German thrashers DESTRUCTION have postponed their concert in Lingen, Germany, originally scheduled for Saturday, April 6th, due to an “unpleasant hand injury” suffered by guitarist Mike. No other previously-scheduled dates will be affected. ...
New Jersey's DIM MAK, featuring former RIPPING CORPSE members Scott Ruth (vocals), Shaune Kelley (guitars), and Brandon Thomas (drums), have signed a European licensing deal with Denmark's Mighty Music. The European version of the band's upcoming album, entitled Intercepting Fist, will be released with one bonus track and completely different front cover and layout to ...
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian, a longtime personal friend of MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was asked by BLABBERMOUTH.NET for his reaction to the news of MEGADETH's break-up, which was publicly announced two days ago. According to Ian, “I was surprised [to hear the news]. I had seen Dave not to long ago [when Mustaine was a ...
In a recent interview with Mary Anne Hobbs of BBC Radio One's Rock Show, AMEN frontman Casey Chaos elaborated on the present status of the group's recently-recorded third full-length album, which was paid for by Virgin Records before the label unceremoniously dropped the band. According to Chaos, “the main issue is that we've recorded one ...
Former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz recently did an interview Billy Graham's Decision Today, which can be heard in streaming Real Audio at this location. Spitz's “testimony” starts 17:24 minutes into the show and ends approximately 21:19 minutes into the tape. ...
Sweden's THE MUSHROOM RIVER BAND, featuring former SPIRITUAL BEGGARS bassist/vocalist Christian “Spice” Sjöstrand, have been tapped to replace Spice's previous group, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, as one of the headliners of this year's 2000 Decibel festival, which is scheduled to be held on May 18th in Bengtsfors, Sweden (180 km north of Gothenburg). The full list of ...
Fans of KISS guitarist Ace Frehley should check out the new RICHIE SCARLET CD, entitled The Insanity of Life, which was recently released via Gem 3 Productions. Ace blasts leads on two tunes, "Johnny's in Love" and "Too Far Gone", the latter of which Ace also co-wrote. Sitting in on drums is longtime Ace and ...
FOZZY, featuring WWF wrestler Chris Jericho, former members of STUCK MOJO and producer Andy Sneap, are the latest act to have been confirmed for this year's Bang Your Head festival, which is scheduled to take place in Balingen, Germany on June 28th and 29th. The full list of artists currently scheduled to appear at the ...
The initial dates for the forthcoming MANOWAR, IMMORTAL, CATASTROPHIC, and HAVOCHATE US tour have been announced. They are as follows: Apr. 27 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA Apr. 28 - M (formerly The Metropol) – Pittsburgh, PA May 01 - Emerson Theater – Indianapolis, IN (w/BLUDGEON) May 03 - St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, ...
