Swedish aggro combo SYCONAUT has revealed the track listing and cover artwork for the band's forthcoming debut album, "Burst Into Life". The CD was recorded at Studio Holken and is scheduled for release before the end of the year via Ilumnirec. The artwork was created by Axel Widén and can be viewed below. "Burst Into ...
Reactivated NWOBHM legends TOKYO BLADE performed at the Leyendas Del Rock Festival in Puerto de Mazarron, Spain on August 23, 2008. This was the group's first perfomance since the band reformed in 2007 and its first appearance in over 12 years. Guitarist Andy Boulton commented on the show: "It was amazing to get back out ...
Mexican acoustic rock duo RODRIGO Y GABRIELA will release a new live album, "Live In Japan", with a bonus live DVD on October 28, 2008. The CD captures Rod and Gab making their live Japanese debut at Tokyo's Duo club on March 30 this year. The show had been sold out for weeks; such was ...
Michigan-based hard rock quartet TAPROOT has issued the following update: "We'll be performing acoustically and signing at the Borders in our hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan on September 18! Everyone is welcome to come join us for the celebration of the release of our new album, 'Our Long Road Home'! We're looking forward to seeing ...
SEPULTURA's Andreas Kisser is currently on the road in South America and Mexico playing guitar for the German rock legends SCORPIONS. In a September 4 posting on his MySpace blog, Andreas writes, "Today I'm going to play the fourth show with the SCORPIONS here in [Manaus] Brazil. We did Rio, Goiania and Belem. The gigs ...
Portuguese death metallers THERIOMORPHIC will release their second album, "The Beast Brigade", on September 27. The CD was recorded at Brugo Sound Studio in January with producer Hugo Camarinha, and it features guest appearances by former THERIOMORPHIC singer Sid on two songs; SHADOWSPHERE vocalist Paulo Gonçalves; DECAYED singer W.; and Hugo Camarinha on guitar in ...
Video footage of METALLICA rehearsing its new song "The Day That Never Comes" backstage prior to the band's August 24, 2008 headlining performance at the Reading festival in Reading, UK can be viewed below. METALLICA is offering a "Death Magnetic Experience" pre-sale ticket package between now and September 13, the official general on-sale date for ...
Rock Sound TV recently asked DRAGONFORCE singer ZP Theart and guitarist Herman Li what each bandmember is really like. Watch the two-and-a-half-minute clip below. "Ultra Beatdown", the new album from DRAGONFORCE, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Japan: #9 Canada: #15 USA: #18 UK: #18 Australia: #18 Ireland: #47 "Ultra Beatdown" sold 24,000 copies ...
Rocker-turned-filmmaker Rob Zombie has posted two more teaser paintings (see below) for his next movie as screenwriter and director, titled "Tyrannosaurus Rex". The movie is rumored to be about a semi-professional wrestler who is being pursued by a "biker gang from hell." The film is due out on August 28, 2009 and will follow Zombie's ...
