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SONATA ARCTICA: New Album Update

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA are currently recording their new studio album for a tentative late spring release. The group's keyboardist Henkka Klingenberg has issued the following update (taken from the band's online studio diary): "From the 20 songs we started recording we've now more...

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EMERALD SUN, DISTORTION OF PERCEPTION Confirmed For Greece's METAL HEALING Festival

EMERALD SUN and DISTORTION OF PERCEPTION have been confirmed for the Metal Healing festival, set to take place July 20-22 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): COMMUNIC DEMENZIA DESTRUCTION DISTORTION OF PERCEPTION EKTOMORF EMERALD SUN FIREWI...

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SCOTT WEILAND Talks About Upcoming Solo Effort, New VELVET REVOLVER Album

VELVET REVOLVER is currently recording its sophomore album, tentatively entitled "Libertad", with producer Brendan O'Brien (INCUBUS, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE) for a spring 2007 release. In the meantime, the group's frontman, Scott Weiland, has also been working on his first solo effort since 1998's...

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SOULRELIC: More New Songs Posted Online

Finland's SOULRELIC has issued the following update: "Two more songs available for download at Mikseri.net. (Note: You can read the lyrics of the song by clicking 'Kappaleen sanat', right below the 'Download'.) There are now three songs available, of which two, 'Like the Rain of Shame We Fall' and '...

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PAUL STANLEY Schedules Australian Tour Dates

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley will embark on a tour of Australia beginning in early April. So far the following dates have been released: Apr. 11 - Twin Towns, Coolangatta Apr. 13 - WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong Apr. 14 - Civic Theatre, Newcastle Apr. 17 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney Apr. 1...

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SONATA ARCTICA: North American Tour Dates Announced

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA will embark on a North American headlining tour in September/October 2007. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Sep. 16 - Key Club - Los Angeles, CA Sep. 17 - Galaxy Theater - Santa Ana, CA Sep. 21 - The Metro - Chicago, IL Sep. 22 - Harpo's - Detroit, ...

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THE PANIC CHANNEL Taps POWERMAN 5000 Bassist For ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA Tour

Bassist Chris Chaney will be unable to join THE PANIC CHANNEL for the group's upcoming tour with ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA "due to family obligations," according to an online posting by the band's guitarist, Dave Navarro. "Instead, Siggy Sjursen of POWERMAN 5000 will be joining us. He's a killer bass play...

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LEAVES' EYES Issues Post-Tour Recap

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — has just returned home to Germany after completing a North American tour supporting BLIND GUARDIAN on December 11 i...

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THE PANIC CHANNEL Performs Acoustic Version Of AC/DC's 'Highway To Hell': Video Available

A video clip of THE PANIC CHANNEL performing an acoustic version of the AC/DC classic "Highway to Hell" on November 15, 2006 at the XFANS Rocks Burlesque concert at the Dragonfly in Hollywood, California has been posted online at YouTube.com. THE PANIC CHANNEL's debut album, "(ONe)", sold more than...

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DISTURBED Planning Second Leg Of MUSIC AS A WEAPON

Launch Radio Networks reports: DISTURBED wraps up the first leg of the latest Music As A Weapon tour tomorrow night (Friday, December 22) in Madison, Wisconsin, and plans are already in the works for a second leg in early 2007. Although dates, venues and acts are not confirmed, DISTURBED vocalist Da...

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DISTURBED Frontman Talks With Jacksonville's PLANET RADIO: Audio Available

DISTURBED singer David Draiman was on the phone with Klinger of Planet Radio 107.3 in Jacksonville on December 1. Draiman talked about the expense of recording live shows, their support acts on the Music as a Weapon tour, life on the road, owning a Hummer H2, and "the scream." Download and listen to...

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SLIPKNOT: 'Voliminal: Inside The Nine' DVD Certified Double-Platinum In Canada

SLIPKNOT's "Voliminal: Inside the Nine" DVD has been certified double-platinum in Canada for sales in excess of 20,000 copies. This double-platinum certification can be added to the four other platinum accolades for the band in Canada, including the group's self-titled debut (1999),2001's "Iowa", t...

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STATUS QUO Unveils Plaque At Wembley's SQUARE OF FAME

Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt (photo) — the original members of STATUS QUO — have unveiled a plaque of their handprints in Wembley's Square of Fame, which lies at the heart of Quintain Estates and Development PLC's Wembley regeneration project. STATUS QUO are the third entrants into the Square of F...

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METALLICA's 'Videos' Beats SLIPKNOT's 'Voliminal' On Music Video Chart

METALLICA's first-ever collection of all its music videos, called "The Videos 1989-2004", sold more than 28,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 3 on Billboard's Top Music Video chart. The DVD contains all 21 of the band's videos, from 1989's "One" to...

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DRILLER KILLER: U.S., European Tours Cancelled

Brutal Swedish "crust core" act DRILLER KILLER has been forced to cancel its participation in both the U.S. tour with BLÜDWÜLF and MASAKARI and the European tour with the CRUMBSUCKERS, THE ACCUSED, and EXTREME NOISE TERROR. A statement from the band reads as follows: "Believe it or not... but on the...