MESSIAH’S KISS, the German/American/British metal act featuring current RIOT touring singer Mike Tirelli (HOLY MOTHER, BURNING STARR), has announced the track listing for its upcoming third album, “Dragonheart“, tentatively due in early 2007 via SPV Records.“Dragonheart” was mixed at Arena 20 studios in Hannover, Germany with producer Herman Frank (VICTORY, ACCEPT). All the instruments were […]

Swedish death metallers GRAVE have revealed the cover artwork for their upcoming “Enraptured” DVD, tentatively due in November via Metal Mind Productions. Check it out below.GRAVE shot the DVD with seven cameras on August 24 at the Stodola Club in Warsaw, Poland. The set, which will be available as a standard DVD edition and a […]

According to CDon.com there will be two European RAINBOW DVD releases this month. First there’s “Live At Budokan Tokyo 1984“, released by SHO Masterplan. Release date is September 15. The track listing is as follows:01. Spotlight Kid02. Miss Mistreated03. I Surrender04. Can’t Happen Here05. Catch The Rainbow06. Power / Keyboard Solo07. Street Of Dreams08. Fool […]

Warcon Enterprises has set an October 24 release date for the “Saw III” soundtrack. The tentative list of tracks that are set to appear on the effort is as follows:SLAYER – “Eyes Of The Insane” (exclusive remix)EIGHTEEN VISIONS – “Victim”MASTODON – “The Wolf Is Loose”LAMB OF GOD – “Walk With Me In Hell”HELMET – “Monochrome”ALL […]

THE BIG DIRTY BAND, the one-off project featuring Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of RUSH alongside ex-TEA PARTY drummer Jeff Burrows, Adam Gantier of THREE DAYS GRACE, THORNLEY‘s Ian Thornley, and singer Care Failure of Toronto band DIE MANNEQUIN, has posted its version of the often-covered “I Fought The Law” by the BOBBY FULLER FOUR […]

ELIS, the Liechtenstein-based gothic metal band whose singer, Sabine DГјnser, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on July 7 during rehearsal and passed away the following day in hospital, has decided to continue with a new vocalist. The group has posted the following message on its official web site:“We have decided to continue on our path. For […]

Roadrunner Records has revealed the details of “Ghost Reveries Special Edition“, the expanded version of the band’s “Ghost Reveries” CD. Due on October 31, the set will include band’s cover of DEEP PURPLE‘s “Soldier of Fortune“, a 40-minute documentary about the making of the record complete with the band’s own private tour footage, the video […]

Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and the Dave Matthews Band will perform alongside Neil Young at the 20th anniversary Bridge School Benefit, to be held Oct. 21-22 at Shoreline Amphitheatre outside San Francisco. The event benefits the Bridge School for children with severe speech and physical disabilities, which Young and his wife Pegi […]

AEROSMITH‘s Steven Tyler and Bruce Rossmeyer, CEO of 13 Harley-Davidson locations, including the world’s largest Harley-Davidson dealership located at Bruce Rossmeyer‘s Destination Daytona, along with guidance of Rossmeyer’s personal custom motorcycle designer, Tim Gabel, have teamed up to design and produce “The Steven Tyler Signature Series,” a one-of-a-kind collection of Steven Tyler-inspired, custom designed motorcycles.Limited […]

Rush has penned eight songs for its next studio album, which should be out in early 2007, according to drummer Neil Peart. The artist tells Billboard.com his lyrics for the as-yet-untitled set were greatly influenced by his motorcycle journeys throughout the United States, chronicled in the new book “Roadshow: Landscape With Drums.”Peart says he was […]