NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis will be at Musikmesse 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany this week. His schedule is as follows: April 3 - Schecter Booth at 1:00pm and...
Hertfordshire, U.K. hardcore punk rock heroes GALLOWS have inked a worldwide deal with Warner Bros. Records. Their second full-length album and first for Sire...
On Saturday, April 18, guitarists Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES will take part in a signing session at the guitar fair at...
MASTERPLAN/ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow will guest on "Mitch's Metal Militia" show today (Wednesday, April 1) between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. EST. To...
SEPULTURA and OBITUARY have been confirmed for the Ilha do Ermal festival, set to take place August 28-30 in Vieira do Minho, Portugal. More acts will be...
A day after former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted told Billboard.com that his replacement, Robert Trujillo, would not take part in the performance part of...
"No Sacrifice, No Victory", the new album from Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL, sold around 1,400 copies in the United States in its first week of...
MASTODON's new album, "Crack The Skye", sold 41,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200...
Not content with attracting the largest audience ever at the O2 arena back in September last year, the mighty METALLICA smashed their own record on Saturday...
DIRGE, the new extreme metal band featuring ex-SOIL guitarist Shaun Glass, THE DOOMSDAY SOCIAL drummer James Knight (ex-THE BLANK THEORY, CHACOPA), vocalist...
Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES will support MÖTLEY CRÜE on select dates in Europe. Also appearing on the bill is DUFF McKAGAN'S LOADED. The details...
The two-disc DVD set containing footage from last year's inaugural edition of MÖTLEY CRÜE's own festival-style package tour Crüe Fest sold 7,000 copies in...
Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has commenced recording his debut solo album with Josh Freese (A PERFECT CIRCLE, NINE INCH...
ARCH ENEMY's Michael Amott (guitar) and Daniel Erlandsson (drums) will take part in signing sessions at the Musikmesse Frankfurt 2009 fair in Frankfurt,...
Seattle's reigning kings of "splatter rock" THE ACCUSED have added to this year's Supersonic festival, set to take place July 24-26 in Birmingham, England. The...
San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT will headline the Knock Out Festival, set to take place July 11-12, 2009 at Stadion WKS Wawel in Kraków, Poland. ...
Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM will take part in signing session at the Gibson Guitars booth at the Musikmesse Frankfurt 2009 fair in Frankfurt,...
Legendary Norwegian black metallers MAYHEM recently announced the addition of French guitarist Silmaeth (ex-VORKREIST; pictured below) to the group's touring...
Long-running Venice Beach, California thrash/punk band SUICIDAL TENDENCIES has scheduled the following dates: Jun. 12 - Sebazac, France - Skabazac festival ...
According to CaesarsWindsor.com, KISS will perform at The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada on Saturday, July 11. Tickets, which are...
Canadian metal legends ANVIL are strongly rumored to have landed the opening slot on at least some of the shows on the upcoming JUDAS PRIEST / WHITESNAKE North...
Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD have scheduled the following in-store appearances: April 8 - Vancouver - 5-6pm Scrape Records 323 E. Broadway ...
JON OLIVA'S PAIN drummer Christopher Kinder has issued the following update: "JON OLIVA'S PAIN is currently in final negotiations with AFM Records for the...
KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer has issued the following update: "We arrived on the KISS private jet into beautiful Santiago, Chile this morning [Thursday, April...
Megaforce Records has released the following statement: "Megaforce Records congratulates METALLICA on their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. It's...
Original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward will be interviewed by Ian Camfield of U.K.s Xfm Radio on Saturday, April 4 between 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. If you...
According to a posting on the SCORPIONS fan site ScorpsNews.com, the German hard rock veterans will enter the studio in late 2009 to begin work on a new album...
Former MEGADETH/ICED EARTH bassist James MacDonough has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "A few words and my own two cents...about myself,...
British heavy metal legends SAXON have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. ...
California rockers BUCKCHERRY have announced a new campaign aimed at fighting child abuse. This effort will coincide with the month-long awareness activities...