Austrian symphonic metallers VISIONS OF ATLANTIS have announced the addition of singer Joanna Nieniewska (pictured below) to the group's ranks. According to the band, "This 20-year-old Austrian girl offers a wide range and a strong soprano combined with a great natural feeling for vocal harmonies." A short interview with Joanna conducted by VISIONS OF ATLANTIS' ...
MOONSPELL, SAMAEL, , TERROR and ETHS are among the confirmed bands for this year's Durbuy Rock Festival, set to take place May 8-9, 2009 in Durbuy, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALL OF THEM AMEN RA BORN FROM PAIN CDC CHICKFIGHT CREMATORY DAGOBA DIE OUT ENTOMBED ETHS EX-INFERIS FREYA HACRIDE ...
New Wave Of British Heavy Metal legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG, German true metal heroes WIZARD and French heavy/speed metal act LONEWOLF have been confirmed for the Hard Rocker Festival II, set to take place September 26, 2009 at Rudeboy club in Bielsko-Biala, Poland. According to a press release, fans can expect to see there ...
Finland's HardcoreSounds.Net conducted an interview with guitarist Thomas Bredahl of Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT on January 26, 2009 in Tampere. You can watch the 10-minute chat below. "Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood", the third studio album from VOLBEAT, will receive a U.S. release on March 17 via Mascot Records. An e-card ...
We all know the signature sound, the trademark guitars, the incomparable songwriting, and the innovation. But fans of Eddie Van Halen will soon get a rare, up-close-and-personal peek behind the magic of the legendary guitarist. Throughout early February, Eddie Van Halen will be appearing in several media outlets chatting about the new EVH Wolfgang guitar, ...
Imhotep has uploaded a video interview with bassist/vocalist Thomas "Angelripper" Such of veteran German thrashers SODOM conducted by Radio Hammartid's Helle Stenkløv at last year's Screamfest, which was held November 7-8, 2008 on three different stages in Oslo, Norway. Watch the chat in three parts below. As previously reported, SODOM will headline the ...
Guitarist Alex Auburn has announced his departure from the Canadian death metal act CRYPTOPSY. "There are many reasons why I must leave the band, and this has been going on for a while now, so I am quitting," Alex said in a statement released to BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "The band and I believe it is better for ...
According to Random Chatter Music, the original lineup of the acclaimed American hard rock supergroup MR. BIG, which disbanded in 2002, will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of its debut album by reforming for a tour of Japan. Eric Martin (vocals), Billy Sheehan (bass), Paul Gilbert (guitar) and Pat Torpey (drums) ...
FREAKSHOW, the new project featuring former QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali, guitarist/vocalist Markus Allen Christopher (M!SS CRAZY) and guitarist Jeff LaBar (CINDERELLA), has posted another song, "Ripper", on the band's MySpace page. Banali recently stated about FREAKSHOW: "It was announced that Tony Franklin [WHITESNAKE, THE FIRM, BLUE MURDER] [would] be laying down the ...
