8/26/2010 Queensryche Signs to Roadrunner/ Loud & Proud Records

Four-time Grammy nominees Queensryche have signed a multi-album, worldwide deal with Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Records. The band’s label debut –their twelfth studio album overall- is tentatively scheduled for a Spring 2011 release. Singer and founder Geoff Tate remains the creative nucleus of the band, which continues to make relevant, against-the-grain hard rock that entices fans, both new and diehard.

Queensryche have been – and unquestionably remain- one of the most respected and innovative names in forward-thinking hard rock throughout the course of their nearly 30-year history. Since their inception over 25 years ago, Queensryche have sold over 20 million albums worldwide and have performed in over 22 countries. 

“We are very happy to be signing with Roadrunner/Loud and Proud. This is the rock label and a place where they are as excited about our music as we and our fans are,” Tate said.

“We are excited to welcome Queensryche to the label” stated Loud & Proud President Tom Lipsky. “They have earned global acclaim for their distinctive approach to music and we are confident of a successful partnership with them.”  

Queensryche’s 1988-issued album Operation: Mindcrime is universally respected as a classic concept release about rock, revenge and redemption. The album elicited comparisons to The Who’s Tommy and Pink Floyd’s The Wall and is ultimately regarded as one of the most important and essential hard rock records in the genre’s expansive canon. 1990’s follow-up, Empire, yielded a #1 single, the Grammy-nominated ballad “Silent Lucidity,” which the band performed at the 1992 Grammy Awards accompanied by a supporting orchestra.

In 2006, the band released Operation: Mindcrime II, a scorching sequel to their original. The band then hit the road performing both albums Operation: Mindcrime and Operation: Mindcrime II back-to-back in their entirety in an incredible theatrical presentation throughout the year. The final performance wasrecorded at The Moore Theatre in Seattle that October and the Mindcrime at the Moore double CD/DVD release debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top Music DVD Chart and eventually reached Gold status.

8/24/2010 Tommy Lee Interviewed on Electronic Musician Podcast

Methods of Mayhem mainman Tommy Lee hooked up with producer Scott Humphrey to collaborate with the world on his upcoming album A Public Disservice Announcement, and Electronic Musician caught up with Lee to learn all about it.

Listen in on the podcast interview right here to find out about the unique approach to recording an album, the talent Lee came across from around the world, what his home studio set-up is like, how his approach to writing music has changed, how his approach to technology has changed and much more.

A Public Disservice Announcement hits stores on September 21st. Pre-order the album online HERE and get amped listening to the first track "Fight Song" below!

8/24/2010 Listen to Kenny Wayne Shepherd's New Single "I'm a King Bee"

Kenny Wayne Shepherd is a heralded guitarist. With an affinity for the blues and a penchant for rock, there isn't much he can't do -- and he's showing you the full span of his musical lineage on the upcoming blues-heavy album Live in Chicago. Featuring a band of legends in Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Buddy Flett, Bryan Lee and Tommy Shannon (of Double Trouble) in one of the most specatular performances of the 4-time Grammy nominee's career, we're giving you a taste of what's to come from the live set below. Listen to Kenny Wayne Shepherd's take on the classic Slim Harpo swamp blues track "I'm a King Bee" now, and check back for more about this stunning September 28th release coming soon.

8/20/2010 Watch Rob Zombie Rock the Motherf*cker at Heavy MTL

At this summer's Heavy MTL festival in Montreal, Canada, Rob Zombie brought his literally explosive show to the masses as the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, of which he co-headlined, teamed up with the event for two days of heavy mayhem (see what we did there?)

Watch Zombie's killer performance below and be sure to pick up the special edition of Hellbilly Deluxe 2 -- featuring 3 brand new tracks, a band-shot DVD documentary, expanded artwork and more -- when it hits stores on September 28th.