Finnish/Swedish grinding death metal act DEATHBOUND, featuring members of ...AND OCEANS, THE DUSKFALL and ROTTEN SOUND, have uploaded their video for the song "Doomsday Comfort" at this location (Windows Media). The track is the title cut of the band's sophomore album, available now on Dynamic Arts Records. The CD was recorded at Soundlab ...
THE CULT principals Billy Duffy (guitar) and Ian Astbury (vocals) have inked a management deal with Tom Vitorino, who also represents RIDERS ON THE STORM (formerly THE DOORS 21ST CENTURY), the band featuring Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of THE DOORS with Astbury as Jim Morrison. As previously reported, THE CULT are planning special product ...
The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: DISTURBED, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Venue: Royal Oak Music Theatre City/State: Royal Oak, Mich. Date: Nov. 21-22, 2005 Gross Sales: $93,492 Attendance: 2,797 Capacity: 3,400 Artist/Event: DISTURBED Venue: NOKIA Theatre Times Square City/State: New York, N.Y. Date: ...
MÖTLEY CRÜE ended 2005 among the top 20 in concert sales receipts, according to Pollstar, the industry trade magazine. THE ROLLING STONES' "A Bigger Bang" tour led all other concert tours in 2005 with $162 million in gross receipts, the Associated Press reported. The average STONES ticket was $133.98. The tour sold around 1.2 million ...
Former ADLER'S APPETITE members Jizzy Pearl (vocals; RATT, LOVE/HATE), Keri Kelli (guitar; VINCE NEIL, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT) and Robbie Crane (bass; VINCE NEIL, RATT) have issued the following statement: "Concerning the recent departure of members of ADLER'S APPETITE, Keri, Robbie and Jizzy would like to address the situation. The truth is none of the partners have ...
LOCH VOSTOK, who call themselves "Sweden's most extreme progressive metal act," have parted ways with keyboardist Andreas Lindahl. "[Andreas] quit LOCH VOSTOK," the group write in a statement. "Too bad but he lives so far away from where we reside, at least a six-hour drive, even if I'm driving :) His successor is Fredrik Klingwall, ...
A full-length version of the new ELVENKING track "The Wanderer" has been posted online at this location (.WMA file). The song comes off the Italian folk/power metal band's third album, "The Winter Wake", due on January 27, 2006 via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Wyrd" was recorded at Sherpa Studios (Italy), mixed ...
DIABLO, MACHINE MEN, BLAKE and RYTMIHÄIRIÖ will perform at the fourth annual "The Fragile Art of Existence - Tribute to Chuck Schuldiner" benefit concert, set to take place January 13, 2006 at Klubi in Tampere, Finland. Tickets cost only 10 euros and all the proceeds from the event will go to the local cancer foundation. ...
REVEREND, AZRAEL'S BANE, ANCIENT CROSS, IGNITOR and DRIFTER (an IRON MAIDEN tribute band) have been confirmed for the fourth annual Texas Metal Health concert, an established fundraiser for the benefit of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society….plus a 2006 tribute to deceased heavy metal vocalist David Wayne, formerly of METAL CHURCH and REVEREND. The concert, which ...
