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DEEP PURPLE: 'They All Came Down To Montreux' DVD/CD Release Detailed

Eagle Rock Entertainment, through two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, will release on June 12 "They All Came Down To Montreux: Deep Purple Live At Montreux 2006" as a deluxe 187-minute two-DVD set (Eagle Eye Media, $19.98) and CD (Eagle Records, $13.98). Prebook date for both is May 18. On June 26...

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GODSMACK To Release 10th Anniversary Box Set

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that GODSMACK will release a 10th anniversary box set later this year. The Boston band — currently on a theater run continuing to promote its 2006 release "IV" — plan to commemorate the 10-year celebration of their first album with a package that gathers together...

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EDGUY: Another Show With AEROSMITH Announced

German melodic metallers EDGUY have announced another gig as the support act for AEROSMITH on June 14 in Munich, Germany. They will now be opening for the Boston hard rock legends on the following shows: June 10 - Butzbach, Germany - Hessentag Arena June 12 - Karlsruhe, Germany - DM Arena June 14 -...

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BURY YOUR DEAD Confirmed For Poland's METAL HAMMER FESTIVAL

Boston metal/hardcore outfit BURY YOUR DEAD has been confirmed for the Metal Hammer Festival, set to take place August 12 at Spodek Hall in Katowice, Poland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: TOOL CHRIS CORNELL DIR EN GREY FAIR TO MIDLAND COMA DELIGHT BURY YOUR DEAD Doors open at 15.00....

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TESLA: 'Real To Reel' Promotional Activities Detailed

TESLA will launch a summer U.S. headlining tour starting June 7 in Santa Rosa, CA at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in support of their "Real to Reel" album, which is due out June 5 on the band's Tesla Electric Company Recordings (Ryko Distribution). This marks the 20th consecutive year that TE...

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Former EXTREME Guitarist Writing Songs With JOURNEY Legend STEVE PERRY

Former EXTREME and current SATELLITE PARTY guitarist Nuno Bettencourt has told The Boston Herald that he is writing material with legendary JOURNEY frontman Steve Perry. No further information is currently available. In other news, the original lineup of EXTREME — Gary Cherone (vocals, ex-VAN HALEN)...

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THE UNDER: New Songs Posted Online

THE UNDER, the Boston, Massachusetts-based band featuring former GRIEF bassist/DISRUPT drummer Randy Odierno, has posted four new songs on its MySpace page. Check out the tracks "Vanguard", "Antiquation", "Tempest" and "LifeDial" at this location. THE UNDER is scheduled to release an EP later in the...

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Reporter Trades for Piece of JIMI HENDRIX's House In World Series Of Poker Quest

On Monday (May 21),Aaron Todd completed his third transaction in his quest to trade his way from a sixty-cent check to an entry in the World Series of Poker, trading an ABA basketball signed by the 1975-76 Indiana Pacers for two small pieces of a house that Jimi Hendrix lived in from ages 10-13. .....

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BURY YOUR DEAD Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

Boston metal/hardcore outfit BURY YOUR DEAD has been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH AS I LAY DYING BAD MANNERS...

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COCTOPUS, RAMMING SPEED Sign With TEENAGE DISCO BLOODBATH RECORDS

Teenage Disco Bloodbath records will release two records this summer from two of Boston's most raging party metal bands. When skate thrash titans BONES BRIGADE, and MISFITS-worshiping punks SHANGHAI VALENTINE broke up, something was already brewing in the steamy waters of Boston harbor. Two members...

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VELVET REVOLVER 'Quietly Falling Apart' During Making Of New Album

Launch Radio Networks reports: VELVET REVOLVER's new album, called "Libertad", comes out on July 3, but for a while it looked like it might not come out at all. Bassist Duff McKagan told Launch that even though the band started working with producer Rick Rubin and writing songs, he was worried that...

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THE 69 EYES, WEDNESDAY 13, FAIR TO MIDLAND: More U.S. Dates Announced

Finnish goth metal band THE 69 EYES will team up with former MURDERDOLLS frontman WEDNESDAY 13, FAIR TO MIDLAND (the latest signing to SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian's record label, Serjical Strike) and NIGHT KILLS THE DAY for a U.S. tour beginning mid-June. Confirmed dates so far are as fol...

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REDEMPTION Annouces Dates On DREAM THEATER Tour That Will Feature NICOLAS VAN DYK

Sean Entrikin of PRYMARY will fill in for REDEMPTION guitarist/songwriter Nicolas van Dyk for several dates on the latter band's upcoming U.S. tour with DREAM THEATER. Said Dyk: "For those of you aware of my rather demanding 'day job,' I personally will be making as many of these shows as possible....

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SUPERCHRIST Debuts New Lineup, Schedules Album Release

American metal derelicts SUPERCHRIST have unveiled their new lineup, featuring guitarist Eddie Winter and drummer Ian Viper alongside longtime bassist/vocalist Chris Black. The trio made its debut on May 4, 2007, in Cleveland. "Having now gone through a couple of gigs together, I can now say that th...

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BURY YOUR DEAD Comments On Singer's Departure

Boston metal/hardcore outfit BURY YOUR DEAD has issued a statement regarding the departure of vocalist Michael Crafter (formerly of the the Australian metal band I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN) less than two months after he was named the group's new lead singer. Commented the band: "With all the recent hur...