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VELVET REVOLVER's SLASH Talks Fatherhood
VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash is among the featured artists on a new album called "Sing A Song With Six Strings", which came out yesterday (Oct. 5). Celebrating fatherhood and families, it features previously released tracks from Peter Frampton, Carlos Santana, the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, and the...October 6, 2004
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Injury Forces THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Guitarist To Sit Out U.S. Tour
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN guitarist Brian Benoit has suffered a pinched nerve in his arm and has been forced to sit out the group's current U.S. tour. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "Just in case any of you caught the first two shows on our current tour and are wonder...October 4, 2004
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SEBASTIAN BACH Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD Festival
Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach is the latest act confirmed to appear at the 2005 installment of the Bang Your Head!!! feastival, set to take place June 24-25 at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany. Bang Your Head!!! 2005 will be marks the festival's 10th anniversary and the theme of next year...October 1, 2004
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AC/DC Singer To Perform At Los Angeles Club Tonight
According to an online posting by Hollywood promoter Happenin' Harry, AC/DC singer Brian Johnson will be performing at The Joint in West Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, September 29. Johnson and "friends" are expected to run through a set of AC/DC classics and other selections beginning at 10:00 p.m....September 29, 2004
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METALLICA Fans To Rock Until They Drop For Chance To Meet Their Idols
Scott Ray of Chicago's Daily Herald is reporting that a 46-year-old grandmother of four from Silver Lake, Wis. and three other contestants are competing for a chance to meet heavy metal bands METALLICA and GODSMACK. With only a bottle of water by her side, the contestants began the first of what cou...September 24, 2004
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STARZ Guitarist Detained At JFK Airport, Misses Live Album Recording
Legendary '70s hard rockers STARZ played in Cleveland Thursday night (Sept. 23) at the Beachland Ballroom minus guitarist Brenden Harkin. Brenden missed the plane to Cleveland after being detained by airport security for unspecified reasons in New York's Kennedy airport for over three hours. He was...September 24, 2004
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FATES WARNING Singer Joins REDEMPTION
Sensory Records recording artists REDEMPTION have announced that Ray Alder, legendary vocalist of progressive metal icons FATES WARNING and of his solo project ENGINE, has become the group's new vocalist. He is currently recording vocal tracks for REDEMPTION's second CD, tentatively titled "The Full...September 13, 2004
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Former LED ZEPPELIN Frontman Attends OWAIN GLYNDR Statue Unveiling
ic Wales is reporting that former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant has helped fund a statue of his hero, Owain Glyndr. Plant attended the unveiling of the bronze statue at Pennal, near Machynlleth, an area where he owns a farmhouse and where the 1970s band were believed to have written their class...September 11, 2004
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BLACK SABBATH: 'The Complete Recording History' Book Due Next Year
Rockdetector.com executive editor Garry Sharpe-Young has been working on a leviathan account of BLACK SABBATH's complete recording history, from the earliest demos through to the "Reunion" album and, possibly, beyond. Already having two highly praised SABBATH-related titles under his belt, "The Stor...September 9, 2004
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SLASH To Perform With JAMES BROWN, LENNY KRAVITZ At 'Rock Through Time' Event
VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) will join James Brown and Lenny Kravitz onstage at Miller Brewing Company's "Rock Through Time" event, the grand finale to Miller's celebration of Rolling Stone's 50 Years of Rock and Roll summer. Slash will perform an as-yet-undetermined song with...September 9, 2004
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DORO PESCH Says She Would Like To Collaborate With NIGHTWISH Singer
German metal singer Doro Pesch recently spoke to Greece's Metal-Temple.com webzine about her upcoming AFM Records debut, entitled "Classic Diamonds". Due on September 20, the CD contains reworked classics from Doro's 20-year career as well as several new songs which were specially composed for this...September 9, 2004
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Former ANVIL/RAZOR Manager Lands At Canada's PAQUIN ENTERTAINMENT
Paquin Entertainment in Toronto has hired former SACRIFICE/ANVIL/RAZOR manager Ray "Black Metal" Wallace as a new booking agent specializing in metal and classic hard rock. Commented Wallace on his new position: "Yes, people, I'm back were I belong, booking metal across Canada. I've been around the...September 9, 2004
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KAI HANSEN To Perform HELLOWEEN Set With STORMWARRIOR
German power metallers STORMWARRIOR will be joined by former HELLOWEEN and current GAMMA RAY guitarist/vocalist Kai Hansen for a special "Walls of Jericho" set during the "after-party" for the "34 000 Ton Metal Cruise" on September 25 at Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden. Also set to perform at...September 7, 2004
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VOX TEMPUS To Release Debut Album This Month
Progressive rock/metal band VOX TEMPUS have inked a deal with Progman Records for the U.S release of their debut album, "In the Eye of Time". The CD will be available exclusively at this month's ProgPower Festival in Atlanta (where the band is also featured on the festival CD sampler),followed by a...September 7, 2004
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HAMMERFALL Bassist To Embark On South American Tour
HAMMERFALL bassist Magnus Rosén will be embarking on a solo tour of South America in October. Tentative dates are as follows: Oct. 11-13 - Lima, Peru Oct. 14-16 - Santiago, Chile Oct. 17-18 - Concepción, Chile Oct. 19-22 - São Paulo, Brazil Oct. 23-26 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rosén recently complete...September 4, 2004
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