Heavy-Metal News

" Brave New World " is the 12th studio album by British heavy metal artists, Iron Maiden .

Shot in just seven days for a measly $100,000, the 1987 Canadian heavy-metal horror classic Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare seems to have had the bulk of its budget earmarked for star Jon Mikl Thor 's hairspray, mascara and body oil requirements.

Back around May 2011, Rob Halford and his bandmates in Judas Priest announced it was undertaking its final world tour.

WHILE Enter Shikari's recent tour took the band to more intimate venues, including the Forum in Hatfield, the St Albans quartet will still be hitting the UK festival circuit like a sledgehammer this summer.

It was listening to 747 Strangers In The Night playing on the radio many years ago that introduced me to the world of headbanging, raucous guitars, long hair and general musical mayhem, and it was a world I loved.

And that's where the Swedish progressive death metal band has spent the lion's share of time since, touring North America, Europe, South America, Japan, Turkey and India.

Comprised of veteran bass player Mat Sinner and former Gamma Ray frontman Ralph Scheepers and some top-notch German players, these guys established themselves quickly in the Metal world with their strait up Power Metal onslaught.

The National Symphony Orchestra Pops will present three performances of The Wizard and I: The Musical Journey of Stephen Schwartz tonight, May 16-18 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

Now in its ninth year, Waterfront Blues , "Metro Toronto's only genuine blues festival," is bringing the best in Canadian and international blues to the Beach.

Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy senior Emily Macomber, 17, has earned international recognition for research stemming from an internship at Harvard Medical School.

But from a track list standpoint, their latest, , is their most extensive, with at least one cut from all of the Priest albums that Rob Halford sang on.

Imagine getting college credit for studying Metallica and Iron Maiden and playing metal gigs.

On May 20, Albuquerque's The Gasworks , in conjunction with Joe Angel Productions , presents Monday Meltdown Metal Fest.

"Inside the Electric Circus" is the 3rd studio album by American heavy metal band, W.A.S.P. It was released in 1986 on Capitol Records and produced by Blackie Lawless.

Your eyeballs may need earplugs. Today's publication of Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal is bound to excite headbangers of every persuasion.

Five Finger Death Punch is set to release "Lift Me Up," the first single from their upcoming fourth studio effort, which features vocals from Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford .

In advance of its May 28 release on DVD and Blu-ray, Judas Priest 's new concert film, Epitaph , will be given a premiere, one-night-only screening tonight in New York City, and will be shown in several more U.S. locations on Wednesday.

People with higher levels of cadmium in their urine - evidence of chronic exposure to the heavy metal found in industrial emissions and tobacco smoke - appear to be nearly 3.5 times more likely to die of liver disease than those with lower levels, according to a study by Johns Hopkins scientists.

Key Features : Braided cable; Single-button remote; 20 - 20,000 Hz claimed frequency response; Carry case; 3 sets of rubber tips Like having a giant entourage or playing Wembley Stadium, having your own headphone range is a must for today's giant music acts.

Plans to launch Iron Maiden 's own brand of beer in Sweden have suffered a setback amid concerns the drink's label violates the nation's strict alcohol laws.