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ANVIL Film Director: 'The Whole Point Was To Encourage People Not To Believe That It Was Real'
Sacha Gervasi — the director of "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", a mockumentary-like true account of fiftysomething Canadian heavy-metal practitioners Robb Reiner and Steve "Lips" Kudlow who, after a desultory European tour with their band ANVIL, decide to record a 13th album in a final attempt to fulfi...February 23, 2009
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PAUL STANLEY Lays Down Vocals For New PUSHKING Album
KISS frontman Paul Stanley has finished laying down vocals for the track "Cut the Wire" for Russian rockers PUSHKING's new album, "Pushking Duets", to be released in late 2009. Gabe Reed, an entertainment attorney who represents PUSHKING and who organized Stanley's involvement in the project, stated...February 20, 2009
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LONEWOLF Hard At Work On New Album
French heavy metal squad LONEWOLF has started pre-production for its brand new, fourth studio album. Some of the special guests that will take part in the recordings are Majk Moti (ex-RUNNING WILD) and Jan Bünning (ex-PARAGON). The as-yet-untitled CD will be recorded this summer, produced by Bart Ga...February 20, 2009
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CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist's WARMEN To Cover JANET JACKSON On Upcoming CD
CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne Wirman is currently working on the fourth album from his WARMEN project, tentatively due later in the year. One of the new cover songs the band is working on is JANET JACKSON's "Black Cat", featuring a guest appearance by the Finnish pop/rock queen Jonna Kosonen....February 20, 2009
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REECE: First Audio Samples Available
REECE, the solo project of former ACCEPT/BANGALORE CHOIR and current GYPSY ROSE frontman David Reece, has posted audio samples of three songs — "Chasing Shadows", "I'll Remember You" and "We Were Alive" — at www.reecerocks.com. Due in early 2009 via AOR Heaven, the group's debut CD is being produced...February 19, 2009
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DORO PESCH: 'To Me, Metal Always Meant Freedom'
Sweden's Metalshrine web site recently conducted an interview with the German metal queen Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: What's it like celebrating 25 years [as a heavy metal singer]? Doro Pesch: Oh, man, I tell you... I can't believe it. Time flew by. I st...February 18, 2009
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ULVER To Perform At NORWEGIAN FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE
Progressive Norwegian black metal band ULVER will perform at the Norwegian Festival of Literature on Saturday, May 30 at Maihaugsalen in Lillehammer, Norway. Once among the pioneers of Norwegian black metal, now living legends of dark experimental music, ULVER is one of Norway's most acclaimed inter...February 13, 2009
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SCORPIONS To Be Joined By ULI JON ROTH, MICHAEL SCHENKER At Athens Concert
According to Metalzone.gr, German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS will headline the Scorpions Festival 2009 on July 6 Karaiskaki stadium in Athens, Greece. This year's edition of the event will include a so-called SCORPIONS "reunion," featuring appearances by various former members of the band, includi...February 13, 2009
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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From The Road Posted Online
Raleigh, North Carolina-based progressive metalcore quintet BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME has posted behind-the-scenes footage (see below) documenting the band's recent trips overseas in support of the group's latest album, "Colors". Spiritech of PyroMusic.net recently conducted an interview with BETWEE...February 11, 2009
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DESTRUCTION Back On The Bill For 'Chris Witchhunter Tribute Concert'
After a "long and intense conversation" with his "old buddy" Thomas "Angelripper" Such (bassist/vocalist of veteran German thrashers SODOM),DESTRUCTION vocalist/bassist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer has announced that his band is back on the bill for the "Chris Witchhunter Tribute Concert", which is sc...February 10, 2009
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CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist Continuing Work On New WARMEN Album
According to a posting on the CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes Of Bodom, the band's keyboardist Janne Wirman is currently working on a fourth WARMEN album, tentatively due later in the year. Interviewed in January, WARMEN guitarist and Janne's brother Antti Wirman revealed that the album would be...February 8, 2009
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SCORPIONS To Receive Lifetime Achievement ECHO
German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS will receive a lifetime achievement award at this year's ECHO German Music Awards. The band, whose international career began 40 years ago in Hanover, is the most successful German rock group of all time. With over 75 million recordings sold and countless platinum...February 8, 2009
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Slammed By Punk Veteran
According to The Pulse of Radio, AVENGED SEVENFOLD was slammed by veteran punk rock musician and label owner Fat Mike in a new interview he did with California's Campus Circle newspaper. Mike, who sings for the band NOFX and owns the long-running and well-regarded Fat Wreck Chords, was asked what wa...February 6, 2009
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HAIL! Featuring TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, ANDREAS KISSER, DAVID ELLEFSON: Press Conference Video
HAIL! — the new all-star project featuring guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, BEYOND FEAR, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH),drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH) and bassist David Ellefson (F5, MEGADETH) — took part in a press conference on Janua...February 5, 2009
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CHRIS CORNELL To Honor NEIL DIAMOND At MusiCares Gala
Former AUDIOSLAVE and SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell will perform at the MusicCares gala in Los Angeles this Friday, February 6, in honor of Neil Diamond, 2009's MusiCares Person of the Year. Other scheduled performers at the annual gala at Los Angeles Convention Center include COLDPLAY and the FO...February 5, 2009
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