IRON MAIDEN - IRON MAIDEN, MACHINE HEAD, DRAGONFORCE, SAXON Members Interviewed At 'Golden Gods'

IRON MAIDEN, MACHINE HEAD, STEVE VAI, STEEL PANTHER, DRAGONFORCE, SAXON, AMON AMARTH, DEVILDRIVER, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and MALEFICE are among the artists who were interviewed by the Wrexham, Wales-based "Metalheadz" show at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards, which was held on June 15 at the IndigO2 venue in South London, England. You can now listen to the interviews using the player below.

Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers and Nicko McBrain of IRON MAIDEN accepted the "Golden God" award the event from TRIVIUM's Matt Heafy and Scott Ian of ANTHRAX.

Now in its second year, the Golden Gods second stage invited 300...

Chimaira - Chimaira - The Infection

The latest release from Cleveland, OH metalcore band Chimaira is the natural progression from their 2007 album, Resurrection. The sound on The Infection is classic Chimaira: strong, aggressive vocals, heavy, chugging thrash metal riffs and pounding drums. But with a honed sense of melody and structure this fifth studio effort contains depth lacking in previous releases. The Infection is much more creatively intricate and while there are still the usual breakdowns there is also a lot of groove, such as in the album's opening melodious track "The Venom Inside." The dark and atmospheric "Impending Doom" is as far as Chimaira...

Enter Shikari - Enter Shikari, Common Dreads

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SOILWORK - SOILWORK Vocalist, Speed Strid, Reveals Solo Project

SOILWORK vocalist, Bjorn “Speed” Strid, has revealed that he is working on a solo project of diverse proportions. Read his announcement below:

“The tropical heat has just arrived to Sweden and things are starting to shape up. Two festivals coming up real soon, looking forward to that.

“Songwriting mania has just begun for both SOILWORK and another act I would like to introduce you to. I have just launched my solo project that so far remain nameless. I have somewhat of a clear picture in my head of how the music will sound like. This might come as a shock to some...

SKINDRED - SKINDRED: New Mini-Album Release Date, Artwork Unveiled

Welsh ragga-metallers SKINDRED will release their new mini-album, "Shark Bites and Dog Fights", on September 1 via Bieler Bros. Records. The record will contain seven songs, including "Stand For Something", "Who Are You?" and "Calling All Stations". It was produced by Matt LaPlant (SIKTH) at Bieler Bros. Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida.

Angel Of Metal conducted an interview with SKINDRED at the inaugural installment of the Hammerfest festival, which was held April 24-25 at at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, Wales, United Kingdom. Watch the chat below.

SKINDRED released "Electric Avenue", a cover of the classic EDDY GRANT song, through MySpace on January 12.

"Electric...

DOPE - DOPESTARS INC Ready to Release 21st Century Slave

After the brilliant EP 'Criminal Intents', the complete new studio album from the digital warriors is now finally released. And unlike the implication of the album title, DOPE STARS INC. aren¹t slaves of the technological world. They¹re loud, warlike, angry and political. They use the medium of cybertech but combine it with the fury of punk. They combine flimmering sequencers with aggressive guitars; distorted vocals with persistently infectious melodies. And they arise out of the sordid darknessof modern cities to live on the edge of the abyss. Shimmering outlaws of the virtual reality who fight the system by using its...

Metallica - Metallica Announces New Live DVD Details

"We're excited to document the upcoming show in Nimes on July 7 and want you to be a part of it! The French record company and www.wormee.com are giving you tickets and a chance to participate in the making of the DVD . . . winners will film the show and record a report from there, two minutes of which will appear as an extra in the final release.

"The contest is open to residents of France only (sorry!!) and runs through July 2 ending at 11:59 PM. There will be ten winners and you can check out all the details...

THE PRODIGY - BABELGUM GOES ON THE ROAD WITH THE PRODIGY

They’ve been shredding ears and searing strobes with their industrial-strength, euphoria-driven big beat for years. This month, independent web and mobile TV service Babelgum pays homage to THE PRODIGY with the screening of some exclusive documentary and live footage - providing a brilliantly unique insight into the rave renegades’ world…Shot on the road by Dugdale during the band’s explosive world tour earlier this year (celebrating triumphant fifth studio album, ‘Invaders Must Die’); the footage goes behind the scenes with Liam, Keith, Maxim and crew and reveals the high-jinks and odd-happenings of life in The Prodigy �" including shopping for fabrics....

ILL NINO - ILL NINO Guitarist Opens Tattoo Shop

ILL NINO guitarist Diego Verduzco has opened a tattoo shop in Canyon Country, California called Artifact Tattoo. More information is available on the poster below.

ILL NINO is once again seeking a new label home following the band's split with Cement Shoes Records, which released 2008's "Enigma". In a recent interview with Parce Musik, vocalist Cristian Machado stated, "We are changing labels yet once again . . . There is a couple of labels that we are looking at but we hopefully make a decision on the right one. Not like the decision we made on this last one....

TRIVIUM - TRIVIUM Bassist Interviewed At Sweden's METALTOWN Festival; Video Available

Loudfarmer conducted an interview with bassist Paolo Gregoletto of Florida metallers TRIVIUM earlier today (Saturday, June 27) at this year's edition of the Metaltown festival, which is being held June 27-28, 2009 at Frihamnen in Gothenburg, Sweden. Watch the five-minute chat below.

TRIVIUM's latest album, "Shogun", was released in North America on September 30, 2008 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was mixed in London by Colin Richardson (SLIPKNOT, MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, NAPALM DEATH), with Jeff Rose and Martin "Ginge" Ford assisting on engineering duties.