STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has posted the following message on his personal MySpace page: "I am getting lot of wishes for whatever particular feast is going on in whatever country. Let it be known that I don't celebrate birthdays, Christmas, any Finnish feast (juhannus etc) or any traditional feast at all. So please do not ...
Finnish hard-rockin' and turbo-lovin' quintet AMORAL has posted the cover artwork for its upcoming album, "Reptile Ride", at this location (artwork created by Aki Siltala). Spikefarm Records has set a June 6 release date for the Internet-only single from AMORAL, "Leave Your Dead Behind". The bonus track for this release will be a ...
According to a posting on Ronnie James Dio's web site, Rhino has officially set August 28 as the release date for the HEAVEN AND HELL "Live from Radio City Music Hall" DVD and two-CD set. As the title implies, both the DVD and CD packages will include HEAVEN AND HELL's (the band featuring BLACK SABBATH ...
Tom Morello and Zack De La Rocha, the guitarist and singer, respectively, of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, took to the stage together for the first time in nearly seven years in Chicago on April 14, 2007. Their appearance was part of a demonstration and rally-turned-celebration for the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, an organization of immigrant ...
Long-running Oakland, California-based industrial/alternative/metal pioneers NEUROSIS have posted the cover artwork for their upcoming album, "Given to the Rising", at this location. The band began recording the effort in December at Electrical Audio studio in Chicago with producer Steve Albini. "[We are] forging some strange, noisy psychedelic territory that is pretty disturbing," guitarist ...
TMZ.com has obtained a lawsuit filed in a New Jersey court against the members of GUNS N' ROSES, claiming they have not paid the logistics company hired for their 2006 tour. Starlift Logistics alleges they were hired to provide transportation and touring services for the band by Black Frog Touring and LL Management ...
Former MISFITS vocalist Michale Graves has cancelled his previously announced "Revelations" tour. Any and all promoters affected by this are being asked to contact graves.michale@gmail.com. Graves has just re-released his "Web of Dharma" album which was originally recorded in 2001, with all-new artwork, lyrics and exclusive wallpaper from art used for the upcoming tour. "Web ...
German death metal band OBSCURA has announced the addition of second guitarist Johannes Rennig (PROFANITY). "It was a very hard decision to make," the group writes on its web site. "We are looking forward to the upcoming festivals and the recording mode of the new album in August this year." OBSCURA's upcoming CD will be ...
U.K. hardcore act OCTOBER FILE has announced the addition of drummer John Watt. The band is currently working on material for its new album, entitled "Holy Armour from the Jaws of God". The follow-up to last year's "Hallowed be thy Army" EP may include a special guest appearance on vocals by KILLING JOKE's Jaz Coleman ...
