Visions Of Atlantis: “Pirates II – Armada Has Arrived

Often groups break into factions. Once that happens they’re done. But those clicks, with a shared vision, can take a life of their own. A case in point: At The Drive-In was a promising band that saw members depart to form Sparta. The other side of that equation, Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, became The…

“The Greatest Night In Pop,” a documentary that dives into the history of the ‘85 charity single, “We Are The World,” will have its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 1/19, then hit Netflix on 1/29. The film goes from the planning stages to the all-star recording session and features interviews Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi…

Dragonforce have unveiled their new single, “Astro Warrior Anthem,” with an official music video. It’s the opening track from the “Warp Speed Warriors“ album, due March 15th. Dragonforce’s ninth album, the first album with bassist Alicia Vigil, follows ’19’s “Extreme Power Metal” – the longest gap between studio albums to date. The band previously issued the single “Power…

Guitarist Billy Morrison has released the music video for the single, “Crack Cocaine,” featuring Qzzy Osbourne. Morrison is known as Billy Idol’s guitarist, along with Steve Stevens. “I was in the same room as Billy and Steve,” said Ozzy about co-writing the song. “The lyrics just came out of the blue. It was written in about 20 minutes.” The song…

Extreme has announced the addition of fifteen dates to their “Thicker Than Blood” tour with special guests Living Colour. This tour leg starts in the U.S. and concludes in Canada. General on-sale will be Friday, April 19th at 10 a.m. local. Extreme’s sixth and most recent album was “Six,” their first studio album since “Saudades de Rock” in ’08….