Anette Olzon's pre-NIGHTWISH band, the Swedish AOR act ALYSON AVENUE, has announced the addition of vocalist Arabella Vitanc to the group's ranks. According to the band, "Arabella's voice will not only do justice to the old ALYSON AVENUE material but she will also be key in the development of the new and upcoming songs we ...
Amy Sciarretto of Noisecreep recently conducted an interview with Marilyn Manson. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Noisecreep: How much did your reunion with bassist Twiggy Ramirez spark the creativity on this record? Manson: It's about me realizing the importance of loss, I even say, "I am going to teach you about ...
Alex of AlexIsLegend.com conducted an interview with vocalist Trevor Phipps of Massachusetts metallers UNEARTH on May 24, 2009 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Watch the chat below. UNEARTH's song "Grave of Opportunity" is now available as a downloadable track on the Guitar Hero World Tour. The song is part of the Ferret Music/Metal Blade Track ...
Video footage of ARCH ENEMY's May 24, 2009 performance in Zagreb, Croatia can be viewed below. The first two Century Media releases from ARCH ENEMY — "Stigmata" (1998) and "Burning Bridges" (1999) — will be reissued in North America on August 11, 2009, featuring new layouts, additional slipcase packaging, multiple bonus tracks (including live tracks ...
Former/current members of DOUBLE DRIVE, DARK NEW DAY, STUCK MOJO, PRO-PAIN and CRUMBSUCKERS have joined forces in a new band called VIOLENT PLAN. The group — which is based in Atlanta, Georgia; Cleveland, Ohio; and Miami, Florida — has just completed work on a nine-song demo and is planning on playing out soon. VIOLENT PLAN ...
McCarren Publishing has set a June 26, 2009 release date for "Do the Devil's Work for Him: How to Make it in the Music Industry (and Stay in it)" — the debut book from noted music and entertainment writers Amy Sciarretto and Rick Florino. "Do the Devil's Work for Him" is a "she-said, he-said" pocket ...
Video footage of former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch's solo concert at Tequila Jungle in Lubbock, Texas on May 18, 2009 can be viewed below (courtesy of "WaywardSonTTU"). Welch's backing band consists of the following musicians: Scott Von Heldt (guitar) Ralph Patlan (guitar) Michael Valentine (bass) Dan Johnson (drums) Brian Ruedy (keyboards/programming) Welch is touring ...
Due to an injury, GREAT WHITE's Jack Russell was reportedly forced to sit out the band's appearance at this past Saturday's (May 30) My Waterloo Days festival in Waterloo, Iowa. His replacement for the show was Terry Ilous of XYZ. Fan-filmed video footage of GREAT WHITE's "House Of Broken Love" performance from My Waterloo Days ...
KISS, the juggernaut of licensing and merchandising, has teamed up with Spark of Blue, a new company specializing in bite-size entertainment for smartphones and other Internet-connected devices to bring Virtual Concert Lighters to the iPhone and iPod touch. The KISS Virtual Concert Lighter is now available to coincide with the band's recently launched 35th anniversary ...
Swedish black metallers SETHERIAL have issued the following update: "Due to mostly not being committed enough we’ve decided to end our collaboration with recent bassist, Funestus Inferis. For the upcoming album, the bass will be handled by Kraath. A session bass player will later be recruited for upcoming live rituals. The new official SETHERIAL lineup ...
