Swedish metallers CENTINEX have officially called it quits. The group's statement on the matter reads as follows: "We hereby announce that after 16 years in the business the Swedish death metal act CENTINEX call it quits. This might come as a surprise to many of you, especially after releasing such a strong and critically acclaimed ...
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "[I] spent the last few days tracking with [Glen Drover, guitar] and [Shawn Drover, drums], and it is the coolest thing to see them be a part of it for real now. And yesterday especially, was ...
Reactivated Los Angeles heavy rockers ONESIDEZERO have entered the studio with producer Ulrich Wild (DEFTONES, TAPROOT, SEETHER, SOIL) to begin recording their second album, tentatively due later in the year. Look for video updates from the studio on the band's MySpace.com page shortly. ONESIDEZERO's debut album, "Is This Room Getting Smaller", came out ...
The following item was published in today's (April 2) edition of the New York Post's "Page Six" column: "Is someone out to get POISON frontman Bret Michaels? On Thursday morning (March 30), the randy rocker was arriving at the Adam Corolla radio show in L.A. for a guest appearance when, as he was pulling into ...
Sweden's CRYSTAL EYES entered their own Crystal Sounds studio last Wednesday (March 29) with producer Fredrik Nordström to begin recording their new album, "Dead City Dreaming", for a late 2006 release. The recordings will be finished by the summer, and the plan is for Nordström to start mixing the album at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg ...
TED NUGENT has lined up the following dates during the coming months: May 25 - Berlin, GER @ Columbia Club May 26 - Hamburg, GER @ Frabrik May 27 - Roeselare, BEL @ Schwung Festival May 28 - Stuttgart, GER @ Longhorn May 29 - Munich, GER @ Elserhalle May 30 - Pratteln, SWI @ ...
ZYKLON, FRAMFERD and CUTTHROAT are the first confirmed bands for this year's Hammerslagfestival, set to take place December 15-16 of in Tønsberg, Norway. More confirmations will be announced soon. For more information, visit www.hammerslagfestival.net. As previously reported, the title track of ZYKLON's much-anticipated third album, entitled "Disintegrate", has been posted online at
An excerpt from an extensive interview with BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward is now available online at www.myspace.com/jclgausten. Music writer Joel Gausten conducted this interview as part of his upcoming book, tentatively titled "Albums that (Should've) Changed the World". In addition to featuring exclusive interviews with past/present members of AEROSMITH, KISS, PLASMATICS, KILLING ...
Reunited Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN have posted two brand new complete songs on their MySpace.com page at this location. The tracks were recorded for a demo on March 24 and mixed on March 31. MORTAL SIN filmed their February 4 concert at The Gaelic Club in Sydney, Australia for an upcoming DVD, entitled ...
MASTERPLAN, the German/Norwegian band featuring ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, ex-HELLOWEEN drummer Uli Kusch and former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ARK singer Jorn Lande, will enter the studio in September to begin recording their third album, tentatively due in March 2007 via AFM Records. The recordings are expected to last through October and will once again be overseen by ...
