Peterborough Today reports that IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson, who leads a double life as a captain with the British airline, was at the controls of the Astraeus aircraft which brought home RAF (British Royal Air Force) heroes returning to UK yesterday (Sunday, August 31) after an arduous seven months in Afghanistan. Squadron ...
Swedish avant-garde rock band DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA has issued the following update: "Regarding the next album, we now have 13 songs that we think will end up on the album. Some of the working titles are: 'The Vodka Inferno' (which we have played live a couple of times now), 'The Tapdancer's Dilemma', 'Stratosphere Serenade', 'Lucy ...
According to Musical Instrument Professional, leading sheet music publisher Music Sales has concluded an exclusive print deal with LED ZEPPELIN. The pan-European deal, which includes digital print rights, will result in a comprehensive re-release of the band's entire catalogue in a wide range of print and online formats. Music Sales will promote and ...
Legendary rock singers Joe Lynn Turner (ex-DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Jimi Jamison (ex-SURVIVOR) will play three shows together in Germany under the "Classic Rock Nights 2008" banner. The dates are as follows: Sep. 25 - Bremen, GER - Aladin Sep. 26 - Hannover, GER - Capitol Sep. 28 - Hamburg, GER - Markthalle ...
Basick Records has announced the signing of Brighton, UK-based tech metal upstarts SHY OF THE DEPTH. The group's self-titled debut EP will be released on October 13. Combining technicality and groove with influences from the likes of SIKTH and PANTERA, the band recently recorded its debut EP with WellerHill Productions (Justin Hill and Dan Weller, ...
FORTÉ has cancelled its appearance at the Keep It True XI festival, set to take place November 15, 2008 at Soundpark-Ost (ex-Rockpalast) in Würzburg, Germany. According to the festival organizers, FORTÉ was forced to pull out of the event because bassist Rev Jones has joined MOUNTAIN and will be on tour with them throughout October ...
ALMAH, the side project of ANGRA members Edu Falaschi (vocals) and Felipe Andreoli (bass), has completed work on its sophomore album, "Fragile Equality", for a late 2008 release via AFM Records. A new single, "You'll Understand", will be made available for streaming on the band's MySpace page and official web site on August 27. According ...
