Holiday rock ensemble the WIZARDS OF WINTER – featuring former members of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Rainbow and the bands of Alice Cooper and Ted Nugent – are set to kick off their annual U.S. holiday tour next Thursday, November 16 in Clearwater, FL. Each night, the ensemble will evoke the spirit of Christmas, weaving a story entirely based on their latest album, The Magic of Winter, and…
EVANESCENCE, SYNTHESIS album cover artwork (download). “Evanescence has long had dual personalities, mixing alt-metal and symphonic rock on its three studio albums. On its fourth, ‘Synthesis’ (BMG), out on Friday, it changes the template: Though Amy Lee’s powerfully theatrical mezzo-soprano and neo-gothic rock compositions remain its dominant features, Evanescence discards metal in favor of orchestral grandeur.“—Jim Fusilli, WALL STREET JOURNAL (11/8/17) “Evanescence achieve…
Following the release of their Red EP via Housecore Records, SCOUR — the extreme metal supergroup featuring Philip H. Anselmo and members of Cattle Decapitation, Misery Index, Pig Destroyer, and more — has collaborated with Amptweaker engineer James Brown to release a signature SCOUR guitar pedal. The pedal is a modeled after Amptweaker’s TightMetal Pro pedal, which is a distortion pre…
PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS, led by the legendary long time MOTÖRHEAD guitarist, have released the first episode of the official studio diary for their upcoming debut album. Surf to: https://youtu.be/DnMp-CEnUkU Their first full-length studio effort will be entitled The Age Of Absurdity and was recorded at Rockfield Studios and Longwave Studios in Wales and produced, engineered and mixed by Romesh Dodangoda and mastered at…
