THE PROJECT HATE, the Swedish band featuring Jörgen Sandström of ENTOMBED/GRAVE fame on lead vocals, have posted the following update on their web site: "We are deep into the writing of the the material for our fourth full-length to be recorded in December of 2004 in Soundlab Studios, Sweden. 3 nine-minute-tracks are fully completed and ...
Legendary American rockers ANGEL played their first gig ever in Holland last weekend. The band was billed as VERY special guest at the Dutch KISS eXpo 2004. With a 75-minute set list, the band made a lasting impression on the crowd and the crowd made a lasting impression on the band. After the show, ANGEL ...
LIFE OF AGONY have cancelled their previously announced July 1 show in Stockholm, Sweden because their gig in Leipzig, Germany was pushed back a day. There are currently no plans to reschedule the concert. As previously reported, LIFE OF AGONY have uploaded a short clip of a new song, entitled "Justified" at their official
Former BLACK SABBATH vocalist Tony Martin, who appeared on such albums as "The Headless Cross" and "Tyr", proved a bit out of Arjen Anthony Lucassen's price range when approached for the new AYREON project, "The Human Condition". Lucassen, who has made a name for himself with his robust operatic metal releases, explains how he filters ...
Olivier Rouhet of Rock Hard France sent us the following report from the 2004 edition of Fury Fest, a three-day event held June 25-27 at the Park Des Expositions in Le Mans, France: "Headlining the last day of the Fury Fest Festival in Le Mans (France), SLIPKNOT had to endure the hostility of French so-called ...
DRIP LICORICE, the new band fronted by ex-PISSING RAZORS singer Jason Bragg, will be playing a showcase gig at the Viper Room in West Hollywood, California on Thursday, July 1. Also appearing will be JUST JINGER and HYALINE. DRIP LICORICE have made available for download several tracks from a recently recorded demo. Check them out: ...
RIBSPREADER, the Swedish "old-school death metal" band featuring guitarist/vocalist/bassist Rogga Johansson (PAGANIZER, CARVE, HUMANITY DELETE), guitarist/bassist Andreas Carlsson (ANOTHER LIFE) and drummer/guitarist Dan Swanö (BLOODBATH, EDGE OF SANITY, NIGHTINGALE), have posted the following message on their web site: "The next album is now completely written and will be recorded early September. No set title yet, ...
A 67-second video clip of former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach performing live at the Bang Your Head festival in Balingen, Germany on Saturday (June 26) has been posted online at this location. Other bands that appeared at the event included ICED EARTH, ALICE COOPER, QUEENSRŸCHE, CHILDREN OF BODOM, TESTAMENT, UFO and ANTHRAX. ...
The makers of "Get Thrashed", the upcoming documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have announced that the DVD version of the film — due in early 2005 — will feature over an hour of extra footage that will not be seen when "Get Thrashed" ...
