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NEGLECTED FIELDS To Release 'Splenetic' In April
2006-02-04 - View or add comments :  (0)
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Latvian technical death/black masters NEGLECTED FIELDS will be issuing their third CD, entitled "Splenetic", in April through Aghast Recordings.
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MOT?RHEAD's LEMMY Talks About Legalizing Heroin, Internet Rum...
2006-02-04 - View or add comments : (0)
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J. Bennett of Decibel magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with MOT?RHEAD mainman Lemmy Kilmister. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:
Decibel: In November, you spoke before the Welsh Assembly about legalizing heroin. How did that happen?
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GOREFEST Frontman Says Band Will Tour U.S. In The Fall
2006-02-04 - View or add comments : (0)
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Karma E. Omowale of the FourteenG e-zine recently conducted an interview with GOREFEST frontman Jan Chris de Koeijer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:
FourteenG: Do you think you'll tour the U.S. this year?
Jan Chris: "There has been talk of the possibility of us opening for MORBID ANGEL in April but
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GUNS N' ROSES And METALLICA To Play U.K.'s DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL?
2006-02-04 - View or add comments : (0)
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Will GUNS N' ROSES's classic lineup and METALLICA perform at this year's Download Festival? Legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin seems to think so. According to a February 3, 2006 posting on Halfin's official web site, "the original lineup [of GUNS N' ROSES] is supposed to play Download in June with their metal chums, METALLICA, if Lars [Ulrich, METALLICA drummer] can be bothered to turn up."
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DREAM THEATER Drummer' LED ZEPPELIN Tribute Band Release Live CD
2006-01-27 - View or add comments : (0)
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DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy's LED ZEPPELIN tribute band HAMMER OF THE GODS ? also featuring Paul Gilbert (RACER X, ex-MR.BIG) on guitar, Dave LaRue (DIXIE DREGS, PLANET X) on bass and Daniel Gildenl?w (PAIN OF SALVATION) on vocals ? have just released a double CD and DVD, entitled "Two Nights In North America", exclusively via the online store
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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist Gives Master Class For GENE SIMMONS'
2006-01-19 - View or add comments : (0)
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BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's official web site has been updated with the following message:
"The new series of 'Rock School' presented by [KISS bassist/vocalist] Gene Simmons
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MONSTROSITY: New Lineup Revealed
2006-01-19 - View or add comments : (0)
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Long-running Florida-based death metallers MONSTROSITY have announced their lineup for the upcoming "Triumph in Black" European tour, which is scheduled to kick off late March. Replacing guitarist Tony Norman (currently in MORBID ANGEL/TERRORIZER) and vocalist Jason Avery are Mark English and Brian Werner, respectively. The band is rounded out by mainman/founding member Lee Harrison on drums, guitarist Sam Molina and bassist Mike Poggione.
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DEICIDE Announce New Album Title
2006-01-17 - View or add comments : (0)
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Floridian death metallers DEICIDE have unveiled the title of their latest album. Entitled "The Stench of Redemption", the record will be the first DEICIDE album to feature new guitarists Jack Owen (formerly of CANNIBAL CORPSE) and Ralph Santolla (ex-DEATH, ICED EARTH), who have been touring with the band since the departure of the Hoffman brothers in 2005.
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Metallica, Slayer Members To Attend Zakk Wylde's RockWalk Induct
2006-01-16 - View or add comments : (0)
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Rob Zombie, Slash and Duff McKagan of Velvet Revolver, Robert Trujillo of Metallica, Kerry King of Slayer, John 5 (Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie), baseball greats Mike Piazza and Scott Spiezio, wrestlers Steve Austin and Jericho, Vinnie Abbott and Rex Brown (ex-Pantera), Jerry Cantrell and Michael Inez (ex-Alice In Chains), and Jim Ladd are among the new stars confirmed to attend the Hollywood's RockWalk induction of Black Label Society/Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde, set to take place at 7425 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, CA on Tuesday, January 17 at noon. Also scheduled to attend are Ozzy and Shadon Osbourne. This event is free and open to the public, according to Blabbermouth.net.
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Romanian Metal Veterans Pay Tribute To DIMEBAG DARRELL
2006-01-15 - View or add comments : (0)
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Several Romanian metal veterans, united under the name of M.S., recently recorded "Behind the Stone", a song in the memory of PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. The composition, riffing and guitar solo were all conceived in the spirit of Dimebag's craft. An unmastered version of the track can be downloaded at this location or from the "MP3" section of the project's official web site, www.msmetal.net.
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MASSACRA: More Albums To Be Reissued
2006-01-15 - View or add comments : (0)
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After having already reissued MASSACRA's "Final Holocaust" (1991) and "Enjoy the Violence" (1991) albums, Rusty Diamond/Shark Records have announced plans to re-release the band's third full-length album, "Signs of the Decline" (1992), on January 30. Just like the previous reissues, it will once again contain bonus material, this time six tracks off MASSACRA's fourth album, "Sick", resulting in an approximate playing time of 71 minutes.
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SLAYER's KERRY KING: 'We're Not Close To Hanging It Up'
2006-01-15 - View or add comments : (0)
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SLAYER guitarist Kerry King recently spoke to Decibel magazine (web site) about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's much-anticipated follow-up to 2001's "God Hates Us All", tentatively due late summer/early fall via American Recordings.
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Forces For DIMEBAG DARRELL ART TRIBUTE
2006-01-15 - View or add comments : (0)
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Some of the biggest names in hard rock ? including members of such acts as METALLICA, KORN, LINKIN PARK, SLIPKNOT, MUDVAYNE, ROB ZOMBIE, DISTURBED ? have joined forces for an amazing art exhibit in remembrance of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and to support music education.
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Concert Attendance Figures Revealed
2006-01-14 - View or add comments : (0)
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The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine
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GAMMA RAY, PRIMAL FEAR, ORPHANED LAND
2006-01-14 - View or add comments : (0)
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GAMMA RAY, PRIMAL FEAR, ORPHANED LAND Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
GAMMA RAY, ORPHANED LAND, ABORTED, PRIMAL FEAR, WINTERSUN, EKTOMORF, ATHEIST and BLOODTHORN have been confirmed for next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5, 2006 in Wacken, Germany. EKTOMORF will perform on the "True Metal Stage" on August 4.
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IN FLAMES: 'Come Clarity' Clear Cube Available Via Mail-Order
2006-01-14 - View or add comments : (0)
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According to Rockdetector.com, Nuclear Blast Records will release a unique plexiglass cube version of the latest IN FLAMES album, "Come Clarity". Limited to 1,000 pieces, the hi-tech cube includes the album tracks split over two separate discs, a DVD and a CD-ROM.
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HEALER Featuring Former WHITE ZOMBIE Drummer
2006-01-11 - View or add comments : (0)
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West Hollywood Showcase Announced
HEALER, the Los Angeles-based band featuring former WHITE ZOMBIE drummer Ivan de Prume, will be showcasing at the Key Club in West Hollywood on Monday, January 30 at 10 p.m. sharp. The first 100 people that mention HEALER will be admitted free. HEALER will also be performing at The Joint in Beverly Hills on Saturday, February 4 and in New York on March 18 for an 18-and-older show at the Continental.
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EXODUS: 'Now Thy Death Day Come' Video Posted Online
2006-01-11 - View or add comments : (0)
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EXODUS' video for the track "Now Thy Death Day Come" has been posted online at NuclearBlast.de (Real Media). The song comes off the band's latest CD, "Shovel Headed Kill Machine", which was released on October 4 via Nuclear Blast Records. Recorded at Trident studios in Pacheco, California and mixed by Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY), the follow-up to 2004's "Tempo of the Damned" is the band's first to feature new members Lee Altus (guitar; HEATHEN), Paul Bostaph (drums; ex-SLAYER, TESTAMENT, FORBIDDEN) and Rob Dukes (vocals).
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SEPULTURA Guitarist To Guest On New ASESINO Album
2006-01-11 - View or add comments : (0)
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ASESINO, the death metal/grindcore project featuring ex-FEAR FACTORY/BRUJERIA guitarist Dino Cazares and STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos (on bass/vocals), entered Undercity Studios in Los Angeles on January 10 to begin recording the follow-up to 2002's "Coridos De Muerte", tentatively due this summer. Entitled "Solo Putos Muertos Quedan", the CD is being produced by Cazares with Logan Mader (ex-MACHINE HEAD, SOULFLY) engineering. 13 tracks of "pure hatred, death and perverted sickness" are being recorded for the effort, which will feature
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SOULFLY's MAX CAVALERA Talks About 'The Fall' Of METALLICA
2006-01-06 - View or add comments : (0)
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SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera recently spoke to Movie Poop Shoot about his Brazilian roots, the fall of METALLICA, and his personal connection with the movie "City of God"
Max Cavalera: "I think METALLICA, I feel that they were really on this path, like, maybe to be the most ultimate, unbelievable metal rock band and for some reason they went the other way, you know.
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