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GIGANTOUR: More Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

Billboard magazine has released the attendance figures for several more stops on this summer's Gigantour festival trek, which featured MEGADETH and DREAM THEATER in the co-headlining slots, alongside FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY and SYMPHONY X, among others. The following is a complete lis...

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FIREBALL MINISTRY Announce Two Fall Missions

Having just completed a five-week nationwide tour alongside CKY, the Los Angeles-based hard rock quartet FIREBALL MINISTRY — whose new album, "Their Rock Is Not Our Rock", will be released on Oct. 18 — will return to the road next month for back-to-back fall tours. Beginning on Oct. 9, the group wil...

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BLACK SABBATH Among Nominees For ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

The Associated Press is reporting that BLACK SABBATH are among the nominees for a new class of inductees at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, joined by heartland rocker JOHN MELLENCAMP, jazz legend MILES DAVIS, rap pioneers GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE and BLONDIE. Cat Stevens, who had fol...

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Former LED ZEPPELIN Frontman Joins PEARL JAM's Hurricane Benefit

According to Reuters, former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant has joined the lineup of PEARL JAM's $1,000-per-ticket Hurricane Katrina benefit at the House of Blues in Chicago on October 5, a spokeswoman for the club said on Monday. Plant is currently touring North America with his band the STRANG...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUCKETHEAD Announces Solo Tour Dates

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Buckethead has announced the details of his "Disney World to Disney Land Tour" in support of his upcoming solo album, "Enter the Chicken". Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 21 - The Social - Orlando, FL Oct. 22 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA Oct. 23 - The Orange...

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GIZMACHI And DIECAST Added To ILL NINO Tour

GIZMACHI and DIECAST have been added to the upcoming ILL NINO headlining tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 20 - Northern Lights - Clifton Park, NY Sep. 21 - Crocodile Rock - Allentown, PA Sep. 23 - House of Blues - Atlantic City, NJ Sep. 24 - WQWK Block Party - State College, PA ...

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DKT/MC5 To Play Special Concert With SUN RA ARKESTRA

Detroit's DKT/MC5, whose current touring lineup includes former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Glilby Clarke, will perform with the SUN RA ARKESTRA, the legendary avant-garde big band and free-jazz pioneers now directed by Marshall Allen, on Saturday, September 17 at at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus in Cal...

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Review: METALLICA Guitarist's Raw Energy Infuses Offbeat Chamber Concert

Joshua Kosman of the San Francisco Chronicle reviewed METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett's Sept. 15 appearance with string ensemble the FLUX QUARTET at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco as part of the Morrison Artists Series. A couple of excerpts from the review follow: "Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist...

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FIREBALL MINISTRY, INTO ETERNITY Added To OPETH's North American Tour

FIREBALL MINISTRY and INTO ETERNITY have been added to the North American leg of OPETH's "Ghost Reveries World Tour". The outing begins on October 9 in Phoenix, Arizona and will run through mid-November 2005. Supporting the band directly on this run will be PELICAN (through October 22) then NEVERMOR...

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SOULFLY: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

The first dates have been announced for SOULFLY's upcoming U.S. tour in support of their "Dark Ages" album. Support at all dates will come from THROWDOWN, BLOODSIMPLE and INCITE (a local Arizona band fronted by Ritchie Cavalera, (stepson of SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera). The dates are as follows: Oc...

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SOILWORK To Miss First Nine Shows Of FEAR FACTORY Tour

According to a Nuclear Blast Records spokesperson, Sweden's SOILWORK will not join the upcoming FEAR FACTORY North American tour until November 8 in New York City. The first nine shows of the tour will feature IT DIES TODAY as one of the openers before the latter act is replaced by SOILWORK for the...

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FEAR FACTORY Announce Tour with SOILWORK, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and DARKANE

After completing this summer's Gigantour and releasing their new album "Transgression" (Calvin Records, August 23),FEAR FACTORY has revealed plans for a fall tour that will take them from Kansas to California on a 29-date routing. Featuring special guests SOILWORK, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and DARKANE,...

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HELLWITCH To Support THERION In Florida

Legendary death/thrash metal band HELLWITCH have been confirmed as the support act for THERION on Sunday, September 18 at the House of Blues in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. As previously reported, HELLWITCH recently completed work on a self-financed promotional demo/CD, which they are currently using...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Frontman Signs Solo Deal With MTM MUSIC

Former BLACK SABBATH frontman Tony Martin has inked a deal with MTM Music for the release of his second solo album, "Scream". As a singer, Tony Martin has worked on many projects, including BLACK SABBATH, with whom he recorded such cult albums as "Headless Cross" and "Eternal Idol". Now he has ventu...

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AEROSMITH: 'Rockin' The Joint' DVD Portion To Feature Four Tracks

According to the SonyMusicStore, AEROSMITH's upcoming live album, "Rockin' the Joint", will be released in two versions: a single-disc version containing just the CD, and the DualDisc version featuring the CD plus the DVD portion. Recorded live at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas in Jan...