FATES WARNING guitarist Jim Matheos has completed work on "Halo Effect", an experimental guitar album. The effort will be available February 17 via Burning Shed. Says Matheos: "This is a guitar album. There are no keyboards or sound effects on this recording. All the sounds were created by an acoustic guitar ...

Heavy Metal Artwork conducted an interview with Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL before their November 3, 2013 concert at Roundhouse in London, England as the support act for PARADISE LOST. You can now watch the chat below. LACUNA COIL will release its new studio album, "Broken Crown Halo", in North America ...

Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL will release their new studio album, "Broken Crown Halo", in North America on April 1 (one day earlier internationally) via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded Italy by producer Jay Baumgardner (P.O.D., SEVENDUST, EVANESCENCE, PAPA ROACH) and engineer Kyle Hoffmann (P.O.D., BUSH, ZEBRAHEAD). The ...

Burn Halo are streaming the lead single to their new album, of which release details are still forthcoming. The California-based heavy rock group are fronted by former Eighteen Visions singer James Hart. "Wolves Of War" can be heard below on Soundcloud. This news tip was found at AltPress.com.

Ane Brun's cover of Beyoncé's "Halo" burns the power ballad down to its essence Brun who hails from Norway has spent her career merging classical singing with Seventies AM pop – and on "Halo" off her Rarities compilation she strips the hit of all its flourishes to reveal the delicate core ...

AFTERSHOK has released a new single, "Metal Xmas", on Auburn Records, available for download via iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby and other digital outlets. The lyric video for the song can be viewed below. "As part of the Auburn Records family, Bill Peters (Auburn Records president) has consistently asked us to ...

Burn Halo, the California-based hard rock group featuring former Eighteen Visions frontman James Hart, have officially completed their third studio album and sent it off for mastering. According to Hart, it'll be more of a throwback to his 18V days, citing "metal riffs, pissed off lyrics, aggressive vocals and a few ...

It’s hard to believe, but for seven years now Hard Rock Hell has marked a unique moment in the rock and metal year. For many of the bands, their winter tours are winding down and they have a few weeks away from their next project. For many of the office ...

Award-winning Finnish heavy metal powerhouse CHILDREN OF BODOM will make their triumphant, headlining return to North America with a six week “Halo Of Blood Over North America” tour sponsored by ESP Guitars.  The second trek supporting COB’s new album Halo of Blood kicks off on February 14th, 2014 in Canada’s Quebec City, Québec, hits eight ...

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: title, "Horns And Halos", makes me think of those old cartoons where the character's got the devil on one shoulder and an angel on ...