Jamsync Music Signs King Belvedere
May 12, 2012 by Publisher
Jamsync Music is thrilled to announced the signing of the next great band from Baltimore, King Belvedere. King Belvedere packages everything JSM looks for when signing a new artist, agressive guitar driven hard rock, hook laden songs laced with melody, and a solid work ethic. “We have been searching for a band in our ‘own backyard’ that has the drive and determination to succeed. We found it in King Belvedere.” – Bill Chavis – Jamsync Music Read more
All Too Human to Release Juggernaut on May 15
May 8, 2012 by Managing Editor
ALL TOO HUMAN is a progressive metal band from the United States which is influenced by many diverse artists and musical genres. They have released two self-produced and self-financed CDs: “Forever and a Day” (1998) and “Entropy” (2002). Both CDs were recorded in Texas and released by R/R Records. A European version of “Entropy” (which includes bonus tracks) was released in 2004 by Steelheart Records from Italy. Read more
SHRED GUITAR LEGEND- MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO PRESENTS:“Hands without Shadows – A Tribute to Rock Guitar”
May 6, 2012 by Publisher
SHRED GUITAR LEGEND- MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO PRESENTS:
“Hands without Shadows – A Tribute to Rock Guitar”
@ The Token Lounge on Sat. May 12TH – Detroit, MI
FEATURED SHREDDING OF: PANTERA, HENDRIX, RANDY RHOADS, METALLICA & MORE!
HOLLYWOOD, CA (May 3, 2012) – Legendary shredder Michael Angelo Batio will take over Detroit’s Token Lounge with his newly devised show: “Hands without Shadows – A Tribute to Rock Guitar.” This show is a multimedia extravaganza featuring the music of some of the greatest rock guitarists of the past 50 years. Batio will also be giving away an autographed MAB 3 guitar the night of the Token Lounge performance!
Guitar legend and virtuoso, Michael Angelo Batio, takes you on his 90 minute aural/visual journey to the different eras of rock music while playing guitars with incredible speed and musical precision. The “Hands without Shadow’s – A Tribute to Rock Guitar” show entails an awesome display of guitar wizardry accompanied by an equally talented band. This chronological tribute features Batio’s incredible arrangements and medley’s from the different eras of rock beginning with Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, then moving on to Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, Metallica and more. Read more
L.A. GUNS RELEASES ALBUM ART, FINAL TRACK LIST, AND NEW SONG TEASER FOR HOLLYWOOD FOREVER
April 29, 2012 by Publisher
While on a tour of Europe this month, L.A. Guns has been incorporating some tracks in the set list from the new record, HOLLYWOOD FOREVER, out June 5 on Deadline/Cleopatra Records. The cover art, final track list, and a sneak peek at one of the songs are now available.
Track List:
Hollywood Forever
You Better Not Love Me
Eel Pie
Sweet Mystery
Burn
Vine St. Shimmy
Dirty Black Night
Underneath The Sun
Queenie
Crazy Tango
Venus Bomb
I Won’t Play
Requiem (Hollywood Forever)
Araña Negra (originally recorded by The Bicicletas) Read more
BLIND GUARDIAN’S CAREER-SPANNING RETROSPECTIVE, ‘MEMORIES OF A TIME TO COME,’ COMING IN MAY
April 29, 2012 by Publisher
BLIND GUARDIAN’S FIRST CAREER-SPANNING RETROSPECTIVE, ‘MEMORIES OF A TIME TO COME,’ COMMEMORATES GERMAN BAND’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY
2CD & Digital Collection and Expanded Digital Edition to be Released May 22
Hollywood, California – April 3, 2012 – During the past 25 years, few other bands have marked the international music scene as sustainably as BLIND GUARDIAN. The band from Krefeld, Germany has continued to develop musically with every new recording, never jumping on the bandwagon of short-lived trends and always delivering deeply original top-quality releases. Some of the most important and most accomplished songs from 25 years of BLIND GUARDIAN have been carefully remixed and, in three cases, re-recorded for Memories Of A Time To Come (Virgin/EMI). To be released May 22 in 2CD and digital packages and as an expanded digital-only edition with 15 additional tracks, Memories Of A Time To Come is more than a typical best-of collection but rather an independent, coherent album which invites its listeners to an impressive musical journey through time. Read more
Australian Powerhouse Laura Wilde Is Crashing Ted Nugent’s North American Tour! – June 2012
April 29, 2012 by Publisher
It’s Time To Get Wilde, America!
AUSTRALIAN POWERHOUSE LAURA WILDE IS CRASHING TED NUGENT’S NORTH AMERICAN TOUR – JUNE 2012
~Debut Album Sold My Soul Out Now~
The ferocious debut—Sold My Soul—from Laura Wilde, the 22-year old hard rock import from Down Under (Melbourne, to be exact) was enough to land her on the upcoming Ted Nugent tour. Wilde is exactly that. She’s a hard-charging take-no-prisoners balls-to-the-wall rocker who wrote it all, sang it all, played lead guitar, bass guitar and drums on this, her gritty, powerful debut. Totally fearless, citing such influences as Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Joan Jett, and Dave Grohl, Wilde intends to knock out crowds on her leg of the upcoming tour.
“It’s truly an honor to be invited to tour the USA and I feel so privileged to be selected by such an established rocker, exclaims Wilde. “I promise to crank it up to 11 and shake the foundations before Ted brings the house down.” Read more
Jorn Lande: The Messiah of great Heavy Rock music is back!
April 23, 2012 by Publisher
The Messiah of great Heavy Rock music is back: JORN to release “Bring Heavy Rock To The Land” on Frontiers in June
Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of a brand new JORN studio album : “Bring Heavy Rock To The Land” on June 1st in Europe and June 5th in North America.
Following a three year silence since the release of “Spirit Black”, JORN unleashes upon the world yet another original studio album “Bring Heavy Rock To The Land”: another slab of classic Hard Rock with Metal elements! “I think this album follows a similar JORN-tradition like those before, more Heavy Rock oriented than Metal” says Jorn “But as usual it’s not one musical expression all the way through the album, but a variety of musical landscapes within the categories of Rock and Metal”. Read more
Shockwave Magazine proudly presents; A Fallen Blue Police Benefit
April 13, 2012 by Publisher
Shockwave Magazine proudly presents; A Fallen Blue Police Benefit Wednesday May 9th, 2012 at the Baltimore Sound Stage, 124 Market Place, Baltimore, MD 21202. Proceeds from the show are going to two police non-profits: Fallen Blue (www.fallenblue.org) & Safe Call Now (www.safecallnow.org).
Hosting the event is AJ Pero (Twisted Sister), National Spokesperson Of Fallen Blue
Confirmed performances by AJ Pero (Twisted Sister), Randy Jackson (Zebra), Bill Leverty (Firehouse), Johnny Dee (Doro, Britny Fox), Jack Starr (Virgin Steele, Burning Starr), Steve Augeri (Journey, Tall Stories), Beverly Allgood, Rob Fahey (The Rayvns), Iconic Tonic, King Belvedere, Thane Farace & Ronnie Peterson (Ghost Of War), Orphan Project, Wildstreet, and Riptide.
All artists/ bands will play solo sets, then the night will end with one huge ALLSTAR Jam. Read more
JETHRO TULL’S IAN ANDERSON TO RELEASE ‘THICK AS A BRICK 2′
April 2, 2012 by Publisher
ANDERSON ANNOUNCES 40TH ANNIVERSARY SEQUEL TO THE HUGELY SUCCESSFUL, GROUNDBREAKING 1972 ALBUM
Following the recent announcement of a 19-date tour to commemorate the 40th anniversary of ‘Thick As A Brick,’ on April 2nd (April 3rd in North America) Ian Anderson will release a sequel to the original album.
In 1972, Ian Anderson wrote and recorded the Jethro Tull Progressive Rock classic album ‘Thick As A Brick.’ The lyrics were credited at the time to the fictitious child character, Gerald Bostock, whose parents supposedly lied about his age. The record instantly became a number one Billboard Chart album and enjoyed considerable success in many countries of the world. Read more
Jack the Frost has released their first single
March 30, 2012 by Publisher
Finland and Brazil based Jack the Frost has released their first single – Jack the Frost. You can listen it through their website: http://jackthefrost.com/
Jack the Frost is the most freezing powerful melodic metalband from the arctic scenery of Finland!
The band started back in August 2009 when members of ex-Requem and Silent Voices united by covering Helloween’s Keeper Of The Seven Keys part II, the whole album on it’s entirety, live.
“Jack The Frost” is the very first song released from the upcoming album. Read more
