Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL are the first confirmed band for next year's edition of the Getaway Rock festival, set to take place in Gävle, Sweden. More acts will be announced during the coming months. This year's Getaway Rock festival included appearances by SLASH, MOTÖRHEAD, MEGADETH, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEVILDRIVER, THE HAUNTED, MAYHEM, VADER and ...
October 2010 - Blabbermouth Archive
SODOM, MILKING THE GOATMACHINE Confirmed For Germany's METALFEST
SODOM and MILKING THE GOATMACHINE have ben confirmed for the German edition of the Metalfest festival, set to take place May 27-29, 2011 at Dessau/Airport. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ARCH ENEMY ARKONA BELPHEGOR CRADLE OF FILTH DESTRUCTION EISREGEN EQUILIBRIUM EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS KALMAH MILKING THE GOATMACHINE SABATON SODOM SUICIDAL ...
LION'S SHARE To Perform With VINNY APPICE At SCANDINAVIAN DRUM DAY
Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE will perform two or three songs with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO), during his Scandinavian Drum Day appearance on October 30 in Stockholm, Sweden. LION'S SHARE was the main band that performed during the Ronnie James Dio tribute concert that took place on the ...
WENDY DIO Donates $100,000 For Stomach Cancer Research Program In Her Late Husband's Name
The T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia, Cancer and AIDS Research celebrated its 35th annual awards gala on Wednesday, October 27 at the New York Marriott Marquis and raised a total of $1.45 million. Artists Colbie Caillat, Enrique Iglesias, 3 DOORS DOWN, Erin McCarley, Kenny Loggins and Charlie Daniels performed for the crowd of music and ...
SHADOWS FALL To Headline WSOU's 'Not So Silent Night' Showcase
Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL will headline WSOU's "Not So Silent Night" showcase on Sunday, December 19 at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. Also scheduled to appear are A LIFE ONCE LOST and WITH DAGGERS DRAWN, among others. Tickets are just $10, and an exclusive SHADOWS FALL pre-sale for the show is available. The first ...
QUEENSRŸCHE, CANDLEBOX Members To Perform At 'Dine Out To Remember For Fallen' Benefit Concert
On November 4, 2010 at 8 p.m. Seattle musicians from QUEENSRŸCHE, CANDLEBOX and LOTUS CRUSH, along with the Bamboo Bar and Grill, will present a benefit concert supporting the Dine Out To Remember The Fallen fundraiser. There will be no cover charge and all dinner proceeds will be donated to the Lakewood Police Memorial and ...
GODSMACK Frontman Publicly Apologizes To CREED
GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna has issued a "public apology" to the members of CREED, and in particular their singer, Scott Stapp, for using a derogatory term for a homosexual male to describe Stapp (see video footage below) when the Massachusettes hard rock band performed at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on ...
Contest Winner Hangs Out With SLASH In Seattle (Video)
As part of MySpace newest "Get Close" contest, Linda Bernstein got a chance to hang out with, and be the guitar tech for, legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES). She also took part in an exclusive interview and a attended a performance by Slash in Seattle, Washington. Check out footage of her experience ...
SONS OF SEASONS Putting Finishing Touches On New Album
SONS OF SEASONS — the new progressive/symphonic metal band led by keyboardist/guitarist Oliver Palotai (KAMELOT, DORO) — has issued the following update: "In May 2011 we will present our new album during a release party tour in many cities. Of course we will play a lot of material from the new CD and the most ...