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AMARAN'S PLIGHT Featuring SILENT FORCE, SHADOW GALLERY Members: Debut CD Out Now

U.S. progressive rock label ProgRock Records has just released the debut CD by AMARAN'S PLIGHT, the new band featuring vocalist DC Cooper (ex-ROYAL HUNT, SILENT FORCE),guitarist Gary Wehrkamp (SHADOW GALLERY),drummer Nick D'Virgilio (SPOCK'S BEARD, KEVIN GILBERT, TEARS FOR FEARS, GENESIS) and bass...

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AMORAL: 'Reptile Ride' E-Card Available

An e-card for AMORAL's upcoming third album, "Reptile Ride", featuring clips of all the songs on the CD, can be accessed at this location. "Reptile Ride" (view cover artwork by Aki Siltala at this location) is scheduled for release on August 15 via Spikefarm Records. The CD was produced, recorded an...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman Talks About Unreleased 'Under Apollyon's Sun' Demos

CELTIC FROST guitarist/vocalist Tom G. Fischer has posted the following message on his blog: "In my eyes, one of the true pioneers of combining rock music and drum machines is Andrew Eldritch with the SISTERS OF MERCY. And that was some ten years before CELTIC FROST recorded the [unreleased] 'Under...

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SOULSTORM Reunion Show Scheduled For Next Week

Lead singer/bassist Nick Sagias of Toronto's SOULSTORM has issued the following update: "Turns out SOULSTORM will be doing a reunion show on Aug. 9 in Toronto at the Fun Haus with the reunited MONSTER VOODOO MACHINE. So far there are no plans to write, record or release any new material... We will b...

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'Rock of Love With Bret Michaels' Continues To Soar In Ratings For VH1

Sunday night's (July 29) episode of VH1's "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels" earned a series high 1.9 million total viewers in the key 18-49 demo, 23% higher than last week's episode which averaged 1.4 million viewers. In addition, the episode ranked among the Top 10 programs on all of cable for the...

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AMORAL Parts Ways With Bassist

Finnish metallers AMORAL have announced the departure of bassist Erkki Silvennoinen. "No big drama behind the scenes; he is simply involved in too many projects to keep up with our hectic pace," the band writes in a statement. "And especially now, with a new album coming out and tons of gigs and pro...

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THE CULT: 'Born Into This' Tentative Track Listing Revealed

The tentative/unconfirmed track listing has been revealed for THE CULT's new album, "Born Into This", due on October 2 in North America via Roadrunner Records (September 28 in Europe). It is as follows (songtitles listed in alphabetical order): 01. Born Into This 02. Citizen 03. Diamonds 04. Dirty L...

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PRIMAL FEAR, U.D.O.: More Spanish Dates Announced

PRIMAL FEAR and U.D.O. will team up for a European co-headlining tour this fall. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 13 - Geleen, Netherlands - Hanenhof Oct. 15 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz Oct. 16 - Rome, Italy - Alpheus Oct. 18 - Sevilla, Spain - Sala Q Oct. 19 - Madrid, Spain ...

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NARNIA Guitarist To Release Solo Album

Swedish guitarist Carl-Johan Grimmark (NARNIA, ROB ROCK, BEAUTIFUL SIN, SAVIOUR MACHINE, PLANET ALLIANCE, DIVINEFIRE, FLAGSHIP, ESSENCE OF SORROW) will release his first solo album, "Grimmark", on August 31 via Rivel Records. The track listing is as follows: 01. Pray 02. How Many Times 03. Hiding fr...

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KATATONIA, SCAR SYMMETRY, INSOMNIUM: More North American Tour Dates Announced

KATATONIA will team up with support acts SCAR SYMMETRY, INSOMNIUM and SWALLOW THE SUN for a North American tour this fall. Kicking of September 4, the trek will make 21 stops around the country before concluding on September 26 in Houston. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 04 - Jaxx - West Spring...

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MEGADETH: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message on the band's official forum: "Just wanted to say that it has been a lot of entertainment for me the last three weeks getting to come back and spend time with you each morning. "It's as if y'all are in my house having coffee each mornin...

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CYNIC Confirmed For Romania's MAXIMUM ROCK FESTIVAL

Reunited progressive metallers CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, have been confirmed for the Maximum Rock Festival, set to take place August 10-12 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: OVER...

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SHARON OSBOURNE 'Too Traumatized' To Attend Father's Funeral

According to ContactMusic.com, Ozzy Osbourne's wife/manager Sharon failed to attend her father Don Arden's funeral — because she was too upset to go. Arden passed away on Saturday (July 21) in a Los Angeles nursing home from undisclosed causes, although he was known to have Alzheimer's Disease. He w...

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H.I.M.: 'Kiss Of Dawn' Video Posted Online

H.I.M.'s video for their new single, "Kiss of Dawn", has been posted at YouTube. The clip was shot last month in the Los Angeles area with director Meiert Avis, who has previously worked with U2, AVRIL LAVIGNE, JENNIFER LOPEZ and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, in addition to helming H.I.M.'s "Wings of a Butterf...

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HAIL OF BULLETS: More 'Work-In-Progress' Music Posted Online

HAIL OF BULLETS, the new band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens, former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX singer Martin Van Drunen and former HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen, has posted two new "work-in-progress" tracks on its MySpace page. Commented the...