JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton told Greg Prato of Billboard.com that the band will reconvene next month to begin writing the follow-up to 2005's "Angel of Retribution", which was the band's first album with singer Rob Halford since 1990's "Painkiller". "We've had a break — we've been out for almost two years," Tipton ...
Former adult film and wrestling star Jasmin St. Claire has reinvented herself once again, this time as host of "The Metal Scene TV Show", L.A.'s hottest new heavy metal television show. Commented St. Claire: "I've been immersed in the extreme metal scene for years — both a fan and a personality via my work as ...
The official DANZIG fansite The 7th House recently conducted an interview with the band's new guitarist Joe Fraulob (also of Sacramento's DECONSTRUCT). An excerpt from the chat follows: The 7th House: When and how did you get the call to play on the "Blackest of The Black Tour 2005"? Joe: "I've known Jerry ...
Swedish "traditional" heard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE will appear on the Swedish TV show "TV4 Nyhetsmorgon" (morning news on Channel 4) on Wednesday, February 1 between 6:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. The group will be interviewed on the program and will perform two songs live in the studio. The show is available on the ...
Quebec City's progressive dark metallers MOONLYGHT will enter Nokturn Studio at the end of February to record their second album, tentatively entitled "Two". The CD will be mixed by mastermind Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, NIGHTINGALE, BLOODBATH) at his legendary Unisound studio in Sweden. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Middle", "Hazard" and ...
AC/DC fan site AC/DC Highway To Hell has posted separate interviews with original AC/DC bass player Larry Van Kreidt (who was in the group from their inception in 1973 through part of 1974) and the band's first recording bassist, Mark Evans. Check out both interviews at www.acdccollector.com (in the "Interviews" section). As previously ...
Launch Radio Networks reports: When the lineup for this year's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is revealed later today (Monday, January 30), rumors are rampant that the reunited SMASHING PUMPKINS will be one of the headliners. But according to FMQB.com, a spokesperson for frontman Billy Corgan's record label told a San Diego radio station ...
Former BONHAM singer Daniel MacMaster has contributed his vocals on an upcoming EP from unsigned Connecticut-based hard rock solo artist EMERALD MONKEY. The CD features new vocal versions of songs from the group's "Loud" release, plus one brand-new track writen by Monkey and Daniel. Check out audio samples at this location. ...
Launch Radio Networks reports: AUDIOSLAVE will release its third album this June, a spokesperson for the band's label has told Launch. An exact release date, title and track listing are not available yet, although it is known that the band began working on new music as early as last summer, with work picking up again ...
