NEWS

01 September 2006

AVENGED SEVENFOLD won the “Best New Artist In A Video” award for their “Bat Country” clip at the the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, which were held Thursday (August 31) at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. A complete list of the winners is as follows:Video of the Year: Panic! At the […]

01 September 2006

According to a posting on KISS‘ official web site, KissOnline.com, Hallmark has a new line of greeting/sound cards that include original recordings by KISS. This new collection, available exclusively at Hallmark Gold Crown stores, features CD-quality original recordings by more than 100 original music artists including the legendary KISS. Their song, “Rock and Roll All […]

01 September 2006

MOTГ–RHEAD‘s “Kiss Of Death” has entered the Swedish album chart at position No. 13. This marks the highest chart position in Sweden in the legendary band’s career spanning 31 years. The album is also expected to mark a great impact on the album chart in Norway, where a recent MOTГ–RHEAD resurgence has lead to twice […]

01 September 2006

Venezuelan web site LaMusica.com.ve is currently streaming the entire new BLACK LABEL SOCIETY album, “Shot to Hell“, at this location. “Shot to Hell“, is scheduled for release on September 12 through Roadrunner Records. The cover artwork can be viewed below.

01 September 2006

Launch Radio Networks reports: Freddie Mercury would have been 60 years old next Tuesday (September 5), but there’s some dispute in his homeland about whether he should be celebrated. The late QUEEN frontman was born Farrokh Bulsara on the East African island of Zanzibar, which is now part of Tanzania, and some conservative Muslims want […]

31 August 2006

According to a posting on the DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star, THE STEVE MORSE BAND has just released a DVD, entitled “Live In Baden-Baden“, featuring performances from 1990 — a few years before guitarist Steve Morse joined DEEP PURPLE. The DVD features two concerts culled from the vaults of the German television program […]

31 August 2006

MARILYN MANSON is among the artists paying tribute to Tim Burton‘s classic Halloween movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas” on a new soundtrack album.MANSON, FALL OUT BOY, PANIC! AT THE DISCO, FIONA APPLE and SHE WANTS REVENGE will all appear on a special two-disc edition of the “Nightmare” soundtrack, contributing cover versions of songs featured in […]

31 August 2006

Widely acknowledged as one of the finest guitarists the British Isles have ever produced, Gary Moore has been making music for over 30 years. From his early days with SKID ROW to his time with THIN LIZZY to his extraordinarily successful solo career, Gary is truly part of U.K. rock royalty and all of his […]

31 August 2006

The remaining members of The Beatles are launching legal proceedings against music labels EMI and Capitol.Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr plus the families of John Lennon and George Harrison allege that the companies fraudulently “pocketed millions of dollars” from the band between 1994 and 1999.The lawsuit was launched back in December and claims that […]

31 August 2006

This Sunday, September 3, AUDIOSLAVE guitarist and diehard Chicago Cubs fan Tom Morello will throw out the first pitch prior to the Cubs/San Francisco Giants game at Wrigley Field in Chicago.AUDIOSLAVE will release its third album, “Revelations“, on September 5. The CD is preceded by the first single, “Original Fire“. The album’s title track is […]