RollingStone.com reports that Kevin Cogill, the blogger who was arrested by the FBI last week for leaking nine unreleased GUNS N' ROSES tracks, has broken his silence on his web site. In a new post, Cogill reveals that he has retained the services of attorney David J.P. Kaloyanides, who works with ...
BLACKWORLD, the solo project of WOLF drummer Richard "Raptor" Holmgren, has announced plans to release its self-titled debut. Commented Richard: "BLACKWORLD is my own project. Songs and lyrics written and composed from my darkest thoughts of mind, genuine material aiming straight for the heavier listener." For more information, visit www.myspace.com/blackworldsweden.
AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE — the side project of AS I LAY DYING singer Tim Lambesis — will release the video for its song "Get To The Choppa" tomorrow (Wednesday, September 3) exclusively via MySpace. As previously reported, AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE has been confirmed to play KUPD's End of Summer Scorcher on Saturday, September 20 at ...
The results of a poll conducted by the ThisDayInMusic.com web site — which asked its readers the question "Which dead rock star you would bring back to life for one gig?" — have been released. LED ZEPPELIN's John Bonham was voted into first place with 26% of the votes. QUEEN's Freddie Mercury came ...
Finnish metal band MORIAN has set "Ashen Empire" as the working title of its second album, tentatively due in early 2009. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Bloodwork", "Nemesis Rising", "This Mortal Coil" and "Sacrifice". The group says, "We're currently making demo versions of the songs and polishing the more finished tunes to ...
Long-running UK rockers THE WILDHEARTS will release a new DVD, "Live In The Studio: A Film By Tim Smith", on October 20 via Round Records. The disc, which features footage of the band in the studio as captured by Tim Smith, includes the following tracks: 01. Destroy All Monsters 02. The Sweetest Song 03. The ...
According to a posting on the unofficial BLACK SABBATH web site Black-Sabbath.com, the four Ronnie James Dio-era BLACK SABBATH albums that made up the recently released "The Rules of Hell" box set are being re-released individually. "Heaven and Hell", "Mob Rules", "Live Evil" and "Dehumanizer" will be made available separately on October 17 ...
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx recently spoke to Christa Titus of Billboard.com about drug addiction recovery and the different methods he is considering to help spread awareness about National Recovery Month and the Mental Health Parity Act, which provides parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and ...
A spokesperson for RUSH has denied Internet reports that the band is leaving Atlantic Records for the independent Canadian company Rounder. In fact, "RUSH are still contracted to Atlantic for one more album," the spokeperson told Classic Rock magazine. Rounder — whose roster includes GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS, ALISON KRAUSS, THE TRAGICALLY HIP and ...
Hull thrashers SWORN AMONGST have been confirmed as openers for the GAMA BOMB / BONDED BY BLOOD European tour. After a successful U.S. trek, the Thrashing Like A Maniac Tour will now invade Europe, featuring Irish thrashers GAMA BOMB and young L.A. shredders BONDED BY BLOOD. With barely a couple of weeks left until the ...
