Search results for 'honeymoon suite'
News
TURISAS: More Details Revealed About Guitarist GEORG's Injuries
Guitarist Georg Laakso of the Finnish "pagan battle metal" act TURISAS was seriously injured in a car accident outside Hämeenlinna, Finland the night of October 27-28. The following update on his condition has been posted at the group's official web site: "The last two weeks have been an extremely h...November 10, 2005
News
Bassist ROGER GLOVER Admits DEEP PURPLE Were Dropped By EMI
Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com recently conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover. An excerpt from the chat follows: Rockdetector.com: "Rapture of the Deep" marks a significant career step for the band, breaking away from EMI. It's hard to believe they got so complacent wi...November 10, 2005
News
TURISAS Guitarist In Critical Condition Following Traffic Accident
Finnish "pagan battle metal" act TURISAS have posted the following message on their official web site: "To prevent any more rumours spreading, we need to make the following statement. "Early Friday morning Georg [Laakso, guitar] was injured severely in a motor accident outside Hämeenlinna. Due to th...October 31, 2005
News
FOZZY/STUCK MOJO Guitarist Guests On AMERICAN DEVILS CD: Audio Available
FOZZY/STUCK MOJO guitarist Rich Ward has recorded a guest appearance on lead guitar on the songs "Alone" and "Standing Tall" from the Atlanta rock band AMERICAN DEVILS. Both tracks will be included on the group's upcoming CD, tentatively due in early 2006. In the meantime, you can check out "Alone"...October 27, 2005
News
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced
Taking some time off after his last album "Attack!!", legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN emerged this year with not one but two new releases and has now added a national tour to his list of things to do for 2005. Revealing dates for a national routing that will take him from Jacksonville t...October 18, 2005
News
RAGE Begin Recording New Album
German power metallers RAGE have commenced the recording sessions for their new album, tentatively titled "Speak of the Dead", at the VPS studios in Hamm, Germany. Commented frontman Peter "Peavy" Wagner: "As you all know, we’ve worked on our next album for some time, and that’s gonna be recorded by...October 6, 2005
News
TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER Talks About VAN HELSING'S CURSE Tour: Audio Available
TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider spoke to Doug Podell of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM earlier this month about the upcoming tour by VAN HELSING'S CURSE, Snider's Halloween-themed classical/rock musical project which is bringing its spectral horror-inspired ambience to the stage in late October. Listen...September 29, 2005
News
KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER Talks About Jamming With AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY
KISS' official web site has posted the following brief question-and-answer session with current KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer: Q: What was the toughest KISS song for you to master on guitar? Tommy: "Most KISS songs come fairly easy because believe it or not I've been playing them in one form or anothe...September 27, 2005
News
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's 'Concerto Suite For Electric Guitar' DVD To Receive U.S. Release
Yngwie Malmsteen's "Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra" will receive its long-awaited North American release on DVD on November 1, 2005, via Eagle Rock Entertainment. The DVD was filmed in 2001 with the New Japan Philharmonic, conducted by Taizo Takemoto. It was initially released over...September 22, 2005
News
Classic THE ALMIGHTY Lineup To Reunite For Two Shows
Former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick has made the following announcement: "It was last September; I woke up in Dundalk, Ireland in agony and couldn't see out of my eyes (hung over again I hear you all say!). No, this time I wasn't. I was on my first solo headline tour of Ireland with my ...September 9, 2005
News
DAN SWANÖ Re-Opens UNISOUND RECORDINGS Studio
Multi-talented Swedish producer/musician Dan Swanö has announced plans to re-open his legendary Unisound Recordings studio. Commented Swanö: "THE LEGEND IS BACK!!!!! (I always wanted to write that!!!) "I have decided to re-open the gates to Unisound Recordings (where I recorded bands like OPETH, KAT...August 12, 2005
News
Guitarist RICH WARD Offers FOZZY, STUCK MOJO Updates
FOZZY/STUCK MOJO guitarist Rich Ward has posted a lengthy message on his official web site reflecting on the success of his recent solo album, "My Kung-Fu Is Good" (released under THE DUKE banner) and his future plans for both FOZZY and STUCK MOJO. An excerpt from the posting follows: "A lot of you...August 5, 2005
News
GIGANTOUR: Sales Update
The Gigantour summer festival trek — featuring co-headliners MEGADETH and DREAM THEATER alongside a host of support acts — kicked off July 21 in Fresno, California. The following Nielsen SoundScan sales figures (as of August 3, 2005) for the bands participating in the tour have been rounded to the n...August 4, 2005
News
RAGE To Enter Studio In September
German power metallers RAGE will enter producer Charlie Bauerfeind's VPS Studios in late September to begin recording their new album, tentatively due on March 20, 2006 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band will spend much of August in pre-production before guitarist Victor Smolski records the orchest...July 25, 2005
News
SYMPHONY X: 'Rarities And Demos' Fan Club CD Now Available
"Rarities and Demos", the anxiously awaited first fan club CD from the official international SYMPHONY X fan club, Church of the Machine, was shipped out this week to fan club members. The CD includes demo material, rare unreleased material, and Michael J. Romeo's interpretation of the "Star Wars" t...July 23, 2005
Prev 