MANOWAR, TARJA, ACCEPT and UNISONIC (the new band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske alongside Dennis Ward and Kosta Zafiriou of Germany's PINK CREAM 69) have been confirmed for next year's Masters Of Rock feastival, set to take place July 15-18, 2010 in Vizovice, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MANOWAR ...
Former DANZIG guitarist John Christ returned to the live stage for the first time in 10 years this past Friday, November 27 with a solo performance in Essex, Maryland. According to Bob Suehs of Rock N Roll Experience, the concert "was a mix of guitar shred, melodic interludes, random DANZIG songs and it ...
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 ...
