NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD have issued the following update: "Following a successful UK tour with THIN LIZZY, DIAMOND HEAD are thrilled to be playing in Japan in 2008. This will be the first time that the band have played Japan and look forward to playing for their Japanese fan ...
NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends CLOVEN HOOF are currently re-recording 24 of their classic songs for a two-part "best-of" compilation, "The Definitive Part One" and "The Definitive Part Two". The first part will be available via the CLOVEN HOOF web site at the end of January. It will then get a worldwide ...
A trailer for the second season of POISON frontman Bret Michaels' hit reality show "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels", which will premiere on VH1 on January 13, 2008, can be viewed below. Over 3.9 million total viewers tuned into the "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels" reunion special on October 7 to learn that ...
Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI will release their new album, "Korven Kuningas", on March 21, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records. Check out the cover artwork at this location. A new single, "Keep On Galloping", will precede the full-length effort on February 14, 2008 in both CD and 7" picture vinyl formats. It will also ...
German brutal death metallers GROTESQUE IMPALEMENT have uploaded two new songs to their MySpace profile. "Redeemed by Consumption" and "Intelligent Redesign" are taken from the group's upcoming mini-CD, "Redeemed by Consumption", which was recorded at the small room of Kohlekeller Studios with Kai Stahlenberg (DEFLORATION, BENIGHTED) and will be released in early 2008. ...
WHITESNAKE mainman David Coverdale has posted the following message on the band's web site: "It is true that tour dates for 2008 are currently being put in place. We will likely start in New Zealand (Rock2Wgtn festival in Wellington) for a one-off in March. We are exploring the possibility of nipping over to Australia for ...
Live-Metal.net has posted a review of the first show of former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley's winter tour, which kicked off on Dec. 27, 2007 at Jaxx in Springfield, Va. An excerpt from the review follows: He's 56 years old, clean and sober, but he's still Ace; in other words, he still seems like ...
Fan-filmed video footage of Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE performing the song "Clones of Fate" at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, which took place in June 2007 in Sölvesborg, Sweden, can be viewed below. LION'S SHARE will release its new album, "Emotional Coma", in the U.S. on January 29 via Locomotive Music. The CD ...
Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH have been confirmed for the Neurotic Deathfest 2008, set to take place May 30-31 at club 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ASPHYX BEHEMOTH DEAD INFECTION DECREPIT BIRTH DESECRATION DYING FETUS EXTREME NOISE TERROR FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE FLESHLESS GRIND INC. HOUWITSER INCARNATED MALEVOLENT CREATION NAPALM DEATH ...
