According to a posting on the Deep Purple Appreciation Society web site, legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) joined the DEEP PURPLE tribute band COME TASTE THE BAND last night (Friday, October 3) for an evening of PURPLE songs in Rjukanhuset, Norway. The setlist was as follows: 01. Stormbringer 02. Might ...
Danish extreme metallers CORPUS MORTALE have issued the following update: "Shows: As some of you may have notices we've booked a few shows in Denmark. We just need to book a few more shows and then we'll move on to concentrate booking European and North American shows/ tours. So hopefully we can present some live ...
Michigan-based hard rock quartet TAPROOT will take part in and in-store signing and acoustic performance on Sunday, October 12 at Turn It Up in Northampton, Massachusetts. The event begins at 3:00 p.m. and is free to attend. Turn It Up 5 Pleasant St. Northampton, MA 01060 Video footage of TAPROOT's September 18, 2008 acoustic performance ...
Nocturnal Overlord (electric and acoustic guitars, guitar synth, bass, synths) of the long-running San Diego-based black/death metallers CRIMSON MOON has issued the following update: "Recording for the new album has been going smoothly. So far it seems like there will be 9-11 tracks, including an intro, instrumental track, and an outro. "Rehearsals have been proving ...
POWERMAN 5000 frontman Spider has issued the following update: "Not to get all political on your ass or anything... Watching Sarah Palin debate last week was insane! Has the world gone mad?!! It was like watching a semi retarded high school girl try to make sense of the world! he doesn't believe man has anything ...
Legendary producer/engineer Eddie Kramer (JIMI HENDRIX, LED ZEPPELIN, THE ROLLING STONES) will take part in a mixing and tracking session at Long & McQuade in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 where he will share his techniques using Logic Pro 8 and Waves. Seating for this FREE event is limited and you must ...
Progressive guitar virtuoso Tony MacAlpine was a guest on the "Rock Dogs" Internet radio show this past Wednesday, October 1. You can now download the program as an MP3 audio file at this location. MacAlpine began his musical education as a classically trained pianist and violinist. His subsequent rock recordings retained a pronounced ...
Spiritech of Australia's PyroMusic.net recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mårten Hagström of the Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. PyroMusic.net: "obZen" has been out for a little while now and seems to be getting some of the best reviews that MESHUGGAH have ever had. ...
The reunited original lineup of BIOHAZARD performed last night (Friday, October 3) at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be viewed below (clip uploaded by YouTube user "Carcass2112"). BIOHAZARD completed a tour of Australia and New Zealand with KORN, CHIMAIRA and THROWDOWN in April; headlined a Brazilian ...
