Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker has posted a lengthy and rambling message on his official web site directed at his former managers Bella Piper and Nancy Lewis. Read it at this location. Schenker is currently working on a special CD to celebrate the 25-year anniversary of MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP. Entitled "Tales of Rock 'n' ...
ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, will be opening for THE MIKE KENEALLY BAND on the "Guitar Therapy" U.S. tour beginning in mid-June. A list of confirmed tour dates can be found at AlexSkolnick.com. In other news, Skolnick will be taking part in "Over the Top: ...
END OF GREEN and MAJESTY have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Night of Power festival, set to be held on October 15 at I-Park Halle Klingholz in Giebelstadt (near Würzburg), Germany. The complete lineup for the festival so far is as follows (in alphabetical order): CIRCLE OF TYRANTS DISBELIEF END OF GREEN ...
Former THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "From L.A. to Texas in a dramatic flare up of events, recording began at the home of a living legend, Willie Nelson's studio in Austin, Texas. "Willie has been a hero of mine since forever and I am so ...
Spanish gothic/doom metallers DARK EMBRACE have recruited drummer Moritz Neuner (ATROCITY, LEAVES' EYES, DARKWELL) to lay down the drum tracks for their upcoming debut album, tentatively due before the end of the year. The CD will be recorded in August at Stage One studios in Borgentreich, Germany with producer Andy Classen (CALLENISH CIRCLE, DEW-SCENTED, TANKARD, ...
Danish extreme metallers KONKHRA have issued the following update on their current activities: "We are calling off the break. We have been reduced to a trio as Kim [Mathieson, guitar] has left the band. We are going to continue as a three-piece but we will get someone to help fill in the blank spots live, ...
WHITESNAKE mainman David Coverdale is currently working with his former record label, Geffen Records, on putting together a "gold series" compilation of the band's musical highlights and some previously unreleased material, which may include a COVERDALE/PAGE album outtake entitled "Saccharine". In a recent interview with Doug Podell of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM, Coverdale stated, "I ...
Former AMORPHIS and current AJATTARA singer Pasi Koskinen has officially joined MANNHAI as the group's new vocalist. "This was a collective decision, and it has been clear for us since we hit the stage together for the first time in Berlin last April," MANNHAI write on their web site. "A natural solution, and even obvious, ...
THERION, THRESHOLD, FREEDOM CALL, ORPHANED LAND and FIREWIND have been officially confirmed for the U.K. edition of the ProgPower festival, set to take place March 25, 2006 at The Centaur in Cheltenham. "Recognizing an upturn in the popularity of progressive and power metal here over the last few years, and offering a brand-new venue with ...
DARKANE's video for the track "Secondary Effects" has been posted online at this location. "Secondary Effects" comes off the Swedish thrashers' new album, "Layers of Lies", due in Europe on June 27 and in North America on July 12 via Nuclear Blast Records. The Japanese version of the CD will contain a bonus ...
