Archive for April, 2009

MACHINES OF GRACE

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Machines Of Grace featuring TSO, Savatage and Metal Church members ready debut release!

Meet Machines of Grace. They are the latest among the gifted hard rock/heavy metal bands born from Boston’s thriving music scene. As with their Beantown bred forefathers, (Aerosmith, Extreme, Godsmack, Dropkick Murphys) Zak Stevens (lead vocals), Jeff Plate (drums), Matt Leff (guitar) and Chris Rapoza (bass) have concocted their own proprietary formula for whiplash on a disc.
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Rob Halford Launches New Apparel Company

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

The world of Rock and Roll has one Metal God – Rob Halford.  The multi-Gold and Platinum Producer, Songwriter, Vocalist has graced the world’s largest stages for decades leading his revolutionary solo acts: Halford, Fight and the legendary Judas Priest.

Developing new standards for the Rock and Metal genres with blazing vocals, dynamic themes, adorned head-to-toe in glass, leather and steel – The Metal God is universally recognized as an artist whom continually inspires and drives today’s global Hard Rock industry.

With an eye on defining consumer-fashions for today’s Rock and Roll lifestyles, Metal God Entertainment and Rob Halford are pleased to debut a new garment entity: Metal God Apparel.
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MARDUK: Blackenedfest 2009

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Swedish black metallers MARDUK are preparing for their pillage through North America on this year’s Blackenedfest.  The 22-date trek kicks off May 21st and will hit major cities throughout the US as well as Toronto and Montreal.  Also on the tour: Mayhem, Cephalic Carnage, Cattle Decapitation and Withered. 5/24/2009 Club Firestone – Orlando, FL
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Black Sabbath – Heaven and Hell

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

“The Devil You Know” is either the first album by Heaven and Hell or the third studio set from the third lineup of Black Sabbath. Either way, guitarist Tony Iommi says there’s much more where that came from.

“There were loads of ideas,” Iommi said. “We’ve got enough to make another album if we wanted. We probably wouldn’t use that stuff again, but we had more than enough” for “The Devil You Know.” Iommi says the remaining material are “ideas — a verse or a riff, lots of bits, really.” But he adds that with “The Devil You Know” just coming out Tuesday, Heaven and Hell isn’t close to thinking about a next album.
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CREED Reunion, Tour & Album

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Creed has announced all four of the original band members – Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti, Scott Phillips and Brian Marshall – will reunite for a summer tour and new album. The tour, the band’s first in seven years, begins Aug. 6 in Pittsburgh.

Sept 15: Orlando, FL

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