According to KissFanShop.de, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons announced on Swedish TV that he will be releasing a 100-song box set of previously unreleased solo recordings next year. In addition, Simmons revealed that KISS "would like to bring more new songs to [their live] set," adding that "we will start rehearsing [for the upcoming [Australian/Japanese tours] ...
KROKUS frontman Marc Storace recently spoke to Malta Today about the early days of his musical career and his current stint as the singer for one of Switzerland's most successful rock bands of all time. The following are some of the highlights of that interview: On the high and low points of his musical career: ...
BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION, the new band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx, L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns, vocalist London LeGrand, and drummer Scot Coogan (ex-PAUL GILBERT, ONI LOGAN/ROWAN ROBERTSON, SINÉAD O'CONNOR), have announced more dates as part of their "Honeymoon From Hell" U.S. tour. The trek is currently shaping up as follows: Apr. 30 - ...
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE will release a limited-edition EP called "Stone Age Complication" on April 20, according to MTV.com. The disc will feature six B-sides, half of which will be covers: THE KINKS' "Who Will Be the Next in Line", SUBHUMANS' "Wake Up Screaming" and THE CRAMPS' "The Most Exalted Potentate of Love". The ...
OZZY OSBOURNE has parted ways with bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson and has re-joined forces with his BLACK SABBATH bandmate Geezer Butler, reliable sources have told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Butler's return to OSBOURNE's band has further opened the door for a possible BLACK SABBATH reunion at this year's Ozzfest. OZZY is currently scheduled to headline the annual festival, ...
The maniacal Canadian quintet STRAPPING YOUNG LAD have officially re-signed with Century Media Records worldwide and are already hard at work on the follow-up to their critically acclaimed "SYL" album. The group also just completed their first DVD, which is set for a late summer release. The DVD features a full set from the band’s ...
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has told Launch Radio Networks that a SABBATH reunion at this year's Ozzfest is not out of the question. "I've heard that rumor as well, and there is negotiations at the moment," Iommi said. "As yet, we've not reached a settlement, but there is talk about it. I think it's ...
Edna Gundersen of USA Today is reporting that Jamie Horton, 14, considers himself a fairly savvy music-loving teen. The Los Angeles ninth-grader trawls the Internet for rock discoveries and totes an iPod packed with 3,000 tunes. His favorite band? QUEEN. Not late-'90s rock outfit QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, not late-'80s metal band QUEENSRŸCHE and ...
Legendary guitarist John Sykes (THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER) will be playing four solo dates in Japan in April. Joining Sykes in his backing band will be Marco Mendoza (WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER, THIN LIZZY) on bass and Tommy Aldridge (OZZY OSBOURNE, TED NUGENT, WHITESNAKE) on drums. The dates are as follows: Apr. 16 – Osaka, ...
Emppu Vuorinen (NIGHTWISH), Jani Liimatainen (SONATA ARCTICA) and Erkka Korhonen (URBAN TALE) have contributed guitar solos to the forthcoming debut album from HUMAN TEMPLE, a Finnish band that has just inked a deal with MTM Music. HUMAN TEMPLE was founded in 1998 by Petri Lehto, who, along with well-known vocalist/solo artist Janne Hurme, achieved sales ...
