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ANVIL: 'The Story' Director Talks About Band's Appearance In 'The Green Hornet'

Sacha Gervasi — the director of "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", a mockumentary-like true account of fiftysomething Canadian heavy-metal practitioners Robb Reiner and Steve "Lips" Kudlow who, after a desultory European tour with their band ANVIL, decide to record a 13th album in a final attempt to fulfi...

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SAXON: 'Heavy Metal Thunder' Documentary Pushed Back To March

The upcoming documentary on British rock legends SAXON, "Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie", has had its projected release date pushed back to March 1, 2010. The delay was caused by the filmmakers' (U.K.'s Coolhead Productions) desire to include newly discovered vintage footage and additional intervie...

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ANVIL's 'Story' Nominated For IDA Documentary Award

According to indieWIRE, ANVIL's acclaimed documentary, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", has been nominated in the "Feature Documentary" category at the International Documentary Association's 2009 IDA Documentary Awards competition. The winners will be saluted December 4 at the DGA in Los Angeles at a c...

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ELECTRIC BOYS Frontman Interviewed On 'Hard Rock Nights'

Conny Bloom, frontman and founding member of the ELECTRIC BOYS who has also served as guitarist for HANOI ROCKS, was the special guest on last week's edition of the nationally syndicated radio program "Hard Rock Nights". Bloom talked with host JT about the history of the ELECTRIC BOYS, their rise to...

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BLACKWOOD CREEK Debut Due In December

Frontiers Records will release BLACKWOOD CREEK's self-titled debut album on December 4, 2009 in Europe and January 12, 2010 in the USA. BLACKWOOD CREEK is a Kip Winger side project put together with his brother Nate on drums and childhood friend Peter Fletcher on guitar. It all actually started in 1...

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SIX FEET UNDER Covers SLAYER, METALLICA, TWISTED SISTER On 'Graveyard Classics 3'

Tampa, Florida's kings of groove-laden death metal SIX FEET UNDER are back with the third installment of the band's cover series, "Graveyard Classics 3", due out via Metal Blade Records on January 19, 2010. "Graveyard Classics 3" was recorded at D.O.I. Digital Audio in Tampa, Florida, was mixed at A...

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SPV Apologizes To ANNIHILATOR For 'Live At Masters Of Rock' Artwork 'Mistakes'

SPV Records has apologized to Canadian metallers ANNIHILATOR and to the band's cover design/layout team for mistakes made by the label on the CD version of the band's "Live At Masters Of Rock" effort. Commented SPV in a statement: "'Live At Masters Of Rock' was released this week as a DVD/CD package...

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'Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards 2009': Video Footage Available

SB Arts TV has posted video footage from last night's Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards 2009, which were held at the Park Lane Hotel in London, England. Hosted by THUNDER's Danny Bowes, the awards were attended by the biggest names in rock royalty, including Iggy Pop, Ronnie Wood, Tony Iommi and Gi...

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IGGY POP, BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN Honored At CLASSIC ROCK Awards

According to Classic Rock magazine, the heavy hitters and major players of the rock music industry all gathered together tonight at the Park Lane Hotel in London to celebrate the winners of the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards 2009. Hosted by THUNDER's Danny Bowes, the awards were attended by the...

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ZEPPELIN, SABBATH, ZZ TOP, MAIDEN, AEROSMITH Members At CLASSIC ROCK Awards; Photos Available

LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH, ZZ TOP, IRON MAIDEN and AEROSMITH members are among the musicians who are attending tonight's (Monda, November 2) Classic Rock Roll Of Honour awards staged by Classic Rock magazine at the Park Lane Hotel in London, England. Check out photos from: Classic Rock Wire Image...

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ANVIL: Footage From Japanese Meet-And-Greet Posted Online

Video footage of Canadian metal legends ANVIL taking part in a meet-and-greet following the October 20, 2009 Japanese premiere of their acclaimed documentary, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", can be viewed below. ANVIL is set to launch its first major tour in more than a decade — "The Anvil Experience"...

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SUIDAKRA Bassist To Sit Out U.K. Tour With SAXON

Bassist Marcus Riewaldt of German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA will be forced to sit out the band's upcoming U.K. tour with SAXON and ANVIL because he "has to take care of some important personal stuff at home," according to a statement release by the group. A temporary replacement will joi...

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MARDUK: New European Tour Dates Announced

Swedish black metallers MARDUK have announced the second leg of thier "Funeral Nation Tour". The trek will be split into three parts: * 15 dates covering mostly Eastern Europe and the Balkans, with VADER as special guests and MASTIC SCUM and SINATE in the support slots * Four shows in Belgium and th...

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ANNIHILATOR Mainman To Take Part In European Workshop/Demo Tour

Guitarist Jeff Waters of Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR will take part in a European workshop/"demo" tour for the guitar amp company Hughes & Kettner in November. The details can be found on the poster below. ANNIHILATOR will release its new DVD, "Live At Masters Of Rock", on the following dates...

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SAXON: New Five-Minute 'Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie' Trailer Posted Online

A new five-minute trailer for the upcoming documentary on British rock legends SAXON, "Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie", can be viewed below. U.K.'s Coolhead Productions is putting the finishing touches on "Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie". The film, which is expected to be released in December, cel...