ANNUNAKI, the New Jersey-based blackened death metal band featuring ex-BLOOD FEAST drummer Kevin Kuzma, has completed work on its debut album, "Throne of the Annunaki", at Trax East Studios (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, SYMPHONY X) in New Jersey. "Rooted in thrash metal and expanding out, the album covers the spectrum of extreme metal," the band ...
January 2007 - Blabbermouth Archive
ARSIS Signs Worldwide Deal WITH NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
When it comes to seminal death metal bands from North America, the East Coast alone can boast the likes of the genre's greatest staples such as CANNIBAL CORPSE, IMMOLATION, DEATH, MORBID ANGEL, and NILE. With West Virginia's legacy of being the only state formed as a direct result of the American Civil War, it's no ...
Original AC/DC Frontman To Perform At BON SCOTT Tribute Gig
According to NEWS.com.au, Dave Evans, the original and sacked lead singer of Australian rock outfit AC/DC, will perform at a tribute concert for the late Bon Scott in Perth next month. Scott, who died in February 1980, became frontman following the departure of Evans in 1974. Evans recorded the band's first two singles, "Can I ...
THUNDERSTONE: Song Choices Revealed For EUROVISION SONG CONTEST Competition
According to ESCToday.com, Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE are one of 12 artists chosen by YLE and the music industry fighting for the honor of representing the host country, Finland, at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki. YLE tried a new system last year with well-known results so they decided to stick to it ...
STONE SOUR To Perform On Toronto's THE EDGE This Monday
According to Roadrunner Records Canada, STONE SOUR will perform a live acoustic set at The Edge (102.1 FM) Monday, January 8, 2007 at 3:45 p.m. The Edge street-level studio is located at 228 Yonge Street (at Shuter) in Toronto, Ontario. For more information, click here. STONE SOUR's second album, "Come What(ever) May", has ...
WOLF Confirmed For Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival
Sweden's WOLF has been confirmed for the the 2007 edition of the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 12-14 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AVENGER BEYOND FALLEN THE BLACK BULLET HALLOWEEN HOLLOW GROUND KAOS KILLINGSWORTH KNIGHT ERRANT MARSHALL LAW MOONSORROW PARAGON RAGE RAVEN ...
LORDI Named First Runner-Up For EUROVISION's 'Best Dressed Act' Award
Finnish masked monsters LORDI were named the first runner-up in ESCToday.com's Best Dressed Act of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest awards. LORDI collected 26 percent of the Best Dressed vote; ironically LORDI was also the first runner-up for the Barbara Dex Award — a long-standing, yearly fan award for the worst costume at ...
CERBERUS To Enter Studio Next Week
Los Angeles melodic death/thrash metallers CERBERUS will enter Castle Ultimate Studios (ANIMOSITY, LIGHT THIS CITY, ALL SHALL PERISH) next week with producer Zack Ohren to record their debut full-length for Creator-Destructor Records, entitled "Dispute the Truth". Their latest effort will contain 10 tracks, including two tracks re-recorded from their last EP, "What Have We Become", ...
EVANESCENCE To Perform On MUCHMUSIC's 'Live@Much'
EVANESCENCE will take part in an hour-long "Live@Much" MuchMusic special on Tuesday, January 9. The program, which will be broadcast from the MuchMusic headquarters in Toronto, will include a live performance and interview with MuchMusic VJ Devon Soltendieck. More information is available at this location. As previously reported, EVANESCENCE's video for "Lithium", the ...