Toronto's WARMACHINE has scheduled a hometown concert on January 30 at the DC Music Theatre. WARMACHINE has set "Left For Dead" as the title of its new album, tentatively due in early 2009. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Left For Dead", "We're The Chemical", "Chalklines And Bones", "Loved And Lost", "Inevitable Crash", ...
F5 — the Phoenix-based band featuring former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, ex-SICK SPEED vocalist Dale Steele, guitarists Steve Conley and John Davis, and ex-MEGADETH drummer Jimmy DeGrasso — will headline this year's Sabian Live! concert during NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants). The event will be held Friday, January 16 at the main Park Plaza ...
Howard Portnoy, the father of DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, passed away on Sunday, January 4 at the age of 68. Commented Mike: "It's with the heaviest heart and deepest sorrow that I share the news of the passing of my best friend, my idol and my father, Howard Portnoy. "He passed away this morning ...
"Set The World On Fire" (1993), the third studio album from Canadian thrash metal veterans ANNIHILATOR, will be reissued on January 19 in Europe via Metal Mind Productions and March 10 in the USA through MVD. The new edition of the album includes two bonus tracks plus an additional CD with the promotional video for ...
Portuguese death gore grind band HOLOCAUSTO CANIBAL will be featured on a TV special on Portugal's Porto Canal TV. The show, which will include around 60 minutes worth of live footage and interview material, will be broadcast next week. Broadcast dates/times: Saturday, January 10 – 02.00-03.00 (Premiere: Friday - Saturday) Saturday, January 10 – 18.00-19.00 ...
THE NEW BLACK, the German band featuring members of SINNER, RUNAMOK, ABANDONED and MCF, has posted a new song, "Welcome To Point Black", on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off THE NEW BLACK's self-titled debut album, which is scheduled for release in Germany on January 23, 2009 and three days later ...
ZYKLON/EMPEROR guitarist Samoth (real name: Tomas Haugen) has issued the following update: "New year, new challenges? and man, does time go fast! I thought it was about time to drop a few notes about what's going on. "2008 has been sort of a quiet year for me in the public eye. But with a new ...
According to Ashladan.be, HEAVEN AND HELL, DISTURBED, ANTHRAX and BLIND GUARDIAN are among the artists that will perform at the 14th edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium. The festival biling is shaping up as follows: ANTHRAX ...
Guitarist Glen Drover (ex-MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND, EIDOLON) has issued the following update: "Well, now that the holidays are over and I have finished my final show with TESTAMENT, it's time to dive into computer land for some live online guitar lessons and new album recordings! As far as lessons are concerned, there are two packages ...
