Locomotive Records have announced a January 20, 2006 release date for "Uncreation", the debut album by San Diego, California epic power metal band BENEDICTUM, postponing an earlier release that had been set for October 17. "While we were all really looking forward to having 'Uncreation' in stores this year rather than next this move is ...
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Full in Bloom Music recently conducted an interview with bassist Rik Fox (W.A.S.P., STEELER, SIN, SURGICAL STEEL, THUNDERBALL). An excerpt from the chat follows: On joining W.A.S.P.: "I hung with a friend who worked at A&M Records, Hernando Courtright, who had tons of connections in the business. He used to ask me to ...
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W.A.S.P. have announced plans to embark on a short Halloween tour between mid-October and November 6. "The American Metal Blast [trek] was great, but now it's time to do some dates on our own before the members take some time to do other things," states the band's tour manager, Daniel Stanton. "[W.A.S.P. mainman] Blackie [Lawless] ...
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Renowned album-cover artist Ioannis (FATES WARNING, DEEP PURPLE, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, DREAM THEATER, UFO, KING CRIMSON) has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "In the early summer of 1989 on my second job for Mechanic Records after finishing DREAM THEATER I flew up to Montreal to meet four ...
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San Diego, CA epic power metal band BENEDICTUM have finished mixing their debut album, "Uncreation", for a late October release via Locomotive Music. The album was produced by Jeff Pilson (ex-DIO, DOKKEN) and mixed by Pilson and former WARLOCK bassist Tommy Henriksen under the ZuZu Recordings Ltd. banner, with artwork supplied by Romanian-born artist Mircea ...
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Deb Rao of Glam-Metal.com recently conducted an interview with L.A. GUNS drummer Steve Riley. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Glam-Metal.com: What do you attribute to L.A. GUNS' longevity? You guys have been together almost 20 years now. Steve Riley: "I really believe Phil Lewis and myself, we are lifers. Before ...
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On Track Magazine recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On Track Magazine: In regard to your latest CD, the two-part concept album "The Neon God", from everything that I read and heard, this was a huge undertaking for you and believed by ...
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Glam-Metal.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with former W.A.S.P. and current ANIMAL guitarist Randy Piper. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Glam-Metal.com: What was it like touring with Chris Holmes? Randy Piper: "With Chris Holmes? Just like fucking old times man! Getting back together with Chris was like it never changed, you ...
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Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an in-depth interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: There is a lot of metal on the road right now. You have JUDAS PRIEST on tour and you have Rock Never Stops sweeping the country. Does that help ...
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In the annals of rock 'n' roll, few theatrical stage shows have shocked, horrified and entertained America as much as W.A.S.P.'s did on the Los Angeles-based band's 1983-84 debut tour. Now, W.A.S.P. is resurrecting this not-for-the-faint-of-heart spectacle of blood and gore for the first-ever American Metal Blast 2005 tour. This uncontrollable onslaught, with W.A.S.P. planning ...
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QUIET RIOT frontman Kevin DuBrow recently spoke to Maximum Metal about the new QR lineup, reasons for their prior breakup, the new live CD, Randy Rhoads material, "Bad Boys of Metal" tour, the Blackie Lawless/Frankie Banali issue and reality shows. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On the "Bad Boys of Metal" tour: ...
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Drummer Stet Howland (W.A.S.P., RUN21, BLACKFOOT, BELLADONNA, KILLING MACHINE) has announced his departure from the New York-based hard rock band CARNIVAL OF SOULS. Stet's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "During the latter part of this year's second W.A.S.P. world tour, it became clear that without a firm CARNIVAL OF SOULS schedule or ...
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W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless recently talked to the Greek metal TV show "TV War" (web site) about the band's latest album, his future plans and his relationship to "shock rock." "To be honest, we never cared about shocking the fans," Lawless said. "Whenever we were doing a show, we did it to entertain ...
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A 50+ minute interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless has been posted online at Norway's Metal Express Radio. During the interview, Blackie talks about how this storied band formed, provides insights about each album, discusses an upcoming anthology release, and shares his thoughts on various other topics, including the 9/11 Twin Tower tragedy in New ...
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QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali, who recently recorded with W.A.S.P. on their two-CD concept epic "The Neon God Part 1" and "Part 2", has spoken out about his "non-credit" on "The Neon God Part 2: The Demise". In an interview with "The Classic Metal Show" conducted on Saturday (Oct. 23), Banali was asked if his ...
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Former QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali recently spoke to Metal-Exiles.com about working with Blackie Lawless in W.A.S.P. and the break-up of QUIET RIOT, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Metal-Exiles.com: You played on the new W.A.S.P. releases, "The Rise" and also "The Demise". Tell us about working on these release ...
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Sanctuary Records has released the complete track listing for the new W.A.S.P. album, "The Neon God Part 2: The Demise" (view cover here), due on September 28 via its Metal-Is imprint. It is as follows: 01. Never Say Die 02. Resurrector 03. The Demise 04. Clockwork Mary 05. Tear Down The Walls 06. ...
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W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless is quite possibly the busiest man in hard rock currently. Having just completed a nationwide and European tour in support of the first act of the band's 2004 two-part conceptual opus, "The Neon God", W.A.S.P. is planning yet another run around the world to support the forthcoming conclusion of said epic, ...
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W.A.S.P. have cancelled their scheduled appearance at the Mr. Smalls Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA Thursday night (August 12), according to a venue representative who spoke to BLABBERMOUTH.NET. The show was called off because the group's lead singer, Blackie Lawless, is "very ill" with "pneumonia," the representative said. The Pittsburgh no-show marks the fourth cancellation in ...
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W.A.S.P. have cancelled their scheduled appearance at Club Infinity in Buffalo (Clarence), New York Wednesday night (August 11). According to one fan's posting on the band's official forum, a club representative has indicated that "the opening bands [are] still going to play, but 'W.A.S.P.'s singer [Blackie Lawless] is on the way to the hospital for ...
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Various U.K. online ticket vendors, including Ticketmaster.co.uk and SeeTickets.co.uk are offering tickets to W.A.S.P. shows in November. Although unconfirmed by Waspnation.com, the official site of Blackie Lawless' shock-rockers, it appears that W.A.S.P. will be returning to the London Astoria on November 5, while Nottingham Rock City will also feature on the tour. Rumors suggested they ...
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In a recent interview with the Las Vegas Mercury, W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless spoke about having his music slammed by the Parents' Music Resource Center (PMRC) during the mid-'80s due to the songs' "objectionable" lyrics. "As the story goes, [PMRC founding member] Tipper [Gore] was walking down the hall in her house and ...
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ARTILLERY guitarist Michael Stützer interviewed Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P. for Denmark's Antenna magazine (formerly Metal Reference) when the American shock rockers paid Copenhagen a visit in order to promote their new album, "The Neon God". What follows are several excerpts from the interview: Antenna: Drummer Frankie Banali keeps coming and going, and what's ...
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An Austrian concert promoter is claiming that W.A.S.P. performed an abbreviated show in Innsbruck, Austria Wednesday night (June 2) after making an arrangement with the front-of-house man to pull the plug on the performance 45 minutes into the concert. What follows is a rough translation of the German-language message that was posted by the promoter ...
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Photos of W.A.S.P. performing live at the Pakkahuone venue in Tampere, Finland Monday night (May 24) have been posted online at this location. According to the photographer, Timo Isoaho of Sonera Plaza, "[Mainman] Blackie [Lawless] got some medication Monday afternoon before the show [to treat an allergic reaction that caused them to cancel ...
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W.A.S.P. have cancelled tonight's show (May 23) in Finland after mainman Blackie Lawless was taken ill. The group's previously announced gig at Helsinki's Tavastia was called off because Blackie came down with some type of "allergic reaction," according to a statement released by the Tavastia club. It is not presently clear if any additional dates ...
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W.A.S.P. leader Blackie Lawless recently spoke to AskMen.com about the trouble with labels' lack of support his band has had over the years. Asked what advice he would give someone who wants to enter the heavy metal or rock world today, Lawless replied, "That's a tough question because the industry has really changed. The bands ...
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MOTÖRHEAD, W.A.S.P.'s Blackie Lawless, POISON's Bret Michaels, former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach, ANTHRAX, L.A. GUNS, KISS, ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil, Ronnie James Dio and FASTER PUSSYCAT are among the artists featured in "100 Most Metal Moments", a VH1 special focusing on the "entertaining (and sometimes shocking) moments" that defined heavy metal music's heyday. ...
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Former ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna has announced three dates with W.A.S.P. in July/August. Belladonna will be supporting Blackie Lawless and co. at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ on July 31, at Northern Lights in Clifton Park, NY on Aug. 6 and at The Quest in Minneapolis, MN on Aug. 24. Upcoming Joey Belladonna tour ...
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W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless will be interviewed live on the syndicated radio show "The Allan Handelman Show" this Sunday, April 25 at 11:30 p.m. EST. For listening information, click here. W.A.S.P.'s latest CD, "The Neon God: Part One – The Rise", has just been released through Sanctuary Records. The band — who recently ...
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