Brazilian melodic metallers ANGRA have posted the following message on their official web site: "ANGRA is putting the very final touches unto its new album. The CD is going to be released in October and shall be the main event in the band's 15th anniversary celebrations. "The name of the record has been finally announced. ...
The Associated Press reports that a tour manager who ignited a blaze that killed 100 people wants his sentence reduced. Daniel Biechele pleaded guilty to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter in February and was sentenced to four years in prison. His lawyer filed a motion today asking a judge to reduce that sentence. Biechele was ...
Long Beach, California-based metal/hardcore act DROID is currently recording its debut album that will be released on Emotional Syphon Recordings, the new label formed by KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. The as-yet-untitled effort will reportedly feature a guest appearance by DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno on "one of DROID's heaviest songs on the record." A late ...
Australia's The Daily Telegraph reports that a man drugged and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl because he believed he was rock star Ozzy Osbourne and had to follow in his footsteps, a Sydney court was told today (August 31). Arthur Fairwell, 39, is facing a sentencing hearing in the NSW District Court, where ...
A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Kit Ekman has submitted the following report: "I just returned home from the QUEENSRŸCHE show at the Saenger Theater in beautiful Mobile, Alabama this evening [August 30]. A few minutes before the show began, Geoff Tate [QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist] came out from behind the curtain to tell us he ...
New York-based rock/alternative quartet REVELATION THEORY has been tapped as the support act for EVANESCENCE on their upcoming U.S. tour, according to a posting on REVELATION THEORY's MySpace page. "We're super stoked to be touring with one of our favorite bands!" the group writes in a statement. REVELATION THEORY's debut album, "Truth Is Currency", was ...
Despite a previous announcement to the contrary, SPEED\KILL/HATE's follow-up to their Escapi Music debut, "Acts of Insanity", tentatively titled "No Remorse, No Regrets", will not surface until next year. The delay is being attributed to "scheduling issues," according to a posting on the group's web site. SPEED\KILL/HATE's debut album, "Acts of Insanity", which was released ...
The cover artwork for ABORTED's upcoming "The Auricular Chronicles" DVD has been posted online at this location. Due in October via Listenable, the set will contain an hour-long live show shot in Paris with 13 cameras, with the sound remixed by Tue Madsen (HALFORD, KATAKLYSM), plus video clips, backstage shenanigans, other live shows, ...
Duff's Brooklyn — the heavy metal bar located at N. 3rd St & Kent Ave in Williamsburg, New York — will host a "meet-and-greet" party with CARNIVORE on Monday, September 4 at 10:00 p.m. Check out a flyer for the event, dubbed "Greet the Meat", at this location. As previously reported, CARNIVORE has ...
New York/Philadelphia quartet VERSOMA just completed their first tour with Robotic Empire labelmates RED SPAROWES and DAUGHTERS. The ten-day jaunt took the band up and down the East Coast (and Canada) with a solidified new lineup. The departure of Greg Drudy and Brad Wallace was met with a full change in the rhythm section, now ...
