Search results for 'genesis'

News

JOB FOR A COWBOY, BEHEMOTH To Team Up For Fall Tour

Arizona's JOB FOR A COWBOY and Poland's BEHEMOTH will team up for a North American tour in the fall. So far only one date has been released: October 28 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California. JOB FOR A COWBOY was named "Best Underground Band" at the 2007 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards....

News

ALICE IN CHAINS: 'MTV Unplugged' Re-Release To Include Unaired Footage

According to Billboard.com, Columbia/Legacy will on September 18 reissue ALICE IN CHAINS' "MTV Unplugged" album featuring a DVD with tracks and extras that did not appear on the original home video version. The session, taped in April 1996, features the unaired songs "Frogs", "Angry Chair" and "The...

News

AMARAN'S PLIGHT Featuring SILENT FORCE, SHADOW GALLERY Members: Debut CD Out Now

U.S. progressive rock label ProgRock Records has just released the debut CD by AMARAN'S PLIGHT, the new band featuring vocalist DC Cooper (ex-ROYAL HUNT, SILENT FORCE),guitarist Gary Wehrkamp (SHADOW GALLERY),drummer Nick D'Virgilio (SPOCK'S BEARD, KEVIN GILBERT, TEARS FOR FEARS, GENESIS) and bass...

News

DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Schedules Signing Session In Illinois

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess will take part in a signing session at: Sam Ash Music 7780 South Cicero Ave. Burbank, IL 60459 708-499-3485 Date: Friday, August 10, 2007 Time: 12 noon to 1 p.m. For directions and more information, visit Sam Ash Music's web site. Magna Carta Records has set a...

News

JOB FOR A COWBOY Singer: 'This Whole Past Year Has Been A Blur'

Michael Senft of The Arizona Republic recently conducted an interview with JOB FOR A COWBOY singer Jonny Davy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On winning Metal Hammer magazine's Best Underground Band award in June: "That was wild. The awards show was broadcast live on TV in England, it wa...

News

DREAM THEATER Keyboardist's New Solo Album Samples Available

Magna Carta Records has set a September 12 release date for the new solo album from DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess, entitled "The Road Home". Having been influenced by classic progressive acts such as GENESIS, YES and GENTLE GIANT, Rudess revisits some of the great songs from those bands wi...

News

FREDDIE MERCURY, JIMI HENDRIX Top Supergroup Poll

According to Virgin Media, Freddie Mercury, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John and Phil Collins would make the perfect rock and roll supergroup, according to a poll of music lovers. Over 2,400 music fans were asked by O2 to vote for their dream supergroup, which would comprise Freddie on vocals, 37-years-dead...

News

ALICE IN CHAINS To Play Four Acoustic Shows

ALICE IN CHAINS will perform four special acoustic-only shows during the coming months. These AIC "The Acoustic Hour" dates will feature just ALICE performing some of their most loved songs unplugged. The lucky cities that will be hosting these shows are Milwaukee, WI (The Rave) on August 31; St. Lo...

News

JOB FOR A COWBOY Guitarist: 'We Wanted To Grow As A Band And Be More Mature'

Aaron Willschick of PureGrainAudio.com recently conducted an interview with JOB FOR A COWBOY guitarist Bobby Thompson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: PureGrainAudio.com: One major difference evident on "Genesis" in comparison to your EP releases is that the vocals have stepped away from...

News

OSBOURNE, HETFIELD, SIMMONS Featured In VH1 Classic's 'Seven Ages Of Rock' Series

"Seven Ages of Rock", a co-production with the BBC, will make its U.S. debut on VH1 Classic Monday, December 17. MTV veteran Mark Goodman narrates this seven-part series, which showcases the various genres of rock music that impacted and shaped pop culture. From the birth of rock to metal to alterna...

News

JOB FOR A COWBOY Spreads Conspiracy Theory On 'Genesis'

JOB FOR A COWBOY lead singer Jonny Davy recently spoke to ChartAttack.com about the band's lyrical approach on its latest CD, "Genesis". Even though the album isn't being promoted as a concept effort, the songs clearly tell a story of technology, religion and corrupt government, and how they combine...

News

NILE Mainman Discusses Making Of 'Ithyphallic' Album

Keyser from French webzine Thrashocore recently conducted an interview with NILE mainman Karl Sanders. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Thrashocore: How is "Ithyphallic" compared to the previous albums? I heard a few samples and they seemed close to "Annihilation of the Wicked" …so what do you t...

News

VELVET REVOLVER, ALICE IN CHAINS: More North American Tour Dates Announced

VELVET REVOLVER and ALICE IN CHAINS will team up for a North American tour beginning early August. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Aug. 05 - Baltimore, MD, Pimlico Race Course Aug. 06 - Verona, NY, Turning Stone Resort & Casino Aug. 08 - Sturgis, SD, Buffalo Chip Campground Aug. 11 - Mont...

Review

Explosion of Elements

Unearthed in France by John McEntee (INCANTATION),2004's "Vana Vigala Loits" was one of the first signings of his Ibex Moon label. Said disc gave listeners a glimpse of even better things to come from the trio, the old school and totally organic death metal style just the kind of sound that McEntee...

News

METALLICA Confirmed For LIVE EARTH Concert At London's Wembley Stadium

METALLICA has posted the following message on its web site: "Another one of those well-kept METALLICA 'secrets' that you guys have been chatting about for weeks now is indeed confirmed. We are honored to be playing at the Live Earth concert in London at Wembley Stadium on July 7th along with the RED...