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AEROSMITH Bassist Talks About Recording Process For New Album

Christina Fuoco-Karasinski of LiveDaily recently conducted an interview with AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton. An excerpt from the chat follows below. LiveDaily: What's it like to be working with Brendan O'Brien on new material? Hamilton: He's somebody we've wanted to work with for a long time. He act...
May 15, 2009
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Tokyo Thrashers GRIEF OF WAR To Release 'Worship' In July

Tokyo thrash disciples GRIEF OF WAR return with a vengeance on new album "Worship", which will be released on July 7. A new track, "Disorder", is currently streaming on the band's MySpace page, and the group kicks off their new touring cycle with a show alongside INTO ETERNITY in Hong Kong this week...
May 14, 2009
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SACRED REICH To 'Bust Out' Rarely Performed Songs At Tempe Concert

Reactivated Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH will perform their only U.S. show on Saturday, May 16 at The Marquee Theatre in Tempe, Arizona. Tickets are only $10. Doors at 6 p.m. There will also be an autograph signing with the band from 7 to 8 p.m. at the venue. Commented the band: "We're busting out...
May 14, 2009
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DÉTENTE: In Pre-Production Mode

Reunited California-based metallers DÉTENTE — featuring vocalist Ann Boleyn (HELLION) alongside original DÉTENTE members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) — have begun pre-production work on their new album, titled "Decline". The effort will be engineered by Bil...
May 11, 2009
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OPETH: New Video Interview With FREDRIK ÅKESSON Available

Ken of MetalFanzine.net conducted an interview with guitarist Fredrik Åkesson of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH on May 5, 2009 at Mr. Smalls in Millvale, Pennsylvania. The 19-minute clip — which includes performance footage — can be viewed below. OPETH will take part in the European installment...
May 10, 2009
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LAMB OF GOD Frontman On Record Sales, Mercenaries And Songwriting

Patrick Slevin of The Aquarian recently conducted an interview with vocalist Randy Blythe of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. The Aquarian: "Sacrament" sold about 65,000 copies in the first week four years ago when, relatively, the record industry...
May 10, 2009
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JON LORD's 'Concerto For Group And Orchestra' To Premiere In Scotland

Stevenson College, in a major collaboration with The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, The City of Edinburgh Music School and the Edinburgh Schools Symphony Orchestra, will presents Jon Lord's Concerto for Group and Orchestra on Monday, October 5, 2009 in The Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland...
May 8, 2009
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Former MELDRUM Singer To Guest On 'RewBee's World'

Former MELDRUM frontwoman Moa Holmsten will guest on the "RewBee's World" rock talk radio show on Wednesday, May 13 at 4:00 p.m. EST. To listen to the program live via the Internet, go to www.arizzmaradio.com. Holmsten will play the following U.S. shows this month: May 12 - Lit Lounge (East Village)...
May 8, 2009
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DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY: 'Working With KEVIN MOORE Is Just Not Much Fun'

Blistering.com's Ken McGrath recently held court with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, waxing on the band's forthcoming new album ("Black Clouds and Silver Linings"),the ever-elusive "prog" term, his proposed side-project with OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt and PORCUPINE TREE's Steven Wilson, and his...
May 6, 2009
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JERRY CANTRELL, TOM MORELLO, GILBY CLARKE Perform At 'Road Recovery' Benefit Concert

Punk rock pioneer and activist Wayne Kramer of MC5 fame was honored in a fundraising performance event this past Friday, May 1 at the Nokia Theater in Times Square. This special event featured very a number of guests, including Iggy Pop, Tom Morello, Etty Farrell and Perry Farrell, Jerry Cantrell, H...
May 5, 2009
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INTO ETERNITY: In Full-Blown Rehearsal Mode

Founding guitarist/principal songwriter Tim Roth of Canadian extreme progressive metallers INTO ETERNITY has issued the following update: "INTO ETERNITY is in full-blown rehearsal mode now [for upcoming shows in Canada, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan]. The jams have been going very smooth and they soun...
May 5, 2009
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TRANSPORT LEAGUE Bassist To Sit Out First Reunion Show

The reunited Swedish heavy rock band TRANSPORT LEAGUE has issued the following update: "We are sad to announce that Ken Sandin [bass] will not be able to participate at our reunion show on May 15! The stand-in for Ken will be the actual former 'former' bass player of TRANSPORT LEAGUE, Johan Reivén....
May 4, 2009
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CORPUS MORTALE: In Writing Mode

Danish extreme metallers CORPUS MORTALE have issued the following update: "We've been very busy writing new songs lately as well as booking shows. We're almost halfway with the material for our third album, and if everything works out as planned, we'll enter the studio sometime between September and...
May 4, 2009
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Former MELDRUM Singer Announces U.S. Shows

Former MELDRUM frontwoman Moa Holmsten will play the following U.S. shows this month: May 12 - Lit Lounge (East Village) - New York, NY May 14 - Two Boots of Bridgeport - Bridgeport, CT May 16 - Union Hall - Brooklyn, NY Video footage of Moa Holmsten performing live at Sjöhästen in Stockholm, Sweden...
May 3, 2009
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LILLIAN AXE Guitarist Welcomes Addition To Family

LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze and his wife Julie welcomed a son named Jude on May 1 (pictured below). According to a post on the band's web site, "both Julie and Jude are doing great and so is Steve." LILLIAN AXE will release its new album, entitled "Sad Day On Planet Earth", on June 30 ...
May 3, 2009