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MR. BIG: 'Back To Budokan' CD/DVD European, U.S. Release Dates Announced

Frontiers Records will release MR. BIG's reunion live CD and DVD, entitled "Back To Budokan", on October 16 in Europe and October 27 in the USA. The set features footage of the band's June 20, 2009 performance at Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. "Back to Budokan" CD will include: CD1: 01. Daddy, Brother, Lo...

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RAISED FIST Issues Tour Update

Swedish rock heavyweights RAISED FIST will release their fifth album, "Veil Of Ignorance", on September 7 via Burning Heart Records. The CD was recorded at Dugout Productions in Uppsala, Sweden with producer Daniel Bergstrand (IN FLAMES, MESHUGGAH). Commented the band: "It's now pretty much only a w...

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LOUDNESS Performs Entire 'Thunder In The East' Album In Japan; Setlist Revealed

Japanese metallers LOUDNESS kicked off a four-date tour of Japan on August 26 at Osaka's Namba Hatch focusing on the material that originally appeared on the band's classic 1985 album "Thunder In The East". The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem) / Theme Of Loudne...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist's Track-By-Track Guide To 'War Is The Answer'

Guitarist Zoltan Bathory of Los Angeles metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has given Metal Hammer an exclusive guide to every track on the band's new album, "War Is The Answer". Check it out at this location. "War Is The Answer" is scheduled for release in the U.S. on September 22 via Prospect Park ....

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Featured On Japan's 'Sweet Jam'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman is the featured guest on two separate episodes of BS-Japan's "Sweet Jam". The show features a rare look into his private life as well as a performance of a song from his latest solo album, "Tokyo Jukebox". Broadcast times are Thursday, September 17 at 10:00 p...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH: 'Hard To See' Video Released

"Hard to See", the new video from Los Angeles metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, can be viewed below. The clip was shot last month with director Matt Silverman (AIMEE ALLEN, RAMI DEAREST). The track will appear on "War Is The Answer", which is scheduled for release in the U.S. on September 22 via Pr...

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GOTTHARD Confirmed For Japan's LOUD PARK Festival

Swiss hard rock veterans GOTTHARD have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Loud Park festival, set to take place October 17-18 at Makuhari Messe, a convention center in Japan located in the western region of Chiba Prefecture, close to Tokyo. The festival billing is shaping up as follow...

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JUDAS PRIEST: More Japanese Dates Announced

Legendary British heavy metallers JUDAS PRIEST have scheduled the following Japanese dates: Oct. 14 - Kobe Kokusai Kaikan (Kobe International House) - Kobe, Japan Oct. 15 - Aichi Geijyutsu Gekijyo (Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater) - Nagoya, Japan Oct. 17-18 - Loud Park 09 at Makuhari Messe - Chiba Pr...

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PAUL GILBERT To Guest On 'Hard Rock Nights'

Guitarist Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG, RACER X) will be the special guest on the syndicated radio show "Hard Rock Nights" on Friday, August 28. "Hard Rock Nights" is a weekly syndicated radio program focusing on new and classic hard rock. Go to this location to see a list of times and stations that ...

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KROKUS: Video Footage Of 'Swiss Independence Day' Performance Available

Hard rock veterans KROKUS performed live on August 1, 2009 as part of the Swiss Independence Day celebration, which was broadcast live on Swiss TV from the "Tell Open-Air Stage" in Interlaken. Entitled "Tell And Other Heroes", the program was televised all over Switzerland with simulcast translation...

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MR. BIG: 'Budokan - Reunion Tour 2009' DVD Preview Available

The reunited original lineup of MR. BIG will release "Budokan - Reunion Tour 2009" in Japan on CD/DVD and Blu-ray on September 9. The set features footage of the band's June 20, 2009 performance at Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. A four-and-a-half-minute snippet of the "Budokan" DVD can be viewed below. Fo...

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PROSTRATION: New Song Posted Online

PROSTRATION, the new Massachusetts-based thrash metal band formed by ex-BANE OF EXISTENCE guitarist Jim Ash, has posted a new song, "Buttinski", on the group's MySpace page. According to a press release, "Over the last year [and a half] or so, Jim has amassed a large number of riffs and is looking f...

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THESE ARE THEY Adds New Guitarist

THESE ARE THEY — the Chicago-based death metal band featuring vocalist Paul Kuhr (NOVEMBERS DOOM),guitarist Steve Nicholson (ex-NOVEMBERS DOOM),bassist Wiley Wells (EARTHEN) and drummer Sasha Horn (TRIALS) — has announced the addition of guitarist Justin Jurgevich (HURTLOCKER) to the group's ranks...

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It's Official: KISS To Reprise 'Alive!' Album At Cobo Arena September Shows

KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, has been updated with the following message: "The KISS Army has spoken! By overwhelming fan demand, KISS has just added a second special KISS Alive 35 concert at Detroit Rock City's legendary concert venue, Cobo Arena. Following the incredible response to the...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's New Band Rehearses With 9-Year-Old Guitar Prodigy: Video Available

Video footage of nine-year-old guitar prodigy Yuto Miyazawa rehearsing with OZZY OSBOURNE and his new band on Thursday, August 20 can be viewed below. Miyazawa will join Ozzy and the rest of his current group — guitarist Gus G. (FIREWIND),drummer Tommy Clufetos (ROB ZOMBIE, ALICE COOPER, TED NUGENT...