KITTIE will begin to tour in support of its upcoming release, "Until the End", in early July with support acts CANDIRIA, 36 CRAZYFISTS and TWELVE TRIBES. "The anticipation is high," said KITTIE drummer Mercedes Lander. "We haven't toured since November so we're definitely excited. The tour lineup is phenomenal." "We spent two years on the ...
June 2004 - Blabbermouth Archive
Virtuoso Acoustic Guitarists To Release EP Of METALLICA Covers
Acoustic guitar duo RODRIGO Y GABRIELA have announced plans to release a METALLICA covers EP in the next few months. Natives of Mexico City, Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero began their careers as members of TIERRA ACIDA (mp3), a heavy metal band which played on the city's underground gig circuit for seven years. ...
GOD FORBID: OZZFEST Off Dates Announced
New Jersey metal titans GOD FORBID will continue their rigorous U.S. touring schedule all summer long on Ozzfest, which kicks off in Hartford, CT. on July 10. The quintet also locked down a series of Ozzfest off-dates alongside such premier artists as DIMMU BORGIR, SLAYER and SUPERJOINT RITUAL, among others. Their new video for "Antihero", ...
Appeals Court: LIMP BIZKIT Not Liable For Paramedic's Injuries
The Associated Press is reporting that LIMP BIZKIT were cleared of any liability for injuries suffered by a paramedic who was kicked in the head after frontman Fred Durst invited concertgoers to come down to the main floor, the Michigan Court of Appeals said. In a unanimous decision released Wednesday (June 30), the appellate court ...
STRATOVARIUS Confirmed For Finland's ANKKAROCK Festival
Finnish neo-classical metallers STRATOVARIUS have been added to the Ankkarock festival on August 1 just outside Helsinki. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are BACKYARD BABIES, DANKO JONES, THE 69 EYES, NEGATIVE, THE RASMUS and THE DARKNESS, among many others. For more information, visit www.ankkarock.fi. In other news, the Czech UEFA2004 soccer ...
NOVEMBERS DOOM Sign With THE END RECORDS
Acclaimed Chicago doomsters NOVEMBERS DOOM have signed a wordwide deal with The End Records. The group's first release for the label will be a re-issue of the last full-length effort, "To Welcome the Fade". It will contain a bonus CD with unreleased material such as live songs from the band's tour with THE GATHERING, the ...
METALLICA With SLIPKNOT Drummer JORDISON: 'Enter Sandman' Video Posted Online
A live video of METALLICA members James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo performing the track "Enter Sandman" with SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison at the Download festival in England on June 6 has been posted online at the following locations: Server#1, Server#2 (62 MB). As previously reported, METALLICA's regular drummer, Lars ...
LAMB OF GOD: New Song Posted Online
A pre-production recording of a new LAMB OF GOD song, entitled "Laid to Rest", has been posted online at this location (Windows Media format). A re-recorded version of "Laid to Rest" will be included on the group's upcoming album, "Ashes of the Wake", due on August 31 through Epic Records. The follow-up to ...
LUDICRA: New Song Available For Download
San Francisco-based "grey metal" band LUDICRA have posted a brand-new track, entitled "In the Greenest Maze", at this location. "In the Greenest Maze" comes off the group's upcoming sophomore album, "Another Great Love Song", due on September 14 through Alternative Tentacles Records. "Another Great Love Song" is the follow-up to LUDICRA's debut album, ...