Former ANNIHILATOR guitarist Neil Goldberg (circa 1993's "Set The World On Fire") and ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN vocalist Jeff Scott Soto have teamed up in a brand new project dubbed REDLIST. Completed by keyboardist/programmer Dave Fraser and a rapper named Eric, REDLIST — whose musical direction is said to be akin to that of LINKIN PARK — ...
November 2002 - Blabbermouth Archive
BLIND GUARDIAN Confirmed For Spain's NIT DE REIS Festival
BLIND GUARDIAN have been confirmed to appear at Nit de Reis festival in Barcelona, Spain on Jan. 4, 2003. ...
GRAVE DIGGER Slam Former Label Over Upcoming Reissues
Veteran German power metallers GRAVER DIGGER have slammed former company, G.U.N. Records, over a flurry of GD reissues that are scheduled to surface through the label before the end of the year. According to an official statement from the group, "[G.U.N. released now two [bex sets] and in two weeks they'll release also a 'best ...
CELTIC FROST Re-Envisioned!
CELTIC FROST have begun the initial part of the recording sessions for the group's long-awaited new album, tentatively titled "Probe". As has been anticipated by a variety of sources, the group currently consists of the classic "To Mega Therion" and "Into the Pandemonium"-era line-up of Reed St. Mark (drums/percussion), Martin Eric Ain (bass/vocals), and Tom ...
JUDAS PRIEST: Reports Of Lengthy Self-Imposed Hiatus Are False
Despite previous reports to the contrary, JUDAS PRIEST are not taking a lengthy break from the writing/recording front and are hoping to release a new studio album before the end of next year, according to PRIEST Management Co-ordinator Jayne Andrews. "We have been told about an article in a magazine where [JUDAS PRIEST ...
UPDATED: GUNS N' ROSES No-Show Sparks Riot
The long-awaited launch of GUNS N' ROSES' first North American tour in nine years, scheduled to take place last night (Nov. 7) at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, was canceled after frontman Axl Rose failed to make it to the Canadian city in time for the gig. Following the announcement of the cancellation, ...
CKY: We Didn't Know We Were On GUNS N' ROSES Tour Until Three Days Ago
Pennsylvania's CKY, who are opening GUNS N' ROSES' U.S. tour starting Thursday night (November 7) in Vancouver, didn't know they were on the bill until three days ago. At the time, the band was heading from Michigan to California to finish up a tour with LEISURE. "All of a sudden, Axl picked us. We had ...
KABÁT: Czech Metal Veterans Launch Seven-City American Tour
KABÁT, the Czech Republic's #1 metal band, kick off their first American tour Thursday, Nov. 7 in New York at Brooklyn's Club Warsaw. Formed in 1984 in the northern Bohemian city of Teplice, KABÁT's early sound could be termed as old-school thrash, which effectively put them on the Czechoslovakian communist government's black list of subversive ...
CARPATHIAN FOREST To Issue 'Defending The Throne Of Evil' In March
Norwegian cult black metal band CARPATHIAN FOREST will release their new album, "Defending The Throne Of Evil", on Mar. 17, 2003. The CD, the group's first full-length collection of all-new material in over three years, was once again recorded at Sound Suite Studio in France with producer Terje Refsnes (who helmed the last DESTROYER 666 ...