Josh Thompson of Columbus, OH's The Lantern recently conducted an interview with HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: The Lantern: What thoughts are running through your mind coming to the city [Columbus] that "Dimebag" Darrell was murdered in? Jamey Jasta: "I'm trying to keep the outlook positive. ...
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Jeff Muendel of the Maximum Ink music magazine recently conducted a short interview with ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Maximum Ink: How is the [JUDAS PRIEST] tour going so far? Frank Bello: "It was great then and it’s great now. We'll be out with them ...
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Glam-Metal.com writer Deb Rao recently conducted an interview with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Nick Catanese. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Glam-Metal.com: How does it feel to be playing with [bassist] JD [John 'JD' DeServio] again? BLACK LABEL SOCIETY have worked with so many great bass guitarists in the past. ...
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Sweden's WOLF have posted the following message on their official web site: "Nick [Niklas Olsson, guitar/vocals] is playing the evil priest 'Hannias' in 'Jesus Christ Superstar' in Stockholm right now. He's getting some great reviews, and the show seems to be a huge success. Very cool, and we are proud of him. His new vocal ...
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Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an exclusive interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: When the title track to [HALFORD's] "Resurrection" came out, a lot of fans were going, "Damn, Rob is starting to sound like PRIEST again." Rob: "That was a ...
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BEYOND FEAR members Tim "Ripper" Owens (vocals; ICED EARTH, ex-JUDAS PRIEST) and John Comprix (guitar; SPAWN, 13 FACES) will be traveling to Florida next week to put the finishing touches on the band's debut album, tentatively due in early 2006 via SPV Records. The final recording and mixing sessions will take place at the legendary ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I am very curious as to what intrigues y'all when flying colors for your favorite bands and what are some of the best merchandise ideas that you have even seen. This includes clothing as well as ...
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The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: JUDAS PRIEST, ANTHRAX Venue: U.S. Cellular Arena City/State: Milwaukee, Wis. Date: Oct. 1, 2005 Attendance: 3,698 Capacity: 8,605 Artist/Event: JUDAS PRIEST, ANTHRAX Venue: State Theatre City/State: Portland, Maine Date: Oct. 4, 2005 Attendance: 817 Capacity: 1,750 ...
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Heavy metal icons JUDAS PRIEST will release the new live DVD, "Rising in the East" (view cover here), on November 15, 2005, via Rhino Home Video. Vocalist Rob Halford, lead guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing, bass guitarist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis filmed "Rising in the East" in May 2005 at ...
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Launch Radio Networks reports: JUDAS PRIEST will play its first dates in Russia at the end of November, with shows slated for Kiev, Moscow and St. Petersburg. Guitarist Glenn Tipton told Launch that Russia is one country PRIEST has long wanted to visit. "We know there's a big demand for the band there 'cause a ...
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A representative at the Warner/Rhino video department has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the new JUDAS PRIEST live DVD, "Rising in the East", will be released in North America on November 15. In addition, the DVD's artwork has also been confirmed to the image currently being displayed by most online retailers, including Amazon.com. "Rising ...
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According to unconfirmed Internet reports, the release date of the new JUDAS PRIEST live DVD, "Rising in the East", has been pushed back to January 2006. Meanwhile, most online retailers are still listing a November 15 North American release date for the set, which was recorded at the band's May 18-19, 2005 shows at the ...
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According to the Sofia News Agency, Bulgarian producers have invited a bunch of heavy metal/hard rock giants to stage gigs in the country next summer. MOTÖRHEAD, SOULFLY, JUDAS PRIEST, WHITESNAKE, DEF LEPPARD, FEAR FACTORY and MINISTRY are some of the bands that have so far shown interest, media say. The monsters of the heavy sound ...
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Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA are currently mixing their new album, "Dante XXI", fo an early 2006 release via SPV Records. "It's hard to describe what's to come, but one thing you can be sure: one more time, SEPULTURA fans will be surprise and amazed with the new elements brought to SEPULTURA's music," reads a posting on ...
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Rock Something recently conducted an interview with PRIMAL FEAR guitarist Tom Naumann. An excerpt from the chat follows: Rock Something: You’re clearly big JUDAS PRIEST fans – what did you think of "Angel of Retribution"? Tom Naumann: "To be honest I think that they not deliver the stuff that everybody expected. It's a ...
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The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: JUDAS PRIEST, ANTHRAX Venue: Bell Centre City/State: Montreal, Quebec Date: Oct. 12, 2005 Attendance: 4,747 Capacity: 5,000 Artist/Event: JUDAS PRIEST, ANTHRAX Venue: John Labatt Centre City/State: London, Ontario Date: Oct. 15, 2005 Attendance: 2,910 Capacity: 3,199 ...
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The winners from the second series of the television show "Gene Simmons' Rock School" — the band who are calling themselves NO COMMENT — have just landed the gig of a lifetime! Selected as the opening act for metal gods JUDAS PRIEST in Long Beach, California as part of the "Priest Feast" triple bill that ...
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DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, the new Los Angeles-based band featuring BODY COUNT bassist Vincent Price, and guitarist Andres Jaramillo and drummer Alfonso Pinzon from the Colombian metal act AGONY, will release their debut album, "Day of the Dead", on November 2. Formed in late 2004, DIA DE LOS MUERTOS began as a vehicle for Jaramillo ...
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liveDaily recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX frontman Joey Belladonna. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: liveDaily: Were you big fans of JUDAS PRIEST before you were asked to do this tour? Joey Belladonna: "Oh yeah, absolutely. It's an appropriate metal event. It's totally cool. I can't imagine anything else that's ...
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The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: JUDAS PRIEST, ANTHRAX Venue: Assembly Hall City/State: Champaign, Ill. Date: Sept. 27, 2005 Attendance: 951 Capacity: 5,995 Artist/Event: JUDAS PRIEST, ANTHRAX Venue: The Mark of the Quad Cities City/State: Moline, Ill. Date: Oct. 2, 2005 Attendance: ...
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In a recent interview with Lynn Saxberg of The Ottawa Citizen, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing revealed that they're considering putting together a multi-act metal package to tour North America next summer, but they also want to make another album. "It's pretty hectic," Downing said, noting that he'll be celebrating another birthday on stage this ...
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Former DAMAGEPLAN frontman/HALFORD guitarist Patrick Lachman has once again responded to the critical comments posted on BLABBERMOUTH.NET with regards to JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford allegedly losing his voice during the group's October 9 performance in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In an October 10 report submitted to BLABBERMOUTH.NET, a reader calling himself "Fullshred" ...
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The Great Falls Tribune recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott. Several excerpts from the chat follow: On European bands like CHILDREN OF BODOM, OPETH and ARCH ENEMY offering fans a different, yet familiar take on traditional metal music involving more than chords: "I kind of knew it would swing ...
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Former HALFORD guitarist/DAMAGEPLAN frontman Patrick Lachman has slammed BLABBERMOUTH.NET detractors for criticizing JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford for allegedly losing his voice during the group's October 9 performance in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In a report submitted to BLABBERMOUTH.NET, a reader calling himself "Fullshred" wrote about PRIEST's Atlantic City concert, "About four songs ...
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MEGADETH members Dave Mustaine, James MacDonough and Shawn Drover have posted separate messages on the band's official forum prior to the group's Oct. 11 gig in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The messages read as follows: Dave Mustaine: "I am harnessing up for the Sao Paulo show, whom I am sure knowing the fighting determination of these ...
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On October 30, 2005, German metal singer Doro Pesch (ex-WARLOCK) will be a featured guest on the German TV show "Hitgiganten – Rock Classics" (Sat. 1). She will talk about the most famous rock songs with host Hugo Egon Balder and some other guests. The show will be taped on October 25, 2005 at Studio ...
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Shawn Macomber of The Nashua Telegraph recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. Several excerpts from the chat follow: On the different reactions to the reunion of the group's "classic" lineup: "We're not U2. Everyone doesn't love us all the time. I'm not surprised by any of the reactions. Music comes ...
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A regular BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Fullshred has submitted the following report: "I was at the JUDAS PRIEST concert last night [October 9] at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ where JUDAS PRIEST performed (sort of). "About four songs into their set, Rob Halford [vocals] came on stage with a mug of ...
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Heavy Metal Source has posted 16 minutes of both audio and video of an interview conducted on October 5 with ANTHRAX frontman Joey Belladonna in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The interview covers such subjects as who spearheaded the group's classic lineup, if there was any bad blood from the past, the preparations for the reunion ...
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JUDAS PRIEST management co-ordinator Jayne Andrews has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "JUDAS PRIEST were really knocked out to have been given the 'Metal Guru' award by the English magazine Classic Rock. This is given to artists that have 'defined and shaped the world of metal.' The awards ceremony was ...
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