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KING'S X Frontman Talks About New Solo Album; Video Available

A five-minute video clip of KING'S X bassist/vocalist Doug "dUg" Pinnick talking about his new solo album, "Strum Sum Up", can be viewed below. The CD is being released today (November 20) via Magna Carta Records. Like a slice of Pinnick's raw essence, "Strum Sum Up" is so free, so instinctual; it's...

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LED ZEPPELIN Digital Cinema Premiere For 'The Song Remains The Same'

On Tuesday, November 27 in select movie theatres across the country, thousands of music fans will get to simultaneously experience "Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains The Same" in its ultimate viewing and listening environment when Warner Home Video, Rhino Entertainment and D&E Entertainment roll ou...

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HELLOWEEN Bassist To Release Heavy Rock Album With No Guitars

Frontiers Records will release the debut album from Markus Grosskopf's (HELLOWEEN) BASSINVADERS, entitled "Hellbassbeaters", on January 25, 2008. BASSINVADERS was a creation of Markus' while sitting in a bar and enjoying a few drinks. It was there that he got inspired to produce a heavy rock record...

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HELLOWEEN, GAMMA RAY Kick Off European Tour In Budapest: Photos, Video Footage Available

German melodic metallers HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY kicked off their "Hellish Rock '07-08" European co-headlining tour Friday night (November 16) at Petõfi Hall in Budapest, Hungary. The setlists were as follows: GAMMA RAY: 01. Intro: Welcome 02. Heaven Can Wait 03. New World Order 04. Land Of The Free...

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MANOWAR: Why $117 For Ticket To Next Year's MAGIC CIRCLE FESTIVAL Is A 'Bargain'

MANOWAR director Neil Johnson — who is responsible for overseeing all of the band's DVDs and music videos — has posted a video message explaining why paying $117 (80 euros) to attend the group's Magic Circle Festival in Germany next July should be considered a bargain. Watch the clip below. Magic Ci...

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AVIAN: Recording Lineup For New Album Revealed

AVIAN, the melodic metal band featuring singer Lance King (BALANCE OF POWER, PYRAMAZE) and guitarist Yan Leviathan, is hard at work on its new album, "Ashes and Madness", tentatively due in early 2008. Commented Yan: "Well, all of the guitars are pretty much done, Bill Hudson [CELLADOR] did a phenom...

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CELLADOR Guitarist Lays Down Leads For AVIAN CD; Video Available

AVIAN, the melodic metal band featuring singer Lance King (BALANCE OF POWER, PYRAMAZE) and guitarist Yan Leviathan, has made video footage of CELLADOR guitarist Bill Hudson recording guitar solos on the band's upcoming album, entitled "Ashes and Madness", available via the group's MySpace page. Watc...

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KORN Confirms New Touring Guitarist

The Pulse of Radio reports: KORN frontman Jonathan Davis confirmed before his solo show in New York City on Tuesday night (November 13) that the guitarist in his backing band, Shane Gibson, will also join KORN as its touring guitarist for the group's upcoming European trek. Davis told The Pulse of R...

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HELLOWEEN: 'Gambling With The Devil' Lands On Greek Chart

HELLOWEEN's new album, "Gambling with the Devil", has entered the international album chart in Greece at position #16. The updated list of the CD's first-week chart positions is as follows: Czech Republic: #10 Finland: #34 France: #103 Germany: #38 Greece: #16 (International) Italy: #49 Japan: #3 (I...

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TAKEN: B-Sides Collection Due In March; Reunion Shows Planned

Melodic hardcore band TAKEN, which split up in 2004, is planning several reunion shows in March of 2008 in celebration of the release of a B-sides collection. Due in March via Goodfellow Records, "This Is Forever: A Taken B-Sides Collection" features the band's original 1998 demo, their seven-inch a...

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PARADISE LOST Confirmed For Germany's KNOCK OUT FESTIVAL

UK gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST have been confirmed for the Knock Out Festival, set to take place January 12, 2008 at the Europahalle in Karlsruhe, Germany. The festival billing is now as follows: WITHIN TEMPTATION HELLOWEEN PARADISE LOST GAMMA RAY AXXIS EPICA For more information, visit www....

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AVANTASIA: E-Card For 'Lost In Space Part 1' And 'Part 2' Available

An e-card for the forthcoming six-track albums from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project — "Lost in Space Part 1" and "Lost in Space Part 2" — can be accessed at this location. Apart from the identical title track, both releases (which are due on November 16) will feature completely diff...

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GAMMA RAY: New Audio Interview With DIRK SCHLÄCHTER Posted Online

The Metal Cast has posted a new audio interview with GAMMA RAY bassist Dirk Schlächter in which he talks about the group's new album, "Land of the Free II", and the band's upcoming tour with HELLOWEEN. Listen to it at this location. GAMMA RAY's video for the song "Into the Storm" can be ...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Entire 'Mothership' Disc One Available For Streaming

The first disc from "Mothership", a 24-track, two-CD comprehensive collection that spans LED ZEPPELIN's illustrious career, is available for streaming in its entirety at AOL Music. "Mothership" was released in Europe today (November 12) and will arrive in North American stores tomorrow via Atlantic...

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KORN Recruits ARMY OF ANYONE Drummer For Upcoming Tour

KORN has tapped Ray Luzier (ARMY OF ANYONE, DAVID LEE ROTH) to handle the drum duties during the band's European tour in early 2008. KORN has been utilizing the services of drummer Joey Jordison from SLIPKNOT since May 2007. Jordison is scheduled to reconvene with SLIPKNOT before the end of the year...