HELLYEAH, the new band featuring former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott alongside members of MUDVAYNE and NOTHINGFACE, has made its first single, "You Wouldn't Know", available for purchase via the iTunes Music Store. HELLYEAH shot a video for "You Wouldn't Know" this past Sunday (February 25) in the parking lot of the Dallas, ...
The Newcastle, U.K.-based NWOBHM band formerly performing as AVENGER has changed its name to AVENGER UK. "This is due to confusion over the number of the several other European 'AVENGERs' and also because of conflict over the band’s name with former bass player Mick Moore," the group writes in a statement. In other news, AVENGER ...
San Diego, California-based heavy metal band CAGE has posted the cover artwork for its upcoming fourth album, entitled "Hell Destroyer", on its official web site. The cover artwork was created, once again, by Marc Sasso, who did the cover for CAGE's third CD, "Darker Than Black", and who has also worked with HALFORD, ...
Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Brandon Patton of ECHOES OF ETERNITY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: You guys may have kind of had the idea and the concept of this before all the bands like LACUNA COIL and EVANESCENCE and LEAVES' EYES ...
Guitarist Jeff Young (MEGADETH, BADI ASSAD, ROKTOPUSS) has announced the Internet-only release of his 1992 post-MEGADETH project featuring cult vocal sensation Debby Holiday. The official release date is Jeff's birthday, March 31, 2007. This limited Internet event features four never-before-released songs from the YOUNG/HOLIDAY project. The four "heavy-blues-infused-rock" tracks were written and recorded against the ...
DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen has issued the following update: "You asked for it, now you're all gonna' get a full dose of TERROR SYNDROME [Ryan's solo project]! "It's really cool seeing all the people that are interested in this band worldwide. It's flattering and exciting to have so many of you guys ...
Tabu Recordings has announced the signing of "primal caveman' death metal act GOAT THE HEAD. Hailing from the muddy areas surrounding the river Nidelva in the Norwegian wilderness, GOAT THE HEAD are "a barbaric four-piece that strip 'raw' of its archaic meaning," according to a press release. "Musically brutal, uncouth and coarse in appearance, the ...
KORN's entire "Unplugged" CD is available for streaming at www.mtv.nl. KORN's "Unplugged" show will premiere on MTV on March 2, with the CD arriving on March 6. Guests include members of THE CURE as well as EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee. The band will make its first appearance ever on NBC's "The Tonight Show ...
NEVERMORE/ex-TESTAMENT guitarist Steve Smyth will appear on Morning Show Central's "Uncensored Net Noise" this Friday (March 2) at 9:00 p.m. to discuss his solo project THE ESSENESS PROJECT and Internet guitar lessons. To hear the show live please go to this location. You will have to register on the site to interact on ...
British extreme metallers ANAAL NATHRAKH have lined up the following dates: Apr. 07 - Oslo, NOR - Inferno Festival Apr. 08 - Antwerp, BEL - No Mercy Festivals Apr. 09 - Tilburg, NET - No Mercy Festivals Apr. 20 - Birmingham, UK - Barfly Apr. 21 - London, UK - Purple Turtle (Infernal Damnation Fest ...
