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DARK TRANQUILLITY Replaces PORCUPINE TREE At Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival
Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have replaced PORCUPINE TREE on the billing of this year's Gods of Metal festival, which will take place in two separate installments at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. The first part of the festival will be held on June 2-3 while the second installment w...February 28, 2007
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TYPE O NEGATIVE Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival
TYPE O NEGATIVE has been confirmed for this year's Gods of Metal festival, which will take place in two separate installments at Idropark in Milan, Italy. The first part of the festival will be held on June 2-3 while the second installment will take place June 30. There will be eight bands performin...February 22, 2007
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CRIMSON GLORY To Co-Headline BAY AREA ROCK FEST; MOB RULES And BALANCE OF POWER Added To Lineup
Bay Area Rock Promotions has announced the return of CRIMSON GLORY as the co-headliner of the inaugural Bay Area Rock Fest, set to take place on May 4-5 at The Independent in San Francisco. CRIMSON GLORY's appearance will mark the return of "Astronomica" vocalist Wade Black by playing for the first...February 16, 2007
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MÖTLEY CRÜE, ANATHEMA Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival
MÖTLEY CRÜE, ANATHEMA and TIGERTAILZ are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's Gods of Metal festival, which will take place in two separate installments at Idropark in Milan, Italy. The first part of the festival will be held on June 2-3 while the second installment will take place June 3...February 16, 2007
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ULI JON ROTH To Discuss His Career During Museum Appearance
Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth's (ex-SCORPIONS) web site has been updated with the following message: "Uli has been invited to talk about the album covers of his career from the early Seventies until now at the Museum Hulsmann in Bielefeld, Germany, on February 23rd, 2007. The discussion will prov...February 13, 2007
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VELVET REVOLVER, THIN LIZZY, TRAMP'S WHITE LION Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival
VELVET REVOLVER, THIN LIZZY and TRAMP'S WHITE LION have been confirmed to appear at this year's Gods of Metal festival, which will take place in two separate installments at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. The first part of the festival will be held on June 2-3 while the second installment will take plac...February 13, 2007
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SCORPIONS: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Revealed
According to a posting on the web site of the official SCORPIONS French fan club Crazyscorps, the German hard rock veterans have set "Humanity - Hour 1" as the title of their new album, due in Europe on May 14 via BMG. Check out the new CD artwork at www.crazyscorps.com. SCORPIONS ...February 13, 2007
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'Metal: The Definitive Guide' Book Due In April
Garry Sharpe-Young's next book, a 608-page, 600,000-word treatise simply titled "Metal: The Definitive Guide", will be published in the U.S. on April 28 by Backbeat Books. Rob Halford of JUDAS PRIEST provided the foreword. He wrote, in part, "From its beginnings out of Birmingham, England in the lat...February 10, 2007
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SCORPIONS, THIN LIZZY, EUROPE Confirmed For Holland's ARROW ROCK FESTIVAL
SCORPIONS, THIN LIZZY, EUROPE and STEVE VAI have been confirmed for the Arrow Rock Festival, set to take place June 30 at Evenemententerrein Walibi World in Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: EUROPE SCORPIONS STEVE VAI THE OUTLAWS THIN LIZZY TOTO For more...February 7, 2007
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ULI JON ROTH: More SKY ACADEMY 2007 Details Revealed
Uli Jon Roth's (ex-SCORPIONS) production manager Jeff Agins has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: After a successful weekend at the winter NAMM convention in Anaheim, CA it is clear that interest in Sky Academy 2007 is peaking both for students and guests. We are now accepting enrollmen...January 31, 2007
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METALLICA's 'Master Of Puppets' Tops List Of Most Influential Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time
METALLICA's classic 1986 album "Master of Puppets" has been selected by Spence D. and Ed Thompson of IGN Music as the "most influential" heavy metal album of all time. In the accompanying blurb explaining their choice, Spence writes, "Heavy metal fans no doubt have argued till blue in the balls abou...January 25, 2007
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MEGADETH: 'United Abominations' To Be Released In May
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "It was great seeing some of the guitarists that were at [the] Dean [booth at NAMM in Anaheim, California] that I respect as players (most of them from when I was developing my ow...January 21, 2007
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SYMPHONY X, ANATHEMA, PORCUPINE TREE To Perform At Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival
According to a posting on DREAM THEATER's official web site, SYMPHONY X, ANATHEMA, PORCUPINE TREE, SADIST and DGM have also been confirmed to appear at this year's Gods of Metal festival, which will take place in two separate installments at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. The first part of the festival...January 19, 2007
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HEAVEN AND HELL, OZZY OSBOURNE, MEGADETH To Perform At Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival
This year's Gods of Metal festival will take place in two separate installments at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. The first part of the festival will be held on June 2-3 and will feature the following artists (with more to be confirmed): June 2-3: SCORPIONS HEAVEN AND HELL DREAM THEATER BLIND GUARDIAN D...January 19, 2007
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DEEP PURPLE Singer Guests On Manager's Solo Album
According to Deep-Purple.net, DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan sings lead vocals on a track called "Have Love, Will Travel" on the solo album from his U.S. manager Michael Lee Jackson, entitled "In a Heartbeat". Gillan also does backing vocals on several other cuts. Ian has also been asked to guest o...January 17, 2007
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