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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' Performs STRATOVARIUS On National TV; Video Available

Video footage of 22-year-old Finnish heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen performing STRATOVARIUS' "Hunting High And Low" and LED ZEPPELIN's "Rock and Roll" on the Finnish TV talent show "Idols" last Thursday (March 22) has been posted online on YouTube: "Hunting High And Low" (video) "Rock and Roll" (vi...

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ALICE COOPER Judges 'Inmate Idle'; Video Available

Video footage of the "Inmate Idle", a locked-up version of "American Idol", which was judged by Alice Cooper and Sheriff Joe Arpaio, has been posted online at AZCentral.com. Six prisoners at Arizona's Maricopa County Jail were voted through to the afternoon's live performance contest finale. Inmates...

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Ex-BIOHAZARD Guitarist Working On New SUICIDE CITY Album

Former BIOHAZARD and current SUICIDE CITY guitarist Billy Graziadei has issued the following update: "I've been in the studio producing the new SUICIDE CITY album (label to be determined). Some of the songs are: 'Start the Show', 'Painted Horse', 'Best Way to Die', 'Chemical Fight', 'She Waits', 'Bu...

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MIKE TRAMP Says He Has No Desire To Pursue A More Modern Sound With WHITE LION

WHITE LION vocalist Mike Tramp recently answered several fan questions via his official web site. Read on: Q: We have been blessed with the box set "Songs I Left Behind" and the WHITE LION and FREAK OF NATURE DVDs, but was interested to know if in the near future you have any intention to release .....

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NIKKI SIXX Finalizing Artwork For 'The Heroin Diaries' Book And CD

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message in his online diary: "Had a good time at the Junker fashion show. Me and DJ [Ashba, ex-BEAUTIFUL CREATURES guitarist and Sixx's songwriting/producing partner] hung with Slash, Alice Cooper and Billy Duffy along with all the Junker peeps...

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SANCTITY: 'Beneath The Machine' Video Posted Online

Asheville, North Carolina-based classic metal quartet SANCTITY has posted its video for the song "Beneath the Machine" at this location. The clip was filmed last month with director Ramon B. (who also helmed the band's "Zeppo" video). Pictures from the video set taken by photographer Michael Gordon...

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ALICE COOPER A Judge On 'Inmate Idle'

Launch Radio Networks reports: Six prisoners at Arizona's Maricopa County Jail competed on March 23 in "Inmate Idle", a locked-up version of "American Idol". Singer Alice Cooper and Sheriff Joe Arpaio judged the half-dozen inmates that were voted through to the afternoon's live performance contest f...

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CHRIS CORNELL: New Single Posted Online; 'Rockline' Appearance Scheduled

Former AUDIOSLAVE/SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell's new single, "No Such Thing", has been made available for streaming via his MySpace page. The track comes off the singer's upcoming Suretone/Interscope album, "Carry On", due on June 5. In other news, Cornell will be the featured guest on the nat...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS To Headline U.S. VIRGIN FESTIVAL In Baltimore

SMASHING PUMPKINS have been announced as one of the headliners of the U.S. Virgin Festival, scheduled for August 4-5 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Also slated to appear are THE POLICE and the BEASTIE BOYS. More lineup announcements and information about ticket sales are expected over the comi...

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THE CULT To Support THE WHO In Europe?

THE CULT will reportedly support THE WHO on a number of dates in Europe this summer. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. THE CULT is currently working on material for the group's first album since 2001's "Beyond Good and Evil". "We've got some ideas down, circulating," guitarist Billy Duf...

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SALEM: Performance Footage Of New Song Posted Online

A video clip of long-running Israeli death metallers SALEM performing the song "Blood" — the opening track from their upcoming album "Necessary Evil" — live in the studio has been posted online at YNET.co.il (the web site of Israel's biggest daily's newspaper, Yedioth Ahronot). According to the band...

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MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, VELVET REVOLVER Confirmed For For ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK Festivals

MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, VELVET REVOLVER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TYPE O NEGATIVE, LAMB OF GOD, AS I LAY DYING, CHIMAIRA and BLOODSIMPLE are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 1-3 in the German towns of Nürburgring and Nürnberg,...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION: Japanese Bonus Track Posted Online

San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION have uploaded the bonus track from the Japanese version of "Karma.Bloody.Karma", entitled "World Full of Idiots", to their MySpace page. CATTLE DECAPITATION recently announced the return of drummer Michael Laughlin. The band will team up with THE LOCUS...

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THE CULT Guitarist On Upcoming CD: 'It Still Feels Trashy And Sort Of Ramshackle'

THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy recently spoke to ChartAttack.com about the group's upcoming album, their first since 2001's "Beyond Good and Evil". "We've got some ideas down, circulating. Each album gets its own life and while it's early to really tell with this one because it's in the formative st...

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Detroit's HALLOWEEN To Release 'Acoustic Hell' DVD

Detroit-based metal band HALLOWEEN is about to release a DVD, entitled "Acoustic Hell with Brian Thomas of Halloween". An all-acoustic set put together and performed by the band's lead singer Brian Thomas, the DVD is done in an MTV "Unplugged"-type of setting. Guest guitarists include: Donny Allen (...