Ex IRON MAIDEN Blaze Bayley played last night at the famous Whiskey a Go Go on May 2, 2019 and joining him on stage for the encore a version of the Iron Maiden song “Man on the Edge” Ex ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin.
Watch the Performance and Interview at this location.
Jimmy Kay From Canada’s The Metal Voice recently spoke to bassist Frank Bello (ANTHRAX, ALTITUDES & ATTITUDES). Bello talked about his new Debut Full length album with Altitudes and Attitude Album called Get It Out (release Jan 18 2019 Megaforce) which he collaborates with Megadeth‘s David Ellefson, being inducted into the Hall of Heavy Metal History on January 23 2019, as well what stage Anthrax is at writing their new album. Plus NEW Ellelfson Coffee Brand called Altitudes & Attitude.
Watch the interview here:
When asked about the new Altitudes and Attitudes new album Get it out
“We’ve worked on this thing so much and so hard. We have been getting the feedback from people and it’s really exciting to hear that people are digging the songs they’ve heard so far, we couldn’t be happier. Everybody knows this is a heavy rock record it’s not a metal record, we just wanted to put out good songs and have fun with it.”
When asked about the inspiration of the lyrics on the album
“I don’t try to be somebody I am not. I just feed off my life experiences and I find it like a therapy that I need to Get It Out hence the name of the record. I really felt like I had to get a lot of things out of me lyrically. Song wise there is a lot of passion in there I’ve had anger issues forever and it’s from growing up. My dad left my family of 5 when I was 10 years old he left us with no money and I grew up poor. I’m hoping I can connect to those people that have had the same hardships in their lives as me and hopefully they could rise above it all like i did. It’s really important to me is to pass the torch. Different kinds of topics on this album like losing my brother who was murdered when he was 23 years old at the prime of life and that obviously had a lot a big effect on me and my family. There’s a lot of my life experiences in this record so it’s just things that I needed to express.”
When asked about singing on the alum
“The only reason why I wanted to sing on this record was because it was just easier to create the songs the way I wanted them to come across. I’ve been studying singing with Melissa Cross for quite a while now in New York and she’s teaching me the whole thing of breathing and all that stuff I didn’t realize the dedication you needed to be a singer and I really appreciate it.”
When asked about his upcoming inducted into the Hall of Heavy Metal History on January 23 2019
“It’s pretty awesome at the end of the day I have been doing this for a long time and then to have a group of people acknowledge what I have done it’s humbling, it’s a great thing and I’m really honoured and I’m really grateful for it.”
When asked if Gene Simmons would be upset over the cover of the Anthrax new live album which looks like the Kiss Rock and Roll All Over
“Well we’re friends, kiss long-time fans plus we got Genes approval. ”
When asked about the new Anthrax album and what stage they are at
“In terms of Anthrax’s new album everybody has their own collection of ideas. Scott ,Charlie and I will get together in two and a half weeks and we will start going through the ideas and we will start putting something together. We start right at NAMM (Jan 24-27) week. We will be getting together as Anthrax and writing songs. I am very excited to see what we will come up with. We have lots of good energy right now and this is good for a new record because it’s an angry place and I could you just feel it. I’m very excited to see what we come up with because I don’t know quite yet what it will sound like. We’re just going to bounce ideas off of each other and I’m sure every body’s going to bring it but I do know there will be angry and it’s going to be intense.”
METALHEADS FOREVER, one of the biggest metal entities out there (having today more than 151000 members) and Alpha Omega‘s partner since February 2018, have posted online their June 2018 issue, featured by Alpha Omega’s PHENOMY interview, alongside ANTHRAX, AT THE GATES, AMORPHIS and many more!
Read the PHENOMY interview here.
To read all the interviews and the whole METALHEADS FOREVER June 2018 issue, go here and get more information at this location.
Just recently PHENOMY released their new video “Sacrifice (Live at i8 Production Studios)”, taken from their latest album “Threaten World Order” (out March 2018). Watch the video here:
Next PHENOMY shows:
July 6-7 – Metalhead Meeting 2018 – Arenele Romane – Bucharest, Romania
August 2 – Wachen Open Air 2018 – Germany
September 7 – Beirut Metal Fest – Beirut, Lebanon
Lebanese metal band PHENOMY was formed by Loïc El Haddad and Rudy Bejjani in 2014. The band’s sound is a mixture of Thrash/Groove metal with Melodies, breakdowns and tribal/ethnic rhythms. Only three month after its formation, PHENOMY performed in several local gigs and in the Persian Metal and Rock Festival in Cannakale/Troya city in Turkey alongside big names like Orphaned Land. Later on, PHENOMY released their debut album “Once And For All” and received good feedbacks from magazines and webzines, before signing a distribution deal with Via Nocturna in 2017. In Summer 2017 PHENOMY toured with Repay the eastern European countries (Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria). Furthermore the band supported GRAVE in Lebanon in October 2017. The band released their second album “Threaten World Order” on March 2018.
More information at:
BAND: https://www.facebook.com/PhenomyOfficial | https://www.phenomy.net
MANAGEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAlphaOmegaManagement | https://alphaomega-management.com
Photo by Martin Hausler
Having made some of the most brutally aggressive music ever created, being one of four bands that defined an entire musical genre and the band other heavy acts are measured against and aspire to… after nearly 37 years, having released 12 studio albums, multiple live recordings, compilations, live video and box sets, playing nearly 3000 concerts across the globe, receiving countless awards including five Grammy nominations and two Grammy Awards, Gold certifications and other accolades… having its own exhibit in the Smithsonian Institute, gracing hundreds of magazine covers and experiencing the devastating loss of a founding brother, the age of SLAYER, one of the greatest and most legendary bands of all time, is coming to an end.
At 9.00am GMT next Friday 18th May, tickets go on general sale for the UK leg of the final run over at https://www.livenation.co.uk/artist/slayer-tickets and for Germany on Thursday, May 17th at 10 CEST at www.myticket.de/slayer-tickets-248.html.
The band’s Slaytanic Wehrmacht fan club and O2 presales commence at 9.00am UK time on Wednesday 16th May and Live Nation’s pre-sales begins at 10.00am UK time Thursday 17th May.
A very limited number of SLAYER VIP packages will also be available over at www.slayer.net.
Watch out the brand new tour trailer, here:
SLAYER
w/ LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX, OBITUARY
01.11. IRL Dublin – 3Arena
03.11. UK London – Wembley Arena
05.11. UK Cardiff – Motorpoint Arena
07.11. UK Birmingham – BCA
09.11. UK Manchester – Arena
10.11. UK Newcastle – Metro Radio Arena
12.11. UK Glasgow – The Hydro SSE
14.11. D Dortmund – Westfalenhalle
15.11. NL Zwolle – IJsselhallen
17.11. E Madrid – Palacio Vistalegre
18.11. E Barcelona – Palau Sant Jordi
20.11. I Milan – Mediolanum Forum
21.11. CH Zurich – Halle 622
23.11. A Vienna – Stadthalle
24.11. D Freiburg – SICK-ARENA
26.11. D Hamburg – Barclaycard Arena
27.11. PL Lodz – Atlas Arena
29.11. D Munich – Olympiahalle
30.11. D Erfurt – Messehalle
02.12. D Berlin – Mercedes-Benz Arena
03.12. DK Copenhagen – Royal Arena
05.12. S Stockholm – Hovet
06.12. N Oslo – Spektrum
08.12. FIN Helsinki – Helsingin Jäähalli
Pre-order SLAYER‘s »Repentless« 6,66″ vinyl box set (release: June 6), here:
www.nuclearblast.de/270373 (golden vinyl – exclusive!)
www.nuclearblast.de/270372 (red vinyl)
www.nuclearblast.de/270371 (black vinyl)
Also check out the special version’s unboxing video, here:
Watch »SLAYER Looks Back On 37 Years«!
Part I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJe1A5M4t3o
Part II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsliP7optgE
More SLAYER dates:
w/ LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX, BEHEMOTH, TESTAMENT
10.05. USA San Diego, CA – Valley View Casino Center *SOLD OUT*
11.05. USA Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre *SOLD OUT*
13.05. USA Sacramento, CA – Papa Murphy’s Park *SOLD OUT*
16.05. CDN Vancouver, BC – Pacific Coliseum *SOLD OUT*
17.05. CDN Penticton, BC – South Okanagan Events Centre
19.05. CDN Calgary, AB – Big Four *SOLD OUT*
20.05. CDN Edmonton, AB – Shaw Conference Centre *SOLD OUT*
22.05. CDN Winnipeg, MB – Bell MTS Place
24.05. USA Minneapolis, MN – Armory *SOLD OUT*
25.05. USA Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
27.05. USA Detroit, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill *SOLD OUT*
29.05. CDN Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage *SOLD OUT*
30.05. CDN Laval, QC – Place Bell *SOLD OUT*
01.06. USA Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun *SOLD OUT*
02.06. USA Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
04.06. USA Reading, PA – Santander Arena *SOLD OUT*
06.06. USA Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
07.06. USA Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
09.06. USA Pittsburgh, PA – KeyBank Pavilion
10.06. USA Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
12.06. USA Virginia Beach, VA – VUHL Amphitheater
14.06. USA Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
15.06. USA Orlando, FL – Amphitheater
17.06. USA Houston, TX – Smart Financial Centre *SOLD OUT*
19.06. USA Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory *SOLD OUT*
20.06. USA Austin, TX – Austin360 Amphitheater
21. – 24.06. IS Reykjavík – Secret Solstice Festival
w/ LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT, NAPALM DEATH
26.07. USA Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
27.07. USA Bangor, ME – Impact Music Festival
29.07. USA Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
31.07. USA Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
01.08. USA Albany, NY – Times Union Center
03.08. USA Darien Lake, NY – Performing Arts Center
04.08. USA Syracuse, NY – Lakeview Amphitheater
06.08. CDN London, ON – Budweiser Gardens
07.08. USA Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
09.08. USA St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
10.08. USA Atlanta, GA – Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
12.08. USA Nashville, TN – Municipal Auditorium
13.08. USA Rogers, AR – Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
15.08. USA San Antonio, TX – Freeman Coliseum
16.08. USA Oklahoma City, OK – The Zoo Amphitheatre
18.08. USA Denver, CO – Fiddler‘s Green Amphitheatre
19.08. USA Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
21.08. USA Boise, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
23.08. USA Portland, OR – Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
26.08. USA San Jose, CA – SAP Center
SLAYER‘s Farewell Tour is starting this week, on May 10th, with LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX and the mighty TESTAMENT with the fretless guru STEVE DI GIORGIO driving the lowend loaded with EBS Professional Bass Equipment, Ibanez Guitars, Jim Dunlop Guitar Products, JH Audio, Nordstrand Audio, Tech 21 NYC, Darkglass Electronics. Guitar tech duties will be handled, as always, by Carlos Gunn. On the 1st Leg there will be also BEHEMOTH! and on the 2nd leg NAPALM DEATH hitting the road !!!!
See all the TESTAMENT tour dates in the flyer above.
Commented Steve:
“Big summer tour ahead! Come out and see us Testament and a lot of other big metal bands. Slayer farewell to retirement tour legs 1 & 2 plus side shows with Anthrax and a quick trip to Europe for a few festivals. The whole summer is full of metal! Come and let’s make this huge as it must be !!! Thanks to the awesome Bernardo Gosaric for the graphic and always supporting team #lowend!!”
Log on to http://www.slayer.net for this and all ticket purchasing info.
Watch a teaser video here.
Please Note, STEVE DI GIORGIO is available for studio sessions. For further information, please contact via email: alexalphaomega@gmail.com – robertoalphaomega@gmail.com.
Steve Di Giorgio – Sponsored by:
EBS Professional Bass Equipment
Ibanez Guitars
Jim Dunlop Guitar Products
Nordstrand Audio
Chad Erickson
JH Audio
Scott Dixon Inc
Tech 21 NYC
Shure
The fretless guru, STEVE DI GIORGIO doesn’t need any longer introductions, as he is widely renowned as a pioneer on the fretless bass in heavy metal music, being the bassist of TESTAMENT, DEATH and SADUS, among others. Within his genre, STEVE DI GIORGIO is respected for his playing skills, versatility and incredible technique. He has more than 40 studio album recordings and over 20 years of touring the world.
Watch Steve Di Giorgio LowDown: Bass Playthrough | Terra Odium – Crawling:
More information at:
STEVE DI GIORGIO: http://www.stevedigiorgio.com – http://www.testamentlegions.com
MANAGEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAlphaOmegaManagement
ANTHRAX‘s long-awaited live-in-concert DVD “Kings Among Scotland” is just a week away from its April 27 release date. After presenting two trailers over the past few days, it’s time to unveil another musical excerpt of the package today. Watch ‘Indians’ now, here:
Pre-order »Kings Among Scotland« in various formats, here:
http://nblast.de/AnthraxKingsScotland
More on: »Kings Among Scotland«:
‘Caught In A Mosh’ OFFICIAL LIVE CLIP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgP6liQOozk
Charlie Benante on planning and shooting the concert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyDyBETt33M
Paul M. Green on filming the concert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dI7_NX0QEU
The two-hour »Kings Among Scotland« DVD/Blu-ray/live album was filmed on February 15th, 2017 at the band’s sold-out concert at Glasgow‘s historic venue the Barrowland Ballroom. The disc incorporates the band’s entire live show which included »Among The Living« performed in full, plus gems like ‘Madhouse’ and ‘Breathing Lightning’. The DVD/Blu-ray version also features interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and other B-roll shot on the band’s tour bus, backstage, in hotels and elsewhere, plus a “gear rundown” from each of the band members.
»Kings Among Scotland« was produced, directed, filmed and edited for Film24Productions by Paul M. Green (OPETH, THE DAMNED, THE LEVELLERS), with the sound mixed by ANTHRAX studio producer Jay Ruston.
ANTHRAX live:
w/ SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, BEHEMOTH, TESTAMENT
10.05. USA San Diego, CA – Valley View Casino Center *SOLD OUT*
11.05. USA Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre *SOLD OUT*
12.05. USA Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl*
13.05. USA Sacramento, CA – Papa Murphy’s Park *SOLD OUT*
16.05. CDN Vancouver, BC – Pacific Coliseum *SOLD OUT*
17.05. CDN Penticton, BC – South Okanagan Events Centre
18.05. CDN Cranbrook, BC – Western Financial Place*
19.05. CDN Calgary, AB – Big Four *SOLD OUT*
20.05. CDN Edmonton, AB – Shaw Conference Centre *SOLD OUT*
22.05. CDN Winnipeg, MB – Bell MTS Place
23.05. USA Fargo, ND – Sanctuary Events Center*
24.05. USA Minneapolis, MN – Armory *SOLD OUT*
25.05. USA Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
26.05. USA Ft. Wayne, IN – Clyde Theatre*
27.05. USA Detroit, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill *SOLD OUT*
29.05. CDN Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage *SOLD OUT*
30.05. CDN Laval, QC – Place Bell *SOLD OUT*
01.06. USA Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun *SOLD OUT*
02.06. USA Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
04.06. USA Reading, PA – Santander Arena *SOLD OUT*
06.06. USA Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
07.06. USA Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
08.06. USA Knoxville, TN – The International*
09.06. USA Pittsburgh, PA – KeyBank Pavilion
10.06. USA Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
12.06. USA Virginia Beach, VA – VUHL Amphitheater
13.06. USA Savannah, GA – Stage On Bay*
14.06. USA Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
15.06. USA Orlando, FL – Amphitheater
17.06. USA Houston, TX – Smart Financial Centre *SOLD OUT*
18.06. USA New Orleans, LA – House of Blues*
19.06. USA Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory *SOLD OUT*
20.06. USA Austin, TX – Austin360 Amphitheater
*ANTHRAX & TESTAMENT only
w/ SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, TESTAMENT, NAPALM DEATH
26.07. USA Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
27.07. USA Bangor, ME – Impact Music Festival
29.07. USA Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
31.07. USA Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
01.08. USA Albany, NY – Times Union Center
03.08. USA Darien Lake, NY – Performing Arts Center
04.08. USA Syracuse, NY – Lakeview Amphitheater
06.08. CDN London, ON – Budweiser Gardens
07.08. USA Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
09.08. USA St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
10.08. USA Atlanta, GA – Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
12.08. USA Nashville, TN – Municipal Auditorium
13.08. USA Rogers, AR – Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
15.08. USA San Antonio, TX – Freeman Coliseum
16.08. USA Oklahoma City, OK – The Zoo Amphitheatre
18.08. USA Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
19.08. USA Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
21.08. USA Boise, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
23.08. USA Portland, OR – Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
24.08. USA Auburn, WA – Pain in the Grass
26.08. USA San Jose, CA – SAP Center
Metal Shock Finland (World Assault ) 