Progressive instrumentalists PLANET X have announced the addition of bassist Rufus Philpot into the band. Rufus has played with many great musicians such as Al DiMeola, Gary Husband and Adam Nussbaum. More information is available at his web site, RufusBass.com. As previously reported, PLANET X recently parted ways with longtime guitarist Tony MacAlpine ...
Former OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Bob Daisley spoke to Live4Metal last week about the lawsuit he and drummer Lee Kerslake filed against Ozzy claiming Osbourne, his wife and manager Sharon and Sony Music and Epic Records cheated them out of royalties for their work on the "Blizzard of Oz" and "Diary of a Madman" ...
Acclaimed Swedish prog-metal band ANDROMEDA have recorded four songs towards their third album. "They sound awesome," the band write on their web site. "We can't wait for you guys to hear it! Four or five more will be recorded during the summer." ANDROMEDA, who recently announced the addition of bassist Fabian Gustavsson to the group's ...
VIRGIN STEELE, OMEN, DOOMSWORD and DISMEMBER are among the bands confirmed for the Tradate Iron Festival, a three-day event set to take place June 18-20 at Campo Sportivo in Tradate (VA), Italy. Bands set to appear at the festival are as follows: Friday, June 18: FIRE TRAILS with Pino Scotto and Lio Mascheroni (ex-VANADIUM) Saturday, ...
British black metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have been forced to postpone their previously announced shows in Greece. The following is bassist Dave Pybus' official statement on the matter: "Firstly, I, on behalf of the band, want to apologise to the fans in Greece for us not being there to play our first shows of this ...
ATROCITY frontman Alex Krull and his wife/LEAVES' EYES bandmate Liv Kristine will be the guests on German TV channel B-TV's morning show on Tuesday, June 1 between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. LEAVES' EYES' debut album, "Lovelorn", was released last week through Napalm Records. The band made their live debut on Friday (May 28) at ...
Former TWO HIT CREEPER members Jim (guitar) and Mike (vocals) have formed a new band called THE UNHEARD OF. "Like we said a year and a half ago when we ended TWO HIT CREEPER, this band is pure unadulterated rock with influences stemming from LED ZEPPELIN, GN'R, STP, ALICE IN CHAINS, BLACK SABBATH and RAINBOW," ...
"Funeral doom" band PANTHEIST have relocated from Belgium to England and have undergone several lineup changes, with only mainman Kostas Panagiotou and guitarist Nicolas remaining from the group's previous formation. "PANTHEIST has come full circle now, retaining only the two original members that started it all, myself and Nicolas," Kostas wrote in an online posting. ...
