Jon Bream of StarTribune.com recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. StarTribune.com: Why did you decide to go with a Wal-Mart exclusive for "Sonic Boom"? Stanley: The reality is that the music retail store has pretty much dried up. The music industry is ...
WOLF, THE HAUNTED, GLITTERTIND and ATROPOS have been confirmed for the KarmøyGeddon metal festival, set to take place April 23-24 at Byscenen in Haugesund, Norway. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ARCH ENEMY ATROPOS EVIG NATT GLITTERTIND THE HAUNTED TÝR WOLF More acts will be announced soon. For more information, visit
Live-Metal.net's Jeff Maki recently conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SEPULTURA). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Live-Metal.net: I was actually listening to "Roots" on the way here and I think it's an amazing album. Is it in your opinion that "Roots" is lesser of an album ...
Finnish death metal combo SURVIVORS ZERO has parted ways with drummer Reima Kellokoski and replaced him with Seppo Tarvainen (THE SCOURGER, TUKKANUOTTA). According to the group, "The change was due to Reima's commitments with his main band, IMPALED NAZARENE. . . As 2010 will be an anniversary year for IMPALED NAZARENE, [Reima's] allegiances, of course, ...
SLAYER's video graphic novel "Playing With Dolls" can be viewed below. The clip is available for viewing only through the weekend, and then on Tuesday as part of the "deluxe-edition" version of the band's new album, "World Painted Blood". (Note: The video will be removed from MySpace after this weekend.) No mere music video, the ...
Former VOIVOD bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest's France-based E-FORCE band will play several shows in Canada at the end of November, including a support slot with SACRIFICE on November 21 at the Opera House in Toronto, Ontario. E-FORCE's lineup for the Canadian dates will consist of Forrest, Dan Lauzon (formerly of ENTROPY) on guitar, Louis Leveque on ...
Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI have issued the following update: "Sadly, KORPIKLAANI need to postpone their tour to South America due to complications with work permits which resulted in cancelled flights for the band. "KORPIKLAANI did everything possible to make this happen and apologize to all their fans for this, which was not the fault of ...
U.K.'s Mirror.co.uk recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Mirror.co.uk: So your autobiography, "I Am Ozzy", is finally out. Is there anything left to shock us with? Ozzy Osbourne: Well, it's not exactly a bedtime story. Not one for the ...
Dean Pritchard of the Winnipeg Sun reports: A Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada man has been sentenced to four years in prison for a violent assault sparked by his fondness for AC/DC. James Ivison, 37, received double-credit of two years for time served, cutting his remaining sentence in half. Court heard Ivison was living in ...
Bassist Magnus Rosén (HAMMERFALL, X-WORLD/5, FULL FORCE) has joined REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, the new band led by former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki, REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE last month parted ways with bassist Justin Biggs and keyboardist Michael Khalilov because it "became evident to everybody that REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE was not the right band for the guys," the group said ...
