Europe News

The new LP from the titans of Teutonic metal is to be sold 'under the counter' as its content is deemed unsuitable for children Rammstein ... like Walt Disney, they're big fans of life extension through cryogenics Rammstein's Liebe ist fA1 4r alle da, the No 2 album in Europe, can no longer be "publicly displayed" in German shops.

The second and third albums from ARMAGEDDON a ' the Swedish melodic metal project of ARCH ENEMY guitarist Chris Amott a ' will get a proper and domestic release outside of Japan, where they originally came out back in the years 2000 and 2002, respectively.

German rock band Scorpions might be more associated with bombastic power ballads, spandex leggings and big hair, but at the start of the 90s their track, Wind of Change, captured the political zeitgeist like no other.

Originally a progressive rock group, Europe didn't achieve any success until they reworked their sound into a bombastic yet melodic pop-metal. In their first incarnation, the Swedish band was called Force.

Slash has tapped ALTER BRIDGE 's Myles Kennedy to sing on the final song of the legendary VELVET REVOLVER /ex- GUNS N' ROSES guitarist's upcoming self-titled solo album, due in Europe in early 2010 via Roadrunner Records .

Currently on tour promoting their recent album Fantasies, Metric stopped by the Odeon Oct.

Frontiers Records announces the return of Giant for the release of a brand new album in early 2010.

'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford and her husband Jim Gillette were interviewed on October 22, 2009 on "Preston & Steve" , a program airing on the Philadelpahia, Pennsylvania radio station 93.3 WMMR-FM . Watch the chat below.

'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford and her husband Jim Gillette were interviewed yesterday on "The Smiley Morning Show" , a morning program airing on the Indianapolis, Indiana radio station WZPL 99.5 FM .

Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH will release their long-awaited concert DVD on February 5 in Europe and February 9 in the U.S. More information will be made available soon.

Adam Lambert's already infamous new album cover - an unholy amalgam of Europe's AquaNet-rock classic The Final Countdown , Andrew Lloyd Weber's Starlight Express , and a serious Glamour Shots sesh at the Sherman Oaks Galleria - has some fierce competition, kids.

White Denim's album 'Fits' hit stores in the United States this week, along with a reissue of their previous album, 'Exposion.' The stateside releases have been a long time coming for the popular Austin band, as the albums have been available overseas for several months.

West Seattle filmmaker Jamie Burton Chamberlin sends word that " ZZ Top: Double Down Live " is now out on DVD - "the first historic concert performance ever to be approved for release by the band," he says.

Seriously, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet can't possibly be serious when he says Europe takes the strong US dollar policy seriously .

Offshore supply vessels resembling large, floating trucks fill Victoria Dock, unable to find charters, in a sign of the downturn in the British oil industry.

ZZ Top's not letting a little thing like a tour cancellation slow em down. An awesome new live CD comes out this week and they're touring Europe...see great footage here.

From a sold-out European club tour and an explosive performance on Later with Jools Holland on BBC2, Wolfmother announced today a month-long European tour kicking off in January 2010.

Their forthcoming a ' and already critically acclaimed a ' second album Cosmic Egg is available throughout Europe the last week of October.

Hard Rock International announced it will open its newest location on Spain's picturesque Costa del Sol.

"Wicked Wonderland" , the first album in 15 years from '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford , sold around 2,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan .