Estonian fierce pagan metalers URT have completed recording their fourth studio album, "Ex Mortuis (Saatanhark III)". The first edition of the album, containing a bonus cover song, will be released in the summer via Arhailised Helid. "Ex Mortuis (Saatanhark III)" track listing: 01. Vaikus Enne Tormi 02. Homo Homini Lupus Est? 03. Uinuva Kaevu Saladus ...
The first-ever IRON MAIDEN "all-star jam" is scheduled to take place May 29 at the Haven in Winter Park, Florida. The organizers say, "We encourage all musicians who live in the Central Florida area to [click here] to sign up to perform your favorite IRON MAIDEN songs! Space and time is limited, so ...
Death metal butchers ABORTED will re-release their most critically acclaimed records through Listenable Records. The band's third and fourth albums — "Goremageddon, The Saw And The Carnage Done" and "The Archaic Abattoir" — will feature new art design and bonus tracks. The details are as follows: "Goremageddon, The Saw And The Carnage Done" track listing: ...
Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum, who joined the group in 1990, told The Pulse of Radio last week that he doesn't think it's cool for Axl Rose to take his current band on the road under the GUNS N' ROSES name. "I'm not saying I'm an original member, okay, but I understand the ...
Keri Kelli (ALICE COOPER, VINCE NEIL, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT, SKID ROW, WARRANT, RATT) will join VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash for next week's "mentor" appearance on "Rock Week" on "American Idol". Slash wrote on his Twitter account, "I'm going to attempt to make 'Rock Week' on 'American Idol' exactly that." Previous stars who have mentored ...
Kris Melton of Rock Fist Reviews recently conducted an interview with bassist David Ellefson (MEGADETH, F5, HAIL!). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rock Fist Reviews: Dave Mustaine was the original guitarist for METALLICA. While MEGADETH gained fame, they never received quite the same amount of attention. Did that reality ...
AFP reports that QUEEN guitarist Brian May will give his first-ever private lesson after a fan bid over 7,500 pounds (approximately $11,000) to jam with the star in an auction to raise money for Brazilian street children. The rock legend, best known for creating the riffs on "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "We Will Rock ...
OHMPHREY, the new band featuring Chris Poland (OHM:, MEGADETH) and Robertino Pagliari (OHM:) alongside jam-band masters Jake Cinnger, Joel Cummins, and Kris Myer of UMPHREY'S MCGEE, will play three rare promotional live shows in Southern California in mid-May. These concerts are to promote the release of the self-titled OHMPHREY debut album, which is due on ...
LACUNA COIL's new album, "Shallow Life", has registered the following first-week chart positions: France: #46 Germany: #52 Italy: #25 Spain: #95 Switzerland: #64 The Netherlands: #76 U.K. (Rock Albums): #2 U.K.: #42 USA: #16 "Shallow Life" sold 21,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. LACUNA COIL's previous CD, "Karmacode", opened ...
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman and his band — Jeremy Colson on drums, Takayoshi Ohmura on guitar and Ryota on bass — will play club Tochka in Moscow, Russia on June 29. After seven months in the studio, Marty Friedman has completed work on his ninth album, "Tokyo Jukebox". Produced and arranged by Marty, the ...
