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HYDROGYN: 'Judgement' Audio Samples Available

"Judgement", the third album from Ashland, Kentucky based hard rockers HYDROGYN, will be released on October 25 in Europe and October 26 in the rest of the world. The CD will be made available via Bad Reputation out of Paris, France for Europe and Rapid Fire Global Music in the States and rest of th...

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DEW-SCENTED: New European Dates Announced

German thrashers DEW-SCENTED have scheduled the following dates: Oct. 22 - La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland) - Bikini Test Oct. 23 - Lu Monferrato / Alessandria (Italy) - Mephisto Rock Cafè Oct. 24 - Legnano / Milano (Italy) - Land Of Live Oct. 25 - Vicenza (Italy) - Jack Hole Club Oct. 26 - Genzano /...

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Guitarist Calls New SOUNDGARDEN Collection A 'Memory Slap'

The first SOUNDGARDEN release in 13 years, called "Telephantasm", arrives later this month, featuring an assortment of studio cuts, rare live tracks, alternate takes and one previously unheard song, "Black Rain". While many of the band's hardcore fans will be familiar with most or all of the materia...

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JIMI HENDRIX: 'West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology' Detailed

Legacy Recordings and Experience Hendrix LLC have announced the highly-anticipated release of "West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology", featuring more than four hours of rare and previously unreleased Jimi Hendrix music on a five-disc (4 CD/1 DVD) deluxe box set, available Tuesday, Nove...

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BRET MICHAELS: 'Life As I Know It' To Premiere Next Month

POISON singer Bret Michaels' new VH1 reality series, "Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It", will premiere on October 18 at 10/9c. The series showcases the 47-year-old rocker's life with his two daughters — Jorja, 5, and Raine, 10 — and Kristi Gibson, the mother of Michaels' kids, with whom he has been...

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PHILIP ANSELMO To Take Part In Online Chat

Former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo will be chatting with fans live on Ustream this Tuesday, September 14 at 7:00 p.m. EST to celebrate the 20th-anniversary reissue of PANTERA's "Cowboys From Hell" album. You need to RSVP to participate. Go here and click the RSVP button by the u...

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DIO: 'Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987' Artwork Unveiled

The first official release from Niji Entertainment Group, the label formed by the late Ronnie James Dio and his wife/manager Wendy Dio, will be the double-disc set "Dio At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987". The first disc was recorded at the first-ever U.K. performance by Dio's solo group, while o...

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KORN Guitarist Meets Actress MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ Of 'Machete'

KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer and actress Michelle Rodriguez of "Machete" and "Avatar" recently sat down for a joint interview with ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. James "Munky" Shaffer: Do you remember where you were when you first heard...

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MIKE PORTNOY: 'It Would Be A Tragedy If I Never Got To Be On Stage With DREAM THEATER Again'

Former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy discussed his departure from the band for the first time during an appearance on tonight's (Friday, September 10) edition of Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM. A BLABBERMOUTH.NET transcript of the chat follows below (only...

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PHILIP ANSELMO To Talk PANTERA On U.K.'s TOTALROCK RADIO

Former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo will guest on U.K.'s TotalRock Radio on Saturday, September 11. Chloe will talk to him about the 20th-anniversary reissue of PANTERA's "Cowboys From Hell" album and the whole PANTERA experience. Tune in at www.totalrock.com from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m...

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Former AEROSMITH A&R Guru Says 'Jealousy' Is Behind Band's 'American Idol' Squabbles

Former Geffen Records executive John Kalodner, who oversaw AEROSMITH's late Eighties comeback and some of their biggest albums, such as "Permanent Vacation" and "Pump", told the New York Post that the band's guitarist, Joe Perry, was "completely wrong" when he stated in a recent interview that singe...

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SOUNDGARDEN's CHRIS CORNELL: 'It Doesn't Feel Like We Broke Up'

SOUNDGARDEN officially reunited in early 2010 after 13 years apart, playing an April hometown show in Seattle and a tiny Chicago gig before headlining Lollapalooza last month. A new song called "Black Rain" is out and a retrospective set titled "Telephantasm" arrives later this month. Yet with all t...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: Posthumous Releases Detailed

2010 will go down as the year that we lost one of hard rock/heavy metal's all-time great vocalists, Ronnie James Dio (after a valiant battle with cancer). Throughout a career that saw Ronnie pen or co-pen classics with such legendary acts as ELF, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, and with h...

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NECRONAUT: New Song Available For Streaming

"Returning To Kill The Light", a brand new song from NECRONAUT, the solo project of former DISMEMBER/CARNAGE drummer Fred Estby, is available for streaming at this location. The track comes off NECRONAUT's self-titled album, which is scheduled for release on October 18 release via Regain Records. Th...

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DEW-SCENTED: Japanese Version Of 'Invocation' To Include Four Bonus Tracks

"Invocation", the latest album from German thrashers DEW-SCENTED, will be released in Japan on September 15 via Spiritual Beast. Commented the band: "We are super-happy to have found a new partner for our album[s] in Japan and will certainly try to return for a third touring visit of the country at...