The first collaboration between Austin, Texas guitar shredder Matt Fury and former IGNITOR vocalist Erika Tandy (ex-AUTUMN TEARS), a demo track titled "Unrequited", is available for streaming at this location. "Unrequited", a previously unreleased track from the "Betrayed" sessions, is "now fully realized with dynamic, emotional vocals of Erika complimenting some of Matt's ...
November 2008 - Blabbermouth Archive
SLASH To Headline Norway's QUART Festival
Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash will play his only European solo concert of 2009 at next year's edition of the Quart festival, set to take place June 30 - July 4 in Kristiansand, Norway. Slash will headline the event on the festival's opening day. He will be joined by a ...
HOD Completes Work On Debut Album
San Antonio, Texas-based extreme metal band HOD has completed work on its debut album, "Serpent", for a Februry 2009 release via Ibex Moon Records. Commented guitarist Lord Necron: "We had Proscriptor of ABSU master the album at his studio Tarot Productions. He did a great job of making it all come together. Cover art was ...
SCOTT WEILAND: Special Deluxe Edition Of 'Happy In Galoshes' Available From BEST BUY
Starting November 9, you'll be able to pre-order your copy of the special deluxe edition of Scott Weiland's (STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, ex-VELVET REVOLVER) sophomore solo album, "Happy In Galoshes", exclusively at BestBuy.com. The special deluxe edition of "Happy In Galoshes" includes two discs, 19 songs and over 88 minutes of music, an expanded, full-color 16-page ...
GRAND MAGUS: German Dates Cancelled
Swedish powerhouse GRAND MAGUS, which features in its ranks current SPIRITUAL BEGGARS frontman Janne Christoffersson, has issued the following update: "Due to unforeseen circumstances, GRAND MAGUS will not tour Germany on the announced dates in November. The band is very sorry about this, but promise to reschedule these dates and come back in 2009 instead. ...
CREAM's JACK BRUCE Says He Was Joking About LED ZEPPELIN — Or Was He?
Jack Bruce of CREAM was in London Monday night (November 3) at the Marshall Classic Rock Roll Of Honour to accept the award for "Classic Album" for CREAM's "Disraeli Gears". Bruce told Classic Rock magazine at the event, "Everybody talks about LED ZEPPELIN, and they played one fucking [reunion] gig [at London's O2 in December ...
THE HAUNTED: Audio Interview With ANDERS BJÖRLER Available
Guitarist Anders Björler of Sweden's THE HAUNTED and reactivated thrashers AT THE GATES was interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia) at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the ...
BENEDICTUM: Munich Footage Available
Video footage of BENEDICTUM's October 28, 2008 concert in Munich, Germany can be viewed below (courtesy of "eblinternational"). BENEDICTUM's sophomore album, "Seasons of Tragedy", was released in Europe on January 25 via Locomotive Records (March 4 in the U.S.). The follow-up to 2006's "Uncreation" contains 10 original songs plus a cover version of the ACCEPT ...
EXTREME: Madrid Photos, Video Footage Available
MetalSymphony.com has uploaded photos of EXTREME's October 31, 2008 concert at La Riviera in Madrid, Spain. Check them out at this location. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Comfortably Dumb 02. Decadence Dance 03. Rest In Peace 04. It's A Monster 05. Star 06. Tell Me Something I Don't Know 07. Medley ...