Search results for 'taipei houston'

News

Former BUCKCHERRY Frontman Announces Solo Tour

Former BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd has lined up a number of solo dates during August/September. The details are as follows: Aug. 16 – Chicago, IL - Oasis 160 Aug. 17 – Milwaukee, WI - The Rave Bar Aug. 19 – Detroit, MI - I-ROCK Aug. 20 – Cleveland, OH - Agora Aug. 22 - Asbury ...

News

CLUTCH Guitarist Breaks Wrist, Band To Utilize Replacement On Tour

CLUTCH guitarist Tim Sult broke his wrist and will be forced to sit out the group's upcoming U.S. tour. The band "will have a replacement guitarist for the tour" and "Tim will be on hand at every show and may do some brief appearances on the keyboards throughout the show," according to a post on ...

News

ILL NINO, SPINESHANK, SKRAPE, 40 BELOW SUMMER: First Tour Dates Announced

ILL NINO and SPINESHANK will be embarking on a co-headlining tour beginning on September 5 in Albany, New York, with 40 BELOW SUMMER and SKRAPE in tow. The jaunt runs through Sept. 29. ILL NINO and SPINESHANK will alternate the closing slot each night of the tour. A few dates have just been announce...

News

KING'S X To Open For SAMMY HAGAR In Texas

Due to a last minute cancellation by LYNYRD SKYNYRD, KING'S X will be opening for SAMMY HAGAR this Friday and Saturday. Upcoming KING'S X tour dates: Aug. 08 - Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (w/ SAMMY HAGAR) Aug. 09 - Dallas, TX @ Smirnoff Music Centre (w/ SAMMY HAGAR) Sep. 07 - Zoete...

News

SAMMY HAGAR To Issue DVD In September

Former VAN HALEN frontman SAMMY HAGAR will be issuing a DVD titled "The Long Road To Cabo" on September 23 through Sanctuary. Over three hundred hours of material was shot and edited to create the final product, which is being described on Hagar's web site as "a combination of live concert performan...

News

Bassist PAZ LENCHANTIN Leaves ZWAN

Bassist Paz Lenchantin (ex-A PERFECT CIRCLE) has left ZWAN, the group fronted by former SMASHING PUMPKINS singer Billy Corgan, and will be dedicating her time to PAPA M, a long-running project founded by ZWAN guitarist David Pajo. "My experience with ZWAN has been great but it is time for me to move...

News

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Drop Off SOILENT GREEN Tour

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER have been forced to pull off the SOILENT GREEN tour due to "personal reasons". However, despite rumors to the contrary, the band have most definitely "not broken up," according to a spokesperson for the group's label, Metal Blade Records. THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER were added to...

News

Former HELSTAR Singer Joins Forces With SYMPHONY X Bassist

Former HELSTAR/DESTINY'S END frontman James Rivera has teamed up with ex-DESTINY'S END guitarist Eric Halpern (who played a "major role" in the recent HELSTAR reunion shows, according to Rivera) and SYMPHONY X bassist Mike Lepond in a new band called DISTANT THUNDER. The primarily Houston, Texas-bas...

News

MONDO GENERATOR To Perform At LOLLAPALOOZA

MONDO GENERATOR, the side project of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's Nick Oliveri and Josh Homme, have been confirmed to appear on the second stage at six dates at this year's Lollapalooza festival beginning with tonight's show in West Palm Beach, Florida. The band's latest album, "A Drug Problem That Nev...

News

Review: Refocused METALLICA Cranks It Up

Michael D. Clark of the The Houston Chronicle is reporting that as headliners of Saturday's (Aug. 2) Summer Sanitarium tour at Reliant Stadium, METALLICA "brought a sound system that would make a Harrier jet flyby sound church-quiet. They exploded on compositions of chaos at a decibel level not one...

News

METALLICA's HAMMETT: 'KISS Was Never The Most Original Band In The World'

Michael D. Clark of the Houston Chronicle writes in his review of KISS' "Kiss Symphony: Alive IV" that he recently asked METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett if he was miffed that KISS' latest live collection ripped off the hybrid of heavy metal with symphony accompaniment his band mined four years ago...

News

Taiwanese Heavy Metal Band CHTHONIC Win Top Music Prize

Taiwanese heavy metal quintet CHTHONIC (web site),affectionately dubbed "the BLACK SABBATH of Asia", won the award for "Best Rock Group" at Taiwan's 14th annual Golden Melody Awards, held Saturday night (August 2) in Taipei. President Chen Shui-bian presented the award to the Taiwanese rockers, who...

News

UNSPOKEN Part Ways With Singer, Announce Replacement

Houston Texas-based "southern stoner metal band" UNSPOKEN have parted ways with former DIRT vocalist Travis Powers. "[Travis] has a new baby and is building a new home so he really didn't have time for this project," the group said in an official statement. "He is our bro and we wish him the best."...

News

METALLICA's LARS ULRICH To Take Over Airwaves

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich will be taking over local radio station KBPI in Denver, Colorado Thursday night (July 31) from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Mountain Time. This show will be broadcasted live to various stations across the U.S. (11:00 p.m. EST, 8:00 p.m. PST) Here is a partial list of partici...

News

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, FULL BLOWN CHAOS To Support SUPERJOINT RITUAL

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and FULL BLOWN CHAOS have been confirmed as the support acts for SUPERJOINT RITUAL on their upcoming U.S. tour, set to kick off on August 15 in Little Rock, Arkansas. SUPERJOINT RITUAL's sophomore album, "A Lethal Dose Of American Hatred", sold 20,269 copies in the U.S. during it...