GORGOROTH, OLD and DRILLER KILLER have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Party.San Open Air festival, set to take place August 9-11, 2007 in Bad Berka, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BELPHEGOR BEWITCHED CLITEATER DISASTER K.F.W. DRILLER KILLER GORGOROTH HAEMORRHAGE KORADES MELECHESH OLD TAAKE VADER ...
Richard Johnson of the New York Post's Page Six column reports that Marilyn Manson's wife, burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese (real name: Heather Sweet), has filed for divorce after only a year of marriage, citing "irreconcilable differences." According to Page Six, Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, will be served with divorce papers today ...
Beth Schuldiner, sister of late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, has issued a response to statements and accusations made by Guido Heijnens, owner of the now-defunct Dutch record label Hammerheart Records (which was "resurrected" for a short while under the Karmageddon Media banner) regarding the fate of the unreleased second CONTROL DENIED album and Hammerheart/Karmageddon ...
EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has tapped KISS/ALICE COOPER drummer Eric Singer to play on the upcoming third installment of his solo project AVANTASIA. "We've recorded the drums in Hamburg at Vox Klangstudio, where we recorded the drums of EDGUY's 'Hellfire Club' too," says Sammet. "Great room, great equipment! "Eric is a killer drummer and a ...
An ultra-rare video clip of SAVATAGE (under the band's original moniker AVATAR) performing VAN HALEN's "Eruption" and "You Really Got Me" during an outdoor concert held in a strip mall parking lot in Clearwater, Florida sometime around 1981-1982 has been posted online at YouTube.com. Also available is a video clip of ...
Canadian all-girl metal band KITTIE has been confirmed for the Super Motor Fest, set to take place January 20-21 at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida (Note: KITTIE will perform on Saturday, January 20). Described as South Florida's biggest show combining the custom car and motorcycle industries, Super Motor Fest is a "charity event" ...
LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — has confirmed that it will support KAMELOT on their upcoming North American tour. So far the following dates have been released: Aug. 18 - Poughkeepsie, NY ...
Two amps from guitarist Jason Becker (DAVID LEE ROTH, CACOPHONY) are currently being auctioned via eBay, with all proceeds going straight to Jason, who is suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's Disease). "If you win the auction, you can pick the amps up at Jason's house and hang with him," reads a ...
According to a posting on DESTRUCTION's official web site, veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers SADUS have dropped off the upcoming "Thrash Till Death Over North America" tour featuring DESTRUCTION, MUNICIPAL WASTE and HIRAX. "We are still waiting for an official statement from the band and the booking agent Thunderdome Promotion," reads a posting on ...
