by Zach Shaw | Jan 9, 2012 | Label Moves, Splits
Last week, Adrenaline Mob had both good and bad news to share with fans. Shortly after revealing details regarding their debut full length album, guitarist Rich Ward and bassist Paul DiLeo (both of Fozzy) announced that they were leaving Mike Portnoy and Russell...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 8, 2011 | Gloom And Doom, Label Moves
That’s what a recent article on Digital Music News cites a source inside the company as saying. Warner Music Group was acquired for $3.3 billion by Russian billionaire Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries back in May. Now, according to the source, Blavatnik...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 1, 2011 | Label Moves
In a move that should surprise about four people, Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst recently announced during a podcast that the band has parted ways with Interscope Records. The rap-rock band had been on Interscope (and it’s subsidiary Flip) since the beginning...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 14, 2011 | Label Moves, Updates
Last Thursday, rumors started to spread that Van Halen was signing a new recording deal with Interscope Records. While there’s always a need to be cautious regarding Van Halen talk, the signing seems likely since the band’s “surprise” appearance at the Grammy...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 11, 2011 | Label Moves
It’s been four years now since we’ve heard new music from Prong. But that will soon change, as the band have signed a new worldwide recording deal with Long Branch Records/SPV. A new as yet untitled album is expected to be released in the Spring of 2012. Founding...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 11, 2011 | Label Moves
Oh, you thought we were talking about the bands? Nope, they’re still intact. However, EMI’s recorded music division has been sold to Vivendi, who owns the Universal Music Group. The $1.9 billion sale of the label group from Citigroup comes ahead of the...