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CELTIC FROST Finishes Shooting 'A Dying God' Video

Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST spent 17 straight hours on Tuesday (August 15) in Zurich filming for the video for the song "A Dying God Coming into Human Flesh" from the band's latest CD, "Monotheist". The clip is expected to begin airing in September on all the usual video outlets....

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CHILDREN OF BODOM, NIGHTWISH, 1349 Classic Albums To Receive Vinyl Release

Candlelight Records continues its ongoing collector's series this fall with stateside release of new and classic albums from 1349, CHILDREN OF BODOM, CARPATHIAN FOREST, NIGHTWISH, ZYKLON, GORGOROTH and more. Available September 19 the picture disc limited-edition (500 copies) pressing of "Beyond the...

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BLIND MELON: 'Live At The Palace' Reissue Due In October

BLIND MELON's "Live at the Palace" CD will be reissued on October 17 with expanded packaging on Capitol/EMI. Recorded in Los Angeles on October 11, 1995, BLIND MELON's "Live at the Palace" CD captured the band at their creative and dynamic peak: the group was touring in support of their second album...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'What An Incredible Rush It Was To Sing With ALICE IN CHAINS'

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has posted the following message on his official web site: "What an incredible rush it was to sing with ALICE IN CHAINS in Japan twice last month. Jerry Cantrell had the idea for me to join the band for 'Man In The Box' in Osaka at Udo Music Festival, ...

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WHITESNAKE's U.S. Return Delayed After Terror Scare

Vocalist David Coverdale and the rest of WHITESNAKE were delayed in their return to the U.S. from Europe yesterday (Thursday, August 10) after authorities foiled a terror plot in London. Coverdale wrote on the band's message board, "Well, looks like they don't want us to leave! Don't worry... there...

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BEYOND FEAR To Team Up With VICIOUS RUMORS For European Tour

BEYOND FEAR, the new band featuring former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens, will team up with VICIOUS RUMORS for a European tour beginning late October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 31 - Budapest, HUN - Wigwam Nov. 01 - Graz, AUT - Orpheum Nov. 02 - Wien, AUT...

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TRIVIUM, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, H.I.M., LACUNA COIL Up For Kerrang!'s 'Best Band' Award

TRIVIUM, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, H.I.M. and LACUNA COIL are among the nominees for "Best Band On The Planet" at this year's Kerrang! Awards, to be held on Thursday, August 24 at The Brewery in London's East End. More than 140,000 votes were cast to determine the nominations, from readers of Kerrang!'s ma...

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LENNON To Support AEROSMITH And MÖTLEY CRÜE On Fall Tour

Tennessee singer-songwriter LENNON (a.k.a Lennon Murphy) has been confirmed as the opening act for AEROSMITH and MÖTLEY CRÜE on the upcoming "The Route of All Evil" tour, which is set to kick off in early September. LENNON will be on the road to support the September 19 release of her new album, "Da...

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Audio Interview With Former RIP Editor LONN FRIEND Posted Online

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 87 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. In this special episode, hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy are joined by Lonn Friend, editor of long-defunct RIP magazine. Interview topics include Friend's new book "Life on Planet Rock", GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, BON JOVI, Seba...

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CARMINE APPICE: JIMI HENDRIX Didn't Like LED ZEPPELIN Because They Stole From Everybody

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisted recently conducted an interview with legendary rock drummer Carmine Appice (VANILLA FUDGE, CACTUS, BECK, BOGERT & APPICE, ROD STEWART, KING KOBRA, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisted: You have me curious with the ne...

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Former DIO, QUIET RIOT, BONHAM Members Join Forces In 3 LEGGED DOGG

3 LEGGED DOGG, the new band featuring guitarist Carlos Cavazo (QUIET RIOT),bassist Jimmy Bain (DIO, RAINBOW),vocalist Chas West (BONHAM, LYNCH MOB),guitarist Brian Young (DAVID LEE ROTH),and drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH),has inked a deal with Perris Records. The band's self-titled a...

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Former DIO Guitarist ROWAN ROBERSTON Joins DC4

Los Angeles-based hard rock band DC4 has announced the addition of Rowan Robertson to a lineup that also includes brothers Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN) on lead vocals and guitar, Shawn Duncan (ODIN) on drums and Matt Duncan on bass. Rowan is best known for nailing down the lead guitar spot with...

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GRAVE, DISMEMBER, ENTOMBED, UNLEASHED: First European Dates Announced

GRAVE, DISMEMBER, ENTOMBED and UNLEASHED will be teaming up for the Masters of Death European tour in November. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Nov. 03 - Leeuwarden (NL) - Romein Nov. 04 - London (UK) - Carling Accademy Nov. 08 - Essen (DE) - Turock Nov. 09 - Saarbrücken (DE) - Garage Nov. .....

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist FRIEDMAN To Be Featured In Japanese PLAYBOY

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Marty and Mari Yaguchi ('Morning Musume', 'Tanpopo') chatted in Tokyo this week for a special feature on Marty for the Japanese edition of Playboy magazine. "To celebrate the 30th anniversary o...

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DARKSIDE To Support MORBID ANGEL In Austria

Austrian death metal band DARKSIDE will support MORBID ANGEL at Planet Music in Vienna, Austria on Monday, August 14, 2006. DARKSIDE recently completed work on its fifth album, "Amber - Skeletal Journeys Through the Void", and is now looking for a label to release it. A track from the CD, "Suite in...