The first 50,000 fans who pick up a copy of THROWDOWN's new album, "Vendetta", will be treated to a limited-edition DVD that will include a brand new documentary. The CD is is scheduled for release on June 28 through Trustkill. Nearly twenty minutes in length, the never-before-seen documentary features in-depth interviews with Dave Peters (vocals), ...
BLACK KNIGHT, FLESH MADE SIN, CONQUESTADOR, UNSCARED, ENFORCER and MOTHERS OF MERCY have been confirmed for the Hall of Fame Metal Fest, a new "true metal" festival set to be held September 10 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. For more information, click here. (Thanks: www.mariosmetalmania.com) ...
Music Video Distributors and Metal Mind Productions have announced the home viewing release of "Michael Schenker Group – Live in Tokyo 1997" for U.S. distribution on DVD. Due on July 12, this DVD features two supreme performances of the Master of the Flying V, as well as interviews. The track lists include highlights of all ...
Original METAL CHURCH singer David Wayne's obituary is scheduled to appear in this Sunday's (May 29) edition of the Tacoma News Tribune. Also on Sunday, TacomaScene.com will begin reflecting a pictorial history of David Wayne as the vocalist of METAL CHURCH, REVEREND, WAYNE and DAVID WAYNE'S METAL CHURCH. It is planned to be ...
Recently reunited '80s Bay Area thrashers LAAZ ROCKIT have been added to the Thrash Against Cancer benefit, which will be headlined by TESTAMENT, on July 9 at The Pound SF outdoor amphitheatre in San Francisco, California. VICIOUS RUMORS and HIRAX will also take part in this historic gathering of Bay area musicians. The proceeds from ...
The Associated Press has issued the following report: April 20 marked the one-year anniversary of sobriety for rock's seemingly indestructible icon, Ozzy Osbourne. Now he's found a new passion to feed his addictive personality: working out. To get himself in shape for Ozzfest, now in its tenth year, the "Mad Man of Rock" is hitting ...
ContactMusic.com has issued the following report: Jada Pinkett Smith is set to infuriate heavy rockers even more as she considers including hip-hop husband Will Smith in her Ozzfest tour plans. Ozzfest headliner Ozzy Osbourne caused controversy earlier this month when he added the actress' metal group WICKED WISDOM to the touring festival. Enraged fans suggested ...
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will be joined by Pata from X JAPAN, Shinya from LUNA SEA, Crazy Cool Joe and D.I.E. for this summer's tour by Japanese pop singer Aikawa Nanase, dubbed "The Gig 2005" concert tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jul. 03 - Nagoya, JPN @ E.L.L. Jul. 05 - Osaka, JPN ...
NWOBHM veterans JAGUAR have uploaded a pre-production demo recording of their track "Run Ragged" at this location. "It's an 8-track demo, recorded in July 2000, in a garage in Bristol, and mixed in Nathan's [Cox, drums] dad's house in Kingswood!!" the band write on their web site. As previously reported, JAGUAR will be ...
