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STRATOVARIUS: 'Polaris' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Polaris", the new album from Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS, sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD landed at position No. 57 on the Top New Art...

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PEARL JAM: Performance Footage Of New Song From 'Conan O'Brien' Available

PEARL JAM performed a new song, "Get Some", on Monday night (June 1) as part of the debut of "The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien". Watch video footage of the performance below. The track will appear on the band's new album, "Backspacer", which is scheduled for release this fall. PEARL JAM filmed a...

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CHARM CITY DEVILS: 'Let's Rock 'N' Roll' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Let's Rock 'n' Roll", the debut album from the Baltimore, Maryland-based rock band CHARM CITY DEVILS (formerly known as FORTY ACRES and CHOSEN SON),sold around 1,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** incl...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: I Am Perfectly Comfortable In My Role With YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's Band

Sleaze Roxx recently conducted an interview with powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sleaze Roxx: How long did the writing process for [Owens' solo album] "Play My G...

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MYSTIC PROPHECY's 'Fireangel' Lands On German Chart

"Fireangel", the sixth album from the German power metal band MYSTIC PROPHECY, has entered the Media Control chart in the group's home country at position No. 77. "Fireangel" was released on May 22 via Massacre Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Satanic Curses" was recorded at Prophecy Studios and wa...

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Former CELTIC FROST Mainman Comments On New 1349 Album

Former CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his blog: "The last week of May marked the release of 1349's new album, 'Revelations Of The Black Flame', during the gestation of which I was invited to play a contributing role. Love or hate t...

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DESTRUCTION: 'The Curse Of The Antichrist' Artwork Unveiled

German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION are currently putting together a double live album, "The Curse Of The Antichrist - Live In Agony", to be released sometime this summer. Check out the cover artwork below. More information will be made available soon. DESTRUCTION recently completed the "D.E.V....

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DESTRUCTION Frontman Recaps Trip To Japan, China

German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION are currently putting together a double live album, to be released sometime this summer. More information will be made available soon. In other news, DESTRUCTION vocalist/bassist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer has issued the following recap of the band's recent tr...

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PEARL JAM Teams Up With TARGET, Films Commercial

The Pulse of Radio reports that PEARL JAM filmed a commercial for retail superstore Target last Thursday (May 28) at the Showbox Theater in Seattle, according to Billboard.com. News of the shoot broke at AntiQuiet.com over the weekend, where it was reported that 300 paid extras were enlisted in Seat...

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MONSTER MAGNET Guitarist Demonstrates 'Memory Man' Pedal; Video Available

Video footage of MONSTER MAGNET's Ed Mundell demonstrating the new Memory Man pedal with Hazarai can be viewed below. To check out the rest of the video interview and to see all of Ed's gear, visit www.playthisriff.com. You will also find Ed's instructional videos for the MONSTER MAGNET songs "Power...

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CANDLEMASS, LUNA MORTIS Featured In 'Talking Metal' Podcast

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with LUNA MORTIS vocalist Mary Zimmer and CANDLEMASS/SOLITUDE AETURNUS frontman Robert Lowe. The 60-minute podcast can be downloaded at this location. "Death Magic Doom", the new album from CANDLE...

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GENE SIMMONS On 'Extra'; Video Available

Incredible face paint and studded stage outfits are what KISS is known for... and of course, Gene Simmons' tongue! Gene Simmons reveals on "Extra", "Everything is about size" and the upcoming KISS reality show is going to be anything but modest! Watch Gene's appearance on "Extra" below. Gene Simmons...

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BOLT THROWER, BENEDICTION To Team Up For Birmingham Show

U.K.-based extreme metal veterans BOLT THROWER and BENEDICTION will team up for a rare live show on August 29 at the Asylum in Birmingham, England. For more information, visit www.theasylumvenue.co.uk. BOLT THROWER indefinitely postponed plans to record a new studio album after the band realized tha...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'The BLACK SABBATH Trademark Should Be Owned By The Four Of Us Equally'

Ozzy Osbourne has filed a lawsuit against his BLACK SABBATH bandmate Tony Iommi, claiming that Iommi illegally took sole ownership of the band's name in a filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Osbourne is suing Iommi for a 50 percent interest in the "Black Sabbath" trademark, along with...

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AC/DC Concert Ticket-Scalping A Multi-Million Dollar Business

Adam Walters of Australia's The Daily Telegraph reports: AC/DC Australian tour co-promoter Michael Chugg was horrified to learn some scalpers were setting up shop on eBay two weeks before tickets went on sale. He said: "Not a single ticket had been printed." Meanwhile, fans have been paying up to si...