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APOCALYPTICA Condemns 'Illegal Use' Of Its Music By Czech Republican Party

Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA has released a statement condemning the "illegal use" of the band's song "Path" in a TV and Internet commercial in the Czech Republic. (See the commercial in question below.) The group states: "APOCALYPTICA always supports minorities, stands up for human right...

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Report: Year After Year, MARYLAND DEATHFEST Only Gets Stronger

Michael Byrne of the Baltimore City Paper reports: For the past six years, Baltimore has been rushed by some of the most dedicated metalheads in the world. This year, co-organizer/co-curator/co-everything Ryan Taylor projects a daily attendance of 2,000 people for Maryland Deathfest's three-day run....

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MACHINA Putting Finishing Touches On Full-Length Debut

MACHINA, the Little Rock, Arkansas-based band featuring former EVANESCENCE members John LeCompt and Rocky Gray, has issued the following update: "We will be back in the studio to finish our debut full-length record, 'To Live & Die In The Garden Of Eden', in less than two weeks!! It will be finis...

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IRON MAIDEN Drummer To Guest On BBC RADIO 1's 'Rock Show With Daniel P Carter'

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain will be interviewed on BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show With Daniel P Carter" this coming Monday night, May 25 between 12 midnight GMT (7:00 p.m. EST) and 2:00 a.m. GMT (9:00 p.m. EST). The program will also be available for seven days at this location. A new TV ...

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RAVAGE Confirmed For MEXICO METALFEST

Massachusetts metallers RAVAGE have been confirmed for Mexico Metalfest, set to take place August 2 at the Mexico Recreation Park in Mexico, Maine. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: PSYCHOSTICK RAVAGE HATRED ALIVE IN THE KINGDOM OF NIGHTMARES ABSENCE OF THE SUN PUTRESCINE LOST CONSCIENC...

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QUEEN's BRIAN MAY Addresses ADAM LAMBERT Rumors

RollingStone.com reports: After Adam Lambert's killer performance with QUEEN on Wednesday night's season finale of "American Idol" (see video below),rumors flew that he had already been offered a job singing with the band. That's slightly premature, according to the band's guitarist, Brian May. “Am...

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QUEEN Members Join 'American Idol' Finalists For 'We Are The Champions'

QUEEN guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor made an apearance earlier tonight (Wednesday, May 20) on "American Idol", the annual reality show and singing competition. They performed their classic song "We Are The Champions" with finalists Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. Watch video footage of th...

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PEARL JAM To Perform On CONAN O' BRIEN's 'Tonight Show' Debut Episode

PEARL JAM will be the featured musical guests on Conan O'Brien's first-ever episode as host of "The Tonight Show" on June 1. According to a post on the band's web site, PEARL JAM will perform songs from their upcoming studio album on O'Brien's inaugural episode, which airs exactly two weeks from tod...

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IRON MAIDEN: 'Flight 666' Online Game Now Available

A new online game based on IRON MAIDEN's award-winning documentary film, "Iron Maiden: Flight 666", is available at this location. Your objective is to fly the plane around five different countries (two levels per country),dropping speakers near the local people. If the speaker lands near enough, t...

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HEAVEN & HELL Confirmed For U.K.'s SONISPHERE Festival

HEAVEN & HELL, COHEED AND CAMBRIA, THE USED, THE ATARIS, FUCKED UP, PEPPER, ZEBRAHEAD and HUNDRED REASONS have been confirmed for the METALLICA-headlined inaugural Sonisphere festival, set to take place on August 1-2 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. The festival billing is shapin...

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STEEL PANTHER Performs Acoustically On 'Johnny Dare Morning Show'; Video Available

STEEL PANTHER — the '80s metal/hard rock tribute band formerly known as METAL SKOOL — performed three songs acoustically live in the studio on the "Johnny Dare Morning Show" on the Kansas City radio station 98.9 The Rock on Wednesday, May 13. Watch footage of their appearance below. STEEL PANTHER wi...

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ACE FREHLEY, ALICE COOPER Perform KISS' 'Rock And Roll All Nite'; Video Available

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has posted more video footage (see below) of his appearance at the second annual "Supergroup" benefit concert on Sunday, April 26 at Berklee Performance Center in Boston, Massachusetts . Joining him for the show were Alice Cooper, guitarist Ricky Byrd (ex-JOAN JET...

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STEEL PANTHER To Play London Club Show

STEEL PANTHER — the '80s metal/hard rock tribute band formerly known as METAL SKOOL — will play an exclusive U.K. club show at the 229 club in London on Tuesday, June 16. Tickets go on sale on Friday, May 15. Additionally, the group has confirmed its first-ever U.K. festival appearance at Download o...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Bassist Interviewed In Denver; Video Available

Sonic Excess conducted an interview with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY/CYCLE OF PAIN bassist John "J.D." DeServio on May 6, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. Watch the 14-minute chat below. The self-titled debut album from CYCLE OF PAIN was released on April 21 via Reform Records/Rock Ridge Music. The CD features gue...

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STEVEN ADLER: AXL ROSE Ran GUNS N' ROSES Into The Ground

Dirty Rock Magazine recently conducted an interview with original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Dirty Rock Magazine: Do you enjoy this type of up-close-and-personal contact with fans and budding musicians (on the upcoming Australian drum clinic tour)?...