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OPETH Mainman Comments On Upcoming MELLOTRONEN Performance
Swedish metallers OPETH will perform on the 21st anniversary Schizoid Boat March 8-9, 2008 in honor of Mellotronen's birthday. The party will take place over 40 hours on the largest ferry on the Baltic Sea, the Silja Symphony, a 204-meter luxury cruiser equipped with sauna and swimming pool faciliti...February 29, 2008
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DEEP PURPLE: Buenos Aires Concert Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of DEEP PURPLE performing the song "Pictures of Home" this past Tuesday night (February 26) in Buenos Aires, Argentina can be viewed below (courtesy of "HellfireNico"). DEEP PURPLE played a gig on February 11 in Moscow as a farewell gift to Dmitry Medvedev, the chairman of g...February 28, 2008
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DEEP PURPLE To Tour Russia, Ukraine In October?
According to a posting on the DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star, the band's recent visit to Moscow was not all glitz, glamor and rubbing shoulders with rich and powerful. Russian promoters SAV Entertainment and Russkij Show Center have announced that they have "reached an agreement" with PURPLE...February 27, 2008
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GIANT: New Album Title Revealed
North Carolina's GIANT has set "Telemores" as the title of its new album, due later in the year via The End Records. According to the band, the songwriting process for the new CD "is a little over halfway complete. We have most of the main parts of the arrangements onto tape, and all of the ...February 27, 2008
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TYPE O NEGATIVE Keyboardist Talks About The 'Death' Of The Music Industry
Metal Israel recently conducted an interview with TYPE O NEGATIVE keyboardist Josh Silver. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Israel: With all that in mind, do you think that Americans have a good sense about what is going on in Iraq? Josh: I don't think they have good sense about ...February 24, 2008
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VAN HALEN: Charlottesville, Duluth Concerts 'Postponed'
The Friday, February 22 VAN HALEN concert at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia and the Monday, February 25 show at Gwinnett Arena in Duluth, Georgia have been postponed. The concerts will be rescheduled and the new dates will be announced shortly. Tickets for the original gigs will...February 22, 2008
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DEEP PURPLE Singer Comments On Kremlin Performance
DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan has penned an article for The Times about the band's private performance at The Kremlin on February 11. PURPLE played a gig in Moscow as a farewell gift to Dmitry Medvedev, the chairman of gas giant Gazprom and almost certainly Russia's next president. The group perfo...February 17, 2008
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DEEP PURPLE Performs At Kremlin; Video Available
UK hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE played a gig on February 11 in Moscow as a farewell gift to Dmitry Medvedev, the chairman of gas giant Gazprom and almost certainly Russia's next president. The group performed at a show Gazprom put on at the Kremlin to mark the 15th anniversary of the firm's creatio...February 15, 2008
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DEEP PURPLE To Play British International Motor Show
According to Deep-Purple.net, DEEP PURPLE is scheduled to perform on July 30, as part of a series of gigs linked with the British International Motor Show at the ExCeL Arena in London. Doors open at 20:00, with the band on stage at 21:00. Tickets are already on sale from ents24.com. Other acts confi...February 15, 2008
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BRUCE KULICK Issues Post-Japan Update
Guitarist Bruce Kulick (GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, ESP, KISS) has issued the following update: "Just back from Japan with the ERIC SINGER PROJECT (ESP) and what a great time we had playing and visiting Tokyo. I have always loved Japan as the people are so polite and hard working, and the food and service...February 14, 2008
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NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL Details Revealed
This year will mark the tenth anniversary of the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, the largest and most successful metal festival in the United States. This year's show, presented by ESP, Randall, EMG, and exclusive magazine presenter Metal Maniacs magazine, will take place the weekend of Apr...February 12, 2008
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NIKKI SIXX: 'MÖTLEY CRÜE Has Not Signed Any Deals'
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has denied that the band has signed a $100-million-plus mega-deal with the giant Live Nation entertainment conglomerate. "MÖTLEY CRÜE has not signed any deals," Nikki said in a statement. "Any information reported to the contrary is false and misleading." The news of a...February 11, 2008
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Signs 'Mega-Deal' With LIVE NATION
Robin Leach reports on his blog "Vegas Luxe Life with Robin Leach" that MÖTLEY CRÜE — Vince Neil, Tommy Lee, Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars — signed a $100-million-plus mega-deal last week to produce three albums and perform three world tours for the giant Live Nation entertainment conglomerate. "We'll ac...February 11, 2008
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Report: Kremlin Rocks To DEEP PURPLE
Michael Stott of Reuters reports: The Kremlin rocked to the sound of British band DEEP PURPLE on Monday in a gig with a difference. The fans wore furs, suits or war medals rather than jeans and T-shirts; they arrived in black chauffeured limousines not buses; and the front row of the audience includ...February 11, 2008
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IRON MAIDEN: Melbourne Video Footage Available
British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN performed the first of two shows last night (February 6) at the Rod Laver Arena. A video report can be found at The Age.com.au. An excerpt from TheAge.com.au's review of the concert follows: "There were enough guitar histrionics, smoke, flames, sparks and Span...February 7, 2008
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