Search results for 'queen'

News

NIGHTMARE: Pro-Shot Footage From HELLFEST Available

Professionally filmed video footage of French power metallers NIGHTMARE performing the song "Wicked White Demon" live at Hellfest on June 21, 2008 in Clisson, France can be viewed below. NIGHTMARE recently parted ways with longtime guitarist Alex Hilbert due to "private reasons," according to a post...

News

NEMHAIN: Debut Album Due In February

NEMHAIN, the UK-based band featuring AT THE GATES/ex-CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erlandsson and his wife, Morrigan Hel (a.k.a. Amber England),will release its debut album, entitled "From the Ashes", in February 2009. The CD was recorded and mixed over a three-week period in April at Studio Fredm...

News

TWISTED SISTER Performs With LITA FORD In New York City; Video Available

Quality fan-filmed video footage of TWISTED SISTER performing "I'll Be Home For Christmas" from the band's now-classic rockin' holiday CD and DVD, "A Twisted Christmas", with a special guest appearance by '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford during the "Twisted Sister, A Twisted Christmas On Broadway" hol...

News

GENE SIMMONS Talks To BILLBOARD About ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME; Video Available

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons sat down with Billboard magazine at its annual Touring Conference on November 20 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York to talk about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, discount tickets at live shows, and a possible tour with QUEEN. Watch the three-minute chat below. Duri...

News

METALLICA: 'Stone Cold Crazy' Vancouver Backstage Jam Posted Online

Official Metallica.com footage of METALLICA rehearsing its cover of the QUEEN classic "Stone Cold Crazy" in the backstage "tuning room" prior to the band's December 2, 2008 concert in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada can be viewed below. METALLICA has issued a new nine-minute video for the song "...

News

METALLICA, DROWNING POOL, AC/DC Among Songs Most Used As Torture By U.S. Military Interrogators

U.S. military interrogators have often blasted music at detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. According to the British law group Reprieve, these are among the songs they have used most frequently: * METALLICA - "Enter Sandman" * DROWNING POOL - "Bodies" * AC/DC - "Shoot to Thrill" * AC/...

News

KISS: German 'Kissmass Party" Announced

The 2008 German "Kissmass Party" will be held on Saturday, December 20 at Chill - Da Halle, Knappenstrasse, 46047 Oberhausen. The fan-run event will feature a performance KISS tribute band KISSIN' TIME. Visit www.kissfanclub.de for more information. KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has told Jane S...

News

Members Of SCORPIONS To Perform At DORO's Anniversary Concert

Vocalist Klaus Meine and guitarist Rudolf Schenker of the veteran German hard rock band SCORPIONS have been confirmed for a special concert on December 13 at the ISS Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany celebrating Doro Pesch's 25-year career as the reigning queen of German heavy metal. According to a postin...

News

QUEEN Guitarist Dismisses Split Rumors

QUEEN guitarist Brian May has dismissed rumors of a split with singer Paul Rodgers, insisting that the group is simply taking a break. Austrian web site Österreich / oe24.at reported yesterday (Tuesday, December 2) that QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS' concert in Rio de Janeiro last Saturday (November 29) was...

News

DORO: New Album Title, Release Date, Artwork Revealed

German metal queen Doro Pesch has set "Fear No Evil" as the title of her new album, due on January 23, 2009 via AFM Records. The CD's cover art can be viewed below. Pesch will release a new single, "Herzblut", on December 12 via AFM. It will feature four versions of the title track, each ...

News

UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Pulls Out Of DORO's Anniversary Concert

U.D.O./ex-ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider has cancelled his appearance at a special concert on December 13 at the ISS Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany celebrating Doro Pesch's 25-year career as the reigning queen of German heavy metal. According to a posting on U.D.O.'s web site, the cancellation was c...

News

TWISTED SISTER To Guest On 'Good Day New York' On Thursday

TWISTED SISTER will appear on "Good Day New York" on Thursday, December 4. The weekday morning news and feature show airs on WNYW (FOX 5),the flagship television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. The show airs weekday mornings from 5 a.m. thro...

News

CIRCUS OF POWER Debut To Be Reissued

Late '80s/early '90s hard rock band CIRCUS OF POWER will have its classic 1988 self-titled debut album reissued through Rock Candy Records. The LP, which was originally issued through RCA Records, will be remastered and will include a 14-page booklet as well as a 4,000-word essay about the band. A t...

News

QUEEN, JIMI HENDRIX Enter GRAMMY HALL OF FAME

According to BBC News, QUEEN's 1977 single "We are the Champions"/"We Will Rock You" and JIMI HENDRIX's rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" are among 28 classic recordings that have been newly inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The Hall Of Fame will form part of the Grammy Museum in Los Ange...

News

DARK MOOR: New Album Title, Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

Madrid, Spain-based power metallers DARK MOOR have set "Autumnal" as the title of their new album, due in early 2009. The follow-up to 2007's "Tarot", was recorded in part at New Sin Studios in Italy and features a guest appearance by soprano Itea Benedicto (NIOBETH). "Autumnal" track listing: 01. S...