NAPALM DEATH have added a headlining date at The Billiard Club in Columbus, Ohio on Feb. 4 as a replacement for the cancelled Royal Oaks, Michigan "Art Of Noise" show that was called off due to the venue closing down. Also set to appear at the show are DOWNCYDE and CAUSE FOR CHAOS. ...
MYSTIC PROPHECY, the band consisting of VALLEY'S EVE vocalist R. D. Liapakis, ex-STORMWITCH bassist Martin Albrecht, RAISE HELL drummer Dennis Ekdahl, and DREAM EVIL/FIREWIND guitarist Gus G., have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records and will issue their second album, "Regressus" ('The Return'), on June 16. According to an official press release, "Regressus" is ...
Finland's SOULGRIND, who feature in their ranks former LULLACRY frontwoman Tanja "Whisper Lilith" Kemppainen (a.k.a. Tanya), have lined up the following gigs during February/March: Feb. 22 – Helsinki, FIN @ Nosturi (w/ GLOOMY GRIM, BARATHRUM) Mar. 28 – Jyväskylä, FIN @ Lutakko (w/ GLOOMY GRIM, FUNERIS) Mar. 29 – Lahti, FIN @ Torvi (w/ GLOOMY ...
Southern California's BRICK BATH have set "Rebuilt" as the title for their forthcoming full-length CD, due on March 25 through Pavement/Crash Music Records. The complete track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Stand Up 02. False State 03. Said 04. Contradicted 05. At the Edge 06. Nauseated 07. Brutalize 08. Rise Above 09. ...
DEFTONES will contribute an as-yet-undetermined new song to the "Matrix Reloaded" soundtrack, due out this spring. The band's contribution will be culled from the group's self-titled fourth album, which is expected to surface in May via Maverick Records. The follow-up to 2000's platinum-certified "White Pony" is currently being mixed by longtime collaborator Terry Date at ...
A bunch of photos of former ANTHRAX an current MEAT LOAF guitarist Paul Crook posing with the likes of Faith Hill, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Hugh Grant at the taping of the German TV show "Wetten Das" on Jan. 24 in Boblingen, Germany have been posted online at this location. ...
BLIND GUARDIAN, SAXON, CANDLEMASS, IN FLAMES, BOLT THROWER and THRESHOLD have been confirmed for Rock Hard Festival 2003, a two-day event set to take place June 7-8 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. A total of 16 bands will appear at the Rock Hard magazine-sponsored festival, the official lineup for which will be announced during the ...
IRON MAIDEN producer Kevin Shirley, who is currently working with the band at a London studio on their as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2000's "Brave New World", has posted the following recording update via his web site: "We cut the track being rehearsed [in this photo], and it came out great - and someone suggested ...
U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD secretly gathered at Thin Ice Studios last month to record some acoustic songs for an upcoming fan club album titled "Wireless - Acoustic Sessions". The selection of material spans the band's entire back catalog, including two previously unreleased songs written before THRESHOLD signed their first recording contract. The album will also ...
