Archive for 'Metal News'
MORGANA LEFAY, TAD MOROSE Members Join Forces In INMORIA
5 September 2008INMORIA, the new Swedish project featuring Charles Rytkonen (MORGANA LEFAY) on vocals, Christer Andersson (TAD MOROSE) on guitar, Danne Eriksson (ex-TAD MOROSE) on keyboards, Henke Westin (BLAZING SKIES) on bass, and Peter Moren (TAD MOROSE, STEEL ATTACK) on drums, has completed work on a video for the song “Come Insanity”.
UFO Keyboardist Releases New PAUL RAYMOND PROJECT Album
5 September 2008UFO keyboardist Paul Raymond has just released a new rock album under the PAUL RAYMOND PROJECT banner.
TARJA TURUNEN Films ‘Enough’ Video
5 September 2008Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen reportedly shot footage for her new video, “Enough”, during a break on her recent South American tour.
GENE SIMMONS Talks About The KISS Business
5 September 2008Stacy Perman of BusinessWeek.com recently conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons.
VENOM: Japanese Cardboard-Sleeve Reissue Series Announced
5 September 2008On October 22, a two-album Japan-only cardboard sleeve reissue series from British black metal pioneers VENOM will be made available via Universal Music featuring the following LPs:
* “Welcome To Hell” (1981)
* “Black Metal” (1982)
Each cardboard sleeve reissue features the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD players).
AC/DC’s New Single ‘Rock ‘N Roll Train’ Storms Radio
5 September 2008AC/DC’s first new single in eight years, “Rock ‘N Roll Train”, is the first song to debut at No.
TODAY IS THE DAY’s STEVE AUSTIN Announces SUPERNOVA RECORDS’ New Direction
5 September 2008TODAY IS THE DAY frontman Steve Austin has issued the following statement about the future of SuperNova Records, the label he launched in 2006:
“As of September 15, 2008, SuperNova Records is changing its retail format.
SHADOWS FALL To Play Free Show For MTV Canada
5 September 2008Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL have issued the following update:
“We’re just about to head out on tour with AVENGED SEVENFOLD and while we’re in Canada we thought we would stop by MTV Canada and play a few songs for them to air.
LENG TCH’E To Tour Canada With KRISIUN, PAROXYSM
5 September 2008Belgian razorgrind warriors LENG TCH’E, who recently parted ways with vocalist Boris Cornelissen and replaced him with Serge Kasongo from southern Belgian band ACKROS, will team up with Brazilian death metallers KRISIUN and Quebec’s PAROXYSM for a tour of Canada in October/November.
SLASH On ‘Chinese Democracy’: ‘It’s A Great Statement By AXL’
5 September 2008VanityFair.de recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Slash.
ISTAPP: New Song Posted Online
5 September 2008Swedish black metal band ISTAPP has posted a new song entitled “Vinterriket” on its MySpace page.
METALLICA Deluxe Ticket Package Includes Copy Of ‘Death Magnetic’
5 September 2008The Pulse of Radio reports: METALLICA is offering a “Death Magnetic Experience” pre-sale ticket package between now and September 13, the official general on-sale date for tickets to the band’s upcoming North American tour.
IRON MAIDEN Drummer Performs With ‘Flashback’ In Florida; Video, Photos Available
5 September 2008IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain made a surprise appearance last Sunday night (August 31) with the “Flashback – the Classic Rock Experience”, a national arena tour which “delivers anew the hit music of the all-time greatest artists — JANIS JOPLIN, JIMI HENDRIX, THE DOORS, LED ZEPPELIN, PINK FLOYD and more — presented in a mind-boggling multi-media spectacle one must see to believe,” according to
DOWN: ‘Deluxe Edition’ Of ‘Over The Under’ Due In October
5 September 2008DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist), bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA), guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR), and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — will release a “deluxe edition” of its critically acclaimed third album, “Over the Under”, on October
DAGOBA: ‘Face The Colossus’ European Release Delayed
5 September 2008French metallers DAGOBA have pushed back the European release date of their third album, “Face the Colossus”, to October 10 from the previously announced September 29.
SINNER: New Song Available For Free Download
5 September 2008A new SINNER track, entitled “The Dog”, has been made available for download on the group’s MySpace page.
SHAMAN, VIPER, TRIBUZY Among DYNAMITE’s ‘Heavy Metal Album’ Nominees
5 September 2008SHAMAN, VIPER and TRIBUZY are among the artists that are nominated for this year’s Dynamite award in the “Heavy Metal Album” category.
FALL FROM GRACE To Release Debut In November
5 September 2008Seattle-based punk rockers FALL FROM GRACE have announced a November 4 release date for their debut album, “Sifting ThroughThe Wreckage”.
DUFF MCKAGAN: Don’t Call Me A Rock Star
5 September 2008VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N’ ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weeky column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com.
OSI Working On Third Album
5 September 2008OSI (OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE), the project featuring FATES WARNING guitarist Jim Matheos and ex-DREAM THEATER keyboardist Kevin Moore, has spent the past several months working on its third album.
BLACK SABBATH’s GEEZER BUTLER Slams ‘Hypocrite’ SARAH PALIN
5 September 2008Legendary heavy metal bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL) has issued the following update:
“Thank you all who came to see the Metal Masters tour.
GUNS N’ ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Signs With DEEP/BCD MUSIC GROUP
5 September 2008DEEP/BCD Music Group has announced the signing of GUNS N’ ROSES lead guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal.
W.A.S.P., LITA FORD Members Announce RUN21 Reunion Shows
5 September 2008Resulting from an impromptu jam session which reunited former RUN21 bandmates, drummer Stet Howland (LITA FORD, W.A.S.P., TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY, THE NEW KINGS), guitarist Doug Blair (W.A.S.P., SIGNAL TO NOISE) and bassist Jimmy Carter at a recent New England rock showcase where Doug’s band SIGNAL TO NOISE performed alongside Stet and Jimmy’s band THE NEW KINGS, the trio has decided — due to popular
SCOTT WEILAND: More Solo Album Details Revealed; Tour Dates Announced
5 September 2008Following the success of his red-hot reunion tour with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, Scott Weiland has announced the release of his highly-anticipated sophomore album, “Happy In Galoshes”, out November 18, 2008 via the artist’s label Softdrive Records and distributed by New West Records/ RED/ Sony.
CYNIC Guitarist/Vocalist Explains ‘Traced In Air’ Album Art
5 September 2008Reunited progressive metallers CYNIC — whose 1993 album “Focus” is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal — will release their new album, “Traced In Air” on October 28 via Season of Mist Records (one day earlier internationally).
