According to The Pulse of Radio, CHEVELLE is taking a break from their Chicago studio, where the band is recording its fifth album, to hit the road for a brief late spring tour. The dates kick off on Friday (May 30) in Reno, Nevada, with shows booked through June 8, when the trek stops in ...
May 2008 - Blabbermouth Archive
DEF LEPPARD Guitarist's MAN RAZE To Take Part In Online Chat
MAN RAZE, the new rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of THE SEX PISTOLS, has scheduled an online chat on June 3 the North American release date of the band's full-length album, "Surreal" (VH1/Fontana South Records). For more information, visit www.manraze.com. Mixing the raw ...
KISS: Video Footage From Stockholm In-Store Available
Video footage of KISS drummer Eric Singer and guitarist Tommy Thayer's signing session at 4 Sound in Stockholm, Sweden yesterday (Thursday, May 29) has been posted at the web site of the Swedish newspaper Expressen. According to a posting on KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, "over 1,000 members of the Swedish Kiss Army ...
JOE LYNN TURNER To Perform At Benefit For ROCK HALL And JOHN ENTWISTLE FOUNDATION
Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will join his good friends, former members of the JOHN ENTWISTLE BAND, along with BLUE YSTER CULT lead guitarist/vocalist Buck Dharma, on September 20 at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, North Carolina. Additional artists slated to be on the bill will be ...
BRAIN DRILL Still Looking For New Drummer
Santa Cruz, California-based death metallers BRAIN DRILL have issued the following update: "We are trying out new drummers!! Read this news update and hit us up if you would like to try out. What we are looking for is for any interested drummers to send us a video or MP3 of you playing 'Apocalyptic Feasting' ...
LED ZEPPELIN's JIMMY PAGE Talks Guitar With RollingStone.com
RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with LED ZEPPELIN's Jimmy Page as part of a series of articles called "Secrets Of The Guitar Heroes." A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. RollingStone.com: How did your experiences as a studio guitarist in the Sixties playing behind so many different singers influence your writing and ...
TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Confirmed For First-Ever MONTREAL METAL CONVENTION
Heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) will attend the first-ever Montreal Metal Convention on November 15, 2008. There will be a question-and-answer session, autograph session, live performances and much more. More information will be available soon at this location. According to CDJapan.co.jp, legendary ...
DARKEST SEED Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album
Brazilian heavy rockers DARKEST SEED have entered Nitro Sound Solutions studio with producer Roger Fingle (BLOOD TEARS, SEDUCED BY SUICIDE) to begin recording their full-length debut for a late 2008 release. DARKEST SEED recently posted a promotional EP called "The Seed is Rising" on its MySpace page featuring two new songs and a ...
SUICIDE SILENCE Prepares For ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM Tour
Riverside, California-based extreme metal quintet SUICIDE SILENCE just completed a sold-out European trek with PARKWAY DRIVE and BURY YOUR DEAD. The group will make its triumphant return to the U.S. in early July as part of the summer's much-anticipated Rockstar Energy Mayhem tour alongside SLIPKNOT, DISTURBED and MACHINE HEAD, among a slew of others. Chris ...