BLASPHEMY will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its 1989 "Blood Upon the Altar" demo by preparing a few select concerts; the group's first anywhere in eight years.The band — consisting of "3 Black Hearts of Damnation and Impurity" (drums), "Nocturnal Grave Desecrater and Black Winds" (vocals), "Caller of the Storms" (guitar), "Deathlord of Abomination and War Apocalypse" (guitar), and a session bass player to be announced...

Eric Martin will be performing a rare solo band show on Sunday, August 2nd @ Township Park, King of Prussia, PA. Ted Poley (with Vic Rivera and more) will be support act. Details at: www.uppermerionparkandrec.org/concerts-schudule-2009.asp and www.ericmartin.com.Eric's backing band will feature members of The Reagan Years and Never Never. More info on each band is available at www.thereaganyears.com and www.nevernever.com/index.html.Also - Mr. Big will be headlining the Rockin' Java Festival in Jakarta Indonesia on Saturday,...

For the first time in nearly 20 years, legendary guitarist Ace Frehley has emerged to add a new exclamation point to his celebrated solo career. Scheduled for liftoff on September 15th, the original Kiss guitarist's fifth solo album, Anomaly, will be released on his own Bronx Born Records, with Rocket Science providing a full label service platform. Frehley, a long time Gibson artist, will launch his second Gibson Ace...

Classic Rock magazine talked to OZZY OSBOURNE last week , where the rumors told John 5 (former-MARILYN MANSON, currently in ROB ZOMBIE) was the possible replacement for Zakk Wylde.“Well, I’m getting a new guitar player as we speak,” said Ozzy, “and everyone has been saying to me for a long time, ‘Get Johnny 5!’ And I tried him at one time and I didn’t really give him a chance. We’ll see, I don’t know. I haven’t fallen...

Reformed Black metal legends IMMORTAL will launch their new CD, "All Shall Fall", in North America on October 6 via Nuclear Blast Records. The Album, to be released in Europe on September 25, was recorded at Grieghallen and Abyss studios in Norway and Sweden.James Minton of U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine recently posted an exclusive track-by-track breakdown of "All Shall Fall"."All Shall Fall" track listing:01. All Shall Fall02. The Rise Of Darkness03. Hordes To War04. Norden On Fire05. Arctic Swarm06. Mount North07. Unearthly ...

Seattle, Washington-based metallers METAL CHURCH have issued the following:"To all of our fans and friends...We regretfully announce that Metal Church is calling it quits.The performance at Rocklahoma will be our last show. We have had to cancel the shows scheduled for August and that, among other things, has led us to have to make this decision.There has been far too much frustration and disappointment in trying to keep moving forward. The collapse of our record company, SPV, has made it next to impossible for us to continue...

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have unveiled the new artwork, track listing as well as the album title of their forthcoming album. The Days Of Grays will see a worldwide release (excluding Asia) through Nuclear Blast Records on September 18th, September 22nd in North America.Formats/tracklistings:Limited two-CD digipak:'Everything Fades To Gray' (Instrumental)'Deathaura''The Last Amazing Grays''Flag In The...