MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has posted the second of four tour blogs on the Sick Drummer Magazine web site from the band's current "Endgame" U.S. tour. The blogs will talk about life on the road for Shawn and the kinds of things he deals with. The second post covers week two of the ...
Fan-filmed video footage of DYING FETUS' November 28, 2009 performance at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City can be viewed below (courtesy of "loginkill"). DYING FETUS is currently taking part in a North American co-headlining tour with THE FACELESS. Dubbed "The Planetary Depravity Tour", the trek also includes BENEATH THE MASSACRE, VITAL REMAINS, ANNOTATIONS ...
JACKYL has just released a new single, "My Moonshine Kicks Your Cocaine's Ass", via Mighty Loud/Fontana as a preview of the band's forthcoming studio album, due in 2010. Check out an audio sample at Amazon.com. Upcoming JACKYL shows: Dec. 02 - Pittsburgh, PA - Altar Bar Dec. 03 - Columbus, OH - Screamin' ...
Cathy A. Campagna of The Aquarian Weekly recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford. An excerpt from the chat follows below. The Aquarian Weekly: The [Metal God Apparel] illustrations are wonderful, how did that develop? Did you sit down and go over the concepts with an artist? Halford: Well, all ...
Legendary singer/songwriter Paul Rodgers (FREE, BAD COMPANY, THE FIRM, QUEEN) received an Honourary Doctorate of Letters degree from his hometown university in Middlesbrough England on Friday, November 27. Video footage of the event can be viewed below (courtesy of Teesside University). Said Rodgers: "Having spent the day amongst the welcoming people of ...
Gareth Murdock, Ian Wilson and Christopher Bowes of the Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM were recently interviewed on the "Black Night Meditations" show on the WSCA 106.1 FM radio station. The entire 37-minute discussion is now available for streaming using the audio player below. WSCA 106.1 FM is a non-commercial radio station broadcasting from Portsmouth, ...
Southern Florida's NONPOINT will release an acoustic digital EP, "Cut The Cord", on December 8 via its own 954 Records in partnership with Rocket Science Ventures / RED / Sony. The five-song effort features acoustic renditions of NONPOINT classics "What A Day", "Circles", "Rabia", "Victim" and "Your Signs". The EP is now available for streaming ...
Two-time Grammy-winning rock band LINKIN PARK has announced a December 3 release date for "LPU9: Demos", a special rarities album available with a membership to the band's fan club, the Linkin Park Underground. The album and membership package can be purchased together at www.lpunderground.com and at select Best Buy locations and includes a t-shirt, patch, ...
Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) joined the Los Angeles all-star band CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS — featuring guitarist Jeff Kollman (COSMOSQUAD, GLENN HUGHES), bassist Kevin Chown (UNCLE CRACKER, TED NUGENT), and keyboardist Ed Roth (GLENN HUGHES, RONNIE MONTROSE) — for their appearance at the Gakki Fair in Yokohama, Japan on November 7, 2009. ...
According to Kerrang! magazine, LIMP BIZKIT has set "Gold Cobra" as the title of the band's first new studio album with the original lineup since 2000's "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water", due in early 2010 through Interscope/Polydor. "We will slowly be revealing the meaning of the title over the next ...
