"The Crest", the thirteenth studio offering from German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 22. According to a press release, this is Pell's highest chart entry in Germany since his "Shadow Zone" LP in 2002. "The Crest" will be released in North America on June 1 via ...
THE HELLACOPTERS architect and former ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson is back with a new band. IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC "delivers powerpop, with emphasis on power, rock AND roll," according to a press release. The group "could be the missing link between THE BEATLES and ALICE COOPER, or the bridge connecting THE BYRDS with SEX PISTOLS, if ...
METALFORCE — the German metal band led by former MAJESTY singer vocalist Tarek "MS" Maghary — has issued the following update: "Due to personal health issues, Josef Echter [rhythm guitar] will not be able to continue to play in METALFORCE. This has been a very hard decision for him but the band supports his decision. ...
George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, SOULS OF WE) will take part in a meet-and-greet at the grand opening of the Naked Dave's Music store in Tempe, Arizona on Friday, May 7 at 7:00 p.m. Hang out, jam, and enjoy an all-star jam of "Mr Scary" with George, Ken Mary, and members of the HOLLYWOOD SAINTS. ...
Fan-filmed video footage of British thrashers EVILE performing a cover version of the PANTERA classic "Cemetery Gates" live for the second time ever on April 28 at Trees in Dallas, Texas can be viewed below. EVILE decided to do something special for its great fans in Texas by paying tribute to two men who have ...
Russell "Evil G." Johnson of BareBonesMusic.com recently conducted an interview with lead singer John Kevill of Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER. The nine-minute clip, which includes performance footage, can be viewed below. WARBRINGER last year parted ways with bassist Ben Bennett and was rejoined by Andy Laux. Andy played on the group's debut, "War ...
Groovey of the Colorado Music Buzz & Entertainment conducted an interview with bassist Seidemann of Norwegian black metallers 1349 when the band played in Denver on May 2, 2010. Watch the chat below. 1349 will take part in a meet-and-greet at Vacation Vinyl in Hollywood, California on Friday, May 7 between 7:30 p.m. and 9:00 ...
Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band SISTER SIN will film two new videos this month. The group states, "One [of the clips will be] for a track called 'Sound Of The Underground' [which we will shoot] with the wonderful Hammerstream team who did our video 'One Out Of Ten' [see below]. For the second [clip] called ...
Former AFTER FOREVER vocalist Floor Jansen's new project called REVAMP played its first official concert (now counting two "tryout" shows) earlier today (Wednesday, May 5) at the Bevrijdingsfestival in Zwolle, The Netherlands. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below (courtesy of "RamonaNL"). "Head Up High", a brand new track from REVAMP, is ...
The cover artwork for "What Lies Beneath", the forthcoming solo album from former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen, can be viewed below. The session took place in Finland in February. Jens Boldt took the photos and Dirk Rudolph created the actual artwork. With production handled by Tarja herself and selected tracks currently being mixed by U.K. ...
