German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS were rejoined by special guests and former bandmates Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker and Herman Rarebell during their headlining appearance Thursday night (August 3) at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. The group’s setlist for the show — dubbed “A Night to Remember – A Journey in Time” […]

MTM Music has set a September 22 release date for TNT‘s “Live in Madrid” DVD. The set, which was filmed on April 1, 2006 in Madrid, Spain, will be accompanied by an 82-minute audio CD plus booklet liner notes from ex-TNT vocalist Tony Harnell about his work with the group as well as an additional […]

Steamhammer/SPV are proud to announce the signing of one of the greatest and most acclaimed hard rock acts of all time. November 3, 2006 in Germany and November 6, 2006 in Europe will see the arrival of Whitesnake’s new double live album, Live … In The Shadow Of The Blues, capturing for posterity the infectious […]

Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS have completed work on their third album, entitled “Victory“, at Top Room Studios in Lunner, Norway.GAIA EPICUS, who recently parted ways with Sound Riot Records, have already received offers from several record labels that wish to release the new album, but nothing has been signed yet. The cover painting for […]

Frontiers Records has revealed the details behind TALISMAN upcoming studio album, “7“, to be released on October 20, 2006.Recorded under the working title of “Bar” (which was dropped in the end in favor of the more immediate “7”), TALISMAN‘s brand new album sees once again the combination of four amazing talents flourishing to the highest […]

Massachusetts’ THE ACACIA STRAIN has unveiled the band’s latest video online. The clip for “Angry Mob Justice” was directed by David Brodsky (ALL THAT REMAINS, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THE RED CHORD) in May and is currently available exclusively at Brodsky’s MyGoodEye video production house web site. To coincide with the video’s Internet premiere, MyGoodEye and […]

Pittsburgh, PA-based label A-F Records has set an October 3 release date for a collection of DARKEST HOUR‘s early recordings prior to the band’s signing with Victory. The set will mark DARKEST HOUR‘s ten-year anniversary and will feature over an hour of rare and unreleased material, including three alternate versions of songs from DARKEST HOUR‘s […]

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have completed work on their new album, “Warball“, due in October via Mascot Records. The CD was recorded at Trident Studios in Pacheco, CA by Geoff Thorpe and Juan J. Orteaga and includes lead-guitar contributions from Brad Gillis (NIGHT RANGER) and Thaen Rassmussen (ANVIL CHORUS). The group’s […]

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA will release their new album, “Caledonia“, on November 17 via Armageddon Music. The follow-up to 2005’s “Command to Charge” was recorded at Gernhart Records studio in Siegburg, Germany and features artwork by Kris Verwimp. According to the band, “‘Caledonia’ adopts the lyrical concept of ancient Scottish history, which explains song […]

GODSMACK members Sully Erna and Shannon Larkin, along with former EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt and MOTLEY CRUE singer Vince Neil, are featured in the new video from illusionist/escapologist/stunt performer Criss Angel, entitled “MF2“. The clip can be viewed at YouTube.com.“MF2” is the first single from Angel‘s new album, “Criss Angel: Mindfreak“, which is the official […]