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QUEENSRŸCHE Cancels UK Tour With THIN LIZZY

QUEENSRŸCHE has issued the following update: "QUEENSRŸCHE is disappointed to announce the unfortunate cancellation of our upcoming tour of the United Kingdom with THIN LIZZY and other shows in Europe due to a personal emergency. We'd like to thank our loyal fans for their continued support and under...

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PRONG: 'The Banishment' Video Posted Online

PRONG's video for the song "The Banishment" can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's latest CD, "Power of the Damager", which sold 1,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release. According to a press release, the album "maintains the razor-sharp signature riffs band found...

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SERJ TANKIAN: 'I Live In And Love America, But If The Policies Are Wrong, Then I'm Gonna Say It

Nick Snelling of Australia's Time Off magazine recently conducted an interview with SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the clip for his single "Empty Walls", which presents a seemingly benign scene where young children play make-believe in a kindergarten...

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AYREON: '01011001' Cover Artwork Revealed

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has revealed the cover artwork for its new album, "01011001", due in Europe on January 28, 2008 (one day later in the U.S.). The track listing for the effort is as follows: CD1 - Y: 01. Age Of Shadows (incl. "We Are Forever') 02. Com...

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THREAT SIGNAL: Second Video Tour Blog Available

Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL have posted the second video blog documenting their fall 2007 "The Hard Harvest Tour". Watch the three-minute clip below. Drummer George Parfitt recently left THREAT SIGNAL in order to focus on his family life. He has since been replaced by Norm Killeen. As previousl...

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Former SAVATAGE Bandmates Reunite In WICKEDWITCH

Before Zachary Stevens (vocals; CIRCLE II CIRCLE) and Jeff Plate (drums; TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, METAL CHURCH) joined SAVATAGE, they were in a band called WICKEDWITCH with guitarist/bassist Matt Leff (ADAM BOMB, TRIGGER EFFECT). Now these three skilled musicians have reunited to record fresh takes...

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LEVERAGE: New Album Details Revealed

Frontiers Records has announced the details of LEVERAGE's highly anticipated second album, entitled "Blind Fire". LEVERAGE is a Finnish melodic metal band which came out of nowhere in 2006, causing a stir with the release of its debut album, "Tides". The group's blend of modern metal sound and old-s...

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EVENTIDE: New CD Title Revealed

Swedish metallers EVENTIDE entered the studio last month to begin recording a promotional CD, entitled "Planet Plague". The effort will contain four tracks and will be made available for free on the band's web site and MySpace page. EVENTIDE parted ways with the band's record label, Cartel Media, ea...

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TROUBLE Schedules European Tour Dates

Legendary Chicago doomsters TROUBLE will team up with DRAGONLORD and COVERED CALL for a European tour in April 2008. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 08 - ITA Bologna Estragon Apr. 09 - I Treviso New Age Apr. 10 - CH Zürich Rohstofflager Apr. 11 - BE Vosselaar Biebob Apr. 12 - DE Essen Turock .....

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AVANTASIA: 'Lost In Space' Video Posted Online

The video for the song "Lost in Space" from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project can be viewed below. Also available is an eight-minute EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for the forthcoming six-track albums from AVANTASIA — "Lost in Space Part 1" and "Lost in Space Part 2". Apart from the ident...

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PROSTHETIC RECORDS To Reissue Two TESTAMENT Albums

Prosthetic Records has announced reissues from Bay Area metal legends TESTAMENT. Both to feature new liner notes, 1997's "Demonic" was remastered and 1999's "The Gathering" will include the previously only available in Japan, "Hammer Of The Gods". Both will see a worldwide release through the label...

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JIMMY PAGE, STEVEN TYLER, ALICE COOPER At CLASSIC ROCK ROLL OF HONOUR; Video Available

UK-based music journalist Dave Ling has posted the following report from last night's Classic Rock Roll of Honour event, which was held at the Landmark Hotel in London, England: "Astonishingly, given that last night Classic Rock's third annual awards ceremony took place, I awake in a blissfully hang...

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SANDALINAS Signs With METAL HEAVEN

SANDALINAS, the Spanish/Swedish band featuring Mat Saint (bass; DREAMLAND),Alvaro Svanerö (drums; LOCH VOSTOK),Jordi Sandalinas (guitar) and Rick Altzi (vocals; AT VANCE),has inked a deal with Metal Heaven for the release of its new album, "Fly to the Sun". The CD features guest appearances by th...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'I Just Love To See The Kids'

Ryan Woodard of RapidCityJournal.com reports: Ozzy Osbourne is certainly still going strong this fall, as he hits the road for a 40-city North American tour with fellow heavy-metal rocker Rob Zombie. One of those 40 stops will be at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center on Nov. 6. The tour is a change of pace...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: The World's Not Prepared For What I've Heard From AXL ROSE

Metal Edge magazine recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal Edge: Do you ever get [Axl Rose] on the phone and say, "Will you just put your fuckin record out already?" Bach: I said that to him once, and it was one of the .....