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NIKKI SIXX: New TV Interview Posted Online

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx visited with TXA 21's Kenneth Taylor in Texas earlier today (December 7) to talk about his new book, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star", which debuted at No. 7 on The New York Times Book Review non-fiction bestseller list. Watch the four-...

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THE FUNERAL PYRE Prepares For West Coast Tour

Los Angeles-based band THE FUNERAL PYRE will hit the road in January for a West Coast Tour alongside Seattle's BOOK OF BLACK EARTH. Starting in Seattle in early January, the package will head down to California before wrapping up. Currently writing new material for a forthcoming new album, THE FUNER...

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ROBERT PLANT Wanted To Recreate Classic 1970 LED ZEPPELIN Concert For Upcoming Reunion

According to The Pulse of Radio, Robert Plant says that he had originally wanted LED ZEPPELIN's upcoming reunion show to be a song-for-song copy of their legendary January 9, 1970 set at London's Royal Albert Hall. Plant told Rolling Stone, "I had an idea initially that we should do our entire Royal...

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BONDED BY BLOOD Bonds With Fans

While preparing to head into the studio to record their debut album, "Feed The Beast", young thrashers BONDED BY BLOOD have been keeping busy by playing shows up and down the West Coast. Along the way, the band has been seeing more and more faces at every show they play. "We have been getting more ....

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ROB HALFORD's FIGHT: Details of 'War of Words' London Screening Revealed

More details have been announced regarding the December 18, 2007 London, England screening of JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford's "War Of Words - The Film". The event will take place at the following venue/time: Tuesday, December 18: 7:30 p.m Screening: Odeon Covent Garden 135 Shaftsbury Avenue London...

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SLAYER, MACHINE HEAD, KING DIAMOND, AS I LAY DYING Among GRAMMY Nominees

SLAYER, MACHINE HEAD, KING DIAMOND and AS I LAY DYING are among the nominees for the 50th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held at Los Angeles' Staples Center on Sunday, February 10, 2007. The nominees in the "Hard Rock", "Metal" and "Rock Instrumental" categories are as follows: Best Metal Perfo...

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ONESIDEZERO Parts Ways With Guitarist

Los Angeles-based band ONESIDEZERO has parted ways with guitarist Levon Sultanian due to "creative and personal differences." Commented frontman Jasan Radford: "The past 11 years that Levon and I played together were some of the best times and some of the hardest, but as time goes on sometimes thing...

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EVANESCENCE: NISSAN LIVE SETS Performance Available Online

EVANESCENCE took part in an exclusive private performance for Nissan Live Sets on November 12, 2007 in West Los Angeles, California. The mini-concert can now be viewed online at this location. EVANESCENCE also took part in a question-and-answer session with the fans who were lucky enough to attend t...

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UNEXPECT Planning European Tour

Montreal's "classical/black metal" act UNEXPECT will embark on a European tour in late 2008 alongside France's SEBKHA CHOTT. Exact cities and dates will be announced next year. UNEXPECT has posted its live performance from a recent episode of Fox TV's "Fearless Music". Footage of the band playing th...

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TYGERS OF PAN TANG, WAYSTED To Team Up For Camden Gig

NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG will team up with WAYSTED, the reunited mid-'80s British heavy metal outfit led by UFO bassist Pete Way (hence the spelling of the group's name),for a special concert on March 6, 2008 at The Underworld in Camden, UK. The doors open at 7:00 p.m. and tickets are pric...

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SIXX A.M.: 'Accidents Can Happen' Video Posted Online

SIXX A.M., the new band led by MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx, has posted the video for its song "Accidents Can Happen" at www.ilike.com. The clip was shot on November 5 and was directed by Paul Brown whom Sixx previously described as "one of the future's brightest stars and darkest souls." The trac...

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TYGERS OF PAN TANG: UK, Ireland Dates Announced

NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG have scheduled the following dates in the UK and Northern Island in support of their recently released "Back & Beyond" EP: Feb. 02 - Crook Town Feb. 09 - Leeds Rios Feb. 16 - Athens Greece AN Club (NWOBHM Festival) Feb. 22 - Londonderry The Nerve Centre (Norther...

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THE SHOWDOWN Preparing To Hit The Road

Tennessee's THE SHOWDOWN has issued the following update: "We are gearing up right now to go on our winter tour. We are working on stuff that we have never played live ever, songs we haven't played in years, and of course we will be playin' some regulars! We are trying to make the shows extra ...

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JIMI HENDRIX Album Brings Big Bucks At Auction

According to The West Australian, an auction at Christie's of rock 'n' roll memorabilia from some of the hottest bands of the 1960s and '70s hauled in big bucks today, including $20,000 for a JIMI HENDRIX album and more than $4,000 for a ROLLING STONES T-shirt. A copy of HENDRIX's "Axis: Bold as ...

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DESTROYED BY ANGER: 'A Beautiful Chaos' Out Now

Long Island, New York-based metal band DESTROYED BY ANGER recorded its latest release, "A Beautiful Chaos", at Purple Light studios (CANDIRIA, FULL BLOWN CHAOS) in Brooklyn, NY with engineer Michael Barile. The CD contains five tracks, including the lead single "Conflicted", which contains a special...