Eternal Descent To Cut Second Album With Eddie Kramer
London, UK. (Top40 Charts/ Serge Entertainment PR) - Eternal Descent, the up-and-coming industrial/metal/goth band from London, UK, announced today that legendary producer Eddie Kramer, famed for his work with artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Kiss, will be overseeing production and engineering ...
| Brazilian Metal Band, Vougan, Record Live DVD For Charity
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Top40 Charts/ Vougan Official Website) - Carlos Zema traveled to Brazil to rejoin his Vougan band mates earlier this year for Porao do Rock, the country's largest independent rock festival. Still in Brazil, the band will be recording a live DVD performances during two concerts ...
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Rock Rousers Guy McCoy Torme (GMT) Reveal Their 'Evil Twin'
London, UK. (Top40 Charts/ GMT Rocks Website) - We've said it before, we'll say it again: Hard Rock, Heavy Rock, Biker Rock, Classic Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Punk Rock... whatever! GMT Rocks! The follow up to Guy McCoy Torme's (GMT) acclaimed debut 'Bitter & Twisted' would be a daunting task to some, ...
| Crooked X Signs To EMI
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ EMI Music) - Rave reviews are pouring in ahead of the January 13th, 2009 release of Crooked X, the self-titled full-length debut by the talented young rockers from Coweta, Oklahoma. Absolutepunk.net exclaims: 'the disc is flawless, with fomenting chords roasted to perfection ...
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First Annual Nationwide 'Kat Von D & Samsung Mobile Presents Musink' Tattoo And Music Festival
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ MUSINK) - The first annual nationwide KAT VON D AND SAMSUNG MOBILE MUSINK TATTOO AND MUSIC FESTIVAL will launch January 30, 2009 and traverse 25 major cities in the United States for six weeks. MUSINK was conceived by Kat Von D-one of the most popular tattoo artists in the ...
| AC/DC's Black Ice Continues To Dominate Charts Worldwide
NEW YORK (Columbia Records) - AC/DC continue to dominate sales charts around the world as Black Ice remains the No 1 selling album in the US, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Argentina, Canada and Spain. Released globally on Monday, October 20, 2008, Black Ice topped sales charts in 29 Countries, ...
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Switchfoot's The Best Yet Available Now!
Brentwood, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Sparrow Records) - For all their achievements, including a half-dozen acclaimed albums (with global cumulative sales of more than 5 million) and more than twice that many signature chart singles and album tracks, Switchfoot has yet to release a 'greatest hits' anthology. ...
| Demolition Records To Release Twisted Sister Live At The Astoria On Special Twin-Disc CD & DVD On November 18, 2008
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Demolition Records) - Demolition Records is proud to announce the release on both CD and DVD of Twisted Sister Live At The Astoria on November 18. The specially packaged set will contain both discs, recorded at The Astoria Theater in London one hot summer 2004 night. This new ...
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MASTODON Reveal New Album Details
BURBANK, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Warner Bros. Records) - Atlanta-based heavy rock masters MASTODON have confirmed details behind their upcoming Reprise Records album scheduled for release in early 2009. The seven-song strong, 50 minute tour de force entitled CRACK THE SKYE, was recorded at Southern Tracks ...
| Russian Metal Band ANJ Conquers America After Being No 1 On Digg Video
MOSCOW, Russia (Top40 Charts/ ANJ Official Website) - The year of 2008 is the year when Russian metal band ANJ started their quest to conquer America. When you meet the band in real life, they sound exactly like one would expect Russians to sound based on a medley of cold war movies. But when on stage, ...
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AC/DC's Black Ice CD Album Hits No 1 In USA As Walmart Rocks Industry With New Sales Platform
BENTONVILLE, ARK. (Top40 Charts/ Wal-Mart Stores) - Walmart is pleased to join Columbia Records today to announce a milestone record breaking event for AC/DC's Black Ice, reaching Number One this week in U.S. music sales. Selling more than 780,000 units in the U.S. since its release Oct. 20, Black Ice ...
| UOMO Media's RT! Directs 'Simple Plan's Save You' Charity Video
TORONTO, Canada (Top40 Charts/ UOMO Media) - UOMO Media Inc. (OTCBB:UOMO), a multi-channel entertainment company, announced today that Randall (RT!) Thorne, of The NE Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of UOMO Media, has helmed the latest video for the single "Save You" from the Montreal-based international ...
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Roadrunner Announces Signing Of 7th Son!
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Roadrunner Records) - Roadrunner Records is pleased to announce the signing of Las Vegas rock band 7th Son to the roster. 7th Son -featuring guitarist/vocalist Christopher Babbitt, guitarist Mikey Cross, bassist Andrew Cushing and drummer Alan Doucette-are a rag tag crew ...
| British Rockers ASIA Announce Grand Prize Winner Of QuickTime Music Video Contest
HOLLYWOOD, CA. (Top40 Charts/ EMI America Records) - In what may be an exciting new case of "life imitating art," the acclaimed British rock super-group ASIA has announced Doug Purdy of Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the grand prize winner of the band's QuickTime music video contest. The contest was launched ...
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Six Bands One Step Closer to Taking Stage With Motley Crue as Guitar Center On-Stage Enters Final Stretch
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Guitar Center) - Guitar Center and Motley Crue announced today the six finalists for the Guitar Center On-Stage: Your Chance To Make Rock History. The final six bands were chosen from a pool of 30 semi-finalists over a period of two days as each semi- finalist performed ...
| Guns N' Roses' First Single 'Chinese Democracy' Debuts October 22, 2008
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Geffen Records) - Chinese Democracy has finally arrived. One of the most highly anticipated albums in rock history, the long-awaited Chinese Democracy marks the first album of new material from Guns N' Roses since 1991's simultaneous release of Use Your Illusion I and ...
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Surefire Machine Nominated For Best Rock EP & Best Rock Song At Toronto Exclusive Magazine Awards
TORONTO, CANADA (Top40 Charts/ Toronto Exclusive Magazine) - Announced October 20th, 2008, chevy metal rockers SureFire Machine have been nominated for Best Rock EP for their self titled release 'SureFire Machine' and for Best Rock Song for 'Not Me'. SureFire Machine's self titled EP was produced by ...
| MTV Games And Harmonix Announce 20 Free DLC Tracks Available To Rock Band 2 Owners On November 4, 2008
CAMBRIDGE, MA. (Top40 Charts/ MTV Networks) - Harmonix, the world's premier music video game development company, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B) announced details today regarding 20 free DLC tracks that will be made available to Rock Band 2(1) owners starting November ...
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Trivium Showcases Wall Of Peavey Amplification On 'Shogun'
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Peavey) - Armed with its savage new album, Shogun, Trivium has emerged as a visionary force in the modern metal movement. Recorded with producer Nick Raskulinecz in unfamiliar territory-Sound Kitchen Studios in Nashville, where you're more likely to find country balladeers ...
| White Zombie's Career-Spanning 4-CD/1-DVD Box Set LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES) - White Zombie. The musical horrorshow that mixed dark pop culture with metallic hard rock has been resurrected on the 4-CD/1-DVD box set LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE (Geffen/UMe), released November 25, 2008. The CDs bring together for the first ...
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