UNISONIC, the new band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske alongside Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany’s PINK CREAM 69 and Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer (who has previously played with ASIA, GOTTHARD and KROKUS), has added three more dates to its upcoming tour and as a warm-up for the group’s appearance at the Sweden Rock Festival.
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Monthly Archives: March 2010
DISBELIEF: More ‘Heal’ 20th-Anniversary Album Details Revealed
German death metallers DISBELIEF will release a 20th-anniversary album, “Heal”, on May 21 via Massacre Records.
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THEM CROOKED VULTURES To Release Single In Support Of ‘Record Store Day’
According to the LED ZEPPELIN fan site LedZeppelinNews.com, rock supergroup THEM CROOKED VULTURES ? which consists of John Paul Jones (LED ZEPPELIN), Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS) and Josh Homme (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) ? will release a 10-inch picture-disc single on vinyl, consisting of “Mind Eraser, No Chaser” and “Highway One” backed with an audio interview, via select independent record stores on
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Against Me! / Dead To Me / Moneybrother
Against Me! have fleshed out their spring North American tour as well as a run through Europe beginning in mid-May. The US dates come almost immediately after they wrap up their Canadian tour supporting Billy Talent and Alexisonfire. They will feature support from Dead To Me and Moneybrother.
In related news, members of Against Me! and Alexisonfire have started a Misfits cover band. Against Me! bassist Andrew Seward explained:
We’re starting a Misfits cover band with Wade [MacNeil] from Alexisonfire. It’s Tom [Gabel], James [Bowman], myself and Wade; and we’re going to play in Thunder Bay on our next day off opening for Alexisonfire. We’re called Horror Business. We’re great. We know three songs so far, but after today I think we’ll know five Misfits songs.
Take that with the appropriate grain of salt.
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EPICA Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have been confirmed for this year’s Sweden Rock Festival festival, set to take place June 9-12, 2010 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden.
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TARJA TURUNEN To Perform With SCORPIONS On German TV
Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will perform the song “The Good Die Young” with German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS on Germany’s talk show “Wetten, Dass..?” on Saturday, March 27.
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LEAVES’ EYES: ‘Special Fan Edition’ Of ‘Njord’ To Include Bonus Tracks
LEAVES’ EYES ? the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY ? has issued a “special fan edition” of its latest album, “Njord”, containing three previously unreleased tracks ? “At Heaven’s End”, “Angus and the Swan” and an acoustic version of “Irish Rain”.
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Gaslight Anthem share “American Slang”
Gaslight Anthem have posted a stream of the song “American Slang” on their Facebook page. The song is from the upcoming album of the same name, due June 15 on Side One Dummy Records.
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GUNS N’ ROSES: At Least 12 People Arrested Outside Buenos Aires Concert
According to Argentine media reports, at least 12 people were arrested last night (Monday, March 22) outside Velez stadium in Buenos Aires after a number of fans tried unsuccessfully to enter GUNS N’ ROSES’ concert at the venue without tickets or with counterfeit tickets purchased through the Internet.
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Tours: Green Day / AFI
Green Day have announced a block of summer dates set to kick off in August. The run will feature support from AFI on all shows.
Speaking of Green Day, vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong is reportedly appearing on HBO‘s Real-Time with Bill Maher this Friday though this has not yet been confirmed.
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The Weakerthans: “Live at the Burton Cummings Theater”
The Weakerthans have launched a full album stream of their new live recording, Live at the Burton Cummings Theater, due out via Anti-. The live DVD was recorded in April of 2009 as the band toured in support of their acclaimed album Reunion Tour with an expanded line-up featuring trumpet, violin and female vocals, playing songs from all four of their albums in front of a =hometown crowd. The artwork is a painting by bassist Greg Smith, one of several pieces inspired while on the April tour.
Check out the stream here.
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SUBURBAN TRIBE: New Video Interview Available
HardcoreSounds.Net conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Tuomi of the Finnish rock/metal act SUBURBAN TRIBE at this year’s Helsinki Metal Meeting, which was held last month in Helsinki.
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BLACK SUN AEON/BEFORE THE DAWN’s TUOMAS SAUKKONEN Interviewed At HELSINKI METAL MEETING
HardcoreSounds.Net conducted an interview with Tuomas Saukkonen (BLACK SUN AEON, BEFORE THE DAWN, THE FINAL HARVEST, DAWN OF SOLACE) at this year’s Helsinki Metal Meeting, which was held last month in Helsinki.
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