Mediaskare Records has announced the signing of Fullerton, California's BELAY MY LAST. The band's Mediaskare debut, "The Downfall", which was produced by Zack Ohren (AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK, ALL SHALL PERISH), will be released August 14. Two tracks from "The Downfall" can currently be heard on the group's MySpace page. A music video ...
Patrick Douglas of The Culture Shock recently conducted an interview with POISON frontman Bret Michaels. A few excerpts from the chat follow: The Culture Shock: What's the biggest difference for you guys as a touring band, as POISON today, in comparison to 20 years ago, as far as taking the show on the ...
Cleveland-based thrashers SKELETONWITCH have finished recording their Prosthetic Records debut, "Beyond the Permafrost", and are now gearing up to hit the road with Atlanta's WITHERED. SKELETONWITCH has also announced two regional dates supporting GWAR as well as a West Coast tour this fall alongside NACHTMYSTIUM. "Beyond the Permafrost" was recorded in June with producer Corey ...
DREAM THEATER has announced two Spanish dates in November: Nov. 2 - Barcelona, Spain - Palau Olimpic De Badalona Nov. 03 - Barcelona, Spain - La Cubierta A complete list of DREAM THEATER's upcoming European shows can be found at this location. A 15-minute audio interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, conducted ...
Legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS have set "Street Poetry" as the title of their new album, due on September 5 in Finland by WolfGang Records and in Europe by U.K.-based Demolition Records. The Japanese pressing via Victor Entertainment/JVC Music will contain bonus tracks. The special edition will include a bonus skull bandana and three-fold box ...
According to ShackNews, a total of eight songs have been revealed for inclusion in Harmonix Music Systems' ambitious upcoming rhythm game Rock Band. Of the eight listed songs, an impressive six are drawn from the master tapes of each band's original recording: THE WHO's "Won't Get Fooled Again", DAVID BOWIE's "Suffragette City", WEEZER's ...
NAMM International has announced its tenth outing to find the "World's Fastest Drummer." This highly charged interactive event is a feature at this year's summer NAMM Show in Austin, TX. The contest, which consists of two categories — "Fastest Hands" and "Fastest Feet" — will be held each day on The NAMM Fastest Drummer 4th. ...
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band AFTER FOREVER will embark on a European tour in September/October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 09 - Raismes Fest, Raismes, France Sep. 10 - Bierkeller, Bristol, UK Sep. 12 - Rios, Leeds, UK Sep. 13 - Rock City, Nottingham, UK Sep. 14 - The Underworld, London, UK Sep. 15 ...
Singapore-based death metal band ABSENCE OF THE SACRED has just released a follow-up promotional EP for their upcoming sophomore effort. Simply titled "Promo 2007", it features three blistering tracks of raging death metal with a heavy apocalyptic overtone. The track listing is as follows: 01. United In Acrimony (Rough Mix) 02. Veneration Of The Swine ...
