Search results for 'alter bridge'

News

BLEED THE SKY Cancel European Tour

Orange County, California-based sextet BLEED THE SKY have been forced to cancel their previously announced "Demotivation" European tour with BRIDGE TO SOLACE. The band, who had their trailer with all of our equipment stolen from a residence in Mableton (suburb of Atlanta),Georgia the night of Novem...

News

QUEENSRŸCHE: 'Operation: Mindcrime II' Details Revealed

QUEENSRŸCHE returned to the studio this summer to record the long-anticipated sequel to 1988's acclaimed concept album "Operation: Mindcrime". Praised by critics and certified platinum, the original remained on Billboard's album chart for more than a year and its dynamic music and powerful message s...

News

SLIPKNOT, MACHINE HEAD, DANZIG Video Interviews Posted Online

San Antonio's longest-standing metal institution, "Robb's Metalworks", has just posted its two-hour September episode online. You can access it directly at this location. The episode, which is broken into four parts for either streaming or downloading, highlights the following material: Part 1: * Vi...

Review

Emerald Vulture

Oh it's ugly alright...hairy and sticky too. SOURVEIN has returned with another helping of viscous swamp dirges. Guitars cranked to 10, the four stings just a buzzin, and T-Roy Medlin's (ex-BUZZOV*EN) vokills a tad less scratchy and every bit as brain-fried and miserable as WEEDEATER's Dave "Dixie"...

News

FOZZY: U.K. Dates Announced

FOZZY, the band featuring vocalist Chris Jericho (of WWE wrestling fame) and members of STUCK MOJO, have lined up the following U.K. tour dates during January/February: Jan. 28 - Head Charge @ Barfly - Birmingham, UK Jan. 29 - Barfly - Liverpool, UK Jan. 30 - Rock City - Nottingham, UK Jan. 31 - Lem...

News

AMONGST THE SWARM Complete New Demo

Indianapolis deathcore band AMONGST THE SWARM, featuring former members of Midwest hardcore act BURN IT DOWN (Escape Artist/Trustkill Records),have just completed a brand new four-song demo with Joel Lauver (DEMIRICOUS, ABOUT THE FIRE) at Burning Bridge studios in hopes of securing a new label home...

News

'Ozzfest 10th Anniversary' DVD/CD Preview Available

Several tracks from the forthcoming the DVD and bonus live CD release, "Ozzfest 10th Anniversary", have been made available for streaming in audio and video formats. The following tracks can currently be previewed at 98rock.com: BLACK SABBATH – "War Pigs" VELVET REVOLVER – "Sucker Train Blues" ROB Z...

News

QUEENSRŸCHE: More 'Operation: Mindcrime II' Details Revealed

QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield and guitarist Michael Wilton recorded their parts for the group's new album, tentatively titled "Operation: Mindcrime II", in August at Synergy Studios in Redmond, WA. Michael Stone cut guitars in a studio in a "secret location" in the Bay Area. Singer Geoff Tat...

News

QUEENSRŸCHE Set Release Date For 'Operation: Mindcrime II'

QUEENSRŸCHE have set a March 14, 2006 release date for the sequel to their platinum 1988 concept album, "Operation: Mindcrime", tentatively titled "Operation: Mindcrime II". Guitar overdubs for the CD were completed last week, according to a posting on the group's web site. As previously reported, Q...

News

THE DISTANCE Sign With ABACUS RECORDINGS

Connecticut-based hardcore act THE DISTANCE have inked a deal with Abacus Recordings. THE DISTANCE is a four-piece whose tireless hard work and dedication, with their do-it-yourself ethic, has been making waves in all facets of the hardcore underground scene. This can be seen in their prolific natur...

News

RITCHIE BLACKMORE Says One-Off DEEP PURPLE Reunion Would Be 'Fun'

Mick Burgess of Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with Ritchie Blackmore (ex-RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) and Candice Night of BLACKMORE'S NIGHT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Express Radio: I think when the BLACKMORE'S NIGHT project started, the general consensus was t...

News

THE RED CHORD Added To PERSISTENCE European Tour

Massachusetts-based metal/grind band THE RED CHORD have been added to the upcoming Persistence European tour, featuring AGNOSTIC FRONT, HATEBREED, NAPALM DEATH, BORN FROM PAIN, BLEED THE SKY and FULL BLOWN CHAOS. Confimed dates are as follows: Dec. 01 - Wiesbaden, GER - Schlachthof (Germany) w/o FUL...

News

MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO's 'Double Guitar' On Display At Blue Rock Guitars in Iowa

World-renowned progressive rock guitarist Michael Angelo Batio's famed Dean Mach 7 Jet Double guitar (photo) will be on display at Blue Rock Guitars in Perry, Iowa on a promotional tour to celebrate the release of Batio's "Hand without Shadows" CD. The display also coincides with the Dean Owners of...

News

ROB HALFORD: RIPPER OWENS And I 'Have A Wonderful Musical And Professional Relationship'

Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an exclusive interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: When the title track to [HALFORD's] "Resurrection" came out, a lot of fans were going, "Damn, Rob is starting to sound like PRIE...

News

Guitar Shredder MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO Covers METALLICA, DEEP PURPLE, AEROSMITH On New CD

Legendary heavy metal bassist Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, DIO) and Doug Marks (man behind the Metal Method series of instructional videos for guitar) are among the guest musicians appearing on the new CD from world-renowned progressive rock guitarist Michael Angelo Batio...