Posted by Chris Annunziata on May 29, 2019
Back in April, Demons & Wizards, the side project of Iced Earth frontman Jon Schaffer and Blind Guardian singer Hansi Kürsch, announced their 2019 Summer North American tour and now they’ve revealed their touring lineup, which consists of many well known musicians. * Hansi Kürsch (BLIND GUARDIAN) – Lead Vocals * Jon Schaffer (ICED EARTH) – Guitar […]
Posted by Matt Brown on January 16, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Things still haven’t quite taken off yet in the debut department here at MBN, but here’s a fun tidbit you may have heard about from another news source: the top album on the […]
Posted by Matt Brown on January 9, 2019
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Hi all, and welcome back. There’s one debut this week, but that’s really it. Late December/early January is historically a sparse time for album releases. So make sure you check out Mr. Fehl’s New & Noteworthy […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on December 21, 2018
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Fortunately for me December makes for short work, because that cold I mentioned getting over last week turned into the flu. So my week has been fantastic. Now this week brings us […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 13, 2017
While we continue to mourn the sudden loss of Nevermore/Sanctuary frontman Warrel Dane, who passed away earlier this morning from an alleged heart attack, Sanctuary shared their thoughts via Facebook: “Today I wake up to the news that Warrel Dane has died. I don’t even know what to say. My friend, brother and musical companion […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on October 22, 2014
You can count the number of big breakout rock and metal successes of the last five years on one hand (more about that here), and Volbeat is certainly one of them. Both their current album, 2013’s Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies and their last, Beyond Hell/Above Heaven, have sold over 200,000 copies and are still going strong, […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on July 15, 2014
In a highly unfortunate turn of events, Florida veteran metallers Iced Earth had to cancel their 2014 summer touring plans for their Worldwide Plagues Tour due to an ever increasing problem with guitarist Jon Schaffer’s neck. The procedure was originally scheduled to take place in September, after the tour, but the issue became so problematic […]
Posted by Richard Bailey on April 29, 2014
Given the quality of most fan-shot footage, we cringed when we read that there was fan-shot footage from an Iced Earth show. However, the recording is actually really good. Jon Schaffer shreds, like he always does, with a fierce precision. Stu Block really does well to deliver a gritty vocal and hits those really high […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on December 30, 2013
You don’t have to wait until January 21st to hear the new Iced Earth album, Plagues of Babylon. In fact, you can hear the entire album below, courtesy of Spotify. Plagues, the band’s 11th studio album, is the second one featuring onetime Into Eternity vocalist Stu Block. You’ve previously gotten a chance to hear both the title […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on December 6, 2013
With a new album, Plagues of Babylon, coming out next month, Iced Earth mastermind Jon Schaffer took a few minutes from the band’s current tour with Volbeat to offer up a video teaser for the band’s new album. They’ll be touring Europe starting early next year, and hitting North America with Sabaton and Revamp in […]
