Norwegian daily newspaper Dagbladet recently ran a competition where readers could submit videotapes of themselves performing JUDAS PRIEST songs of their choice "Pop Idol"-style. The two best entries won an exclusive meeting with the whole JUDAS PRIEST band backstage at the Oslo Spektrum before their headlining show on March 8. The jury consisted of Lars ...
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L.A. Band 'Shocked' To Find Themselves Dragged Into TRIPP EISEN Sex Controversy
antiMUSIC is reporting that Los Angeles-based rock band FETISCH were shocked his past week when their interactive fansite, FindaFreek.com, got dragged into the STATIC-X/Tripp Eisen controversy after MTV reported that Eisen (real name Tod Rex Salvador) had interacted with an underage girl that allegedly became one of his victims on the site, which ...
DEEP PURPLE Singer Celebrates 40 Years In Rock With Special CD, DVD
According to an article in The Buffalo News, DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan has been spending time in Buffalo, New York working on a record documenting and celebrating his 40 years in the rock world. "I love Buffalo," Gillan told Jeff Miers of The Buffalo News. "The people here are wonderful, genuine; they ...
MÖTLEY CRÜE Singer Says Reunion Tour Could Last Three Years
MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil recently spoke to Steve Morse of the Boston Globe about the group's "Red, White, and Crüe 2005...Better Live Than Dead" reunion tour. "Many bands today have no sense of entertainment," said Neil. ''And if you're going to pay $70 a ticket, you need to be entertained, rather than ...
SHAAMAN To Release New Album In May
SHAAMAN (formerly SHAMAN), the Brazilian band featuring former ANGRA members André Matos (vocals), Luis Mariutti (bass) and Ricardo Confessori (drums), will release their sophomore album, "Reason", on May 17 via AFM Records. The 10-song follow-up to 2002's "Ritual" was mixed and mastered at Heaven's Gate Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany with producer Sascha Paeth, who has ...
BLACK CROWES: Reunion Tour Announced
BLACK CROWES have announced plans for a full-blown reunion tour — the band's first gigs since October 2001, according to Billboard.com. Guitarist Marc Ford is back in the fold for the first time since 1997, while Bill Dobrow, who played with Rich Robinson in the short-lived band HOOKAH BROWN, will take over for Steve Gorman ...
CANDLEMASS: New Album Cover Posted Online
The cover artwork for the new CANDLEMASS album, simply entitled "Candlemass", has been posted online at this location. "Candlemass", due on May 2 via Nuclear Blast Records, was recorded in part at Polar studios (ABBA, GENESIS, LED ZEPPELIN) in Stockholm, Sweden and is said to be musically similar to the group's classic "Tales ...
JUDAS PRIEST Live In Helsinki: Photos Available
A bunch of high-quality photos of JUDAS PRIEST performing at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland on Thursday (March 3) have been posted online at Sonera Plaza (all photos by Timo Isoaho). PRIEST reportedly performed in front of 7,000 people at the 12,000-capacity venue, with IN FLAMES as the opening act. The group's ...
Former MISFITS Frontman Discharged From Military
Former MISFITS frontman Michale Graves has been given an honorable medical discharge from the military and will be returning home to New Jersey to rest and get his body back to 100 percent. Never one to sit still, Michale has already begun working on the next chapter in his life. Michale's new CD, "Punk Rock ...