MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 has abandoned plans to utilize Floridian "grave rockers" DEATH BECOMES YOU as his backing band during his upcoming U.S. and European solo tour dates. "The reasoning why they will not be joining me is not anything bad nor personal," Wednesday writes on his web site. "I never said that DEATH BECOMES ...
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Swedish death/thrash metal band TAETRE are currently busy recording their fourth full-length album, entitled "Psychopath", at Los Angered Recording in Angered, Sweden with producer Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND). The follow-up to 2002's "Divine Misanthropic Madness" will be the first to feature the group's new lineup: DR Lindblood (guitar & vocals), D.K. (bass & vocals), Danyael ...
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VALUME NOB, the Louisiana based band featuring CROWBAR/DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein on bass, are currently negotiating a record deal with Crash Music Inc. (formerly Pavement Music). The contracts will be finalized within the next couple of weeks, with plans to release the group's recently completed CD, "The Most High", in late November. A video for ...
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SIX FEET UNDER have lined up the following European shows during November: Nov. 09 - Helsinki, FIN - Travastia Nov. 10 - Juvaskula, FIN - Lutakko Nov. 11 - Oulu, FIN - T.B.C Nov. 12 - Stockholm, SWE - Klubben Nov. 13 - Gotheborg, SWE - Musikenhus As previously reported, SIX FEET UNDER have completed ...
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SIX FEET UNDER have completed work on "Graveyard Classics 2" at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida with Chris Carroll mixing. "Recording and mixing went better than we hoped and I couldn't be happier not only because I feel that this is our finest sounding CD to date, but also because what we have done on ...
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MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 has posted the following message on his official web site: "Hell-o Ghouls, "The auctions have ended and I want to thank you all for bidding on them. Maybe I will do this again at the end of summer to clear out some more of my things. "As for an update in ...
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It's this simple: without BLACK SABBATH, you wouldn't be reading this site right now. You would probably have never heard of many of the bands written about here, and in fact, most of those bands probably wouldn't exist. BLACK SABBATH, while they certainly didn't invent hard rock, created the template for what ultimately became known ...
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VALUME NOB, the Louisiana based band featuring CROWBAR/DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein on bass, have uploaded several tracks from their recently completed CD, "The Most High", at their official web site. Check out the songs "Friends For Life", "Brutal Attack", "You Instead Of Me" and "War of Faith" at this location. The group, who ...
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MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 has uploaded a bunch of photos from his recently completed U.K. solo tour to promote the new FRANKENSTEIN DRAG QUEENS CD and his brand-new merchandise line, Thirteen Dead Kids. Backing him on these shows were Floridian "grave rockers" DEATH BECOMES YOU. Check out the photos here. Commented Wednesday: "I ...
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SIX FEET UNDER frontman Chris Barnes has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Hello to all you freaks! [I] just wanted to inform you guys and girls first-hand what we've been up to and what's planned for SIX FEET UNDER over the next few months. First off, I'd like to give ...
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VALUME NOB, the Louisiana based band featuring CROWBAR/DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein on bass, have completed work on a new CD, entitled "The Most High", due on April 13 through the group's own label. A video for the song "Boots" will be released in early summer. The group, who describe their music as "AGNOSTIC FRONT meets ...
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CRISIS have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Like Sheep Led To Slaughter", due on May 25 through The End/Children Of Rage Records. It is as follows: 01. Omen 02. Waking the Dead 03. A Graveyard For Bitches 04. Nomad 05. Politics Of Domination 06. Blood Burden 07. Rats In A Maze 08. ...
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German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER have posted a video for the track "Valhalla", recorded in January during their "Rheingold World Tour", at their official web site, www.grave-digger.de. The clip was filmed in Pratteln (Switzerland), Barcelona (Spain), Lichtenfels (Germany) and Bochum (Germany) and is available for download in Quicktime format. In other news, GRAVE ...
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VALUME NOB, the Louisiana based band featuring CROWBAR/DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein on bass, have added a Baton Rouge show to their upcoming itinerary. The group's schedule is shaping up as follows: Apr. 02 - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA Apr. 03 - Zeppelins - Metairie, LA As previously reported, VALUME NOB will be entering ...
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An MP3 clip of the track "I Wanna Rot", taken from the forthcoming FRANKENSTEIN DRAG QUEENS album, "6 Years, 6 Feet Under the Influence", has been made available for download at this location. FRANKENSTEIN DRAG QUEENS, the band featuring MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13, will release "6 Years, 6 Feet Under the Influence" on ...
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VALUME NOB, the Louisiana based band featuring CROWBAR/DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein on bass, will be entering the studio March 14 to begin recording some new material for a spring release. In the meantime, the band have announced the following shows in April: Apr. 02 - T.B.A. Apr. 03 - Zeppelins - Metairie, La The group, ...
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A full-length MP3 of the track "Scary Song", taken from the forthcoming FRANKENSTEIN DRAG QUEENS album, "6 Years, 6 Feet Under the Influence", has been made available for download at this location. FRANKENSTEIN DRAG QUEENS, the band featuring MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13, will release "6 Years, 6 Feet Under the Influence" on March ...
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FRANKENSTEIN DRAG QUEENS, the band featuring MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13, will release their new album, "6 Years, 6 Feet Under the Influence", through People Like You Records on March 15. "6 Years, 6 Feet Under the Influence" is the band's fifth offering — the last four having been released between 1996 and 2002. Having put ...
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MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 (formerly of North Carolina horror-metal outfit FRANKENSTEIN DRAG QUEENS FROM PLANET 13) has issued the following statement regarding his upcoming U.K. tour, which is scheduled to kick off in early March: "A lot of questions have been coming in, asking what I will be doing at these shows. I will not ...
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SIX FEET UNDER frontman Chris Barnes has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Just wanted to check in with all of our dedicated fans this holiday season and let you all know what to expect from SIX FEET UNDER in the New Year… Well, first off, I want to thank all ...
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German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER have posted the following message on their official web site: "Dear Friends, Fans and MetalHeadZ, "It's Christmas time and new year is coming soon. That means also that The Rheingold Tour hits the road in a couple of weeks. "We are working hard at the production and we'll show you ...
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VALUME NOB, the Louisiana based band featuring CROWBAR guitarist Kirk Windstein on bass, have lined up the following shows during December: Dec. 05 – New Orlans, LA @ Dixie Tavern Dec. 27 – Metairie, LA @ Zeppelins (w/ LACERATE, KILLING MERCY) The band, who describe their music as "AGNOSTIC FRONT meets CELTIC FROST with an ...
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MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has posted the following message on the group's official web site (www.machinehead1.com): "Hey, hey, hey. "Got a day off in Zurich, Switzerland today. Just chillin' at the Intercontinental Hotel Business Center at 1:05 AM. Being on tour is a trip, it's like working the graveyard shift. I go to bed ...
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DEVILS WHOREHOUSE, the side project of MARDUK guitarist Morgan Håkansson and bassist B. War, will participate in a compilation CD entitled "This Is Horror Punk". The album will be a limited-edition release through Fiendforce Records and is expected to be issued on Halloween (October 31). Other groups set to appear on the album include THE ...
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SIX FEET UNDER frontman Chris Barnes has posted yet another studio report via the group's official web site. It reads as follows: "Hello again, you sick bastards!! This is week number two here at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida, and we're havin' a kick-ass time layin' down these new songs!! We finished up the drum ...
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THOR will be starring in and writing and recording music for the new movie, "GraveYard", according to the singer's official web site. The movie, which will start shooting later this month, will be directed by Ed Brisson and will feature THOR as the boss of a haunted hotel. A new single, "Walking in a Graveyard", ...
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BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has issued the following New Year's Greeting via his official web site: "Just got back from South TX, very tired, celebrated Christmas with my two youngest children. Real nice Christmas, I made it into the relax and fun zone and gave frequently to the ringing bells outside each mall entrance. ...
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SIX FEET UNDER's forthcoming live CD/DVD, entitled Double Dead, is due for release on November 5th through Metal Blade. Lensed at the Lab in St. Paul, Minnesota on June 14th, the group's performance was professionally shot on film by Dave Roth, who directed the band's "The Day The Dead Walked", "Victim of the Paranoid", and ...
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SIX FEET UNDER will be recording a live CD and home video (DVD?) at the Lab in St. Paul, Minnesota on June 14th for an early 2003 release. According to frontman Chris Barnes, "this is gonna be proffesionally shot on film by Dave Roth, who directed 'The Day The Dead Walked', 'Victim of the Paranoid', ...
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Former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske will make a guest appearance on several tracks on the upcoming album from ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow and drummer Uli Kusch, it was announced yesterday. Although recent reports indicated that SYMPHONY X vocalist Russell Allen would be absent from the project's recording line-up following Grapow and ...
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