MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I was reminiscing playing Donington because I have an aerial shot of the crowd in an award that was given me on my wall, and it occurred to me that there are some lines that are ...
Audio samples of the entire BLACK SABBATH "best-of" collection, "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years", are available at RhinoRecords.com. The first comprehensive introduction to the band's legacy features a dozen classic studio recordings, plus one live track — "Children Of The Sea" from 1982's "Live Evil". The collection also contains the three brand-new tracks ...
LORDI's "The Arockalypse" album has been certified gold in Germany for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. The band performed on on "The Ultimate Chart Show" and picked up its gold record in Cologne last week. Since winning the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest in May, LORDI's dream has grown to gargantuan heights. Besides conquering numerous ...
Roger Hillis of Salisbury, Maryland's The Daily Times reports that MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil was backed by members of local rock group LOVE SEED MAMA JUMP during a February 10 appearance at the Borgata nightclub in Atlantic City, N.J. LOVE SEED learned MÖTLEY's arrangement of the BROWNSVILLE STATION classic "Smokin' in the ...
According to Florida's WFTX-TV, AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams is one of several music-industry professionals who are using their connections to catapult an up-and-coming artist, TJ Kelly, into the spotlight. TJ and his band KEROSINE are recording a compact disc in the studio with the help of a dream team: Arnie Wohl, a music producer who ...
Swedish metallers ASTRAL DOORS, who feature in their ranks LION'S SHARE vocalist Patrik Johansson, have issued the following update: "We are more than halfway through the writing process of the new album. So far it seems to be a killer album with some great variations. We have no title yet but we are tossing ideas. ...
Legendary heavy metal drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO) will appear on Metal Express Radio's "Thursday Special Feature Show" today (Thursday, March 1) at 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. EST (15.00 and 21.00 CET). The program will include a recent interview with Vinny and music from bands he's been involved with, such ...
According to Anthrax.com, former IRON MAIDEN frontman Paul Di'Anno has responded to an online petition launched by fans of ANTHRAX to get the band to consider Di'Anno as their new frontman. Said Di'Anno: "Yeah, already heard about it for some time now, as it was originally requested by some IRON MAIDEN Scandinavian fans who thought ...
BBC News reports that Justin Hawkins — former frontman of glam rock band THE DARKNESS — is hoping to sing at the Eurovision Song Contest. The singer and guitarist is one of six acts competing to represent the U.K. in this year's competition in Helsinki. Former EAST 17 star Brian Harvey, ex-ATOMIC KITTEN ...
