the lyrical inspiration for “King Of The Underdogs“: “‘King Of The Underdogs‘ is kind of a personal thing almost. It’s, like, the highest rated of the underrated. I think people are rooting for me to win as they do with underdogs.”

(via Blabbermouth)