Search results for 'christopher lee'

News

NECROPHAGIA's KILLJOY, MACHETAZO's DOPI To Guest On BONE GNAWER Debut

Frank "Killjoy" Pucci of NECROPHAGIA and Dopi (real name: José M. Dopico) of Spain's MACHETAZO will contribute guest vocals to the debut album from BONE GNAWER, the Swedish/American project featuring Rogga Johansson of RIBSPREADER/PAGANIZER and Kam Lee of DENIAL FIEND/MASSACRE. Kam Lee is tracking t...

News

ALESTORM: First-Ever Demo Recording, Early Video Footage Unearthed

Vocalist Christopher Bowes of the Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM has issued the following update: "I'm sure a lot of you know that we used to be called BATTLEHEART. And we released a couple of demos in 2006, one called 'Terror On The High Seas' and one simply called 'Battleheart'. And they...

News

JEFF KOLLMAN Gigging With COSMOSQUAD, BOMBASTIC MEATBATS

Acclaimed Southern California metal fusioneers COSMOSQUAD, featuring guitarist Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, MOGG/WAY, UFO),bassist Christopher Maloney (DWEEZIL ZAPPA, HARDLINE),and drummer Shane Gaalaas (B'Z, GLENN HUGHES, ULI JON ROTH),are scheduled to appear at the Baked Potato (3787 W. Cahuenga...

News

YAKUZA Frontman's LED ZEPPELIN 2: THE LIVE EXPERIENCE To Play Chicago Tomorrow

LED ZEPPELIN 2: THE LIVE EXPERIENCE, the LED ZEPPELIN tribute act featuring Bruce Lamont (frontman for Chicago-based avantgarde metallers YAKUZA) and members of BUSKER SOUNDCHECK, will perform ZEPPELIN's entire "The Song Remains The Same" soundtrack plus a few other classic ZEPPELIN numbers on Janua...

News

RUSH On VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show'; Entire Episode Available Online

VH1 Classic's new metal-themed talk show co-hosted by Eddie Trunk, "That Metal Show", premiered November 15. RUSH's Geddy Lee (bass, vocals) and Alex Lifeson (guitar) were interviewed for the program back in October and the interview aired on December 27. You can now watch the entire episode online...

News

ROBERT PLANT, FREDDIE MERCURY, AXL ROSE, IAN GILLAN Among 'Greatest Voices in Rock'

According to U.K.'s Daily Mail, LED ZEPPELIN's Robert Plant has topped a poll of the greatest voices in rock organized by digital radio station Planet Rock. QUEEN's Freddie Mercury came second, Paul Rodgers of FREE came next while THE WHO frontman Roger Daltrey came fifth. The only female voice on t...

News

MÖTLEY CRÜE Auctioning Backup Server For Official Web Site

The backup sever (see photo below) used for the official MÖTLEY CRÜE web site from 2002 to 2005 (also used to host guitarist Mick Mars' and singer Vince Neil's official web sites) is being auctioned on eBay. Current bid is $162.50. The auction ends on January 8 at 11:27:55 PST. MÖTLEY CRÜE in ...

News

ANCESTRAL LEGACY Signs With FEMME METAL RECORDS

Norwegian/Mexican symphonic metal band ANCESTRAL LEGACY has inked a deal with Femme Metal Records. The group's debut album, "Nightmare Diaries", will be released in early 2009. ANCESTRAL LEGACY recently announced the addition of vocalist Isadora Cortina to the group's ranks. The 20-year-old singer f...

News

DOUBLE DRAGON Begins Work On New Album

Australia's DOUBLE DRAGON has commenced work on the follow-up to its debut album, "Devastator". Having spent this year touring Australia as a headline act and touring as main support for SOILWORK, CARCASS and THE HAUNTED, DOUBLE DRAGON has decided the best thing to do to "keep the ball moving" is to...

News

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO: Tour Dates Announced

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, has scheduled the following dates: Jan. 09 - New York, NY @ The Underscore Jan. 15 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick Jan. 16 - Anaheim, CA @ NAMM Jan. 17 - Anaheim, CA @ NAMM Jan. 18 - Anaheim, CA ...

News

TOMMY LEE 'Going Bananas' On Christmas

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee to The Pulse of Radio on how he planned to spend Christmas this year: "My house is up on a hill, so it's this big, long, sloped street. And I'm gonna create just like this insane winter wonderland for my kids and the kids on the street and stuff. We're ...

News

DEMON Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE XIII Festival

British hard rock legends DEMON will play a special 30th-anniversary set at the Keep It True XIII festival, set to take place in April 2010 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: WHIPLASH DEMON HADES TYGERS OF PAN TANG SATAN'S HOST (with H...

News

TOMMY LEE To Ring In New Year In San Francisco

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee will make a DJing appearance with DJ Aero (real name: Chester Deitz) this New Year's Eve (December 31) at 330 Ritch in San Francisco, California. More information is available on the poster below. WTF?, the bastard brainchild of Toronto-based dance phenom Deadmau5, Tomm...

News

TERROR SYNDROME Prepares To Enter Studio

TERROR SYNDROME, the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based band featuring THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen, will enter the studio in January to record a "surprise" track featuring the group's latest addition, singer Dave Padden (ANNIHILATOR). The song will be included on the...

News

TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Sings IRON MAIDEN Classic In Brazil; Video Available

Powerhouse heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) was the special guest at the 14th-anniversary celebration of the Manifesto Rock Bar in São Paulo, Brazil on December 20, 2008. Fan-filmed video footage of Owens performing the IRON MAIDEN classic "Flig...