Former GUNS 'N ROSES members Slash (guitar), Duff McKagan (bass), and Matt Sorum (drums) will appear in the next video by THE STROKES, according to Launch. The clip, for the song "Someday", is being directed by Roman Coppola, son of famed film director Francis Ford Coppola. Also rumored to appear in the video are members ...
June 2002 - Blabbermouth Archive
LIMP BIZKIT Fan Death Inquest Concludes In Sydney
The Australian coroner's inquest that sought to determine LIMP BIZKIT's possible contribution to the death of a 15-year-old concertgoer who suffered a heart attack in the mosh pit at Sydney's Big Day Out festival in January 2001 concluded Tuesday, according to MTV. The coroner's findings will be announced on November 8th, approximately one year after ...
CANDLEMASS, LIONS SHARE Members Join Forces In C.R.A.N.K.
C.R.A.N.K. is the name of a brand new Stockholm "supergroup" consisting of CANDLEMASS guitarist Mats "Mappe" Björkman, LIONS SHARE members Johan Koleberg (drums) and Pontus Egberg (bass), as well as singer Alex Swerdh and guitarist Ulf Larsson (of the KISS cover band KYSS). Described as a cross between MARILYN MANSON, RAMMSTEIN and PAIN, the quintet ...
SLIPKNOT Pull Out Of Germany's OFF LIMITS Festival
SLIPKNOT have cancelled their appearance at Germany's Off Limits festival after city officials in the town of Leipzig expressed concern about the potentially high noise level of the "open air" event, which was previously due to be held on August 31st at Festwiese in Leipzig and on September 1st at Georg-Melches-Stadion in Essen. RAMMSTEIN, ANDREW ...
SLAYER Announce London In-Store
SLAYER will be conducting an in-store signing session at HMV's Oxford Street store in London, England on Tuesday, July 16th at 5:30 PM. On July 15th, SLAYER will release a collector's edition of their latest CD, God Hates Us All, and a new DVD. The collector's edition of GHUA will include the original banned sleeve ...
SLAYER, SOULFLY, IN FLAMES: Additional Dates Announced
A couple of additional dates—including a Los Angeles-area concert on August 6th—have been announced for the forthcoming SLAYER/SOULFLY/IN FLAMES North American tour, which is scheduled to kick off in early August. So far the following shows have been confirmed: Aug. 03 – San Jose, CA @ Event Center at San Jose State University Aug. 06 ...
RONNIE JAMES DIO: OZZY Deserves Better Than His Portrayal In "THE OSBOURNES"
Former BLACK SABBATH frontman Ronnie James Dio does not appear to be amused by the portrayal of Ozzy Osbourne, his predecessor in the aforementioned band, in the hit MTV show The Osbournes. When asked by The Fox about Osbourne's TV series, Dio stated, "Well I see it in passing. As I channel surf I see ...
KORN's JAMES "MUNKY" SHAFFER Purchases Own CD, Discusses Rap-Metal Movement
Even after almost a decade of touring, albums and constant spotlight, KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer still gets a kick out of purchasing his own CD in the record store whenever a new one is released. "I just went out and bought our album at the store the other day," Munky admitted to Chart Attack. ...
METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Center Of Speculation Over Fake Paintings
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich may soon find himself in some hot water over the $5.5 million he received for the Basquiat paintings that were auctioned off at Sotheby's in May, if the following report in the New York Post (as it appears in today's edition of the paper) is to be believed: June 27, 2002 ...
SEPULTURA To Enter Studio To Record New CD
SEPULTURA are continuing to write material for their forthcoming album and expect to enter the studio in late August/early September to begin recording the effort for an early 2003 release through an as-yet-undetermined label. Meanwhile, the band will take a break from the current songwriting sessions to play two Brazilian shows this weekend—in Goiânia on ...