Anybody Listening? A Tale of Two Rÿches — Team Toddrÿche Update: In The Blue Corner, Todd La Torre!

Posted by Jos. von Wienerhaus on April 30, 2013 in Exclusive, Featured, News

Not long after I finished stating that the real Queensrÿche have handled this whole mess with class and hardly even mention Geoff Tate and his shitty excuse he’s trying to pass off as Queensrÿche, Todd La Torre came out and slammed him. It was not done unprovoked, nor did he just run his mouth about Read More

Helloween Book North American Tour

Posted by Chris Harris on March 27, 2013 in News

You know damn well you can’t wait to see fucking Helloween live. You know that’s a bucket list item of yours. That and swimming in Charlize Theron’s pool, after she’s peed in it. Yes, folks — German power metal act Helloween will embark on a 10-date North American tour this fall. The dates follow at Read More

Helloween Drummer Touring With Krokus

Posted by Chris Harris on January 23, 2013 in News

Dang. That is a fucking crazy headline, no? I mean, it makes sense. Krokus haven’t had a drummer since 2011, and so…they need to tour. Why not called on Helloween’s Dani Löble to man the kit for a few gigs? The band’s upcoming “Dirty Dynamite Tour” is scheduled to kick off in early May.

Sylencer Album To Feature Myriad Of Guests

Posted by Chris Harris on August 18, 2012 in New Records, News

I was reading Noisecreep and learned of this project called Sylencer. The brainchild of Markus Johansson and featuring former Chimaira drummer Kevin Talley, Sylencer is planning to release a new album called A Lethal Dose Of Truth September 4, and it boasts a bunch of dope guests. Some of metal’s leading musicians, yo! Here’s who Read More

GSA Writer Contest, Entry #2: Five Albums That Changed Xander Turner

Posted by Chris Harris on August 7, 2012 in Contests

Day two of the writing contest, where we hear from Xander Turner Hey, I’m Xander, and I’m a bit of a metal nut. I got into metal when I was 12, just after Lamb of God released the “Walk With Me in Hell” single (remember that?), which leads me to the first album in this Read More

Masterplan Enlist Cradle Of Filth Drummer For Album Sessions

Posted by Chris Harris on July 2, 2012 in New Records, News

German/Norwegian melodic metal band Masterplan have called on Cradle of Filth’s Martin “Marthus” Skaroupka to record drum tracks for the band’s new album. “We are very happy that we found Martin,” says the band’s Roland Grapow, formerly of Helloween. “He is a very talented and powerful drummer and besides that he is an amazing[ly] gifted Read More

Stratovarius Drummer Jörg Michael Has Cancer

Posted by Chris Harris on November 18, 2010 in News, This Blows

Fuck. While I can’t say I’m a huge fan of Stratovarius, I can certainly say I’m no fan of cancer. And I hate hearing about people in the metal world — or in general — being diagnosed with cancer. But Stratovarius drummer Jörg Michael does, indeed, have an unspecified form of cancer. 2010…WHY WON’T YOU Read More

Helloween: The Gun Shy Interview

Posted by Chris Harris on October 25, 2010 in Gun Shy Interview, News

Last week, I got a call from Michael Weikath, who has been playing guitar for German power metallers Helloween since 1984 — or basically, since I was 8-years-old. Weikath has toured the entire world with Helloween and our phone conversation — he was calling me from his native land — started off on an odd Read More