According to a posting on the official APOCALYPTICA web site, the band's music will be featured in a German movie entitled "Die Mandantin", which is set to air on the ZDF network on March 13 at 8:15 p.m. CET. The film, which was directed by Marcus O. Rosenmüller, features a soundtrack consisting entirely of APOCALYPTICA ...
Bassist Randy Coven (ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) recently teamed up with drummer John Macaluso (TNT, ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JAMES LABRIE, STARBREAKER) and guitarist Marco Sfogli (JAMES LABRIE) to record a new metal opera project entitled "Heroes Temporis". The recordings took place at Splash studios in Naples, Italy between February 14 and February 23 and saw the ...
SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I'm in Studio Fredman [in Gothenburg, Sweden] right now, mixing the new DISARMONIA MUNDI album [Italian extreme death metallers, featuring a guest appearance by Strid on vocals]. Things are going good but hectic as usual. Hopefully everything goes well ...
German melodic metallers EDGUY have been confirmed for this year's Earthshaker Fest, set to take place July 21-22 in Kreuth, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ARCH ENEMY BRAINSTORM DEATHSTARS DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER EDGUY EKTOMORF ENSIFERUM EQULIBRIUM EVERGREY KATAKLYSM NEVERMORE RAGE SAXON TESTAMENT WINTERSUN More bands will be announced ...
British black metal pioneers VENOM have been confirmed for the tenth edition of Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 1-4 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANGRA BENEDICTUM CRUCIFIED BARBARA DEFTONES DIMMU BORGIR GAMMA RAY GUNS N' ROSES KORN MOTÖRHEAD NEVERMORE ...
Legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS have lined up the following European dates during the coming months: Mar. 24 - Milano, ITA @ Rainbow Mar. 25 - Ravenna, ITA @ Rock Planet Mar. 26 - Vienna, AUT @ Szene Jun. 05 - Glasgow, UK @ Academy (w/ TWISTED SISTER) Jun. 06 - Manchester, UK @ Academy ...
Former THE CULT touring bassist and current CAMP FREDDY guitarist Billy Morrison has posted the following update on CIRCUS DIABLO, his new project also featuring former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick and THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy, with help from VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum: "We have finished recording and mixing the CIRCUS DIABLO record. ...
Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with THE HAUNTED guitarist Patrik Jensen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On playing last year's Ozzfest: Jensen: "It was very hot. Also very expensive — $75,000 just to be able to play, which [comes out to] $3,000 per show which is kind ...
The reunited WILL HAVEN have uploaded a new track, entitled "Handle Bars to Freedom", to their MySpace.com page. Check it out at this location. In a recent interview with The Sacramento Bee, the WILL HAVEN members discussed their break-up in 2003 and their decision to reunite nearly three years later. I ...
