The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) has announced Ray Danniels as the recipient of the 2015 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award that recognizes individuals who have made an impact on the Canadian music industry. Danniels will be honored at the 2015 JUNO Gala Dinner & Awards on Saturday, March 14 in Hamilton, ...
Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI have inked a new deal with Nuclear Blast for the release of their new album, "Noita", due in May. Recorded at Petrax Studio with Aksu Hanttu producing, recording and mixing again, it is the band's first CD to feature new accordion player Sami Perttula, who played a very active role in ...
Swedish metallers SOILWORK will release their first live DVD/Blu-ray, "Live In The Heart Of Helsinki", on March 13 via Nuclear Blast. The disc was recorded during the band's special show on March 21, 2014 at Circus Club in the Finnish capital and features guest appearances by Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, REVAMP) and Nathan J. Biggs (SONIC ...
Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will release their new album, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful", on March 27 in Europe and March 31 in the U.S. via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the CD was created by the band's longtime collaborator Toxic Angel. Famed evolutionary biologist and atheist writer/leader Richard Dawkins appears ...
Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED have completed work on their twelfth full-length album for a spring release via Nuclear Blast. The title of the CD is still a secret, but be prepared for another classic record! UNLEASHED's follow-up to 2012's "Odalheim" was once again produced by the band's guitarist, Fredrik Folkare, at his Chrome Studios in ...
"Iron" Mike Savoia of Savoia Photography Live has uploaded video footage of ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello's January 22 clinic at the ESP booth at the NAMM show at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Check it out below. ANTHRAX, along with producer Jay Ruston, is currently in a Los Angeles studio recording ...
SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS will guest on the Thursday, February 5 episode of Conan O'Brien's nighttime talk show on TBS, "Conan". For more information, visit TeamCoco.com. As previously reported, Slash was honored with the prestigious Les Paul Award during the 30th annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards on Saturday, ...
Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp is proud to welcome Micheal Schenker of UFO, SCORPIONS, MSG, along with legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward and Glenn Hughes of DEEP PURPLE as special guests at the Masters Of Metal camp. Some of the biggest heavy hitters in the world of metal are coming to Rock 'N' Roll ...
In a brand new interview with Rock Sins, KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer was asked how the band has managed to evolve musically over the years while staying true to the KORN sound. "It's something we've wanted to do from the very beginning," he explained. "I think that our first two albums were ...
Alice Cooper fans who aren't able to make it to any of his currently scheduled headline appearances are in for a treat come February 12. Alice's full concert performance at ACL Live in Austin, Texas will be available on pay-per-view through cable TV as well as online. Brought by Live Alliance, this is also a ...
