POISONBLACK‘s video for its new single, “Rush“, has been posted online at YouTube.com. Also available at YouTube.com is a video clip of POISONBLACK mainman Ville Laihiala (vocals, guitar, formerly of SENTENCED) performing the band’s song “Pain Becomes Me” acoustically. Check it out at this location.“Rush” and “Pain Becomes Me” come off POISONBLACK‘s long-awaited second album, […]

DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan has announced the lineup of musicians that will join him on his North American dates in support of his new album, called “Gillan’s Inn“. They are as follows:Randy Cooke – DrumsRodney Appleby – BassMichael Lee Jackson – GuitarsDean Howard – GuitarsJoe Mennonna – Keys, Tenor SaxThe “Gillan’s Inn” tour is […]

The Associated Press reports that about 200 KISS fans protested in front of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum to demand that the band be inducted into the hall.Fans, some from as far away as California, carried signs Saturday and had painted their faces in black-and-white to resemble KISS band members.Those participating […]

SLAYER‘s entire appearance on “The Henry Rollins Show” — including live performances of the songs “Cult” and “Disciple” (which didn’t air on the original program), and an interview with all four members of the group — has been made available for viewing online at this location.

The San Diego Union-Tribune is reporting that at least 15 people were injured when thousands of fans surged forward during TOOL‘s Street Scene 2006 performance in the parking lot of San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium. The report is as follows:More than a dozen concertgoers were sent to area hospitals last night after a crowd disturbance at […]

Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow:Ultimate-Guitar.com: With all the censorship that is happening today, how important do you think it is for a band like SLAYER to talk about the subjects that are deemed controversial and politically incorrect?Kerry: “I think it’s real important for […]

SLAYER is streaming its entire new album, “Christ Illusion“, on the band’s official MySpace page.Due on August 8, “Christ Illusion” is SLAYER‘s first new studio album since 2001, and the first recorded by the band’s original line-up — Kerry King (guitar), Tom Araya (bass, vocals), Jeff Hanneman (guitars), Dave Lombardo (drums) — since 1990’s “Seasons […]

Switzerland’s SAMAEL has completed the pre-production phase for its new album, tentatively due before the end of the year. The band spent a week going over new songs with acclaimed producer Waldemar Sorychta (LACUNA COIL, TIAMAT, GRIP INC., MOONSPELL).SAMAEL is currently in studio recording bass and guitars; sessions started in July and will continue throughout […]

Progressive metal act SYMPHONY X has set “Paradise Lost” as the title of the follow-up to 2002’s “The Odyssey“, tentatively due before the end of the year. The band expects to return to the road shortly after the release of the new album.SYMPHONY X was recently forced to cancel a couple of European festival appearances […]

Los Angeles, CA-based Latin hard rockers TRIBE OF GYPSIES, featuring acclaimed guitarist/producer/songwriter Roy Z, (JUDAS PRIEST, BRUCE DICKINSON), have uploaded a full-length version of “Stop Bombing Each Other!” at their MySpace page. The song comes off the band’s brand new album, “Dweller On The Threshold“, which was released July 20 on JVC/Victor.