Pennywise find new lead singer
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
After months of searching, So-Cal punk band Pennywise have finally found their new lead singer. That man is Zoli Teglas from the Orange County band Ignite.
After original singer Jim Lindberg, who had been with the band for 19 years, suddenly decided to call it quits, the band began searching for their new voice. Teglas, who was a longtime friend of the band, played with Pennywise at a few shows. Guitarist Fletcher Dragge called Teglas a "natural choice"… Read More
Iron Maiden finish recording new album
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Iron Maiden have finished recording their brand new album according to their producer Kevin Shirley.
Shirley posted on his website, "There's still work to do, but the band portion is complete and in the can, so to speak." (via Blabbermouth).
This new Maiden record will be the band's 15th studio album. It's a followup to 2006's A Matter Of Life… Read More
Lollapalooza rumors begin
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
And the rumors (rumours?) have begun. The massive summer festival, Lollapalooza, isn't anywhere near announcing their lineup for the 2010 version of their musical carnival but earlier today there were three "leaked" headliners announced.
Consequence of Sound (via The… Read More
Download Festival just got more gooder
Monday, February 15th, 2010
This summer's Download Festival, which takes place in the U.K., is starting to lead the charge as THE festival for 2010. Today they announced a few more headlining acts including Aerosmith WITH Steven Tyler and Rage Against The Machine.
Those two acts fill up the remaining headlining slots with the first one already being occupied by the mega-band AC/DC. In addition to RATM and Aerosmith, other supporting bands were announced that also pack quite the rock… Read More
RiO!B episode – Feb. 15, 2010
Monday, February 15th, 2010Video: The Strokes recording in the studio
Monday, February 15th, 2010It's one thing to have reports of a band working on an album but when you have video footage of the band picking up their instruments and actually tracking the new record, then you can put your mind at ease.
Up top you… Read More
Robert Plant releasing solo album
Monday, February 15th, 2010
While John Paul Jones plays in Them Crooked Vultures and Jimmy Page sits around reminding himself how amazing he is, former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant is keeping himself busy in 2010 by releasing a solo album.
According to ledzeppelinnews.com, Plant is set to release a new solo record called It's Rude To Say No later on this year. The website… Read More
RiO! Band of the Week – Versus The Throne
Friday, February 12th, 2010
Müenster, Germany is representing loud and fast as our RiO! Band of the Week is the metal group Versus The Throne.
This five-piece German hardcore band does not screw around as their music is metal to the bone. Screaming vocals mixed with hard yet melodic guitar assaults and pounding drums, I'm pretty sure that this band is the soundtrack to many a German dominatrix as she beats her slaves.
Their Myspace… Read More
