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KISS: New Japanese TV Interview Posted Online

KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons were recently interviewed for the Japanese TV show "Eigo De Shabera Night". The interview was conducted by Japanese actress Tamura Eriko, who is now based in the U.S. Watch the four-minute segment at YouTube.com. This month's four-city KISS tour of Japan ha...

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KISS: 'Rising Sun Tour '06' Merchandise To Premiere This Week

This month's four-city KISS tour of Japan has been dubbed the "Rising Sun Tour '06". KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, will exclusively premiere all of the KISS Japan tour merchandise over the next several days leading up to the trek, which begins July 18 in Nagoya at Rainbow Hall. Currently...

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PAUL BOSTAPH: 'I'm Stoked To Hit The Road With The TESTAMENT Guys'

EXODUS drummer Paul Bostaph (ex-SLAYER, FORBIDDEN, SYSTEMATIC) has commented on his upcoming stint as the touring drummer for TESTAMENT. As previously reported, TESTAMENT drummer Louie Clemente will be unable to perform with the band on the upcoming shows scheduled in the United States, Europe, and...

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DECREPIT BIRTH: New Music Posted Online

Santa Cruz, California-based death metallers DECREPIT BIRTH have uploaded two recently recorded demo songs to their official MySpace profile. Check out the tracks "Await the Unending" and "Through Alchemy Bound Eternal" at this location. DECREPIT BIRTH will be teaming up with DEEDS OF FLESH, VILE an...

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CRESCENT SHIELD Sign With CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC

California's traditional melodic metal band CRESCENT SHIELD, which features which features the talents of former DESTINY'S END guitarist Dan DeLucie and former ONWARD vocalist Michael Grant, has inked a deal with Cruz Del Sur Music. The group's full-length debut, entitled "The Last of My Kind", will...

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TESTAMENT Drummer CLEMENTE To Sit Out Upcoming Dates; PAUL BOSTAPH To Fill In

Due to medical reasons, TESTAMENT drummer Louie Clemente will be unable to perform with the band on the upcoming shows scheduled in the United States, Europe, and South Korea. Veteran drummer and good friend Paul Bostaph (EXODUS, ex-SLAYER, FORBIDDEN, SYSTEMATIC) will be filling in for Louie on the...

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ABYSMAL DAWN To Film 'Crown Desire' Video

ABYSMAL DAWN, the Los Angeles-based extreme metal band featuring former members of RISE and INHUMAN VISION, have issued the following update: "We will be shooting a video clip for the track 'Crown Desire' in the next couple of weeks with director Matt Zane. Matt has directed various videos and other...

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SUNSETH MIDNIGHT: Debut Album To Arrive In August

Brazilian rock band SUNSETH MIDNIGHT will release their debut album, entitled "Sun Seth", on August 10 via Hellion Records. The CD — which features fourteen tracks that cover a wide spectrum of musical styles, including gothic rock, hard rock/glam, doom, industrial/synthpop, and '80s pop-metal — was...

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KISS: Japanese TV Appearance To Air This Friday

According to a posting on KISS' official web site, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons taped an interview with reporter Eriko Tamurasome (photo) for "Eigo de Shaberanaito", a popular Japanese TV program that teaches English while entertaining their audiences (a so-called "edutainment" show). The episode o...

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Review: OZZY OSBOURNE's Sound Was 'Way Too Soft' During Late Afternoon OZZFEST Set

Brad Kava of The Mercury News reviewed this year's Ozzfest when it hit the Shoreline Amphitheater in San Francisco, California on Saturday (July 1). An excerpt from his review follows: The Prince of Darkness played in the bright light of day Saturday at the 11th annual Ozzfest concert, and, while th...

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'Sneak Preview' Of KISS Bobbles Available

The official KISS web site, KissOnline.com, has posted an "exclusive sneak preview" of the KISS bobbles, which are coming soon from KISS licensee Toy Vault. Pictured here are the black-and-white comps for the planned Demon, Starchild, Spaceman and Catman bobbles. These are the hand sketches submitte...

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KISS Announce Second Concert In California

KISS have added a second show at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Barbara County in California on July 28. The band will also perform at the same venue on July 26. Much like the Palms show back in 2003, the two intimate, no-frills concerts will allow KISS to flex its musical muscle! "It's a ...

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ESTRADASPHERE Sign With THE END RECORDS

Santa Cruz, California's eclectic and unclassifiable musical group ESTRADASPHERE has signed with The End Records. The band will release their fourth album, titled "Palace of Mirrors", on September 19th, 2006. About the signing with The End Records, bassist Tim Smolens comments: "We're very excited t...

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KISS To Play 'Intimate, No-Frills' Concert In California

On July 26, KISS will play the 1,300-seat theater at the Chumash Casino Resort, the hottest new Casino in California! Much like the Palms show back in 2003, the intimate, no-frills concert will allow KISS to flex its musical muscle! "It's a chance for us to just show people who and what we are music...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist Comments On Upcoming Tour With MÖTLEY CRÜE

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry has commented on the band's upcoming "The Route of All Evil" tour with MÖTLEY CRÜE. The fall trek, which will begin Sept. 14 in Holmdel, N.J., will run for more than two months before wrapping Nov. 24 in West Palm Beach, Fla. "It's going to be quite a trip," Perry told...