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Two Men Charged With Beating Death Of WICKED SINS Drummer
WNEP.com reports that two men were charged Monday with the beating death of Donald Troy Skiff, the 34-year-old drummer of the Wilkes Barre-based glam/hard rock band WICKED SINS (MySpace page). It comes more than a month after Skiff was reported missing. Michael Simonson and Elvis Riccardi, both of W...June 10, 2009
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SOILWORK Frontman Launches New Solo Project
Vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid of Sweden-based metallers SOILWORK has issued the following update: "Songwriting mania has just begun for both SOILWORK and another act I would like to introduce you to. I have just launched my solo project that so far remains nameless. I have somewhat of a clear picture...June 4, 2009
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ROB HALFORD: 'I've Always Had Fun With Costume Changes With JUDAS PRIEST'
PlanetOut, the leading gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender online community, recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. PlanetOut: Rob, you're such a style icon. How did you first develop what would become the metal "un...May 24, 2009
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BLESSTHEFALL Signs With FEARLESS RECORDS
Fearless Records has announced the signing of BLESSTHEFALL. The follow-up to the band's "His Last Walk" CD, which sold over 65,000 albums and over 100,000 singles, is due later in the year. This Arizona-raised anomaly is excited to tear into the studio and make its first record for Fearless. "Fearle...May 14, 2009
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SEPULTURA And SOULFLY To Share Stage At Germany's DEVILSIDE FESTIVAL
SEPULTURA and SOULFLY (featuring former SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera) will share the stage for the first time ever at the Devilside Festival on Sunday, June 28, 2009 at Landschaftspark in Duisburg-Nord, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MOTÖRHEAD SOULFLY BLOODHOUND GANG MISF...April 27, 2009
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Confirmed For Germany's DEVIL SIDE FESTIVAL
Los Angeles-based metal band FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has been confirmed for the Devil Side Festival, set to take place Sunday, June 28 at Landschaftspark in Duisburg-Nord, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALL SHALL PERISH ANTHRAX BLOODHOUND GANG THE BONES THE CARBURETORS CRO-M...April 12, 2009
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SHADOWS FALL Frontman Discusses New Album
Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL have completed work on their sixth album — the band's first to be released through their own label in conjunction with Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group and Ferret Music. Tentatively due in September, the CD was recorded primarily at Planet Z in Hadley...April 2, 2009
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RITCHIE BLACKMORE's Wedding Profiled At Brides.com
Legendary lead guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (a.k.a. Richard Hugh) and singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Candice Night's (Candice Lauren) October 5, 2008 wedding at Castle on the Hudson is now being profiled at the Brides.com web site. Check out more photos from the wedding at BlackmoresNight.co...March 28, 2009
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KORN, SHINEDOWN, Others To Rock Memphis
According to The Pulse of Radio, KORN and SHINEDOWN lead the lineup for the 2009 Beale Street Music Festival, scheduled for May 1-3 in Memphis, Tennessee. Joining them as part of the bill's modern rock contigent will be RISE AGAINST, 311, HINDER, FALL OUT BOY and THEORY OF A DEADMAN, while the lineu...March 19, 2009
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'Live Animal', 'Live In Budokan' DVDs To Be Released In March
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN will release two DVDs via Rising Force Records on March 24 — "Live Animal" and "Live In Budokan". According to Amazon.com, "Live Animal" (running time: 80 minutes) captures Yngwie Malmsteen's 1998 performance in Brazil in front of a captivating and energetic crowd. Tracks on this pe...February 24, 2009
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN To Release All-Instrumental Acoustic Album In March
Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN will release an all-instrumental acoustic album, "Angels Of Love", which will contain rearrangements of his ballad songs played on acoustic guitar and string and choir arrangements only. It is a masterpiece showing the tender, delicate version of his clas...February 19, 2009
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Jams With CHEAP TRICK's RICK NIELSEN In Rockford; Video Available
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has issued the following update: "Yesterday [Sunday, February 15] was a day I'll remember forever… "Rick Nielsen is a friend. CHEAP TRICK are some of my heroes. Rockford, Illinois is home to both. "Yesterday, like always when I'm coming into town, I call Rick or visa v...February 17, 2009
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: Audio Interview Posted Online
A seven-minute audio interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen conducted in September 2008 by Norway's Metal Express Radio has been posted online at this location. "Perpetual Flame", the new album from Malmsteen, sold around 2,000 copies in the United States in its first week of re...February 12, 2009
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RUDY SARZO, JOHN CORABI, FRED COURY, BRUCE KULICK To Rock With 'Monster Circus' In Las Vegas
Platinum Masters' Monster Circus takes over Sin City beginning Thursday, March 19 inside the legendary Hilton Theater. A truly unique spectacle, Monster Circus combines a high-octane live rock concert with sexy dancers, human circus acts, aerialists, freaks and of course, a tour bus full of platinum...February 3, 2009
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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Song Featured In 'Yes Man' Motion Picture
Renaissance rock act BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, featuring legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Candice Night, can now be heard in Warner Bros. major motion picture release "Yes Man". The film, starring Jim Carrey, features the song "Olde Mill Inn" from the BLACKM...January 31, 2009
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