HEAVY METAL

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Hey metal maniacs!  Come discuss and post your favorite heavy metal bands and experiences.  Everything from thrash, speed, black, death, power, etc can all be talked about here.  Horns up!
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  • Ryuk 666

    Nov 6, 2011

  • Ryuk 666

    Nov 9, 2011

  • Ryuk 666

     

    BLACK SABBATH
    REUNITES TO RECORD FIRST NEW STUDIO ALBUM IN 33 YEARS
    AND LAUNCH MASSIVE WORLD TOUR IN 2012
     
    OZZY OSBOURNE, TONY IOMMI, GEEZER BUTLER AND BILL WARD
    UNVEIL PLANS ON 11/11/11
    AT A LOS ANGELES PRESS CONFERENCE
    AT THE WHISKY A GO-GO,
    WHERE THE BAND PERFORMED THEIR FIRST LOS ANGELES DATE EXACTLY 41 YEARS AGO
     
    After much speculation, the original four members of BLACK SABBATH--OZZY OSBOURNE (vocals), TONY IOMMI (guitar), GEEZER BUTLER (bass) and BILL WARD (drums)--have reunited to record their first new studio album in 33 years with producer Rick Rubin (seven-time Grammy winner, two of those as Producer of the Year) and to embark on a massive world tour in 2012.
     
     
    OSBOURNE, IOMMI, BUTLER and WARD as well as Rubin all gathered today on 11/11/11 to announce the news at a Los Angeles press conference at the legendary club, the Whisky A Go-Go, the site of the groundbreaking and influential band’s first L.A. concert exactly 41 years ago (Nov 11, 1970). The event was hosted by the revered musical and spoken word artist Henry Rollins who has said that “Any band worth their weight in napalm wishes they had written ‘War Pigs.’”
     
    Selling over 70 million albums together, the Grammy-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees have signed a new record deal worldwide with Vertigo and Vertigo/ Universal Republic in the U.S., the band’s original label. BLACK SABBATH is now in the studio recording the as-yet-untitled new album for release in the fall of 2012 (exact date TBA). It will mark their ninth studio album together and their first since 1978’s Never Say Die!
     
    Next summer, BLACK SABBATH will headline the mammoth multi-day UK Download Festival in the U.K. on June 10. The new album will then be supported with a worldwide headline arena tour (dates TBA).
     
    BLACK SABBATH also announced today the launch of www.blacksabbath.com, the first-ever official BLACK SABBATH website for all authorized BLACK SABBATH news. In addition, the band’s online presence will also be supported by social media via Facebook and Twitter--again, marking the band’s first-ever foray into the social media world.
     
    BLACK SABBATH released their self-titled debut album in 1970. “Black Sabbath is credited with creating heavy metal,” according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “The success of their first two albums--Black Sabbath and Paranoid--marked a paradigm shift in the world of rock. Not until Black Sabbath upended the music scene did the term ‘heavy metal’ enter the popular vocabulary to describe the denser, more thunderous offshoot of rock over which they presided.” The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame also noted, “…they remain one of the most misunderstood bands in rock history,” adding: “The band’s musicality was generally overlooked, but they possessed an inventiveness and fluency that, in hindsight, makes them seem as much of a progressive-rock band as a heavy-metal one.”
     

    In 1998, BLACK SABBATH released Reunion from their 1997 concerts in Birmingham, England, a two-CD live set that featured two new studio songs. The band has also sporadically reunited for shows in 1999, 2002 and 2004; in 2005, the four performed concerts together when they toured Europe and then headlined the 10th anniversary of Osbourne’s namesake festival OZZfest. Also in 2005, they were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame by Brian May of Queen. This was followed by their induction in 2006 into the U.S. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, an honor bestowed on them by Metallica’s James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. 

     

    Nov 11, 2011

  • Ryuk 666

    Thanks.  I love this song too.

    Nov 12, 2011

  • Ryuk 666

    Nov 17, 2011

  • Ryuk 666

    Nov 19, 2011

  • Ryuk 666

    Kick ass!

    Nov 19, 2011

  • Ryuk 666

    Go nuts!

    Nov 19, 2011

  • Ryuk 666

    Nov 20, 2011

  • Ryuk 666

    Nov 25, 2011

  • Ryuk 666

    GERMAN SLUDGE!

    Nov 26, 2011

  • Ryuk 666

    Nov 26, 2011

  • Ryuk 666

    Nov 27, 2011

  • Ryuk 666

    Nov 27, 2011

  • ricardo lomeli

    I,,I_   ^__^   _I,,I Rock On!!!!

    Nov 30, 2011

  • Ryuk 666

    Zombie metal at it's most wicked!

     

    Dec 1, 2011

  • Ryuk 666

    Dec 12, 2011

  • Komrad Gas Mask Killer☭

    Dec 12, 2011

  • Komrad Venessa Wicked☭

    You brought this upon yourself,
    Another wretched soul being slowly dragged to hell.
    This is the last life you fuck,
    You're dead you fucking slut...

    Dec 31, 2011

  • Ryuk 666

    Dec 31, 2011

  • Ryuk 666

    Jan 5, 2012

  • Ryuk 666

    Jan 5, 2012

  • Ryuk 666

    And here comes the first shocking news of 2012: Killswitch Engage and their vocalist, Howard Jones, have parted ways. From the sound of the official statement (which you can read below), it looks like the band decided to end things with Howard, but won't say why (let the rumors fly!). The band also hints at the prospect of a new record "...in the not too distant future." Fingers crossed, eh?

    From Killswitch Engage:

    "To our family, friends and fans: We have decided to continue on without Howard Jones as the singer of Killswitch Engage.  We love Howard and are thankful for the nine years that we've had him in the band.  Out of respect for everyone involved we will not be discussing the specific reasons behind this decision. Howard is a part of our family and always will be, and we wish him well. He has left big shoes to fill, so we certainly have our work cut out for us to find the next singer of Killswitch, something we plan on making priority #1 going forward.  Most importantly, thanks to all of you for all the support throughout the years and for sticking by us for all this time.  We really do appreciate it and we very much look forward to having a new record for all of you in the not too distant future that we can all be proud of.  Sincerely, Adam, Joel, Mike & Justin."



    Jan 7, 2012

  • Ryuk 666

    Only two days ago it was announced that singer Howard Jones and Killswitch Engage were going their separate ways. While the band did not go into details regarding this split, Jones has decided to be much more open and give the full reason. If you're looking for something juicy or controversial, you'd best be served looking elsewhere. Instead, this is just a simple case of a relationship coming to an end. Check out Howard's official statement below.



    Howard Jones: "Well, I guess I will shed a little light without going too deep. As some of you may know, I've had a pretty interesting couple of years to say the least battling with some personal issues. One of the low points being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes that went unchecked for years. The rest of the band stuck with me through it, and to be honest they are the ones that kept me going. The whole experience definitely put a scare in me.

    Recently we've all been in writing mode but somehow I couldn't get excited about the new album and all the touring that would go with it. The guys saw it before I did. In hindsight I now realize that my heart wasn't in it. I have had an amazing decade with KSE. I love Justin, MikeD, Joel and Adam for hanging in there and standing by me no matter how bad it was. I have so many good memories, and those are the ones that I will keep. Will I be involved in music again? Sure, I have been in bands for a little over half my life, can't stop now. Until then, get the new KsE album, it's going to be good. Thanks everyone for letting me try to entertain you, and I wish myself well in my future endeavors. Gone fishin' Howard"



    Jan 7, 2012

  • ricardo lomeli

    Ryuk 666
    who is Killswitch Engage? 

    Jan 10, 2012

  • Ryuk 666

    ricardo..

     

    Jan 10, 2012

  • Ryuk 666

    Jan 22, 2012

  • Ryuk 666

    Zombie alert!

     

    Jan 31, 2012

  • Black Plague

    Feb 13, 2012

  • Rocky Jalil

    Mar 14, 2012

  • Black Plague

    This Movie is one of my favorites!

    Apr 4, 2012

  • Ryuk 666

    Mine too!  I wish they'd make another.

    Apr 4, 2012

  • Ryuk 666

    Zombie alert!

    Apr 9, 2012

  • Black Plague

    Apr 10, 2012

  • Ryuk 666

    Apr 17, 2012

  • Ryuk 666

    Unreleased song by Dimebag Darrell in which he also sings!  Pretty awesome!

     

    Apr 21, 2012

  • Black Plague

    May 6, 2012

  • Ryuk 666

    May 29, 2012

  • Komrad Venessa Wicked☭

    Jul 18, 2012

  • Komrad Venessa Wicked☭

    Jul 24, 2012

  • Ryuk 666

    Aug 10, 2012

  • MALICE☭

    Aug 10, 2012

  • Ryuk 666

    Aug 30, 2012

  • Ryuk 666

    Aug 31, 2012

  • Ryuk 666

    Sep 30, 2012

  • Ryuk 666

    A one shot band/cover song originally sang by ZZ Top featuring Pantera alum Vinnie Paul, Rex Brown, and the late great Dimebag Darrell on vocals!  This song was featured on the ECW soundtrack back in 1998.  RIP Dimebag and ECW.

     

    Oct 3, 2012

  • Zombie Killa

    Aug 1, 2013

  • Zombie Killa

    Aug 1, 2013

  • Komrad Zombie Slayer☭

    Sep 9, 2013

  • Vicious Lee

    Black Tongue - Purgatory

    Mar 30, 2015