Glenn Danzig is in talks with his former band MISFITS to embark on a reunion tour this summer, reliable sources have informed BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Although no official announcement has yet been made, it is understood that several European promoters and festival organizers have been approached about booking the group, which hasn't performed with in its original ...
Germany's VICTORY have reunited to record a new album. VICTORY 2003 consist of the original line-up featuring Charlie Huhn (vocals), Fritz Randow (drums), Herman Frank (guitars), Tommy Newton (guitars) and Peter Knorn (bass). The band will enter Tommy Newton's Area 51 studio in early summer to record their comeback album, due in late 2003 through ...
Finnish melodic metal band ALTARIA, featuring SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Jani Liimatainen, have set an April 28 European release date through AOR Heaven sub-label Metal Heaven Records for their debut album, "Invitation". The CD, which was mixed at Helsinki's Sonic Pump studios by Nino Laurenne, will contain the following track listing: 01. Ravenwing 02. Innocent 03. ...
A bunch of photos of LINKIN PARK taken during their gig at Alcatraz in Milan, Italy on Feb. 23 have been posted online at this location. LINKIN PARK's sophomore album, "Meteora", is due on March 25 through Warner Bros. Records. ...
Finnish atmospheric doom metallers SILENTIUM have replaced singer Tiina Lehvonen with Maija Turunen. Both Tiina and Maija can be heard on the group's upcoming third full-length CD, "Harmátia de Prudence", due in late spring/early summer release through Spikefarm Records. The album, which was recorded at Sundicoop Studio in Savonlinna, Finland, was produced by NIGHTWISH mainman ...
NIGHTWISH, BLIND GUARDIAN, SAXON, PRIMAL FEAR and MOTÖRHEAD are among the artists confirmed for the Metal Mania Festival, set to take place July 11-13 at the 45,000-capacity Auditorio Municipal in Villarrobledo (Albacete), Spain. More bands will be announced soon. ...
Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist and songwriter Izzy Stradlin filed a suit against management and lawyers representing both GN'R and Stradlin in Los Angeles Superior Court February 10, according to Launch. Stradlin's dispute with the management and legal representation stems back to 1991, when GN'R entered into a management agreement with Big FD ...
KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley and bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons have have vowed to continue using pyrotechnic displays at their concerts despite the Rhode Island nightclub tragedy that claimed 97 lives. "People want a thrill, people love spectacle and people love to be entertained," Stanley told The Associated Press. "That's why people go to horror movies, why ...
Sweden's DIMENSION ZERO — featuring IN FLAMES guitarist Jesper Strömblad (on bass), ex-IN FLAMES axeman Glenn Ljungström, ex-MARDUK vocalist Jocke Göthberg, LUCIFERION/DIABOLIQUE drummer Hasse Nilsson, and PATHOS guitarist Daniel Antonsson — have commenced the mixing process for their sophomore full-length album, "This is Hell", tentatively due in September/October through Regain Records. The CD — the ...
TYPE O NEGATIVE, THE HAUNTED, EDGUY and ARCH ENEMY are among the artists confirmed to appear at Finland's Tuska 2003 festival, set to take place July 11-13 in the Kaisaniemi park in the center of Helsinki. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to perform at the event is as follows: EDGUY THE HAUNTED TYPE ...
