The new rock supergroup featuring Neal Schon (guitar—JOURNEY), Sammy Hagar (vocals—ex-VAN HALEN), Deen Castronovo (drums—JOURNEY) and Michael Anthony (bass—VAN HALEN) have set PLANET US as the “working” name of the project, which recently laid down two original numbers with plans to track a full-length album later in the year. The quartet recorded the tracks "Vertigo" ...
STATIC-X will appear on NBC's Last Call With Carson Daly on March 6th. ADEMA will perform on the same show tonight, February 27th. ...
SUPERFIX, the Los Angeles-based band featuring former DRAIN STH drummer Martina Axen (who handles lead vocals in the new group) and bassist Anna Kjellberg, are preparing to enter the studio shortly to record a brand three-song new demo for shopping purposes. Hot on the heels of the band's impressive Steve Tushar-produced four-song effort, which has ...
Swedish rap metallers CLAWFINGER have commenced the songwriting process for their fifth full-length CD at a recording studio they co-own with MESHUGGAH in the outskirts of Stockholm, “far away from pubs, restaurants and clubs, which is good, 'cos it means we can stay away from trouble and focus on work,” commented frontman Zak Tell. So ...
Christian goth/opera rockers SAVIOUR MACHINE will digitally film and record their three-hour performance at Owen Rocknight in Germany on March 23rd for an upcoming DVD, entitled Live In Deutschland II, to be issued later in the year. ...
Sweden's AMARAN, featuring ex-members of MOURNING SIGN, have completed work on their debut, tentatively titled A World Depraved, at Denmark's Aabenraa Studio (i.e. INIQUITY, AURORA, WITHERING SURFACE) with INVOCATOR frontman Jacob Hansen at the production helm. Tentatively due to be released in April through Listenable Records, A World Depraved will feature the following 10 cuts: ...
EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn will make a guest appearance on the track "Radical Cut" on the brand new ARCTURUS album, entitled The Sham Mirrors. ARCTURUS' The Sham Mirrors is due to be issued in North America through The End Records on April 9th and in Europe via VME (formerly Voices Of Wonder) on April 8th. ...
DEEP PURPLE have cancelled the remainder of their UK tour due to illness. The tour dates will be likely be rescheduled for the fall, with the possibility of a few extra dates getting added. ...
Finland's SUFFOCATION soundalikes DEEPRED will play Mountains of Death Open Air in Switzerland on August 24th. The group have also been confirmed for the West Coast Holocaust 6.66 in Turku, Finland in May. Here is how the band's current itinerary is shaping up: Apr. 06 - Jyvskyl, FIN @ Ilokivi May 15 - Helsinki, FIN ...
