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GOD'S ARMY To Enter Studio This Weekend

GOD'S ARMY, the new band featuring former HELLOWEEN/METALIUM drummer Mark Cross, bassist/vocalist John A.B.C. Smith (GALLOWS POLE, HALLOWED, AT VANCE),and guitarists Ian O'Sullivan (HALLOWED) and Don Amiro, will enter the studio in Germany on November 5 to begin recording their debut album, tentati...
November 1, 2005
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Halloween Wedding For HIRAX Member

HIRAX bassist Angelo Espino will marry his girlfriend of three years, Shannon Breshears, on October 31. The ceremony will take place in a graveyard setting and will be performed by former REVEREND drummer Jason Ian (brother of ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian). HIRAX are preparing for their first-ever to...
October 31, 2005
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EUROPE Complete First Demo Session For New Album

EUROPE drummer Ian Haugland has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Last weekend we all got together for the first demo session of the next EUROPE album. It was very exciting to start working on the new songs, and we really had a great time in the studio. Many strong idea...
October 28, 2005
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JUDAS PRIEST: Complete 'Rising In The East' DVD Details Revealed

Heavy metal icons JUDAS PRIEST will release the new live DVD, "Rising in the East" (view cover here),on November 15, 2005, via Rhino Home Video. Vocalist Rob Halford, lead guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing, bass guitarist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis filmed "Rising in the East" in May 2...
October 28, 2005
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Former SCORPIONS Guitarist ULI JON ROTH Reportedly Declared Bankrupt

Gareth Morgan of icWales has issued the following report: A rock star who spent a fortune to become a Lord of the Manor in Wales has been declared bankrupt. Uli Jon Roth, former lead guitarist with the SCORPIONS, is believed to owe tens of thousands of pounds. Roth, 54, paid £250,000 (approx. $450,0...
October 26, 2005
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SHADOWS FALL's BITTNER At MODERN DRUMMER FESTIVAL: Video Available

A preview clip of SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner's performance at this year's premier drumming event, Modern Drummer Festival Weekend, has been posted online at this location (Quicktime required). Footage of Bittner's appearance at the event is included on a triple-DVD featuring over seven hours...
October 26, 2005
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MY SILENT WAKE Sign With BOMBWORKS RECORDS

MY SILENT WAKE, the new doom metal band fronted by former SEVENTH ANGEL/ASHEN MORTALITY vocalist Ian Arkley, have inked a deal with Bombworks Records. The group's first release for the label will contain six or seven brand new "long" songs plus the two tracks from the band's recent two-song EP as bo...
October 23, 2005
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DEEP PURPLE Frontman Guests On German TV Show: Video Available

DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan appeared on German breakfast TV program "Frühstücksfernsehen" (Sat. 1) on Friday (Oct. 21). Video footage from the show has now been posted online (choose connection speed): Fast, Medium, Slow. DEEP PURPLE's new album, "Rapture of the Deep", is scheduled for release o...
October 22, 2005
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DEEP PURPLE: New IAN GILLAN Audio Interview Posted Online

Acccording to a posting on the DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star, PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan appeared Wednesday (Oct. 19) on Simon Mayo's afternoon show on BBC Radio Five Live. The interview was around 15 minutes long and included a preview of cuts from the band's upcoming album, "Rapture of the...
October 20, 2005
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Former WHITESNAKE Guitarist MICKY MOODY Schedules German Guitar Clinic

Former WHITESNAKE/current M3 guitarist Micky Moody will be hosting a guitar clinic at The Rock Shop in Karlsruhe, Germany on December 7. Micky will be dealing with acoustic, slide and rock guitar and will be joined later in the evening by WHITESNAKE tribute band SNAKEHUNTER. For more information, vi...
October 20, 2005
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EUROPE: 'Live From The Dark' DVD Teaser Available

A teaser clip for EUROPE's forthcoming live DVD, entitled "Live from the Dark", has been posted online at this location. "Live from the Dark" is scheduled for release on November 18 through Mayan, a subsidiary of Sanctuary. The two-disc set will feature the group's November 15, 2004 concert at the H...
October 20, 2005
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DEEP PURPLE Drummer Discusses 'Rapture Of The Deep'

In a recent interview with DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star, PURPLE drummer Ian Paice offered his views on the group's soon-to-be-released album, "Rapture of the Deep": "Obviously, I think it's very good. I think that four, five of the tracks have the possibility to become classic DEEP PURPLE s...
October 19, 2005
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ANTHRAX Guitarist To Guest On VH1's 'I Love the 80s: 3D'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian will be revisiting the commentator's chair and waxing poetic on all things '80s next week on VH1's "I Love the 80s: 3D". VH1 is reprising its highly successful and hilarious "I Love the 80s" approach for "I Love the 80s: 3D". All of your favorite comics, rock stars and ce...
October 19, 2005
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SHY Frontman TONY MILLS To Release AOR Album

SHY frontman Tony Mills has extended his contract with Z Records to include an out-and-out AOR release, tentatively due in April 2006. Commented Tony: "As current product that I've written is on general release now through Z Records, I have been approached by the Z crew to write an AOR album for rel...
October 18, 2005
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Classic MOTÖRHEAD Albums Receive Special Treatment

In celebration of three decades of one of the most underrated, influential and downright noisy bands to ever walk the face of the planet, Sanctuary Records will be issuing commemorative, 30th anniversary editions of some of MOTÖRHEAD's most important and memorable albums, as well as a collection of...
October 18, 2005