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Swedish Hard Rock Stars Join Forces On Special DVD To Benefit Tsunami Victims

About 150 of the biggest names in rock and hard rock from Sweden have recorded a song that will be released in a couple of weeks on a special DVD to raise money through the Red Cross for the victims of the horrible earthquake and flood disaster in Asia. The song "Where Is The Fire" ...

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GREEN CARNATION Members To Appear On Tsunami Relief Single

GREEN CARNATION members Kjetil Nordhus (vocals) and Stein Roger Sordal (bass) have accepted an offer to participate in the recording of a single to support the victims of the horrible tsunami tragedy in Asia. The single will be a product of Kristiansand's (Norway) premier musicians, producers, engin...

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SCORPIONS To Perform On German TV

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS will perform on German TV channel SAT.1 Monday night, January 3 at 8:15 p.m. (Central Europe Time). It is a charity event for the victims of the earthquake in East Africa and South Asia. SCORPIONS recently completed a North American tour in support of their new...

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KORN Contribute $20,000 To Tsunami Relief Fund

According to USA Today, KORN have contributed $20,000 to the disaster relief fund for the tsunami victims in Asia. In other news, KORN frontman Jonathan Davis reportedly told Hard 'N' Heavy magazine that a new song the band have written for their upcoming studio album contains a very long instrument...

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LINKIN PARK Establish Charity To Help Tsunami Victims

MTV.com is reporting that LINKIN PARK have teamed up with the American Red Cross to establish Music for Relief, a charity dedicated to providing aid to victims of the destruction caused by the tsunamis that hammered southern Asia earlier this week. LINKIN PARK have donated $100,000 to get things goi...

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SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist Inks Endorsement Deal With BC RICH

New York metal guitar workhorse Jack Frost (SEVEN WITCHES, ex-SAVATAGE),who has appeared on more than twenty albums since he burst on to the metal scene in 1994 with his band FROSTBITE, has inked an endorsement deal with BC Rich. The list of musicians that Jack has had the pleasure to call fellow b...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE: 'Red, White & Crüe' Track Listing Revealed, More Tour Dates Announced

The raucous rulers of the sex-and-drugs-fueled nightlife on L.A.'s Sunset Strip have returned to their old stomping grounds. All four original members of MÖTLEY CRÜE, the glam-metal gods who've sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and who paved the way for other seminal rock acts, have reunite...

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PRIMAL FEAR: New Album To Be Mixed By MIKE FRASER

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have tapped Mike Fraser (AC/DC, METALLICA, VAN HALEN, COVERDALE/PAGE, AEROSMITH, THE CULT, SLIPKNOT, HATEBREED) to mix their upcoming album at a studio in Vancouver, Canada (most likely The Warehouse) for a tentative October 2005 release via Nuclear Blast in Europe...

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SPEED KILL HATE Sign With LISTENABLE RECORDS

SPEED KILL HATE, the "old-school thrash" project featuring OVERKILL members Dave Linsk (guitar),Derek Tailer (guitar),and Tim Mallare (drums),have inked a deal with Listenable Records. The group's debut album, "Acts of Insanity", will be released in all of Eastern and Western Europe, along with A...

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ROB ROCK Signs With AFM RECORDS

Singer Rob Rock (ex-IMPELLITTERI, DRIVER, JOSHUA) has signed a worldwide record deal with Germany's AFM Records. Rock and his band, who will continue to record for JVC/Victor Entertainment in Japan/Asia, are currently working on their AFM debut, tentatively due in March/April 2005. Rock's second sol...

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CLOUDSCAPE Film Video For 'Under Fire'

Swedish melodic metallers CLOUDSCAPE have shot a video for the track "Under Fire" with director Rainer Holmgren, who has previously filmed videos for PAIN OF SALVATION ("Ashes") and NASTY IDOLS, among others. The video, which was shot "in various places both outdoors and indoors on stage," will be f...

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ION VEIN To Support METAL CHURCH In Chicago

Chicago prog/power metallers ION VEIN will be supporting METAL CHURCH at the Chicago stop of their U.S. tour on Monday, November 15 at the House of Blues. Also appearing on the bill will be 3 INCHES OF BLOOD. You can also catch ION VEIN doing a full headlining show at JJ Kelley's in Lansing, IL ...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist Checks In

SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker has posted the following message on the group's web site: "As you know, the last few months have been very arduous to us due to preparing for and completing our Asia tour. It was a very great and successful tour. "We flew approximately 50.000 km (31,000 miles). In...

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ANNIHILATOR Mainman Hits Back At BLABBERMOUTH.NET Detractors

ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters has hit back at BLABBERMOUTH.NET detractors who have criticized him and his band in the wake of his claim that he is "the fastest/tightest-picking guitarist in the world." Writing to ANNIHILATOR's official web site, Waters said, "I know i put out some GREAT CDs/songs...

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CLOUDSCAPE Scrap Album Artwork

Swedish melodic metallers CLOUDSCAPE have scrapped Conny Myrberg's album artwork originally created for the group's self-titled debut album. "Due to different reasons [the band] couldn't use Conny's picture," reads a posting on the group's web site. "CLOUDSCAPE is really sad about this situation but...