Former ADLER'S APPETITE and current FASTER PUSSYCAT guitarist Brent Muscat has commented on the current tug-of-war between some of the other ex-ADLER'S APPETITE members — Jizzy Pearl (vocals), Keri Kelli (guitar) and Robbie Crane (bass) — and Steven Adler (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) over the ADLER'S APPETITE name. In an e-mail sent to Metal Sludge earlier ...
Canadian metallers BLOODSHOTEYE have finished recording their sophomore album, entitled "An Unrelenting Assault", with producer JF Dagenais (KATAKLYSM, MISERY INDEX, MALEVOLENT CREATION). The vocal production was handled by D. Randall Blythe (LAMB OF GOD), with guest vocalist Alex Erian (DESPISED ICON) appearing on a track titled "The Last Laugh". The CD will be mastered early ...
Brook Ellis, the webmaster of The Official Steven Adler Fansite, has issued an "open letter" to former ADLER'S APPETITE members Jizzy Pearl, Robbie Crane and Keri Kelli regarding their split with drummer Steven Adler (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) and their attempt to keep Adler from continuing to use the ADLER'S APPETITE name for his current project. ...
SLIPKNOT's front-of-house engineer Dave "Shirt" Nicholls recently spoke to Mix magazine about the group's most recent North American leg of the Subliminal Verses Tour. Taylor, Mich.-based Thunder Audio have been providing the audio rig, which is based around a Meyer Sound MILO line array system (24 high-power curvilinear array loudspeakers and four UPJ-1P ...
German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA have set "Caledonia" as the title of their eighth album, tentatively due next fall. The follow-up to this year's "Command to Charge" will be a concept album dealing with Scotland's ancient history. "At the moment, the band are working on the album's eighth song, and it is fair to say ...
Bassist Jan Bünning of the German power metallers PARAGON has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "We already have written about five songs for the next album, have ideas for about five more and I can assure You it's the most heavy shit we have ever done. As far as it ...
According to a posting on BLACKMORE'S NIGHT's official web site, the group have just entered the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart at position No. 38 with their newest single, "Christmas Eve". The track comes off BLACKMORE'S NIGHT's "Beyond the Sunset - The Romantic Collection", which came out in September 2004. "Christmas Eve" was one of three ...
HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I can’t believe it's New Year's already, and the touring is over! We have been on the road on and off since April, so it has been the usual hectic year. And now, the next chapter is about to be ...
Austrian death/black metal act BELPHEGOR have completed the second recording session for their sixth album at producer Andy Classen's Stage One studios in Germany. Commented guitarist/vocalist Helmuth: "Well, the first two sessions are finished and let me tell you working with Andy Classen is just awesome, never before recorded on better equipment in my life. ...
South American death/thrash metal act DAWN OF DEFIANCE have signed with Mythic Silence Records. DAWN OF DEFIANCE is the solo effort of multi-talented musician Diego Sendra, who has independently released two demo CDs before finally completing the band's debut effort, "The Obscure Awakening", in 2005. The album will be available directly through Mythic Silence Records ...
