DARK FUNERAL’s LORD AHRIMAN On Passing Of DAVID PARLAND: ‘You Will Be Missed Deeply!’ Guitarist Lord Ahriman (real name: Mikael Svanberg) of Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL has posted the following message regarding the passing of his former bandmate, Swedish guitarist David Parland (pictured below; NECROPHOBIC, DARK FUNERAL, INFERNAL): “A couple of days ago I was reached by the terrible news that my old brother David ‘Blackmoon’ Parland had passed away and entered the eter Full Article...

INTRONAUT Members Talk About Their Live Guitar Rigs (Video) Sacha Dunable and David Timnick of Los Angeles post-metal proggers INTRONAUT recently spoke to EMG about their live guitar rigs. Full Article Here

Former PANTERA Bassist Interviewed On FULL METAL JACKIE’s Radio Show (Audio) Former PANTERA/DOWN and current KILL DEVIL HILL bassist Rex Brown was interviewed on the March 15-17 edition of Full Metal Jackie’s nationally syndicated radio show. Full Article...

Former NECROPHOBIC/DARK FUNERAL Guitarist DAVID PARLAND Dead At 42 According to a Facebook posting from Matte Modin (DARK FUNERAL, INFERNAL, DEFLESHED), Swedish guitarist David Parland (NECROPHOBIC, DARK FUNERAL, INFERNAL) died on March 19 at the age of 42. Full Article...

Former NECROPHOBIC/DARK FUNERAL Guitarist DAVID PARLAND Reportedly Dead At 42 According to a Facebook posting from Matte Modin (DARK FUNERAL, INFERNAL, DEFLESHED), Swedish guitarist David Parland (NECROPHOBIC, DARK FUNERAL, INFERNAL) died on March 19 at the age of 42. Full Article...

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: New Video Interview Posted Online MetalObsession.net’s Nick Tevelis conducted an interview with Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE on March 1 at the Melbourne stop of this year’s Soundwave festival in Australia. Full Article...

TODD LA TORRE-Fronted Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE Interviewed On ‘Talking Metal’ (Audio) QUEENSRŸCHE members Todd La Torre (vocals), Michael Wilton (guitar), Eddie Jackson (bass) and Parker Lundgren (guitar) were interviewed for episode 406 of the “Talking Metal” podcast (web site). Full Article...

KERRY KING Would Be ‘OK’ With GARY HOLT Playing With SLAYER ‘Forever’ MetalObsession.net’s Nick Tevelis conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King on March 1 at the Melbourne stop of this year’s Soundwave festival in Australia. Full Article...

ANTHRAX Honored With Jerseys At Yankee Stadium Big dreams came true for the members of thrash-metal band ANTHRAX in September 2011 when they returned to their hometown of New York and stepped on the stage at Yankee Stadium with the other three acts that are part of the so-called “Big Four” of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, SLAYER and MEGADETH. Full Article...

DORO PESCH: Video Interview Posted Online Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch aboard 70000 Tons Of Metal, the world’s biggest heavy metal cruise, which sailed on January 28 from Miami, Florida and returned to the real world on February 1. Full Article...

METAL CHURCH: Video Interview Posted Online Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with the reunited METAL CHURCH aboard 70000 Tons Of Metal, the world’s biggest heavy metal cruise, which sailed on January 28 from Miami, Florida and returned to the real world on February 1. Full Article...

PARADISE LOST Frontman To Host Radio Show On AndrewHaug.com AndrewHaug.com, Australia’s first-ever dedicated 24/7 rock and metal online radio station launched by Andrew Haug, the former host of Triple J Australia’s “The Racket” radio show (originally “Full Metal Racket”; 2001-2011), has announced a brand new metal program. Full Article...

HELLOWEEN Guitarist Interviewed By Japan’s KUROSAWA TV (Video) Kurosawa TV conducted an interview with guitarist Sascha Gerstner of German power metallers HELLOWEEN last October prior to the band’s appearance at the Loud Park festival in Japan. Full Article...

ANAAL NATHRAKH: Video Interview Posted Online DrugMetal.ru conducted an interview with England’s ANAAL NATHRAKH aboard 70000 Tons Of Metal, the world’s biggest heavy metal cruise, which sailed on January 28 from Miami, Florida and returned to the real world on February 1. Full Article...

CRITICAL SOLUTION: Debut Album Details Revealed Norwegian thrashers CRITICAL SOLUTION will release their debut album, “Evil Never Dies”, on May 16. Full Article Here

GUS G. To Join JEFF SCOTT SOTO On Stage In Thessaloniki Greek guitarist Gus G. Full Article Here

ARTILLERY Recording Two New Songs Today Danish thrash metal veterans ARTILLERY will enter the studio today (Sunday, March 24) to record two new songs — “Anno Requirem” and “Dies Irae”. Full Article...

THE WINERY DOGS: Official Logo, Band Photo Unveiled THE WINERY DOGS, the new project featuring Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB), Billy Sheehan (MR. Full Article Here

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION Is Officially ‘Over,’ Says GLENN HUGHES BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION — the Anglo-American rock group comprising vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE), drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN, FOREIGNER), Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, ALICE COOPER, BILLY IDOL) and blues-rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa — is officially “over” following Bonamassa’s decision to exit the project. Full Article...

ADRENALINE MOB Performs Acoustic Set At Orlando’s Best Buy (Video) On March 20, ADRENALINE MOB vocalist Russell Allen (also of SYMPHONY X) and guitarist Mike Orlando performed a special acoustic set at Best Buy in Orlando, Florida. Full Article...

SOILWORK: New York City Concert Footage Fan-filmed video footage of SOILWORK’s March 15 performance at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City can be seen below. Full Article Here

POP EVIL: Video Footage From The Studio Grand Rapids, Michigan hard rockers POP EVIL will release their new full-length album, “Onyx”, on May 14. Full Article Here

SHINEDOWN Bassist Sprains Ankle SHINEDOWN bassist Eric Bass suffered a second-degree ankle sprain during the band’s performance last night (Friday, March 22) in Lubbock, Texas. Full Article Here