ROB ROCK guitarist Rick Renstrom's solo debut, "Until the Bitter End", has been made available in the U.S. through Thrash Corner Records via distribution from The End. The critically acclaimed album now features new cover layout and two bonus videos of "Opus Lix" and "Towers of Babylon". The videos are from the November 2002 performance ...
NORTHER's Petri Lindroos has been named a permanent member of the Finnish folk-influenced melodic death metal band ENSIFERUM. Lindroos will handle the vocals and guitar in the group, who parted ways with singer/guitarist Jari Mäenpää earlier in the year. ENSIFERUM's sophomore album, "Iron", was released last spring through Spinefarm Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Ensiferum" ...
BLAZE, the British band led by former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE frontman Blaze Bayley, will be supporting WHITESNAKE at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall in Wolverhampton, England on Tuesday, November 30. Joining Bayley in the group's current lineup are bassist Nick Douglas (DORO), guitarists Oliver Palotai (ULI JON ROTH) and Luca Princiotta, and drummer Daniel Loeble (RAWHEAD REXX). ...
German power metallers BRAINSTORM will enter House Of Music Studios with longtime producer Achim Köhler on November 1 to begin recording their new album, "Liquid Monster", for a February 28, 2005 release through Metal Blade Records . A special single containing brand new tracks and "cool additional stuff" will precede the full-length album on January ...
KISS' official web site has posted the entire, uncut interview with Paul Stanley that ran in the first issue of the official KISS quarterly magazine. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Kiss Magazine: I understand you are currently working on a solo album. Can you tell me anything about it? Paul Stanley: "Anyone who has ...
Wolf, vocalist of the long-running Austrian death metal band DARKSIDE, has issued the following update on the group's current activities: "We have finished our first studio period for 'Amber - Skeletal Journeys Through the Void' a few days ago and all I can say is that it sounds very promising. We have recorded most of ...
Californian gore-metallers EXHUMED have posted the following update on their official web site: "Well, in the spirit of all things EXHUMED, the band's optimism has outstripped their productivity. The EXHUMED boys are still in the middle of the process of compiling archival footage for the DVD. The good news is that the project has been ...
Former PANTERA and current DAMAGEPLAN guitarist Dimebag Darrell has signed new endorsement deals with Dean Guitars and Krank Amplification, according to a posting at www.VINNIEandDIME.com. Dimebag was endorsed by Dean early on in his career before switching to Washburn, whose product he had used for the past decade. DAMAGEPLAN will kick off a ...
KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has told Berlin's heavy metal show "Stahlwerk" on Radio Fritz that the band will begin work on their new album in January 2005. The writing and recording process is expected to take up to six months, with a projected release date of fall 2005. There are also plans for the group ...
DOWN THE DRAIN, the new Buffalo, NY-based band fronted by former MALEVOLENT CREATION singer Brett Hoffmann, will be making their live debut on November 19 at the Sapphire Room in Buffalo. The concert will mark Hoffmann's first live appearance in almost three years. "Hoffmann went back to his hometown to find himself (mind, body and ...
