Demon Hunter entered the studio in June 2007 to record their fourth full-length album, Storm the Gates of Hell , which was released on November 6, 2007. Solid State released three versions of the album with various bonuses. “Fading Away” was the album’s first single and music video. In spite…
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Bonnet reformed his version of the band as Alcatrazz featuring Graham Bonnet with guitarist Howie Simon ( Jeff Scott Soto Band, Talisman ), drummer Glen Sobel ( Impellitteri , Beautiful Creatures , Tony MacAlpine ), and bassist Tim Luce and toured Japan in May and June 2007—sharing the headline with…
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During June 2007, Tuck suffered from laryngitis
Rival Factions was released in June 2007 and peaked at No. 124 on the Billboard 200 , the band’s highest debut to date. The record sold 6,000 copies in the first week and was well received by critics, who made favorable comparisons to Duran Duran , Billy Idol , and…
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Asked in May 2007 by Lords of Metal if Accept was planning on writing and recording new music in the future, Dirkschneider replied:
Released in May 2007, United Abominations debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200, selling 54,000 copies in the first week. In March, Megadeth began a North American tour opening for the newly reformed Heaven & Hell . The band played with Down for Canadian shows and with Machine Head…
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Rage Against the Machine reunited to headline the final day of the 2007 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 29, in front of an EZLN backdrop to the largest crowds of the festival.
In November, the band agreed to a sponsorship deal with the Greenbank B under-10s football team from North Hykeham , Lincoln , putting the band’s name as well as War-Pig on the team’s shirts; the under-10s run out to “Ace of Spades”. Lemmy is old friends with Gary Weight, the…
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On April 14, 2007, Morello and De la Rocha reunited to perform a brief acoustic set at a Coalition of Immokalee Workers rally in downtown Chicago.
The Dio Years was released on 3 April 2007