ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN Posts Video Blog From The Studio Online

Visit his nonlouder site to check out ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian video blog showing Anthrax laying down vocal tracks for their new album. You have to scroll down a bit to watch the video. It is really entertaining to watch him. He is one of my favorite singers. Anthrax used to belt out such great tunes and song. Sure they have had some rough patches...but if they are able to get their act together and put aside their differences, they can be as good as the old Anthrax. They still have the skills. but they just need some coordination. It seems like everyone wants to do their own things. But if they are able to put aside their internal friction aside....who knows what might happen.

MEGADETH - Tickets For South American Shows On Sale Now, Santiago Venue Confirmed

For their upcoming shows in Santiago, Chile and Buenos tickets are now on sale. More shows will be added as soon as possible. Make sure you check their official site frequently to make sure that you are up to date on their tour dates. With so many touring year experience, they'll put out a good show for sure. They are one of the few bands who are still around even after such a long time. They can still pound out some serious heavy duty metal music. It is always worth it to go to their concerts. The songs and stage stuff is usually worth it. So come on, what are you waiting for. If you live anywhere near these place, you have no excuse for not going. Go out and buy your tickets today.

Megadeth's South American schedule is as follows:

May
28 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Luna Park Stadium
29 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Luna Park Stadium
31 - Santiago, Chile - Arena Santiago

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RONNIE JAMES DIO - Tour Schedule Updated

Ronnie James Dio is one of my favorite singers. He has one of the best voices in this industry. Ronnie can adapt very well to different groups as well the type of music and atmosphere he is trying to project. He has put out some really great stuff under his own name and with other groups. Now you have a chance to watch him live. So go out and grab your tickets quick. His concerts are a must visit in the sense that you will go away with your money worth. This guy really rocks.
The tour schedule dates for RONNIE JAMES DIO (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) as of now is:

May
27 - Birmingham, UK - Academy (with GIRLSCHOOL)
28 - London, UK - Astoria (with Girlschool)
31 - Karmoy, Norway - Kopervik Festival

June
2 - Malmo, Sweden - KB Halle (with FATAL SMILE)
3 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Amager Bio (with Fatal Smile)
4 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser (with Fatal Smile)
6 - Oulu, Finland - Teatria
7 - Lahti, Finland - Water & Rock Festival

Report: OZZY OSBOURNE Rocks Into Resort

The stunned passengers at Queenstown Airport yesterday afternoon were greeted by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne when they arrived from Wellington on a scheduled domestic flight.

To help the couple avoid the excitement that might erupt inside the terminal once they had been sighted getting off the plane, the airport staff arranged for a chauffeur-driven silver Mercedes Benz on the tarmac to help them avoid the excitement. This way there is less distraction for all, since the Osbournes are very well known.

Osbourne played the Rock-2Wellington gig in the capital on Sunday night, taking the stage after fellow heavy metal acts POISON and WHITESNAKE. The previous night, Alice Cooper, Kiss, and Lordi had performed.

GARY MOORE - 2008 Tour Dates Announced

Starting from March 2008, guitar legend GARY MOORE will start touring with ten shows in Germany. Tickets can be purchased at most venue box offices. So you will be able to find one near you. He has had a very long career dating back to the 1960 with many artists and a very successful solo career. I am quiet sure you will enjoy this tour as he is one of the best musicians around. His playing style is just awesome and you will be totally immersed in the music.
Tour dates with OTIS TAYLOR are as follows:

March
6 - Fabrik - Hamburg, Germany
7 - Hessenhalle - Giessen, Germany
9 - Capitol - Hannover, Germany
10 - E-Werk - Cologne, Germany
12 - Aladdins - Bremen, Germany
13 - Huxley’s - Berlin, Germany
15 - Karl Rau Halle - Heidenheim, Germany
16 - Stadthalle - Roth, Germany
18 - Big Box - Kempten, Germany
19 - Maimarket - Mannheim, Germany
Considering that he is one of the legendary musicians, it is a must see shows. You will really enjoy the show. If you have never listened to his music before, this is a good time to get introduced to a legend.

Wacken Open Air Nearly Sold Out - 60,000 Tickets Sold!

Nearly 60,000 tickets have been sold for the Wacken Open Air Festival (July 31st - August 2nd), in Wacken, Germany. So get your tickets now at Metaltix before it's too late. If you miss it now, you will have to wait till next year. But there will be no guarantee that you will get the same groups next year. So what are you waiting for. You will get a chance to listen and watch a wide variety of groups perform on stage. Check out the groups listed below which are playing this year. So go ahead, head straight for the arena and watch them perform live, just for you. There is so much variety that I am sure that you will like at least a few. Also. you will get a chance to listen to alot of groups which you might never listen to. Go ahead and jump into the pit.

The following line-up is confirmed for the Wacken Open Air 2008:
ALESTORM, AS I LAY DYING, AT THE GATES, AUTUMN, AVANTASIA, AXXIS, BEFORE THE DAWN, CARCASS, CHILDREN OF BODOM, CORVUS CORAX, CREMATORY, CYNIC, DESTRUCTOR, DREAM OF AN OPIUM EATER, ENEMY OF THE SUN, ENSIFERUM, EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS, EXODUS, EVOCATION, GIRUGÄMESH, GOREROTTED, GORGOROTH, GRAVE, HATEBREED, THE HAUNTED, HEADHUNTER, IRON MAIDEN, JOB FOR A COWBOY, KAMELOT, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, KREATOR, KRYPTERIA, LEAVES' EYES, LORD BELIAL, LORDI, MACHINE MEN, MASSACRE, MERCENARY, NASHVILLE PUSSY, NEGURA BUNGET, NIFELHEIM, NIGHTWISH, OBITUARY, OPETH, AXEL RUDI PELL, POWERWOLF, PRIMORDIAL, PSYCHO PUNCH, SABATON, SALTATIO MORTIS, SOILWORK, SONATA ARCTICA, STURM UND DRANG, THE BONES, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, UNEARTH, VAN CANTO, WATAIN, WARBRINGER.

For more information pay a visit to www.wacken.com.

ROB ZOMBIE Commences Work On New Studio Album

Rob Zombie has issued the following update:

Rob Zombie has written tons of stuff while the group was on their last tour, and they have started work on their their next full length studio albulm. Since the work for it has just started, it is too early to give a release date.
According to an interview in the Metal Edge magazine(March2008) Rob Zombie called the record labels "dinosaurs waiting to die", and they "all have a defeatist attitude. And that's why in another couple of years, they won't exist...They're just overpaid and lazy, and it's all crumbled around them. But the art is not going anywhere. You go out there, and there's more tours than ever, the shows are bigger than ever, the crowds are crazier than ever, the fans are younger than ever; there's no lack of demand for the music or the bands or anything. It's just that the record labels are these overstuffed, overpaid dinosaurs. They're gonna die. The music's not going anywhere". At a recent conference call he was not sure what future music distribution would look like. According to him downloads are really not that exciting. The main reason being is that you cannot walk up to someone and ask them to autograph your download.
Rob Zombie, who is also a feature film director, also thought that the problem with the record industry is that it tried to emulate the film business, and that these two businesses are quiet different. For the film business the opening weekend is very important...But with a record, you keep on working at it to push the sales.

"Tyrannosaurus Rex" his next live-action feature film is about a biker flick and not about dinosaurs, which is set for release on August 28, 2009. This follow his hit 2007 remake of the horror classic "Halloween" and his upcoming animated film, "The Haunted World of El Superbeasto".

Since he is an excellent entertainer, I am sure that you will enjoy his stuff. You will get more bang for your buck. So go out and watch his stuff and buy his new stuff when it's released. You are gonna love it I am sure.

Report: ALICE COOPER To Rock Seoul

SUM41 and ALICE COOPER will rock Seoul for the first time on March 29 at Melon-AX. Heavy metal music with outrageous theatrics that featured guillotines and boa constrictors are combined by the 60 year old Cooper on stage. This rock legend really knows how to entertain. He was born as Vincent Furnier, and started out with a band called Alice Cooper. In the early 1970s, they scored two of their hit songs were 'I'm Eighteen' and 'Love It To Death'. Vincent Furnier legally changed his name to Alice Cooper and thus started his solo career in 1974. Welcome To My Nightmare in 1975 was his first solo albulm. Alice Cooper has tried various kinds of rock music, from garage rock to heavy metal to experimental rock. He released his last album in 2005 which was called 'Dirty Diamonds'. He has released Over 24 albums has been released by him and he has toured around the world many times.
Alice Cooper was once referred to as the world's most beloved heavy metal entertainer by the Rolling Stones magazine. He is not only is he a musician, but also golfing celebrity, an actor, radio disc jockey, restaurateur, and a radio disc jockey. He went on a Psycho Drama concert tour in the United States and Europe last year, and he continues the tour with dates in Melbourne, Australia; Wellington, New Zealand; and Tokyo and Osaka, Japan in March 2008. He somehow always manages to put in a great show. It is always worth the money to go and watch him perform considering that he has 30+ years of experiance and knows what the audiance wants. So don't miss out on his shows. He still manages to belt out some great tunes.

KISS, IMMORTAL news

KISS - Helsinki date sold out in seven minutes

KissArmySweden.com has reported, that all 13,000 tickets of Helsinki, Finland have been sold out in less than seven minutes. This has set records of sorts. I think this signifies how popular they are in Finland. If you want more information regarding their other dates, please visit KISSOnline.

In other Kiss news, Paul Stanley has authorised Louis Antonelli to hold a special screening for Live To Win Concert DVD! Put togather by Louis

Antonelli, it is a 30 minutes film and has some stuff from Paul's Chicago House of Blues Show, and it is expected to be realeased sometime this summer. He is one of the best entertainers we have and he is always fun to watch. The stuff which he puts out at regular intervals is always taking a look at. So go out and take a look at the DVD. This Indianapolis Kiss Expo will be held on 2nd March(Sunday) 1:00PM to 8:00 PM, Holiday Inn, Indianapolis.

IMMORTAL NEWS

A number of in-store sessions will be held by the group IMMORTAL for their upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand. Don't miss out on this chance to meet the group in person. Sometimes they give away freebies. Plus you will go away with complete satisfaction that you actually them live...in person...under normal circumstances. You will be able to talk to them. Maybe get an autograph.

The in-store sessions timings are:

March
11 - Melbourne, Australia - Metal Mayhem (5/371 Flinders Street) -- 4:30pm - 6:00pm
17 - Sydney, Australia - Utopia Records (233 Broadway) -- 4:00pm - 5:30pm
19 - Auckland, New Zealand - Real Groovy (438 Queen Street) -- 5:00pm - 6:15pm

Tour schedule for Australia and New Zeland is as follows:

March
10 - Melbourne, Australia - Billboard
13 - Perth, Australia - The Capitol Theatre
14 - Adelaide, Australia - Fowler's Live
15 - Sydney, Australia - The Metro Theatre
20 - Auckland, New Zealand - Transmission Room
21 - Wellington, New Zealand - SFBH

RUSH - Second Los Angeles Live Date Confirmed

According to a new RUSH update, A second Los Angeles live show according to a Rush news update has been announced for Thursday, May 8th, while Feburary 26th will be the day when Presales begin www.rush.musictoday.com

April 8th is the release date for Rush's Snakes & Arrows Live, two-CD set. The track list will be as follows:

Disc 1 - 'Limelight', 'Digital Man', 'Entre Nous', 'Mission', 'Freewill', 'Monkey Business', 'Larger Bowl', 'Secret Touch', 'Circumstances', 'Between the Wheels', 'Dreamline', 'Far Cry', 'Workin' Them Angels', 'Armor And Sword'.

Disc 2 - 'Spindrift', 'The Way The Wind Blows', 'Subdivisions', 'Natural Science', 'Witch Hunt', 'Malignant Narcissism + Drum Solo, 'Hope', 'Distant Early Warning', 'The Spirit Of Radio', 'Tom Sawyer', 'One Little Victory', 'A Passage To Bangkok', 'YYZ'.

The official Rush tour dates are as follows:

April
11 - San Juan, PR - Coliseo de Puerto Rico
13 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
15 - Orlando, FL - Amway Center
17 - Jacksonville FL - Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
19 - New Orleans, LA - Arena
20 - Houston TX - Woodlands Pavilion
23 - Austin TX - Frank Erwin Center
25 - Dallas TX - The Music Center at Fair Park
26 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
29 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion

May
1 - Phoenix AZ - Cricket Pavilion
3 - Reno, NV - Reno Events Center
4 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion
6 - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre
8 - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre
10 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
11 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
20 - Moline, IL - iWireless Center
22 - St Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
24 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Center
25 - Regina, SK - Brandt Center
27 - Edmonton AB - Rexall Place
29 - Vancouver, BC - GM Place
31 - Seattle, WA- The Gorge Amphitheatre

June
1 - Portland, OR - Clark County Amphitheatre
3 - Boise ID - Idaho Center
5 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks
7 - Kansas City, MO- Starlight Theatre
9 - Chicago, IL - United Center
10 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
12 - Montreal, QC - Bell Center
14 - Philadelphia, PA- Wachovia Center
15 - Boston, MA - Tweeter Center
25 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Amphitheatre
27 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
28 - St Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
30 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center

July
2 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette Amphitheatre
4 - Atlantic City, NJ - Marc Etess Arena
5 - Saratoga, NY - SPAC
7 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
9 - Toronto, ON - The Molson Amphitheatre
11 - Manchester, MA - Verizon Arena
12 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
14 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach
17 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Stadium
19 - Washington, DC - Nissan Pavilion
20 - Charlotte, NC - Amphitheatre
22 - Atlanta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park

So what are you waiting for? If they are visiting your city, rush out to purchase your tickets and listen to them live. They simply rock.

KISS& GENE SIMMONS - At The Beginning, This Was A Four-headed Beast That Had The Balls To Get Up Onstage And Grab The World By The Scruff Of Its Neck"

Unlike many rock legends, Born Chaim Witz in 1949 in Haifa, Israel, Gene Simmons was the only child of his mother, Florence Klein, a holocaust survivor. He came from a broken home, where is father left him when he was 6 or 7 years old. Both immigrated to United States and settled in Queens, New York when he was eight. HIS mother had to work from sun up till sundown, to earn enough doe to keep the home running smoothly. At this time he adopted the name Eugene.He discovered music by listening to the radio. which "crawled into my blood." After graduating from Richmond college he had quiet a variaty of jobs until 1973, when Gene Simmons finally found his real passion. He formed the band KISS with his friends Peter, Paul and Ace.
The documentary "Man of a Thousand Faces," about Lon Chaney, a silent film legend gave Gene Simmons the idea for his onstage character known as "The Demon".

KISS, LACUNA COIL news

For the KISS' Alive / 35 World Tour the following five Scandinavian dates have been added:
May 28 - Hartwell Arena - Helsinki, Finland
30 - Stockholm Stadium - Stockholm, Sweden
31 - Valhall Oslo - Norway
JUNE 1 - Koengen - Bergen, Norway
3 - Forum - Copenhagen, Denmark
Starting Wednesday, KISS Meet & Greet and Soundcheck Packages for these shows will go on sale at KISSonTour.com.
Starting Feburary 22nd, tickets for these shows go on sale. The Helsinki show tickets go on sale on February 26th.

LACUNA COIL Launch Official Facebook Page
Italy's LACUNA COIL have recently launched an official Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lacuna-Coil/6127793569 You need to have a Facebook account in order to view their page. As reported earlier, Lacuna Coil's Andrea Ferro and Cristina Scabbia recently appeared in Over The Madness in which they discuss their appreciation for the English doom metal godfathers alongside other metal bands, and Paradise Lost band members themselves. This documentary was written and directed by Diran Noubar, and premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 2007.
Their new Album Due out sometime in September. So if you like Lacuna Coil and are a big fan of theirs, then go out and purchase their new stuff. If it's coming on radio, turn up the volume.

IRON MAIDEN - Picture Gallery From Los Angeles Show Available

Iron Maiden recently played to a full house at Forum, Ingelwood, CA on Tuesday night, where they announced the first leg of their much anticipated North American tour. Tickets were sold out months in advance for their Somewhere Back In Time - World Tour '08. On March 1st, tickets will go on sale for 16,000 capacity Verizon Amphitheatre. The concert will be on Friday May 30th and Saturday May 31st. As usual, they will be belting out exceptionally good music that will simply blow you away. These veterns of rock and roll will play alot of their older songs as well newer songs. They are usually able to have good stage set-up and good sound system. They like to play it loud, fast and hard.



Somewhere Back In Time - World Tour '08 USA Tour Dates:



May
21 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless
22 - Houston, TX - Woodlands
25 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
26 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
28 - Concord, CA - Concord
30 - Los Angeles, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
31 - Los Angeles, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

ALPHA GALATES Get The Nod From IRON MAIDEN Frontman

The latest progressive metal act to explode out of the burgeoning Canadian music scene, With no signs of slowing down, Toronto’s Alpha Galates is set to release their debut album A Stimulus For Reason which is expected on February 19th. The five member group led by singer/drummer Matthew Von Wagner have added another notch to add to their collective belt…a nod from one of the undisputed legends of heavy metal, Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson, who told his listeners on his BBC talk show that their albulm was worth listening to. He talked about them for some time before premiering ‘2 Months In’ from Alpha Galates’ upcoming debut. The entire segment can be heard tonight (Friday, February 8) at 5pm EST / 10pm GMT on Bruce Dickinson’s Rock Show on BBC Radio 6. If you want to stream it online click http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/bruce_dickinson/ to listen. Bruce Dickension knows the ins and outs of music since he is a veteran rocker. He always knows what to ask and how to ask it. Therefore his interviews are always informative. So stay tuned and enjoy.

Holland's Fields Of Rock Festival - JUDAS PRIEST, DIMMU BORGIR, OPETH And Others Confirmed

The following groups have confirmed their participation for 2008 edition of the Fields Of Rock festival (www.fieldsofrock.nl) Evenemententerrein Walibi World in Biddinghuizen, Holland JUDAS PRIEST, DIMMU BORGIR, MINISTRY, DANKO JONES, APOCALYPTICA, SONATA ARCTICA, OPETH, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, SICK OF IT ALL, MADBALL, ONE BULLET LEFT, THE SEX PISTOLS and CAVALERA CONSPIRACY on June 20th - 22nd On Saturday and Sunday, some 30 bands will play on the following stages: the Mean Stage, the Temple of Rock and The Powerfest Stage. All the groups are worth listening, but with Judas Priest leading the way, it is a much visit show. So grab your tickets now.

For additional information, go to http://www.fieldsofrock.nl/Default.asp?id=1&LNG=EN