Belgian razorgrind warriors LENG TCH'E, who recently parted ways with vocalist Boris Cornelissen and replaced him with Serge Kasongo from southern Belgian band ACKROS, will team up with Brazilian death metallers KRISIUN and Quebec's PAROXYSM for a tour of Canada in October/November. The dates are as follows: Oct. 30 - Joliette, QC - Calimarose Oct. ...
VanityFair.de recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. Amn excerpt from the chat follows. VanityFair.de: What do you think "Chinese Democracy" — the album your former colleague Axl Rose has been working on for ten years now — will sound like? Slash: To tell you the truth: I already ...
Swedish black metal band ISTAPP has posted a new song entitled "Vinterriket" on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's forthcoming album, tentatively due late 2008/early 2009. After releasing the "Kölden Union" compilation on Sol Invictus Recordings, ISTAPP is now looking for a new label to release the next CD. ISTAPP ...
The Pulse of Radio reports: METALLICA is offering a "Death Magnetic Experience" pre-sale ticket package between now and September 13, the official general on-sale date for tickets to the band's upcoming North American tour. Members of the group's fan club have already had first crack at tickets, and now American Express cardholders will get their ...
IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain made a surprise appearance last Sunday night (August 31) with the "Flashback – the Classic Rock Experience", a national arena tour which "delivers anew the hit music of the all-time greatest artists — JANIS JOPLIN, JIMI HENDRIX, THE DOORS, LED ZEPPELIN, PINK FLOYD and more — presented in a mind-boggling ...
DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist), bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA), guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR), and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — will release a "deluxe edition" of its critically acclaimed third album, "Over the Under", on October 14. The ...
French metallers DAGOBA have pushed back the European release date of their third album, "Face the Colossus", to October 10 from the previously announced September 29. According to the band's record label, Season Of Mist, the date change was caused by a manufacturing delay. The CD, which will arrive in North America on October 14, ...
A new SINNER track, entitled "The Dog", has been made available for download on the group's MySpace page. The song comes off the veteran German metal oufit's new album, "Crash & Burn", which is scheduled for a September 19 release in Germany via AFM Records (September 22 in the rest of Europe and ...
SHAMAN, VIPER and TRIBUZY are among the artists that are nominated for this year's Dynamite award in the "Heavy Metal Album" category. Dynamite is said to be one of the most important awards in the the Brazilian independent music industry, with 21 categories that cover albums, bands, personalities, labels and much more. This year's "Heavy ...
