Finland's H.I.M. have sold out both of their scheduled Helsinki shows (on March 15th and April 4th) within a few hours of when the box office opened on Monday morning. Tickets are still available to the Tampere and Turku shows, but they are also selling fast. ...
CAGE, featuring Italian guitarist Dario Mollo and former BLACK SABBATH vocalist Tony Martin, have completed recording their new album, entitled The Cage II. Currently in the mixing stages under the direction of Dario at Damage Inc. Studios in Ventimiglia, Italy, the album's full track listing is as follows: 01. Terra Toria 02. Overload 03. Amore ...
ANGRA guitarist Kiko Loureiro has lined up the following guitar clinics in Europe during February/March: Feb. 24 - Music Village Shop, Mantova, ITA Feb. 27 - M.A.I. Music Academy International, Nancy, FRA Mar. 19 - EF2M - Ecole de Formation aux Metiers de la Musique, Turcoing, FRA ...
NICKELBACK's Silver Side Up has been officially certified gold in the UK for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. ...
San Francisco Bay Area black metallers DRAGONLORD, featuring members of TESTAMENT, will be performing at The Road House in Sacramento on February 22nd. ...
Denmark's DAEMON, featuring KONKHRA mainman Anders Lundemark, are scheduled to release their as-yet-untitled third album, the follow-up to 1999's The Second Coming, shortly. In the meantime, you can check out the upcoming album's artwork (by Dave McKean) at this location. ...
DOWN will likely embark on a month-long US tour beginning in late April in support of their Down II CD, which is due to be issued on March 26th through Elektra Records. In addition, it appears likely that frontman Philip Anselmo will have surgery performed at some point in the coming months to help him ...
The air date for ANTHRAX's VH1 Behind The Music documentary has been pushed back a month to Sunday, March 10th, presumably due to delays in production. ANTHRAX will also appear on Headbanger's Ball Uncensored the same weekend. In other news, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante recently commented on the group's forthcoming, as-yet-untitled new CD, which is ...
Sweden's CONSTRUCDEAD, featuring TERROR 2000 drummer Erik Thyselius, will issue their debut album, entitled Repent, through Soundholic Records in Japan on May 22nd. A March/April European release through Helsingborg, Sweden-based label Cold Records is expected. As previously reported, Repent was recorded at Studio Underground and features guest appearances by THE HAUNTED frontman Marco Aro, as ...
