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QUEEN's MAY, TAYLOR To Perform On U.K.'s 'The X Factor'

The Sun reprots that QUEEN legends Brian May and Roger Taylor will perform the band's classic song "Bohemian Rhapsody" on the U.K. reality music talent show "The X Factor". According to the report, May and Taylor have been secretly coaching the remaining contestants ahead of tomorrow's show — which...

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LACUNA COIL Singer Confirmed For 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia is among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 013, Tilburg, Holland. As was the case with last year's event, the singers will be backed by a six-piece band and a 3...

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BEFORE THE DAWN Frontman Interviewed In Vienna; Video Available

Austria's Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Tuomas Saukkonen of Finnish "dark" metallers BEFORE THE DAWN when the band played in Vienna on October 20, 2009. Watch the chat below. BEFORE THE DAWN's fifth album, "Soundscape of Silence", was released in Scandinavia...

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2009 'Dimebag Beyond Forever Tour': Details Revealed

A dozen or so Finnish metal musicians will take part in the sixth annual "Dimebag Beyond Forever Tour", set to kick off in early December. The seven-date trek will honor the legendary PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was shot and killed on stage on December 8, 2004. The mus...

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OBITUARY Guitarist Launches Barbecue Sauce Line

Guitarist Trevor Peres veteran Florida death metallers OBITUARY has released his own barbecue sauce line called T-Bone's Famous. Peres says, "Right now only my original flavor is bottled. Original 'Rib'Licious' Bar-B-Que Sauce is sweet and tangy, with a mild blend of spices such as, onion, garlic an...

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STEVEN TYLER: 'There Is Absolutely No Validity To Rumor That AEROSMITH Is Breaking Up'

Video footage of AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry and vocalist Steven Tyler confirming to a TMZ.com cameraman last night (Tuesday, November 10) in New York City that "there is absolutely no validity to rumor that AEROSMITH is breaking up" can be viewed below. Tyler joined THE JOE PERRY PROJECT — the ba...

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STEVEN TYLER: I Am Not Leaving AEROSMITH!

AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler joined THE JOE PERRY PROJECT (the band led by AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry) on stage earlier tonight (Tuesday, November 10) at the Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza in New York City to perform the AEROSMITH classic "Walk This Way". According to a BLABBERMOUTH.NET sourc...

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EPICA Singer Confirmed For 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

EPICA frontwoman Simone Simons is among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 013, Tilburg, Holland. As was the case with last year's event, the singers will be backed by a six-piece band and a 30-pie...

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XYZ Frontman To Take Part In ROCK 4 XMAS Concerts

Terry Ilous (XYZ) and Kelly Keeling (BLUE MURDER, BATON ROUGE, MICHAEL SCHENKER, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) are among the musicians who will take part in this year's Rock 4 XMAS concerts in December. For the 13th year, Rock 4 XMAS will bring together a who's who of the rock and roll world and hit the...

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JOE PERRY: 'AEROSMITH Is Positively Looking For A New Singer'

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry announced via his Twitter page yesterday that despite Steven Tyler's apparent departure, "AEROSMITH is definitely NOT breaking up." Perry also reassured fans that the remaining four members of AEROSMITH would seek out a new singer while Tyler did "his own thing." "AEROS...

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JOE PERRY: STEVEN TYLER Hung Up On Me

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry was interviewed this morning (Monday, November 9) by Chuck Nowlin of Boston's WZLX 100.7 radio station. The chat can now be streamed using the audio player below. A few excerpts from the conversation follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether Steven Tyler h...

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ARGUS, DOOMSHINE, MOURNING BELOVETH Confirmed For DOOM SHALL RISE

ARGUS, DOOMSHINE and MOURNING BELOVETH are among the confirmed bands for the seventh edition of the Doom Shall Rise festival, set to take place April 9-10, 2010 at the Chapel in Göppingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 40 WATT SUN (UK) ARGUS (USA) DOOMSHINE (D) MAGMA RISE (...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Covers MICHAEL JACKSON Classic 'Beat It' On 'High Impact' Compilation

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen will release a new album called "High Impact" on December 8 (one day earlier internationally). The set is described as "a mind-boggling, high-paced compilation record" featuring a "surprise" bonus track — Yngwie's never-before-released interpretation of t...

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BLACKWOOD CREEK Debut Due In December

Frontiers Records will release BLACKWOOD CREEK's self-titled debut album on December 4, 2009 in Europe and January 12, 2010 in the USA. BLACKWOOD CREEK is a Kip Winger side project put together with his brother Nate on drums and childhood friend Peter Fletcher on guitar. It all actually started in 1...

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VINTERSORG Working On New Album

VINTERSORG, the Swedish band led by BORKNAGAR frontman Andreas Hedlund (a.k.a. Vintersorg),is working on a new album, for a fall 2010 release via Napalm Records. The keyboards and vocal tracks are almost completed for the effort, with guitars and drums to be recorded next. VINTERSORG's last album,...