FILTER frontman Richard Patrick has posted the following message to the group's official web site: "Sorry I haven't posted in awhile but the only thing I've been doing lately is working on the new record. It's just me, Rae and my assistant engineer, Jef, in the studio every day. I've been making music that will ...
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Danish "hybrid metal" act MNEMIC, featuring former INVOCATOR session drummer Brian Rasmussen and ex-MERCENARY guitarist Mircea G. Eftemie, have set "Mechanical Spin Phenomena" as the title for their forthcoming debut album, due in Europe on July 28 through Nuclear Blast Records. The CD, which was recorded at AntFarm studio with producer Tue Madsen, will contain ...
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KORN guitarists James "Munky" Shaffer and Brian "Head" Welch are currently at a Los Angeles studio recording their parts for the group's new album, tentatively due in the fall. According to drummer David Silveria, the as-yet-untitled CD is "a little heavier, a little more simple than the last couple records, a little more riff-based, not ...
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Former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar will perform at a free lunchtime rally and concert to save firehouses at Battery Park in New York City on Monday, May 19. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has threatened to close eight NYC firehouses in order to save only $11 million dollars out of the massive $44 ...
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FU MANCHU drummer Scott Reeder has posted the following message to the band's official web site: "The band has been working the past two and half weeks doing some pre-production on new songs with the man behind the sonic assault of our live album, Mr. Brian J. Dobbs. He is a veteran of the mix ...
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Former SKUNK ANANSIE guitarist Ace will issue his long-awaited solo album, "Still Hungry", on June 23 through West 46th Records/Snapper Music. Among the guest musicians appearing on the CD are MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister, ONE MINUTE SILENCE's Brian "Yap" Barry and SKINDRED's Benji. The full track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Jet To ...
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SUPERMASSIV, the New York-based band featuring ex-TYPE O NEGATIVE/LIFE OF AGONY drummer Sal Abruscato, will be performing live on Friday, June 6 at L'Amour in Brooklyn, New York. More dates will be announced soon. As previously reported, SUPERMASSIV will have the song "Fake" included as a bonus track on the forthcoming LIFE OF AGONY double ...
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AMONG THIEVES have posted a streaming video sample of "My Mistake" from their forthcoming "Soundscam" Enhanced CD at this location. The band, who feature in their ranks former LIFE OF AGONY bassist Alan Robert and BIOHAZARD drummer Danny Schuler, will release "Soundscam" on May 28 through Japan's Daymare Recordings. The 11-track CD includes ...
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SUPERMASSIV, the New York-based band featuring ex-TYPE O NEGATIVE/LIFE OF AGONY drummer Sal Abruscato, will have the song "Fake" included as a bonus track on the forthcoming LIFE OF AGONY double live CD, "River Runs Again 2003". "River Runs Again 2003", which features the classic LIFE OF AGONY lineup of Abruscato, Keith Caputo (vocals), Alan ...
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Former BUCKCHERRY singer Josh Todd has completed work on his debut solo album, titled "You Made Me". The CD, which took three months to complete, was recorded in Los Angeles with Chris Johnson producing and Rob Chiarelli mixing. The complete track listing for "You Made Me" is as follows: 01. Afraid 02. Blast 03. Broken ...
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Former SACRED REICH guitarist Wiley Arnett has teamed up with the multifaceted singer and lyricist Patrick Flannery, frontman of the notorious shock metal band ST. MADNESS (Nasty Prick Records), in a new project called THE HUMAN CONDITION. The band, which is rounded out by Scott Twitty (BLUDGEON) and newcomer Brian Webb, recently issued their debut ...
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AMONG THIEVES, the New York-based band featuring former LIFE OF AGONY bassist Alan Robert and BIOHAZARD drummer Danny Schuler, will release a full-length CD, entitled "Soundscam", on May 28 through Japan's Daymare Recordings. The 11-track CD includes three studio tracks produced and mixed by Michael Barbiero (METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES) and seven live songs recorded ...
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Bassist Brian Perry has left PRONG. No reason was given for his departure. Perry has previously played with JAKE E. LEE, LIZZY BORDEN, and DIRTY LOOKS and was featured on PRONG's recently-issued live album, "100% Live". For more information, visit Perry's official web site at www.brianperry.net. PRONG have just completed work on their ...
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New York-based ANGEL 13 have posted two recently-recorded demo tracks for download via their official web site at this location. The band, who consist of Luke Brian (vocals), Timothy Falzone (bass), Marcelo Vaz (guitar), and Scott Harris (drums), have been playing out locally and are currently shopping their music to interested major labels, ...
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Authorities in the town where a nightclub fire killed 99 people are asking the victims' survivors to decide if the site should be turned into a memorial, according to the Associated Press. West Warwick officials want to convert the site to honor those who died and the nearly 200 people who were injured Feb. 20 ...
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KORN's David Silveria is in the studio laying down drum tracks for the follow-up to "Untouchables", frontman Jonathan Davis revealed during an online chat with fans at the Korn.com web site. "We wanted to get back into the studio to do the album we wanted to do," Davis said. " 'Untouchables' was great, but it ...
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LIMP BIZKIT are seeking a second guitarist to join the band on their forthcoming world tour, and they would like it if one talented player came from Japan. A video of LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst inviting Japanese guitarists to audition for the group has been posted online at this location. For more ...
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Former LIFE OF AGONY members Keith Caputo (vocals) and Sal Abruscato (drums) will be performing at The Station Fire Benefit concert at the Roxy nightclub in Norwalk, Connecticut on Saturday, April 19. Show starts at 2:00 p.m. and ends at 2:00 a.m. All ages $12.00. All money will be donated to the families of the ...
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TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider has posted the following update to the "Dee Speaks" section of his official web site, www.deesnider.com: "VAN HELSING'S CURSE: VAN HELSING'S CURSE is a Widowmaker Productions production. 'Widowmaker Productions' is myself, Joe Franco, Al Pitrelli, and the guy who signed TWISTED SISTER, Phil Carson. It's a Halloween version ...
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MNEMIC guitarist Mircea G. Eftemie (ex-MERCENARY), who also works as a webdesigner at Effigy Design, is on the lookout for new bands to design web sites for. Eftemie has previously worked with such groups as MESHUGGAH, MALEVOLENT CREATION, GENOCIDE SS, and HATESPHERE, among others. Interested parties can visit www.effigy-design.dk or e-mail [email protected] MNEMIC, ...
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MONDO GENERATOR, the side project of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's Nick Oliveri and Josh Homme, have set "A Drug Problem That Never Existed" as the title for their sophomore album, due in June/July through Ipecac Records. Upcoming MONDO GENERATOR tour dates w/ TOMAHAWK, THE MELVINS: Apr. 28 - San Diego, CA - Canes Apr. ...
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A video of AC/DC's Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson performing an acoustic version of "You Shook Me All Night Long" live on "The Howard Stern Show" on Friday, March 7 is available for download from this location. As previously reported, AC/DC will support THE ROLLING STONES at three dates in Germany ...
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Polish death metal veterans VADER have posted a previously-unreleased version of the track "Final Massacre" at this location. According to the band's official web site, "VADER first recorded their debut album 'The Ultimate Incantation' at famous Sunlight Studios, but neither the band nor Earache's boss Dig Pearson weren't satisfied with the results achieved ...
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A full-length studio version of LIMP BIZKIT's "Crack Addict", was premiered during last night's "WrestleMania XIX", which also featured a live performance by the band. Check out the MP3 file at this location (size: 6.21 MB). Also available for download is a live version of "Crack Addict", as performed on "WrestleMania XIX" (featuring ...
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DAVID SHANKLE GROUP, the new project formed by former MANOWAR guitarist David Shankle and vocalist Trace Edward Zaber, will release their debut album, "Ashes To Ashes", on June 2 through Magic Circle Music. The CD reportedly features "a broad mix of exceptional heavy metal songs, speedy instrumentals, and epic ballads in true heavy-metal fashion," according ...
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian has sued a Grand Rapids, Michigan security company, claiming assault, ethnic intimidation and humiliation by guards who threw him out of his own concert at Van Andel Arena, according to The Grand Rapids Press. Odadjian left the stage to join two female guests in the audience when his ...
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Full-length MP3s of AC/DC members Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson performing acoustic versions of "The Jack" and "You Shook Me All Night Long" on "The Howard Stern Show" on Friday, March 7 are available for download from this location. AC/DC will be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ...
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AC/DC members Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson appeared on "The Howard Stern Show" yesterday (March 7). They spoke about their upcoming Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction, the CD reissues, and they closed things off by playing acoustic versions of "The Jack" and "You Shook Me All Night Long". For more information ...
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The Danish "hybrid metal" act MNEMIC, featuring INVOCATOR session drummer Brian Rasmussen and ex-MERCENARY guitarist Mircea G. Eftemie, will enter AntFarm studio with producer Tue Madsen on March 2 to begin recording their debut album for Nuclear Blast Records, due in late summer. The complete track listing for the album (in no particular order) is ...
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MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen has confessed that he has never heard a LIMP BIZKIT song, despite recording a track for their new album "Bipolar". "I've never heard a LIMP BIZKIT song," Jourgensen told Britain's Metal Hammer. "I'm doing a track on the album because I met Fred Durst and he offered to do my back ...
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