Death Angel & Forbidden Tour Manager Attacked by 'Thugs'!

Filipino-American Trashers Death Angel are currently on the road with Anthrax and Testament. After the show in Denver, Colorado on Wednesday, October 19th, tour manager Dane Wolf was viciously attacked by a group of "thugs" and as a result now has a cracked skull and other serious injuries. Here is a statement from Forbidden, from whom Wolf works for as tour manager and guitar tech.

"Calling ALL Forbidden fans. Our guitar tech/tour manager and friend, Dane Wolf, was attacked by a group of thugs after the Death Angel/Testament/Anthrax show in Denver on Wednesday night.

"Dane has a cracked skull and other serious injuries. He was working Death Angel and had to drop off of the tour. We need your help to cover his hospital expenses. Please donate whatever you can. It all helps!"

Here is a message from Dane:

"The doctor's appt. went well today, and I have been deemed travel ready and will be finishing my recovery with my Mother who has been worried sick, and kitty cat in Saint Louis! I leave on my first flight in a few hours.

"My brain IS there, and looks alright :-) stitches come out in another week, chicks dig scars, right? I am trying a different pain medication to see if it can reduce side effects, as I am still battling major headaches as my fractures heal and the swelling subsides. I will be meeting with a specialist in Saint Louis to determine if I will require surgery to repair my orbital socket, fingers crossed.

"None of these options would have been available without your help, I am so grateful to spend the rest of my recovery with Mom, because we all know that no one takes care of you like mom does.

"The many positive actions this week so far out-way the negative in my mind, that I can't help but look forward to getting healed and paying it back to others. I will be back in The Bay with all you crazy fuckers when I'm fully Dane again, and back out on the road with my brothers and sisters when duty calls. Thanks to my Uncle Brad, cousin Brandon, doctors, nurses, police, and friends in Denver for watching over me :-) I will welcome seeing my Saint Louis friends as soon as my body tells me I'm ready to do so, as I will be strictly following doctor's orders to give it the full opportunity to rest and recover as I have been.

Thank you all, so much, once again."

Much Love,

Dane

We wish Dane and his family the best of luck during this hard times, and ask everyone of you to help Dane out by clicking here!

Dir En Grey Launch "Biggest Fan" Video Contest!

Japan's Dir En Grey are considered one of the most successful bands to ever come from Asia. Originally a visual kei band, the band has always offered numerous stylistic changes throughout the years and have made the genre of their music difficult to determine. Obsessed with Dir En Grey? Now you can win tickets to see the Dir En Grey show of your choice. Here are the details:

- Show or tell DEG via video why you should be the winner of (2) tickets to Dir En Grey's upcoming national tour. NOTE: The length of the video should be 3 minutes or less.

- This is your chance to show us the DEG shrine in your basement, your over-the-top fan makeup or your best DEG karaoke rendition. Be creative!

- Upload your video to YouTube and post the link to "The End Record's" Facebook tab "DEG Video Contest" (Link Below).

- The winner will be chosen on November 21, 2011. The winner will win (2) tickets to Dir En Grey's winter tour.





Related links:
Click to Enter the contest via The End Records' Facebook page
Dir En Grey

Death Metal Legends Obituary Announce East Coast Tour!

Legendary Florida Death Metallers Obituary, will embark on a short East Coast trek this November alongside Denial Fiend! The mini-tour will be fired up on November 12 in Tampa, Florida and will be extinguished on November 20 in Charlotte, North Carolina. For this tour, the band will be joined by bassist Terry Butler (Death, Six Feet Under, Massacre). This is what guitarist Trevor Peres had to say about this exciting news.

"We are gonna rip out some old songs that we haven't played in ages during these shows!"

Obituary is currently writing the follow up to their "Darkest Day" full-length, released in 2009 via Candlelight Records. "Our goal is to be in the studio by January or February and to release the album in May or June of 2012," says Peres. "Of course, the album will be followed up by a ton of tour dates. We will start out in Europe with the Summer festival circuit, followed by a proper European tour package and then do a full North American tour in the Fall of 2012."

Additionally, the band is working on a new website that will allow fans a more interactive Obituary experience. "We'll be able to have more direct, real-time communications with our fans through our website utilizing audio, video, chat rooms etc. We're working on making these features function on our website, but as soon as we are ready to go live we will make an announcement."

OBITUARY - East Coast Possession Tour 2011" with Denial Fiend:

- 11/12/2011 The Brass Mug: Tampa, FL
- 11/14/2011 Sirens: St. Augustine, FL
- 11/15/2011 C Level: Panama City, FL
- 11/17/2011 Championship Sports Bar & Grill: Trenton, NJ
- 11/18/2011 42nd Street Rock House: Greensburg (Pittsburgh), PA
- 11/19/2011 Santos Party House: New York, NY
- 11/20/2011 The Casbah/Tremont Music Hall: Charlotte, NC

Related links:
Official Site of Obituary
Obituary on Facebook
Follow Obituary on Twitter
Obituary on MySpace

Metal Hammer Magazine Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Tribute to Metallica's Cliff Burton!

Metal Hammer magazine is a lethal asset within Heavy Music media. For the last 25 years, they have been hard at work in order to present the fans a magazine that encompasses both mainstream and underground acts within the spectrum of Heavy Music. Today, Metal Hammer Magazine is the best selling Heavy Metal magazine in the United Kingdom, currently outselling Kerrang! and NME! And the German version of Metal Hammer magazine has been the market leader since it was launched in 1984.

We want to congratulate Metal Hammer on their 25th anniversary, and would also like to thank them in behalf of the Heavy Music community for all the hard work! Most importantly, we want to thank them for keeping the Heavy Music torch alive and well!

The 25th anniversary edition features:

- The magazines biggest issue ever features a massive 164 pages of Heavy fucking Metal and a brand-new look!

- To celebrate, they are paying tribute to Metallica bassist Cliff Burton who was tragically killed the year the magazine was born (1984).

- It includes new interviews with his Cliff Burton's friends and comrades from Anthrax, Megadeth and Faith No More amongst others.

- Additionally, this special edition of Metal Hammer includes a free Machine Head vinyl!


Metal Hammer - What's in issue 224?! on MUZU.TV

Related links:
Metal Hammer UK
Metal Hammer Germany

Biff Byford Discusses the Formation & Evolution of Saxon + NEW Album 'Call To Arms'!

Ever since British Heavy Metal band Saxon joined the musical spectrum in 1976, they have continuously been working on their craft by delivering the masses their signature style of Metal without ever losing grip of were they come from. Formed in the small town of Barnsley, Yorkshire (England), they are one of the bands to blame for the rise of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal! With 19 Studio Albums under their Metallic belt, which are prove of the bands perseverance, Saxon are definitely one of the most underrated bands in Heavy Music history.

Saxon recently released their NEW studio album entitled "Call To Arms" via UDR/Militia Guard Music. For this album the band consciously decided to return to their musical roots by including elements of Blues and Punk Rock in a very organic way. Additionally, the band decided to adopt a production process in which "less is more", rather than cutting, splicing and adding a massive amount of effects to every single part of a song within Pro Tools.

Recently, we had the chance to chat with Saxon's front-man and founder Biff Byford about the formation and evolution of Saxon, and of course about the bands NEW album "Call To Arms". Here is what went down!



Saxon is:

- Biff Byford
- Paul Quinn
- Doug Scarratt
- Nibbs Carter
- Nigel Glockler

Saxon's Discography:

- Saxon (1979)
- Wheels of Steel (1980)
- Strong Arm of the Law (1980)
- Denim and Leather (1981)
- Power & the Glory (1983)
- Crusader (1984)
- Innocence Is No Excuse (1985)
- Rock the Nations (1986)
- Destiny (1988)
- Solid Ball of Rock (1990)
- Forever Free (1992)
- Dogs of War (1995)
- Unleash the Beast (1997)
- Metalhead (1999)
- Killing Ground (2001)
- Lionheart (2004)
- The Inner Sanctum (2007)
- Into the Labyrinth (2009)
- Call to Arms (2011)

Facts about Saxon:

- They had 8 UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including 4 UK Top 10 albums. They also had numerous singles in the Top 20 singles chart.

- Between 1980 and 1987, Saxon established themselves as one of biggest Metal bands in Europe. They also had success in Japan and in the USA. Actually, In Japan, the single "Motorcycle Man" stayed in the charts for over 5 months.

- Saxon have sold more than 13 million albums worldwide and heavily influenced bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Sodom and Running Wild.

- They are renowned for their live act and are considered one of the finest live performers of the Metal genre.

Related links:
Official Site of Saxon