HEXVESSEL, the solo musical outlet of Mathew "Kvohst" McNerney (CODE, DØDHEIMSGARD) with collaborations with other occult musicians and lyricists, has released its debut track on the "Death Aesthetics" CD via Paradigms Records. An audio sample of "Preachers Orchard", which also features a guest appearance by CODE's Andy "Aort" McIvor, is available for streaming on the ...
VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weekly column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. An excerpt follows below. "My band, GUNS N' ROSES, was in shambles, and suddenly the dynamic had changed. Not too long after I got out of the hospital, Axl ...
Shrapnel Records has set a January 26, 2010 release date for "Instrumental Intensity", a new compilation from Michael Schenker (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, UFO, SCORPIONS). "Instrumental Intensity" contains some of Michael Schenker's greatest instrumental recordings, culled from his many Shrapnel releases. The instrumental arena is where Schenker's soaring melodies and riveting solos really shine. A brilliant ...
HoundsTV.com, which features the latest in celebrity autograph news and video, has compiled a list of the best and the worst musicians for autographs and meeting fans in Canada in 2009. METALLICA came in at No. 5 on the list, which was topped by BRITNEY SPEARS, U2 and ELTON JOHN (in that order). ...
The long-awaited first official Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) signature Sky Guitar will finally be unveiled at the winter NAMM show in Anaheim, California on January 14, 2010. There will be two different models on display, a six-string and a seven-string version. This limited edition will be super-custom built 100% to Uli's specifications by the custom ...
Members of KORN, DEFTONES, P.O.D., SUICIDE SILENCE, MACHINE HEAD and SKID ROW will take part in an all-star jam to benefit DEFTONES bassist Chi Cheng on January 16, 2010 at The Slidebar in Fullerton, California. The following artists are scheduled to appear, among others: * DEFTONES members * KORN members * P.O.D. members * SUICIDE ...
Jose Mangin, on-air personality and program director for Sirius XM and guest host of MTV2's "Headbangers Ball", along with Metal Sanaz, who has risen to great popularity with nearly 1,000,000 dedicated fans on MySpace and has served as official host of MySpace: A Place For Metal, will host the 2010 Dean Guitars "Live from NAMM" ...
ONSLAUGHT, SHINING and DESASTER are the first confirmed bands for the Metal Feast festival, set to take place September 3-4, 2010 in Adelsheim, Germany. For more information, visit www.metal-feast.de.
U.K. death metallers ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY have posted a brand new song, "Cryogenica", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's new album, "The Reign Of Darkness", which will be released on January 22 via Nuclear Blast (excluding the U.K. where it will be made available through Siege Of Amida ...
