BARNEY FIFER, the new band featuring bassist Rev Jones (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, FUEL, BLACK SYMPHONY), drummer Pete Holmes (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, BLACK 'N BLUE, BLACK SYMPHONY) and guitarist Rick Plester (BLACK SYMPHONY), will be performing on May 6 at Mr. Cues in Lancaster, California. Also appearing on the bill will be former GUNS N' ROSES ...
ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and the group's manager, Gaby Hoffmann (Wolf's wife), have posted several updates from their current European tour on Joe Schlared's Accept Home Page with U.D.O.. Gaby's latest entry (dated May 1, 2005) reads as follows: "It has been very, very hectic and we had so many interviews and dinners ...
France's SCARVE have been confirmed as the support act for MESHUGGAH on their upcoming European tour. Confirmed SCARVE tour dates are as follows: May 14 - Bomal, BEL @ Le Sassin (Durbuy Rock Festival) May 24 - Mulhouse, FRA @ Noumatrouff * May 25 - Paris, FRA @ Trabendo * May 27 - Winterthur, SWI ...
New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL have parted ways with Fat Wreck Chords and are currently seeking a new label home. In a posting on the group's official web site, drummer Armand Majidi writes, "We'll be making a move to another label that promises to support our releases with a new level of ...
MALEVOLENT CREATION, ORIGIN, DIVINE EMPIRE and ANIMOSITY will be teaming up for a U.S. tour beginning in early July. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jul. 02 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ The Factory Jul. 03 - St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre Jul. 05 - Orlando, FL @ Backbooth Jul. 06 - Jacksonville, FL @ ...
Backstage at the Chicago House of Blues Saturday night (April 30), Boogie Street Guitars founder/owner Eric McKenna presented ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian with a Washburn USA Custom Shop Southern Cross Guitar, Number 36 of 82. The guitar was set up beforehand for Scott by BLS guitar tech Fred Kowalo at the Boogie Street office in ...
AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE keyboardist Justin Fowler spoke to Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM Saturday night (April 30) about the recent passing of the group's guitarist, Bryan Ottoson. An excerpt from the interview follows: KNAC.COM: What was it, like just a few hours later, and the Internet was just rife with rumors about what had ...
Danish thrash/death metallers URKRAFT have posted the following message on their official web site: "We have been working hard through the last six months trying to come up with some new material for our next album. So far we have finished 10 tracks of very hard-hitting and more old-school metal. Expect somewhat the same style ...
According to Terrorizer.com, THORNS' driving force, Snorre Ruch, has been writing new material and recruiting the right personnel for the follow-up to the band's debut. Never the one to shy away from pushing boundaries, Snorre is more likely to surround himself with jazz musicians this time around. "I am trying to put together ...
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have completed the basic tracks and vocal tracks for five songs for their upcoming album, tentatively due in October via Nuclear Blast Records. A photo of guitarists Stefan Leibing and Tom Naumann, singer Ralf Scheepers, co-producer/engineer Charlie Bauerfeind and bassist Mat Sinner in the recording studio can be found at ...
