MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has enlisted Tempe, Arizona-based artist Mike Learn to create the artwork for the cover of the latest MEGADETH Album, "The System Has Failed". Mike has chosen to do the art on the medium he is known for, sheet metal. The piece will be created on a 64" by 36" piece of ...
July 2004 - Blabbermouth Archive
JIMMY PAGE Gibson Signature Les Paul Models Available In Limited Run
According to GuitarSite.com, rock 'n' roll guitar legend Jimmy Page has personally inspected, played and signed each of the 25 guitars in the initial limited run of the Gibson Jimmy Page Signature Les Paul models (photo), produced by Gibson's Custom, Art & Historic division. As a testament to Page's enormous influence, one of ...
BRUJERIA Guitarist Hospitalized, Show Must Go On
BRUJERIA were forced to perform without founding member Dino Cazares (a.k.a. Asesino, ex-FEAR FACTORY) on Saturday (July 3) in McAllen, Texas after Cazares was bitten on his leg by a brown recluse spider, causing a massive infection several days prior to the gig. "I was hospitalized for two days with antibiotics being pumped through my ...
Singer PERRY FARRELL Comments On JANE'S ADDICTION's Split
JANE'S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell has spoken to Rolling Stone magazine about the group's decision to go their separate ways less than a year following the release of their first album of original material since 1990's "Ritual de lo Habitual", 2003's "Strays". "The band went astray, falling into shallow holes," Farrell told Rolling Stone. "There ...
JUSTICE, DARKSEED, PSYCHOPUNCH Confirmed For Germany's NIGHT OF POWER Festival
JUSTICE, DARKSEED and PSYCHOPUNCH have been confirmed for the Night of Power festival on October 16 at the Live-Factory in Adelsheim (near Würzburg), Germany. The event, which will double as a birthday party of the German webzine PowerMetal.de, will feature performances from the following artists: ADORNED GRAVES ('80s thrash) TILL BURGWÄCHTER (reading his metal satire ...
SHAITAN MAZAR: 'Baptizme' Video Posted Online
SHAITAN MAZAR, the new band featuring former NILE members Chief Spires (bass, vocals) and John Ehlers (guitar), have decided to release the entire "Baptizme" video online. The video will still be included in the upcoming DVD release at a much higher quality, along with two new videos for the upcoming SHAITAN MAZAR release, due out ...
VELVET REVOLVER, THE WILDHEARTS, TURBONEGRO Confirmed For Spain's AZKENA ROCK FESTIVAL
VELVET REVOLVER, THE WILDHEARTS and TURBONEGRO are among the bands confirmed for the Azkena Rock Festival 2004, a four-day event scheduled to take place September 9-12 at Reciento Mendizabala in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. Other groups set to perform at the festival include MC5, URGE OVERKILL, THE SCREAMIN' CHEETAH WHEELIES, RED KROSS, THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES ...
MORTIIS: New Single Due In August
In advance of the forthcoming album, "The Grudge", Norway's legendary eccentric artist MORTIIS has just completed two remixes for the confirmed single and video for the song of the same name. The single, due on August 9, will contain the following tracks: 01. The Grudge (Single Edit) 02. The Grudge (Despectus) 03. Decadent & Desperate ...
FRED DURST's Darling NIKI
We received the following contribution from an anonymous BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor: "So Fred Durst is nailing a fan he met on his message board? Check out her Xanga blog for the info and pictures? Does he know she's posting pics of him? Do we care? Is it funny he's so desperate for love he ...