FILTER frontman Richard Patrick has posted the following message on the group's web site: "Hey everybody! I just saw the indie movie 'Control Room', which centers around Al Jazeera's coverage of the war in Iraq. One of the more fascinating parts of the movie occurs when an Arab TV producer says that he hopes to ...
Dutch melodic death metallers CALLENISH CIRCLE will have their complete pre-Metal Blade Records history reissued on a two-CD set through Karmageddon Media. Entitled "Forbidden Empathy", the collection will feature brand-new artwork by Swedish art-wizard Niklas Sundin at Cabin Fever Media (IN FLAMES, ARCH ENEMY, DARK TRANQUILLITY). All recordings were digitally remastered by Berthus Westerhuis at ...
RE:IGNITION (formerly DEF IGNITION), the new San Francisco Bay Area band led by SKINLAB's Steev Esquivel, have uploaded several new demo tracks recorded during a recent session at Trident Studio with producer Juan Urteaga. Check them out: 01. Short Memory (mp3) 02. By A Thread (mp3) 03. Falling In (
Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of the legendary rock group KISS were on hand Tuesday (June 29) at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia to unveil new paint schemes that feature their likenesses for three cars that will race in the NASCAR series at RIR on September 9 through 11. Check out pictures from ...
Colorado power metallers JAG PANZER have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Bang Your Head Festival in Balingen, Germany. This is the special 10-year anniversary show and will feature such acts as MOTÖRHEAD, TWISTED SISTER, DORO, GAMMA RAY and NEVERMORE. As previously reported, JAG PANZER will release their new album, "Casting the Stones", ...
According to APerfectCircle.net, A PERFECT CIRCLE are running a contest, giving the fans the chance to direct the video for their next single, "Blue". The band are looking for "the most creative, arresting, and imaginative" realization in film, animation, or any visual medium, to accompany the new single. So let your imagination run ...
FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho (of WWE fame) spoke with MTV.com about the group's decision to do away with gimmicks and concentrate on being a "real" band on their upcoming third album, "All That Remains". "The [back] story [we came up with] had really played itself as far as it can go," Jericho said. "It was ...
Sweden's IN FLAMES have confirmed that they will be embarking on a short Australian tour with CHIMAIRA beginning in mid-September. The confirmed dates and venues are as follows: Sep. 17 – Heaven - Adelaide, AUS (all ages) Sep. 18 - Hi-Fi Bar - Melbourne, AUS (18+) Sep. 19 - Hi-Fi Bar - Melbourne, AUS (matinee, ...
POISON singer Bret Michaels has told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that much of his solo music reflects his new gig: country music, a longtime passion. Michaels' fondness for country music even seeped into some of POISON's earlier songs, such as the 1989 No. 1 hit "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". "I'm sort of a new breed ...
