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JOB FOR A COWBOY Invites Fans To Take Part In Video Shoot

Glendale, Arizona extreme metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY will film a video for the new song "Regurgitated Disinformation" on Saturday, June 6 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and are inviting fans to attend and be part of the event. The shoot will take place in First Unitarian Church beginning at 8:00 p.m....

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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...

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DEATHSTARS: New Audio Interview With WHIPLASHER BERNADOTTE Available

An interview with vocalist Andreas "Whiplasher Bernadotte" Bergh of the Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS conducted on April 17, 2009 at Central Station, Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom is available for streaming on the MySpace page of the "Metalheadz" show. As previously reported, DEATHS...

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FAITH NO MORE Announces London Show

Influential '90s alt-metal act FAITH NO MORE will play a London warm-up show prior to the group's appearance at this year's Download festival. The band will headline London's O2 Academy Brixton on Wednesday, June 10. Tickets go on general sale this Friday, May 8. FAITH NO MORE will release "The Very...

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REZIN/WINO Bassist JON BLANK Dead Of Suspected Drug Overdose

Jon Blank, bassist for REZIN and, more recently, Scott "Wino" Weinrich's (ST. VITUS, THE OBSESSED, SPIRIT CARAVAN, THE HIDDEN HAND, SHRINEBUILDER) solo band, was found dead this past Saturday night (May 2). The cause of death has not been confirmed, but a drug overdose is suspected, according to an...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist MIKE ALBERT To Release 'Afterlife' CD

MIKE ALBERT PROJECT, the band led by former MEGADETH touring guitarist Mike Albert, will release its new CD, "Afterlife", in June via Big Deal Records. According to a press release, Mike Albert's "name and credits are well known in international music circles as a session guitarist and top hired gun...

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Reunited SWARM OF THE LOTUS Working On New Material

Baltimore-based sludge/thrash/hardcore act SWARM OF THE LOTUS has officially reunited and is working on new material, to be released sometime next year. Commented the group: "It's been nearly three years since the band 'ended' and here we are. A lot has happened to us individually and our lives are...

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SLASH To Be Joined By ROB ZOMBIE Drummer, Ex-JANE'S ADDICTION Bassist On 'American Idol'

Keri Kelli (ALICE COOPER, VINCE NEIL, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT, SKID ROW, WARRANT, RATT) will join VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash for this week's "mentor" appearance on "Rock Week" on "American Idol", the annual reality show and singing competition. Keri says, "The show will air rehearsal...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE: Quality Zwolle Footage Available

Video footage of CIRCLE II CIRCLE's May 1, 2009 concert at Hedon in Zwolle, Holland can be viewed bellow (clips uploaded by Erhan Düzey). The band was performing at the venue as part of a European tour with MANTICORA. You can read CIRCLE II CIRCLE's tour diary from the current European jaunt at

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SLASH On 'American Idol' Appearance: Producers 'Offered Me Freedom To Do It However I Wanted'

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has commented on his "mentor" appearance next week during "Rock Week" on "American Idol", the annual reality show and singing competition. Slash wrote on his MySpace page, "As you may or may not know, the producers for 'American Idol' have asked me to...

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KERI KELLI To Perform With SLASH On 'American Idol'

Keri Kelli (ALICE COOPER, VINCE NEIL, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT, SKID ROW, WARRANT, RATT) will join VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash for next week's "mentor" appearance on "Rock Week" on "American Idol". Slash wrote on his Twitter account, "I'm going to attempt to make 'Rock Week' on 'America...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY To Release New Album In July

Glendale, Arizona extreme metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY have completed recording their highly anticipated sophomore album, "Ruination", due in July via Metal Blade Records. The 10-song follow-up to 2007's "Genesis" was tracked at AudioHammer studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (THE B...

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FAITH NO MORE Confirmed For Denmark's ROSKILDE FESTIVAL

Influential '90s alt-metal band FAITH NO MORE has been confirmed for this year's Roskilde Festival, set to take place July 2-5, 2009 in Roskilde, Denmark. Also scheduled to appear are NINE INCH NAILS, SLIPKNOT, DOWN, VOLBEAT, CANCER BATS, DARKANE, DAWN OF DEMISE, GOJIRA, ISIS and SATYRICON, among ma...

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HELMET To Debut New Material On Upcoming Mini-Tour

HELMET will play a few special dates in May which will include some brand new material. The details are as follows: May 14 - Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar May 15 - Redondo Beach, CA - Sainte Rocke May 16 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Founded in 1989 by ...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JON LORD Perform With DEEP PURPLE In Tokyo; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of DEEP PURPLE performing the classic song "Smoke On The Water" — with a special guest appearance by Yngwie Malmsteen and former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord — on April 15, 2009 at the Tokyo International Hall in Japan can be viewed below. The April 15 Tokyo concert was...