Search results for 'gus g'

News

ADAGIO To Open For ROBERT PLANT At Tunisian Festival

French progressive metallers ADAGIO will open for former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant on March 24, 2006 in Tunis, Tunisia as part of the "International Mediterranean Guitar Festival". The concert will mark the first show of ADAGIO's "Dominate Tour", which will follow later in 2006. As previous...

News

100 PROOF: All-Star Band Featuring Members Of AC/DC, RATT, W.A.S.P. To Perform Tonight

100 PROOF, the new "all-star" band featuring Chris Slade of AC/DC on drums, Jizzy Pearl of RATT and LOVE/HATE on lead vocals, Mike Duda of W.A.S.P. on bass and Stacey Blades of L.A. GUNS on guitar, will be performing some of rock's great tunes this Saturday, December 10 at Club Vodka's fourth annual...

News

VANDEN PLAS To Release New CD In February

German progressive metallers VANDEN PLAS will release their new album, "Christ.0", on February 24, 2006. It is a concept album inspired by Alexandre Dumas' novel "The Count of Monte Cristo". The recordings are currently taking place at the Bazement studios near Wiesbaden, Germany. The track listing...

News

ROB ROCK To Film DVD At Germany's OWEN ROCK NIGHT Festival

Powerhouse heavy metal vocalist ROB ROCK (ex-IMPELLITTERI, DRIVER, JOSHUA) has announced that he will record his first live DVD at the Owen Rock Night Festival in Germany in March 2006. Rock is also confirmed for the Elements of Rock festival in Switzerland April 2006. JVC/Victor Entertainment Japan...

News

BLOOD TSUNAMI To Play Oslo This Weekend

BLOOD TSUNAMI, the Oslo, Norway-based thrash metal band featuring drummer Bård G. Eithun (a.k.a. Faust; SCUM, ABORYM, ex-EMPEROR),will make their next live appearance on Saturday, December 3 at John Dee in Oslo. The concert, which celebrates the 15th anniversary of Body Map merchandise, will also i...

News

CRONIAN: BORKNAGAR Side-Project To Release 'Terra' Next Year

CRONIAN (formerly ION),the Norwegian/Swedish project featuring BORKNAGAR members Oystein G. Brun (guitars and programming) and Vintersorg (vocals and programming),have signed a worldwide three-album deal with Century Media Records. Regarding how the project came together, CRONIAN said in a stateme...

News

AEROSMITH's TYLER, PERRY Receive $2 Million To Perform At Bat Mitzvah

According to The Boston Globe, AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry made some easy money playing a big-bucks bat mitzvah in New York the other night. The Daily News reports that the dynamic duo were paid $2 million by Long Island defense contractor David H. Brooks to gig at his daug...

News

BLOOD TSUNAMI To Record Full-Length Debut in December

BLOOD TSUNAMI, the Oslo, Norway-based thrash metal band featuring drummer Bård G. Eithun (a.k.a. Faust; SCUM, ABORYM, ex-EMPEROR),are currently spending their time writing and rehearsing new material for their next studio assault. "The new stuff is brutal beyond belief and true fans of quality thra...

News

HED P.E. Sign With 'Pimp' Label SUBURBAN NOIZE, Plan To Release 'Classic Joint'

HED P.E., the popular Orange County, California-based hardcore/punk/hip-hop band, Have inked a deal with Suburban Noize. Fronted by Orange County native Jared "The Underdog" Shain, HED P.E. refuses to put its music in a skirt. "Finally a label that is as pimp as my band is," Jared says of the deal w...

News

New VITALIJ KUPRI CD To Feature JOE LYNN TURNER, DOOGIE WHITE And GÖRAN EDMAN

According to a posting on the RAINBOW fan site The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy, the new VITALIJ KUPRI CD, entitled "Revenge", features contributions from several world-class vocalists, including former RAINBOW singers Joe Lynn Turner (also DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Doogie White (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN...

News

ADAGIO Guitarist Lands Two Magazine Columns

Guitarist Stephan Forté of the French progressive metallers ADAGIO has two new columns in the French magazine Guitarist. In the first column, dubbed "The Electric Legacy", each month, he will adapt on guitar a short part from a piece of a classical composer (from contemporary to baroque). The first...

News

FIREWIND Announce New Singer, Drummer

FIREWIND, the Greek power metal act led by guitarist Gus G. (DREAM EVIL, ARCH ENEMY),have announced the addition of singer Apollo Papathanasio (ex-MAJESTIC, TIME REQUIEM) to the group's ranks. "He is a world-class act and I'm very happy that the timing's right now and we're joining forces under the...

News

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer: 'No One Touches Us As A Live Monster'

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Howdy folks! It's yer big buddy Gene here, ready to open a can o' whoopass on ya! Oh, wait a minute — I'm being informed it's lima beans. Eww. "Sorry it's been a few days since I've been ...

News

JON OLIVA'S PAIN Announce New Album Title

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the solo project of SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, have set "Maniacal Renderings - Chapter 2" as the title of their sophomore album, tentatively due next spring. "The title is very fitting considering the direction of the new music and the lyrics Jon is putting down on paper," JON...

News

VOIVOD Manager's Personal Tribute To DENIS 'PIGGY' D'AMOUR

VOIVOD manager James MacLean has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "The death of Denis D'Amour was a tragedy. Piggy truly lived for his music. He was easy-going yet focused, never complained and never wanted to be a burden on anyone, he j...