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Report: Heavy Metal Mecca Reborn On Staten Island

Amy Zimmer of Metro New York reports: For heavy metal fans [in New York], Mecca wasn't at CBGB. It was out in Bay Ridge at a place called L'Amour. The club ruled the scene in the mid-'80s before closing down in 1995 after a teenager was killed diving into a mosh pit. This ...

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LOVE SAID NO Featuring SOULFLY, STEROMUD Members; Debut EP Available

LOVE SAID NO, the new band featuring Erik Rogers (vocals; STEREOMUD),Bobby Burns (bass; SOULFLY, PRIMER 55),Frank "Bud" Fontsere (drums; STUCK MOJO) and Billy Grey (guitar; SOUNDEVICE, FOZZY),has posted another new track, entitled "Stranded" on its MySpace page. The song comes off the group's new...

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THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: More Concert Footage, Video Interview Available

More video footage of THEATRE OF TRAGEDY's July 27, 2007 performance at the Peninsula Festival in Romania has been posted at Metalhead.tv. Also available is a video interview with band in which they talk about the split with Liv Kristine and the direction of their next album. A 15-minute video inter...

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THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: Video Footage From PENINSULA FESTIVAL Posted Online

Video footage of THEATRE OF TRAGEDY's July 27, 2007 performance at the Peninsula Festival in Romania has been posted at Metalhead.ro. A 15-minute video interview with THEATRE OF TRAGEDY's Nell Sigland (vocals),Frank Claussen (guitar) and Lorentz Aspen (keyboards) conducted by Metalcharge webzine ha...

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THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: New Video Interview Available

A 15-minute video interview with THEATRE OF TRAGEDY's Nell Sigland (vocals),Frank Claussen (guitar) and Lorentz Aspen (keyboards) conducted by Metalcharge webzine has been posted at this location. THEATRE OF TRAGEDY performed in front of 2,000 fans at the Peninsula Festival in in Tirgu Mures, Roman...

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HATEBREED Frontman Checks In From OZZFEST

HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta has issued the following update: "It's been a while since I checked in and I wanted to let everyone know that Ozzfest has been absolutely amazing and we can not thank everyone enough. "This is our fifth time on Ozzfest and we all agree that this year is by far the ...

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PRIMER 55, LOVE SAID NO To Join Forces For 'Crash Music Metal Crusade Tour'

PRIMER 55 and LOVE SAID NO will hit the road in October as part of the "Crash Music Metal Crusade Tour". Also scheduled to take part in the trek are ASHES OF YOUR ENEMY and SINGLE BULLET THEORY. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/crashtour. LOV...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: 'I'm Not Really That Impressed With Myself'

The West Australian recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, RAINBOW, HEAVEN AND HELL). In January this year Dio was inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk with fellow rock royalty, including GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and FRANK ZAPPA d...

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AFTER FOREVER Members Invite Fans To Their Shopping Spree

Dutch guitarist and composer Sander Gommans is very familiar with the old American saying, "The boy with the most toys WINS." Combine that philosophy with a personal quest to collect every possible piece of He-Man (Masters of the Universe) merchandise and the result can be a lethal blow to any savin...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist Sings 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door' In Japan; Video Available

GnrDaily.com reports: After GUNS N' ROSES' last gig in Osaka, Japan this past Saturday night (July 21),several band members and friends headed out into the warm Osaka night to celebrate. Later on in the night, Axl Rose, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (guitar),Frank Ferrer (drums),Tommy Stinson (bass),Bub...

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MODERN CRIMES To Enter Studio In August

MODERN CRIMES, the new band featuring former A PERFECT MURDER guitarist Carl Bouchard and drummer Yan Chausse along with bassist Luc Verville, singer Frank Pellerin and guitarist Kevin Lemire, has posted a message on its MySpace page explaining how the band came together. "After a lot of torments, a...

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TRIBUZY's 'Execution: Live Reunion' DVD To Receive U.S. Release

Locomotive Records will release the "Execution: Live Reunion" DVD by Brazilian metalers TRIBUZY in the U.S. on August 14. The live album is the concert version of the band’s successful 2005 "Execution" album, only this time it's star-studded with members of IRON MAIDEN (vocalist Bruce Dickinson),PR...

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ACCOMPLICE To Open For DEEP PURPLE In California

ACCOMPLICE, the band featuring vocalist Terry Ilous (XYZ),guitarist Sean Clegg (featured in Guitar World magazine's April 2007 issue) and keyboardist Michael T. Ross (HARDLINE, ANGEL),will open for DEEP PURPLE on August 13, 2007 at the Majestic Ventura Theater in Claifornia. ACCOMPLICE is promotin...

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Former A PERFECT MURDER Members Form MODERN CRIMES

Former A PERFECT MURDER guitarist Carl Bouchard and drummer Yan Chausse have formed a new band called MODERN CRIMES with bassist Luc Verville, singer Frank Pellerin and guitarist Kevin Lemire. According to the group's bio, MODERN CRIMES is "five old best friends getting together and pounding aggress...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Japan Tour Ends On High Note In Osaka

Doug Miller of GunsNRoses.com reports: GUNS N' ROSES' 2007 tour of Japan came to a climactic conclusion Saturday night (July 21) at the Intex in Osaka. Another full house packed the hot venue for what would be GN'R's longest and arguably best show of the 2007 Japanese tour. The blistering, two-hours...