Pantheon Media and Metal Blade Records have announced a new podcast called “100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal.” The show is hosted by Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel and each episode will focus on a different track. Slagel commented: “I wanted to give metal fans a definitive playlist that captures what heavy metal is…
Metal Blade Records founder Brian Slagel has announced a new book titled “Swing Of The Blade: More Stories From Metal Blade Records.” That effort will be available on May 9. Here’s a synopsis: “‘Swing of the Blade’ follows Brian Slagel’s critically acclaimed 2017 book, ‘For the Sake of Heaviness,’ which delivered a compelling inside look…
During a recent interview with The Metal Voice, Metal Blade Records founder and CEO Brian Slagel revealed that King Diamond’s new album won’t be released before 2023. Despite this, he also mentioned that a new Mercyful Fate album may arrive “sometime soon-ish.” Slagel said the following: “I had a really good conversation with [King Diamond]…
Late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton is set to be honored during a special virtual event on his 60th birthday (February 10). The celebration will stream at 7 p.m. PST via YouTube and it will be emceed by Nicholas Gomez. The following guests have also been confirmed: Big Mick, Metal Joe, Gary Holt (Exodus), Dan Riley,…
Scour‘s Derek Engemann and John Jarvis recently recruited 99 musicians, including members of Pantera, Trivium, Mastodon, Arch Enemy, Exodus, Testament, Butcher Babies, etc., to guest on a special “99 Bottles“ benefit single. That track has since been released and can be streamed below. Proceeds from it will be donated to Old Dog Haven in an…
Scour‘s Derek Engemann and John Jarvis have recruited 99 musicians, including members of Pantera, Trivium, Mastodon, Arch Enemy, Exodus, Testament, Butcher Babies, etc., to contribute to a special “99 Bottles“ benefit single. The song will be released on August 26 and proceeds from it will be donated to Old Dog Haven in an effort to…
The full lineup for the virtual “Slay At Home” festival has officially been revealed. The event, which was organized by Metal Injection’s Frank Godla, will take place on May 29-30 and it will feature quarantine performances, commissioned music, collaborative covers, and more. Lineup: Never Before Seen Performances By: Suicide Silence TesseracT Gavin Rossdale (Bush) Matt…
Harm’s Way recently lost $20,000 worth of gear and merch after their trailer was stolen following their September 27 show in Las Vegas, NV and Colin Young (Twitching Tongues) set up a GoFundMe campaign to help them replace everything. Now, the group have revealed that they have raised enough money and they also took some…
Harm’s Way recently lost $20,000 worth of gear and merch after their trailer was stolen following their September 27 show in Las Vegas, NV. Colin Young (Twitching Tongues) then set up a GoFundMe campaign to help the group out and a number of their peers in the music world have donated, including Corey Taylor (Slipknot,…
Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed) has premiered the 166th episode of his podcast, “The Jasta Show.” This time it features an interview with Brian Slagel (Metal Blade Records). https://soundcloud.com/jameyjasta/episode-166-brian-slagel-founder-of-metalblade
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