"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 23-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has sold more than 55,000 copies in Finland, according to Sony BMG Finland. The CD has occupied the No. 1 position on the Finnish album chart since the album's release ...
Miami, Florida-based hard rock band BLACK TIDE (formerly RADIO) has replaced CIRCUS DIABLO on the billing of this year's Ozzfest. The group, which recently completed work on its debut album with producer Johnny K (DISTURBED, MACHINE HEAD, SOIL), will perform on the second stage beginning today (Saturday, August 4) in San Antonio, Texas. BLACK TIDE's ...
EPICA's new video, "Never Enough", has been released and can be viewed below. The song comes off the Dutch symphonic metal band's new album, "The Divine Conspiracy", due in North America on August 28 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will be issued in in Europe on September 10 (September 7 in Germany). Check out ...
Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with GREAT WHITE frontman Jack Russell. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: Do you feel "Back To The Rhythm" is GREAT WHITE collectively returning to their roots? Jack: "Absolutely. I really think so, hence us using the song 'Back To The Rhythm' as the title track, ya know? It's ...
Frontiers Records has set an October 19 European release date for the new album from German melodic hard rock masters JADED HEART, entitled "Sinister Mind". According to a press release, "the sound on the album is definitely heavier and more in your face, still keeping intact the elements that has created the recognizable and well-known ...
The organizers of Germany's Hellflame festival have removed Norway's GORGOROTH from the billing of this year's event, set to take place September 8 at N8 in Osnabrück. Replacing them at the festival will be Swedish black metallers SHINING. The lineup is now as follows: DESTRUCTION BENEDICTION GRAVE ONSLAUGHT WOLFBRIGADE SECRETS OF THE MOON NAGLFAR SHINING ...
Finnish extreme metallers IMPALED NAZARENE have been confirmed for the Devil's Revenge festival, set to take place December 29, 2007 at Stadthalle in Lichtenfels, Germany. The final billing is now as follows: DESTRUCTION GOREFEST EVOCATION VOMITORY DEMONICAL IMPERIOUS REX DETHRONATION IMPALED NAZARENE For more information, visit www.devilsrevenge.de. ...
German melodic metallera EDGUY have been confirmed as the headliners of More Than Fest, a two-day festival set to take place August 25-26 in Ruziná, Slovakia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: EDGUY MAYHEM RAGE KREYSON DARK FUNERAL HEED HEAVENLY SERAPHIM SHAARK INTERITUS ART OF CREATION PYOPOESY KILLCHAIN SCHYZOFÉM DEFINITION DEMONIC CHORALS ATTACK ...
JON OLIVA'S PAIN, CIRCLE II CIRCLE/ex-SAVATAGE frontman Zak Stevens and CRIMSON GLORY frontman Wade Black are among the scheduled performers at a special memorial show for respected Seminole, Florida musician Les Talent (born Les S. Green), which will take place on Sunday, August 19 at Fast Eddie's (5017 66th St. N.) in St. Petersburg, FL. ...
