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GUANO APES To Release 'Best Of' Collection Next Week

GUANO APES will release a "best of" collection, entitled "Planet of the Apes", on November 29 via BMG. The group's tour in support of the upcoming release will mark " the end of all GUANO APES activities for the next few years," according to a posting on the band's web site. "After the tour, we ...

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TIGERTAILZ: A Tiger With Two Tailz

TIGERTAILZ, the Welsh band that would prove to be Britain's only real serious contenders in the '80s glam rock stakes, reformed in 2003…and 2004. Now two bands are laying claim to the title and both are recording new albums. TIGERTAILZ Version I – reformed 2003: Steevi Jaimz - Vocals Darayus Kaye -...

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NOCTURNAL RITES To Celebrate 10th Anniversary With Early Albums Reissue

Century Media will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Swedish power metallers NOCTURNAL RITES with the release of a double-CD set containing their first two albums, due on February 21, 2005. The debut album, "In A Time of Blood And Fire", was released in 1995 on Megarock Records but was only availabl...

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CANDLELIGHT RECORDS Inks Deal With LEE DORRIAN's RISE ABOVE Label

Candlelight Records has announced its newly agreed cooperation with England's Rise Above Records. Under the agreement, Candlelight will see to the stateside release of all new recordings from the popular doom rock label. The first planned release is the fourth album from Canada's SHEAVY in early Apr...

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Ex-WAYSTED Guitarist Explains His Recording Approach

Ex-WAYSTED guitarist Paul Chapman has fired back at his former bandmates over their claim that Chapman's slow way of working in the studio would have prevented the group's new album, "Back From the Dead", from ever coming out. Writing to his official web site, Chapman said, "After reading [new WAYST...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Helps Select Top 500 Greatest Rock Songs Of All Time

Ozzy Osbourne was among the panel of recording artists, producers, label executives, critics and songwriters that selected the list of the greatest rock 'n' roll songs of all time, to be published in a special edition of Rolling Stone magazine out on Friday, according to Reuters. Also on the panel w...

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OZZY And SHARON OSBOURNE Among Presenters At MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS 2004

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee, and LINKIN PARK frontman Chester Bennington and DJ/turntablist Joseph Hahn are among the scheduled presenters at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2004, to be held at the at the Tor di Valle, Rome on November 18, 2004. The 11th annual MTV Europe Music...

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AMEN Drummer Sticks Up For CASEY CHAOS, Slams Former Members

New AMEN drummer Joe Letz has issued a statement adressing recent rumors and accusations leveled against the group's frontman Casey Chaos by the band's former members. His statement reads as follows: "Let me start off by saying that writing and addressing something in this manner is out of character...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER To Tour With SIGGI SCHWARZ In Germany

Guitar legend Michael Schenker will be embarking on a short German tour with guitarist Siggi Schwarz and his band in Germany in mid-December. Confirmed dates are as follows: Dec. 17 - Winterbach/Stuttgart, GER @ Turnhalle Dec. 18 – Heidenheim, GER @ Karl-Rau-Halle Dec. 19 - Dillingen/Donau, GER @ Do...

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THE MEADS OF ASPHODEL Outline Upcoming Activities

U.K. black metallers THE MEADS OF ASPHODEL have posted the following update on their official web site: "'The Mill Hill Sessions' CD is now out on Godreah Records. This airs the band in a raw environment with guitars taking over the main sound, leaving the keyboards at a bare minimum. HAWKWIND's Ala...

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THE HAUNTED's 'All Against All' Video To Debut On MTV2's 'Headbanger's Ball'

Swedish thrash titans THE HAUNTED are currently in the midst of a highly successful North American tour alongside DAMAGEPLAN and SHADOWS FALL. This is the first U.S. tour for original THE HAUNTED vocalist Peter Dolving, who recently returned to the fold on the band's highly acclaimed new album, "rEV...

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MEGADETH: Soundboard Recordings Of New Lineup Available For Download

MEGADETH performed a special "Coffeebreak Concert" during soundcheck before their Nov. 7, 2004 show at the Odeon in Cleveland, OH. The four-song performance has been made available for download at the WMMS 100.7 web site. Check it out: 01. Die Dead Enough (mp3) 02. Symphony of Destruction (mp3) 03....

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SLAYER Sampled In New Rap Song: Audio Available

A host of SLAYER riffs have been sampled in a track called "Don't Fuck Wit Me" on the new LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ album, "Crunk Juice", due on November 16 via TVT Records. The song, which was produced by longtime SLAYER producer Rick Rubin, is available for streaming online at

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Report: Free TOMMY LEE Concert Falls Flat As Attendees Flee Early

Craig Wagner of the Daily Nebraskan is reporting that a free thank-you concert in Lincoln, Nebraska, courtesy of Tommy Lee's TV entourage, turned out to be less about music and more about TV. Crowds waited impatiently outside the Rococo Theatre for more than an hour, comparing Tommy stories of retak...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: More 2005 Dates Announced

QUEENSRŸCHE have lined up the following dates during January/February: Jan. 20 - Pops - St. Louis, MO Jan. 21 - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, MO Jan. 23 - Barrymoore Theater – Madison, WI Jan. 25 - The Rave – Milwaukee, WI Jan. 26 - Emerald Theater – Detroit, MI Jan. 27 - House of ...