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GEORGE LYNCH: Lineup For Solo Tour Announced

Legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) has announced the lineup for his upcoming short summer tour, which is scheduled to begin Friday, June 17 in Lancaster, California. Lynch will be playing all the familiar hits from DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, George's solo records "Sacred Groove" and "Furio...
June 13, 2005
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COVENANCE: Former DYING FETUS And MISERY INDEX Members Post New Demo Online

COVENANCE, the new band formed by ex-DYING FETUS singer Vince Matthews and former MISERY INDEX members Matt Byers (drums) and Bruce Greig (also ex-DYING FETUS),have uploaded their entire April 2005 three-song demo to their MySpace.com page. The tracks available for download are as follows: "Narcoti...
June 11, 2005
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Ex-MISFITS Singer MICHALE GRAVES: WSOU Interview Available For Download

Former MISFITS frontman Michale Graves appeared on WSOU on Wednesday (June 8) to promote his upcoming solo album, "Punk Rock Is Dead", due on June 21 via Horror High Records. Download an MP3 file containing the audio of the interview at this location. Drummer Paul Lifeless (A LIFELESS ALLIANCE, MIST...
June 11, 2005
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ROADRUNNER 'All-Stars' Album: Progress Includes New Captain And New Team Members

Roadrunner Records has advanced in the process of putting together the groundbreaking "Roadrunner All-Stars" record to mark the label's 25th anniversary. The full-length release will contain original musical collaborations between past and present Roadrunner artists. Approximately 50 musicians are e...
June 10, 2005
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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer: 'We Need A Real Break' From Touring

VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum has denied reports that the band has broken up following the announcent that they had scrapped the final five shows of their ongoing European tour. The trek began June 3 in Germany and was scheduled to run through July 10, but will now close July 2 at the London ed...
June 10, 2005
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YAKUZA: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Chicago's experimental hardcore/metal band YAKUZA have finalized the track listing for the follow-up to 2002's critically acclaimed CD "Way of the Dead" (Century Media). Entitled "Samsara", the CD was recorded at Volume studios (PELICAN, VENOMOUS CONCEPT) in Chicago with producer Matt Bayles (ISIS,...
June 10, 2005
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ALL THAT REMAINS Seek Actress For Video

ALL THAT REMAINS, the Massachusetts-based act featuring former SHADOWS FALL vocalist Philip Labonte, have sent the following message to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "We are currently looking for a female to appear in their next video for the song 'Tattered on My Sleeve'. It is being shot in New York City on Fr...
June 9, 2005
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PAUL SHORTINO Heads New Metal Project

According to a posting on MelodicRock.com, vocalist Paul Shortino (ROUGH CUTT, QUIET RIOT) has formed a new metal project with Ira Black (VICIOUS RUMORS) on guitar, Matt Thorn (ROUGH CUTT, JAILHOUSE) on bass and Patrick Johansson (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) on drums. The band's sound is said to follow a "har...
June 9, 2005
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SCOTT WEILAND Defends Use Of NAZI SS Hat, Says It 'Symbolizes Loss Of Democracy'

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland made the German branch of the band's label, Sony BMG Music, uneasy after executives there learned that Weiland had recently been wearing a Nazi SS hat onstage. According to NewYorkMetro.com, a letter from the German offic...
June 9, 2005
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ALL THAT REMAINS Part Ways With Bassist, Announce Replacement

ALL THAT REMAINS, the Massachusetts-based act featuring former SHADOWS FALL vocalist Philip Labonte, have posted the following message on their official web site: "We officially announce that Matt Deis [bass] has left the band to pursue other exciting avenues. We are sad to see Matt go, but it was h...
June 8, 2005
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VELVET REVOLVER: One Year Later

Launch Radio Networks reports: It was one year ago today that VELVET REVOLVER released its debut album, "Contraband". No one knew if the pairing of former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland with several ex-members of GUNS N' ROSES would be successful, but months of touring, nearly two million...
June 8, 2005
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DAVE GROHL: NIRVANA 'Ripped Off' UNLEASHED Song

An early track by the Swedish death metal legends UNLEASHED was the basis of an unreleased NIRVANA song that was close to appearing on the band's "With The Lights Out" box set, ex-NIRVANA drummer/current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl revealed to Sweden's Close-Up magazine during a recent intervie...
June 8, 2005
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ROYAL ANGUISH Sign With Holland's FEAR DARK RECORDS

Florida-based extreme metal act ROYAL ANGUISH have inked a deal with Holland's Fear Dark. The group's first release for the label will be a limited-edition version of ROYAL ANGUISH's most recent EP, entitled "Tales of Sullen Eyes", tentatively due late summer. The EP was recorded at Mana Studios in...
June 7, 2005
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SHADOWS FALL Bassist Talks About METALLICA Comparisons, Upcoming Album

Live 4 Metal recently conducted an interview with SHADOWS FALL bassist Paul Romanko. A couple of excerpts from the conversation follow: Live 4 Metal: I've read several comments in magazines and whatnot calling you guys the "next METALLICA." What's your reaction to that? Paul Romanko: "That goes in o...
June 6, 2005
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SEBASTIAN BACH Responds To FRAMESHIFT Mastermind's Songwriting Challenge

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has responded to a challenge by Henning Pauly, the mastermind behind the FRAMESHIFT progressive rock project, to spend two days in the studio writing and producing a new song that musicially similar to FRAMESHIFT's "Absence of Empathy" album, on which Bach cla...
June 4, 2005