A five-minute audio interview with FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell about his ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS project can be heard below (courtesy of Caustic Truths!). ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS, the band featuring Bell and John Bechdel (MINISTRY, KILLING JOKE, FALSE ICONS), has scheduled the following dates: Feb. 18 - New York, NY - Chapel ...
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"We don't just bitch about Bush and global oligarchies. We're still a rock band and 'Cover Up' is THE MINISTRY party album," said MINISTRY's Al Jourgensen about "Cover Up", recorded by MINISTRY & CO-CONSPIRATORS and set for an April Fools Day (April 1) release. "Cover Up" simply is one of the hottest, nastiest rock'n'roll albums ...
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M.A.N, the group formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich), has inked a worldwide deal with Tief Druck Musik. The group's sophomore album, "Peacenemy", will be released in Europe on March 14 (April in North America). The CD was recorded at Grand Recordings in Gothenburg, Sweden with ...
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ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS, the band featuring FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell and John Bechdel (MINISTRY, KILLING JOKE, FALSE ICONS), has scheduled the following dates: Feb. 18 - New York, NY - Chapel of Sacred Mirrors Feb. 19 - Washington, DC - The Red and The Black Feb. 20 - Passaic, NJ - Loop ...
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Brutal Swedish "crust core" act DRILLER KILLER has issued the following update: "Well, 2007 turned out to be just as fucked up as the year before... It started of with a cancelled U.S. tour and a cancelled European tour.... All because of the 'promoters.' "However, we did play at Truckstop Alaska (RIP) in Gothenburg New ...
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FEAR FACTORY guitarist/producer Christian Olde Wolbers will sign autographs for Randall Amplifiers at the NAMM convention this Friday, January 18, 2007 from 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. He'll be at the Randall booth. He will be present alongside other highly acclaimed players, including Mike Amott of ARCH ENEMY, Gus G. of FIREWIND, Dan Donegan of ...
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Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL have issued the following update: "We are pleased to announce guitarist Adam Weber as the final piece of the THREAT SIGNAL puzzle. The writing process with Adam has already begun, and we're all looking forward to recording and touring with him." THREAT SIGNAL recently uploaded the demo version of a new ...
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MINISTRY/REVOLTING COCKS guitarist Sin Quirin will take part in several signing sessions during this year's NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants), which runs from January 17 to January 20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The details are as follows: Jan. 18 - TonePros (Hall E, Booth 1652) - 1:00pm Jan. 19 - ...
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FEAR FACTORY singer Burton C. Bell recently spoke to MTV.com about his new band, ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS, which will release its debut full-length, "Numinosum", next month. "I've never really considered myself a metal guy," Bell explained. "Yeah, I've been in a metal-industrial band, but the music I've always listened to has been ...
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A brand new M.A.N track, entitled My Own Sickness, has been posted on the group's MySpace page. The track, which features a guest appearance by Burton C. Bell from FEAR FACTORY/ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS, can be heard at this location. "We are really excited to have Burton's vocals on our album," M.A.N members ...
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FEAR FACTORY guitarist and aspiring producer Christian Olde Wolbers has issued the following update: "I have been providing my services to help out young starting bands on production, direction and guidience with their music. I just got back from a two-week pre-production trip to Tampa, Florida to help out END OF THE ROPE. And it ...
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MINISTRY mainman Al "Alien" Jourgensen has penned a special Christmas poem entitled "T'was The Night Before Impeachment". It goes like this: T'was 2007 and all through the year Not a creature was buying this climate of fear The stockings were hung in a foreclosure scare In hopes that the Banks would forget we were there! ...
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M.A.N, the group formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich), has revealed the final track listing for its new album, "Peacenemy", tentatively due in early 2008. The CD was recorded at Grand Recordings in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer/engineer Svein Jensen and will be mastered by Göran Finnberg ...
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M.A.N, the group formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich), has finished mixing its new album, "Peacenemy", for a tentative early 2008 release. The CD was recorded at Grand Recordings in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer/engineer Svein Jensen and will be mastered by Göran Finnberg at Mastering Room. ...
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A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of John Paul Gouleven has submitted the following report: "After driving nearly three and half hours across the State of Florida from West Palm Beach [on Saturday, December 8], my wife and I, parked close to the entrance to the gated area of the parking lot in front of ...
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ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS, the band featuring FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell and John Bechdel (MINISTRY, KILLING JOKE, FALSE ICONS), will release its full-length debut, "Numinosum", on February 19, 2008 via MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen's 13th Planet Records Commented Bell: "I am very excited about this. Finally, after five years of diligence and prayer, ...
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Drummer Craig Nielsen of the veteran Arizona-based metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM has issued the following update: "Let me be the first to confirm that we will be playing on the killer Metalmania festival on March 8 in Katowice, Poland, with MEGADETH, OVERKILL, and so many other great bands. This is the biggest festival in Eastern ...
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Cliff Williams of AC/DC, Nick Mason of PINK FLOYD, Micky Dolenz of THE MONKEES, and Brian Wilson of THE BEACH BOYS are among the special guests who are scheduled to take part in the Hollywood leg of Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp, which will take place on President's Day Weekend (February 15-18, 2008) in Hollywood, ...
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Tampa, Florida-based AC/DC tribute band HIGHWAY TO HELL has issued the following update: "Last night (Saturday, December 8) in Sarasota FL, the Irish Rover bar celebrated its two-year anniversary with a huge street party with Brian Johnson and Cliff Williams of AC/DC playing some classic AC/DC tunes which included 'Back in Black', 'Shook Me All ...
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MINISTRY has added four more dates to the North American leg of its "C U LaTouR". The trek — which also features special guests MESHUGGAH and opening act HEMLOCK — will now kick off on March 26 in Calgary, Alberta, and then play Vancouver (which is just about sold out) on March 28 as previously ...
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Burton C. Bell from FEAR FACTORY/ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS will do some guest vocals on the track "My Own Sickness" which will be featured on the upcoming M.A.N album, titled "Peacenemy". M.A.N members comment in a statement, "We are really excited to have Burton's vocals on our album. FEAR FACTORY has always been a great ...
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"International fashion model" Jordan conducted an interview with Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL for the new show "Invoke the Metal". The nine-minute clip — which includes THREAT SIGNAL performance footage — can be viewed below. THREAT SIGNAL recently uploaded the demo version of a new song, entitled "Beyond Recognition", on the group's MySpace page. ...
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Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL have posted the third video blog documenting their fall 2007 "The Hard Harvest Tour". Watch the six-minute clip below. Drummer George Parfitt recently left THREAT SIGNAL in order to focus on his family life. He has since been replaced by Norm Killeen. As previously reported, THREAT SIGNAL frontman Jon Howard is ...
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MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Download the 11-minute interview in MP3 format at this location (4 MB). On the heels of itws final studio release, "The Last Sucker", released September 18, 2007, MINISTRY has announced their final world tour, ...
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NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD will support THIN LIZZY on 14 dates of their UK tour. The THIN LIZZY tour kicks off in Leicester at the De Montfort Hall on Thursday, November 22, with DIAMOND HEAD set to join the bill on November 26 at Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall. The ...
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On the heels of their final studio release, "The Last Sucker", released September 18, 2007, MINISTRY has announced their final world tour, "C U LaTouR", with special guests MESHUGGAH and opening act HEMLOCK. MINISTRY kicks off the North American leg of "C U LaTouR" in Vancouver on March 28, 2008, stopping in a limited engagement ...
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THIN LIZZY will perform all dates on the band's previously announced UK tour without co-headliner QUEENSRŸCHE which was forced to cancel its participation in the trek "due to a personal emergency." THIN LIZZY's itinerary is now as follows: Nov. 22 - Leicester, UK - De Montfort Hall Nov. 23 - Cambridge, UK - Corn Exchange ...
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Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL have posted the second video blog documenting their fall 2007 "The Hard Harvest Tour". Watch the three-minute clip below. Drummer George Parfitt recently left THREAT SIGNAL in order to focus on his family life. He has since been replaced by Norm Killeen. As previously reported, THREAT SIGNAL frontman Jon Howard is ...
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WFLM Radio will air a special live tribute show honoring the various heavy metal/hard rock musicians who have died. The program will be broacast all day/night on Saturday, November 24 and will include tributes to the following groups/musicians: DECAPITATED (Vitek) PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN (Dimebag Darrell) KISS (Eric Carr) METALLICA (Cliff Burton) Jimi Hendrix OZZY OSBOURNE (Randy Rhoads) ...
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METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the passing of influential heavy metal journalist Bob Muldowney, who died Monday, November 5 after a long battle with cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease). Bob was 44 years old. Said Ulrich: "Bob was one of the early believers in the cause, the metal cause that ...
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