Guitarist Glen Drover has released the following
statement regarding his departure from MEGADETH:
“I am aware of the rumors that I left MEGADETH to
focus on family life. My family life has always been
my priority. In the end, I was unhappy with the
situation, which magnified me wanting to spend more
time with my family and realizing that it’s time [...]
THE CULT will embark on a Canadian tour in
March/April, with support from Canada’s THE CLIKS.
THE CULT’s latest album, “Born into This”, sold 12,600
copies in the United States in its first week of
release to debut at position No. 70 on The Billboard
200 chart. The CD was recorded in London with producer
Youth (VERVE, PRIMAL SCREAM).
THE CULT recently [...]
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was one of the featured
guests on Indie 103.1 FM’s specialty metal program
“Chaos with Full Metal Jackie” last night (Sunday,
January 13). During the interview, Mustaine spoke
about his latest venture, The Live Line, a service
that enables musicians to connect to their audience
over the phone.
“This is not necessarily a new way, but for me, [...]
Reactivated ’80s rockers BLACK ‘N BLUE have been
confirmed as the headliners of the second night of
this year’s Z Rock 08 festival, which will be held May
16-17 at The Asylum, Hampton Street, Hockley,
Birmingham, England.
Commented festival organizers Z Records: “BLACK ‘N
BLUE have signed contracts for the event which will be
the band’s first European appearance since 1983! The
band [...]
Punishment 18 Records’ latest signing, UK thrashers
PITIFUL REIGN, are about to go into the studio to
record their debut album. Scheduled for release in the
early part of this year, “Visual Violence” will
feature artwork created by Ed Repka (MEGADETH, DEATH,
MUNICIPAL WASTE) and will be engineered and produced
by Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, DEATH, TESTAMENT, ICED
EARTH) and Juan Urteaga (VILE, [...]
TYGERS OF PAN TANG’ “Back & Beyond” EP features two
brand new songs — “Live For Today” and “Bury The
Hatchet” — as well as three reworked classics
(“Hellbound”, “Take It” and “Rock And Roll Man”). The
EP was mixed by Ben Matthews of THUNDER and released
through THUNDER’s record label.
Due in April, TYGERS OF PAN TANG’s new album, “Animal
Instinct”, [...]
Dan Lamothe of MarineCorpsTimes.com reports that
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine coordinated the
donation of thousands of toys through the Marine Toys
for Tots Foundation to wildfire victims in the San
Diego area, including four pallets that were delivered
to Camp Pendleton, California.
The effort was organized with the help of Hasbro Toys,
which donated a portion of the thousands of games,
block sets [...]
The Pulse of Radio reports: DROWNING POOL was hit with
a run of bad luck in the last month and a half, with
bassist Stevie Benton stricken with a case of Bell’s
Palsy onstage and the band’s gear getting ripped off
not once, but twice. In addition to speakers, drums
and other equipment, Benton himself lost four
customized Lakeland basses that [...]
Tim Cashmere of Undercover News reports: AC/DC are not
in the studio, they are not recording with Mutt Lange
and they don’t have a title for an album which has
been widely reported to be called “Strap It On”.
Following stories that the band have returned to the
studio for their first album since 2000’s “Stiff Upper
Lip”, Albert Records’ Danny [...]
The Pulse of Radio reports that MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist
Nikki Sixx is again mulling the possibility of a tour
for his musical side project, SIXX: A.M., according to
Harddrive Radio. Sixx wrote and recorded the album
with longtime friends James Michael and D.J. Ashba and
has resisted the idea of turning the project into an
actual band. But Sixx told The [...]
