Switzerland's SAMAEL have parted ways with guitarist Kaos, who left the group for undisclosed reasons. The band have apparently already found a replacement, and will introduce him at the act's upcoming European dates. Currently-confirmed shows are as follows: Aug. 09 – Höchstenbach, GER @ Fun & Crust Festival Aug. 24 - Abtsgmünd, GER @ Summer ...
Richmond, California's THOUGHT CRIME were the winners of the Vultures Row $10,000 band contest, which was held on Saturday, August 3rd on San Francisco's Treasure Island. Nine bands in total competed for the prize, including UNJUST, TRAGEDY ANDY and THE SICK, while MACHINE HEAD, SKINLAB and DEATH ANGEL headlined the event. THOUGHT CRIME's next appearance ...
Oakland, California's SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY are completing work on a six-song recording containing five new originals and a cover of "Don't Let it Bring You Down", which will appear on a forthcoming NEIL YOUNG tribute album. In the meantime, the group have lined up the following gigs during August: Aug. 08 – San Jose, CA @ ...
L/P, featuring former DOKKEN members George Lynch (guitar) and Jeff Pilson (bass/vocals), have inked a Japanese deal with JVC Records and are currently in the final stages of negotiations with undisclosed European and US record companies, which they hope to wrap up by next week. "We're real excited to be back with JVC—they handled the ...
Irene Jansen, the sister of AFTER FOREVER frontwoman Floor Jansen will be supplying the backing vocals on the forthcoming European tour by STAR ONE, the project led by AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen (ex-BODINE, VENGEANCE). Says Lucassen: "I once saw a girl freaking out in the audience to the music of AFTER FOREVER. She turned out ...
KATATONIA are hard at work on material for their sixth full-length album, which is scheduled to be recorded this fall for an early 2003 release through Peaceville Records. In other news, a new compilation CD focusing on "the sounds of yesterday", entitled Brave Yester Days - A Kompendium, will be released in Europe by Avantgarde ...
GLENN HUGHES will issue a "best of" album, entitled Different Stages, through SPV/Steamhammer Records on August 26th. The full track listing for the double CD is as follows: CD 1: 01. Burn (live) 02. You Kill Me 03. Highball Shooter 04. Muscle & Blood (live) 05. Save Me Tonight (I'll Be Waiting) 06. Addiction 07. ...
Here are the latest European chart positions for NIGHTWISH's current CD, Century Child: Finland: #2 (week 9) Germany: #23 (week 5) Austria: #34 (week 4) Switzerland: #67 (week 5) Netherlands: #41 (week 2) ...
Sound samples from UFO's upcoming CD, entitled Sharks, can be heard at this location. Sharks is scheduled for release on August 20th. UFO's current line-up consist of frontman Phil Mogg, bassist Pete Way, guitarist Michael Schenker and drummer Aynsley Dunbar. ...
