Search results for 'blind melon'
News
MEGADETH Guitarist On 'TH1RT3EN': 'Each Song Is Different And Each Is Saying Its Own Thing'
Dana Feldman of Beatweek magazine recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick. A couple of excerpts from the chats follow below. Beatweek: I read that you started playing guitar at the age of eleven and that you practiced for fourteen hours a day during the summers as a t...October 14, 2011
News
CRIMSON GLORY Singer To Guest On TOMMY VITALY Album
CRIMSON GLORY singer Todd LaTorre will guest on "Hanging Rock", the second solo album from Tommy Vitaly, the guitar player for the Italian power metal band SEVENGATES, Due in 2012 via IceWarrior Records , the CD will feature "fantastic cover and booklet art" by Felipe Machado Franco, who has previou...October 14, 2011
News
DEATH ANGEL Confirmed For Next Year's METALFEST
San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Metalfest festival. DEATH ANGEL will play a special set featuring the entirety of its classic 1987 debut album, "The Ultra Violence". Metalfest 2012 festival billing so far: BLIND GUARDIAN DEATH...October 14, 2011
News
IRON SAVIOR: New Album Title, Artwork, Release Date Revealed
German metallers IRON SAVIOR, who feature in their ranks guitarist/vocalist/producer Piet Sielck (URIAH HEEP, BLIND GUARDIAN, SAXON),will release their new album, "The Landing", on November 18 via AFM Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Descending 02. The Savior 03. Starlight 0...October 12, 2011
Review
III
"I am very proud of the new album", says lead singer Sammy Hagar [in a recent press release]. "We're calling the album 'Chickenfoot III' because it's so good, the songs are so tight, it's like we jumped right past having to make a second record". You've got to love the guy's good natured, PMA (posit...October 10, 2011
News
MEGADETH Drummer Says People 'Stealing Music' Has Affected Every Facet Of The Industry
Sergio Pereira of South Africa's MusicReview recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MusicReview: It's been stated that [MEGADETH's new album] "TH1RT3EN" consists of new compositions and older material, which [MEGADETH main...October 7, 2011
News
VAN CANTO's 'Break The Silence' Lands On German Chart
"Break The Silence", the fourth studio album from the German "a cappella metal" band VAN CANTO which consists of five singers and one drummer (no guitars, no bass, no keyboards) has entered the official chart in the group's home country at position No. 23. Released on September 23 via Napalm Records...October 7, 2011
News
BRET MICHAELS Joining 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Team In Iowa
POISON frontman Bret Michaels is assisting the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" team this week as they help build a brand new home for the Gibbs family in West Union, Iowa. Audrey Gibbs is a mother, a widow, a farm owner and a maternal optimist who won't let anything stop her from raising her six ch...October 6, 2011
News
BLIND GUARDIAN Confirmed For Next Year's 'Sweden Rock Cruise'
German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN are the first confirmed band for the Sweden Rock Cruise 2012. The ship Tallink Silja Galaxy will depart from Stockholm, Sweden on March 29 and make a round trip to Turku, Finland to return to Stockholm 23 hours later (March 30). Five more acts will be announced...October 5, 2011
News
POWER QUEST Parts Ways With Singer
U.K. metallers POWER QUEST have parted ways with Sri Lankan vocalist Chitral "Chity" Somapala (FIREWIND, FARO, AVALON) a little over a year after the Germany-based singer first joined the group. Commented the band: "We are sorry to have to announce that Chity Somapala has left POWER QUEST, making th...October 3, 2011
News
SABATON Frontman Featured In New VAN CANTO Video
"Primo Victoria", the new video from the German "a cappella metal" band VAN CANTO which consists of five singers and one drummer (no guitars, no bass, no keyboards) can be seen below. The song is a cover version of the SABATON classic and features a special guest appearance by SABATON frontman Joaki...September 30, 2011
News
MEGADETH Bassist Breaks Down 'TH1RT3EN' Track By Track
MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson gave MusicRadar.com a track-by-track breakdown of the band's new album, "TH1RT3EN", which will be released on November 1 via Roadrunner Records. A couple of excerpts follow below. "Sudden Death": Ellefson: "This is a track that was being worked on when I rejoined the...September 30, 2011
News
EVERGREY's 'A Decade And A Half' Two-Disc Greatest-Hits Collection Due In November
Swedish metallers EVERGREY will release "A Decade And A Half", a two-disc greatest-hits collection, in North America on November 22 via SPV/Steamhammer. This deluxe package contains previously unreleased songs, live tracks and an extensive booklet. Since the band arrived on the scene with its first...September 29, 2011
News
THANATOSCHIZO Calls It Quits
Portuguese avant-garde maniacs THANATOSCHIZO have decided to disband due to artistic differences . Commented the band in a statement: "Fourteen years of commitment, a lot of work and dedication prove that we were able to keep at bay the geographical handicap and that people believed we werent a mere...September 28, 2011
News
RHAPSODY OF FIRE Announces New Guitarist
Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE have announced the addition of guitarist Roberto De Micheli to the group's ranks. Commented the band: "After weeks of considering whom among thousands of guitar players would be chosen to join the band on their upcoming world tour, RHAPSODY OF FIRE ha...September 27, 2011
Prev 