ROB ZOMBIE's much-talked-about movie, House Of 1000 Corpses, will hit theaters this Halloween through an arrangement with MGM, according to MTV.com. House Of 1000 Corpses was originally due to be released through Universal, but as a result of the movie's controversial content, the company pulled the plug on it prior to its projected June 2001 ...
Despite rumors to the contrary, METALLICA have yet to select a song to cover for the upcoming RAMONES tribute album, entitled either Ramones Forever or We're A Happy Family (depending on the source). Here is an update on the situation, as posted earlier today via METALLICA's official web site at www.metallica.com: "METALLICA is ...
SKINLAB have been added to the upcoming DEATH ANGEL club appearances at The Boardwalk in Sacramento on Friday, July 5th and at The Pound in San Francisco on Saturday, July 6th. As previously reported, DEATH ANGEL's first two live shows since last year's Thrash Of The Titans benefit concert will serve as warm-up dates for ...
Former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz and IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain have joined forces in a brand new project that is "currently recording an extremely heavy album," according to a message posted at the web site of Dean Guitars, with whom Spitz has an endorsement deal. "Together they have sold ...
The premiere issue of Gene Simmons Tongue, the new magazine headed up by KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons, is due to officially hit the streets tomorrow, June 4th. To promote the publication's launch, Simmons will be throwing a party at Studio 54 in New York City on June 5th, at Barfly in Los Angeles on June ...
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following update via www.anthraxtheband.com about the group's upcoming album, We've Come For You All, and the recently-resurrected Rock Show on VH1, which Ian had previously regularly hosted: "Scrap 60 [Productions] started mixing the [new] record. They started with 'Refuse To Be Denied', which I believe will ...
Britain's FIREBIRD, led by former CARCASS/NAPALM DEATH guitarist Bill Steer, have landed a new bassist and drummer in the shape of Roger Nilsson (THE QUILL/SPIRITUAL BEGGARS) and George Atlagic (THE QUILL), respectively. Atlagic is no stranger to the FIREBIRD camp, having filled in for previous drummer Ludwig Witt during the group's last European tour after ...
Veteran British metallers RAVEN will likely cancel their appearance at Germany's Wacken Open Air festival in early August due to continued medical complications experienced by guitarist Mark Gallagher as a result of leg injuries he sustained (shattered ankle on one leg, most of the flesh ripped off the other) when a "20-foot wall" fell on ...
SUPERFIX, the Los Angeles-based band featuring former DRAIN STH drummer Martina Axen (who handles lead vocals in the new group) and bassist Anna Kjellberg, are holding open auditions for a drummer and guitarist on June 22nd and June 23rd in Hollywood, California. All interested parties should e-mail their biographies and photos to: [email protected] Any other ...
VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony showed completely unannounced at the Tinley Park, Illinois stop of the Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth Heavyweight Champs of Rock and Roll tour on Saturday, June 1st and joined the Red Rocker on stage to bash out several VAN HALEN songs including "Top Of the World", "Why Can't This ...
