MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars spoke to the Grand Forks Herald earlier this week about the group's upcoming reunion tour and his recent hip replacement surgery, among other topics. Excerpts from the interview follow: On what fans can expect from the upcoming tour: "I think it will be bigger, better, really. "I think ...
January 2005 - Blabbermouth Archive
Police Are Asking For Help In Identifying People Involved In DIECAST Concert Brawl
Salt Lake City's KSL News is reporting that Midvale Police are asking for help in identifying people involved in a brawl at a DIECAST concert last weekend. Video shows the crowd getting unruly during a show at a Midvale comedy club. There's a lot of shoving and pushing and then it gets out of control. ...
DIO, IN FLAMES, LACUNA COIL Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING
DIO, IN FLAMES, LACUNA COIL and NEVERMORE are among the latest bands confirmed for the Graspop Metal Meeting festival, set to take place June 24-26 in Dessel, Belgium. The billing for the 10th-anniversary edition of the festival is shaping up as follows: ACCEPT AMON AMARTH AXEL RUDI PELL BEHEMOTH BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE DIO DREAM ...
HAMMERFALL To Be Joined By PRETTY MAIDS At Gothenburg Concert
HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Hot news item today: PRETTY MAIDS will be special guest for the show in Göteborg on April 30th. Please note that they will only do this one concert with us, and that for the other Icebreaker Festival dates we'll have ...
RUSH: Charity Telethon Rebroadcast On Band's Official Web Site
RUSH's performance on the Canada for Asia three-hour live telecast in support of relief efforts for the tsunami victims of South Asia will be posted on Rush.com on February 1. This is exclusive to Rush.com and will only be available for viewing until March 2. The performance will not be available for download. As previously ...
OTEP Introduce New Guitarist
OTEP have announced the addition of guitarist Scotty CH, formerly of the band MTF, to the group's ranks. In a message posted on the group's official web site, Scotty writes, "To OTEP, after several months of blistering work, I want to thank you for making me who I am today. It is an honor to ...
JUDAS PRIEST: Complete 'Angel Of Retribution' Lyrics Posted Online
German Rob Halford fan site RobHalford.de has uploaded the lyrics to the entire new JUDAS PRIEST album, "Angel of Retribution", at this location. "Angel of Retribution" (view cover here) is scheduled for release on March 1 via Epic Records. Singer Rob Halford's first album with the band in 15 years, "Angel ...
BURST To Support MASTODON And DOZER In The U.K.
Sweden's BURST will be joining MASTODON and DOZER for a string of U.K. shows in February. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 09 - Glasgow, UK @ Cathouse Feb. 10 - Northumbria, UK @ Northumbria University Feb. 11 - Birmingham, UK @ Academy 2 Feb. 12 - Manchester, UK @ Academy 3 Feb. 14 - ...
THERION: North American Tour Dates Announced
Sweden's THERION have announced the dates for their upcoming North American tour. They are as follows: Sep. 06 - Minneapolis, MN @ Ascot room Sep. 07 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues Sep. 08 – Covington, KY @ Madison Theater Sep. 09 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues Sep. 10 - Toronto, ONT ...