ANVIL have set July 22nd as the tentative release date for their brand new CD, Still Going Strong, through Massacre Records. ...

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Veteran Canadian metallers ANVIL entered the studio on Monday, May 6th to begin recording the group's new CD, entitled Still Going Strong. A late summer release is expected. ...

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Veteran Canadian metallers ANVIL will be opening for LIZZY BORDEN on April 16th at Lee's Palace in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

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Veteran Canadian metallers ANVIL are scheduled to enter the studio on May 6th to begin recording their brand new CD, titled Still Going Strong, for a late 2002 release. Among the cuts that are tentatively set to appear on the album are "Race Against Time" and "Sativa". As previously reported, ANVIL will be performing at ...

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Canadian metal legends ANVIL will be performing a live concert broadcast on CKMS' metal radio show Space In Your Face on Thursday, January 31st from 10 PM until midnight Eastern Time (originating from Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario on 100.3 FM). The performance will also be broadcast over the Internet. For more information on how to tune into ...

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ANVIL mainman Lips recently commented on the existence of rare copies of the original vinyl version of ANVIL's Hard'n'Heavy LP, issued under the name LIPS, which are currently making the rounds via eBay and other auction sites (a current eBay auction has the item going for upwards of $120): “Just think: the LIPS ...

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Veteran Canadian metallers ANVIL will be performing at Gagarin in Athens, Greece on April 28th, 2002. Tickets can be obtained from Kostas Kyriakakis of MetalZone at: [email protected] ...

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Veteran Canadian metallers ANVIL will be conducting a live concert radio broadcast via CKMS 100.3 FM from their performance in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario on January 31st, 2001. The broadcast will be part of the Space In Your Face (SIYF) program which is aired on CKMS on Thursdays from 10:00 PM to midnight. As previously reported, ANVIL's ...

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Kip Winger, he of WINGER fame, has placed “original and authentic WINGER/Kip Winger memorabilia” for sale via eBay. According to Winger's official web site, “this garage sale features clothing used in performances and photo shoots, and equipment used in the studio on his recent albums.” For more info, go to this location.

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NEVERMORE have dismissed as “totally false” the statement issued by the group's record company, Century Media Records, on Thursday, October 8th that indicated that the band had withdrawn from the five-date east coast/midwest tour with OVERKILL (which was scheduled to run from November 25th through December 2nd) in order to begin work ...

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Acclaimed rap/metal act STUCK MOJO will reunite for a New Year's Eve show in Atlanta—the first time the much-missed outfit will perform together on stage in a year and four months. According to guitarist Rich Ward, “I have spoken to [STUCK MOJO/420 MONKS frontman] Bonz and we have agreed to do ...

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Los Angeles' MEDICATION, featuring former MACHINE HEAD / SOULFLY guitarist Logan Mader, ex-UGLY KID JOE / LIFE OF AGONY vocalist Whitfield Crane, ex-ADAYINTHELIFE guitarist Blunt and SOULFLY drummer Roy Mayorga, have refuted the recent reports of Mayorga leaving the band in order to rejoin SOULFLY on a full-time basis. According to an ...

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In light of the numerous tour cancellations that have been announced in the recent weeks, MACHINE HEAD have issued a statement assuring their European fans that they will, in fact, be going ahead with their scheduled European headlined tour as planned. The statement—the Robert Flynn-handwritten version of which can be viewed at ...

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SOULFLY have replaced drummer Joe Nunez with returning skinsman Roy Mayorga, BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively reveal. As first reported here three days ago, Nunez left, or was fired from (depending on whom you talk to), SOULFLY after insisting on re-negotiating his financial arrangement with the group, which is said to have barely allowed him the ...

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It's official!!! As first reported here on June 30th (another BLABBERMOUTH.NET worldwide exclusive that we have to pat ourselves on the back for), VOIVOD have finally confirmed the return of original vocalist Snake (aka Denis Belanger) and addition of former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted to the group's current recording line-up, which is completed by ...

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METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist Kirk Hammett got up on stage to jam with METALLICA cover band CREEPING DEATH at Metallibash 2001, a METALLICA fan gathering which was held at San Francisco's Maritime Hall on Saturday, September 1st. According to reports, Ulrich and Hammett appeared at the event about 1 ½ hours into ...

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BLACK SABBATH frontman Ozzy Osbourne went into the studio last Thursday, August 2nd, to add his vocals the track “Iron Head” for the forthcoming, as-yet-untitled follow-up to ROB ZOMBIE's 1998 Hellbilly Deluxe CD, which is due to be released through Geffen Records on October 30th. As previously reported, the CD will also include contributions ...

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ENTOMBED have finalized the track listing for their upcoming Morning Star CD, which is due at the end of August through Music For Nations Records in Europe. The complete and final track listing for the album is as follows:

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01. Chief Rebel Angel

02. I ...

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METALLICA are releasing a limited edition nine-vinyl set of all their records to date on 180-gram vinyl, featuring the original artwork and liner notes. According to various Internet reports, the LPs will be sold separately and may be sold as a limited-edition set as well, but this has not yet been confirmed. However, METALLICA fans ...

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The 'I'm-talking-out-of-my-ass' quote of the day once again belongs to SLIPKNOT percussionist The Clown (aka Shawn Crahan), who inadvertently implied in a BBC interview that the third SLIPKNOT CD would not come out for another ten years: 'What people need to understand is we are always about ten years ahead of ourselves. I'm already thinking ...

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SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has confirmed the reports that the band plans to embark on a three-week European tour with PANTERA in September.&nbsp

KREATOR's recently-completed Violent Revolution CD is tentatively scheduled to be released at the end of the summer. Among the tracks that are set to appear on the Andy Sneap-produced effort are ...

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DEICIDE have lined up a few more shows as part of their upcoming US tour. Here are the dates confirmed so far:

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May 04 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit

May 09 - West Holywood, CA @ Troubadour

May 13 - Seattle, WA @ ...

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Brazil's KRISIUN won awards for the 'Best National Band' and 'Best Brazilian Live Performance' in the annual Rock Brigade magazine Readers' Poll.

The new POUNDHOUND record, featuring KING'S X frontman Doug Pinnick, will be released on June 5th through Metal Blade Records. KING'S X are currently working on material for their forthcoming studio album, ...

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Sweden's MORIFADE have a new guitarist: Robin Arnell, brother of the group's drummer, Kim Arnell.

HADES have finished recording their new CD, DamNation, due to be issued through Metal Blade Records this summer. In the meantime, the band have lined up a few shows prior to the album's release:

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April 06 - Wreck ...

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