Influential '90s alt-metal band FAITH NO MORE has been confirmed for this year's Roskilde Festival, set to take place July 2-5, 2009 in Roskilde, Denmark. Also scheduled to appear are NINE INCH NAILS, SLIPKNOT, DOWN, VOLBEAT, CANCER BATS, DARKANE, DAWN OF DEMISE, GOJIRA, ISIS and SATYRICON, among many others. FAITH NO MORE will release "The ...
April 2009 - Blabbermouth Archive
MASTER Signs With PULVERISED RECORDS
Pulverised Records has announced the signing of the legendary death metal band MASTER. Commented Pulverised A&R manager Calvin: "MASTER was and is still truly an influential band and I would daringly assume that a lot of the early extreme metal bands were somehow influenced by MASTER, but [their influence] was probably never open and admitted ...
UNEARTH's 'Grave Of Opportunity' Added As 'Guitar Hero World Tour' Downloadable Track
Starting May 7, "Grave of Opportunity" from Massachusetts metallers UNEARTH will be available as a downloadable track on the Guitar Hero World Tour. The song is part of the Ferret Music/Metal Blade Track Pack, which also contains THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA's "Dez Moines" and CHIMAIRA's "On Broken Glass". Commented lead guitarist Buz McGrath: "UNEARTH is ...
SENATE: New EP Details Revealed
Canadian metallers SENATE have issued the following update: "We're stoked to give you the official news regarding the [new SENATE] EP! Set to drop this summer, this demonic precursor to the full-length will be titled 'In The Kingdom Of Gods' and will contain four new tunes: 'Grailblazer', 'The Whore', 'Gods And Alcoholics' and 'Sympathy For ...
CHIMAIRA Is 'Excited' About Being Part Of 'Guitar Hero' Game
"On Broken Glass", one of the songs from CHIMAIRA's new album, "The Infection", will be available as a downloadable track for Guitar Hero World Tour. The tune will be released on May 7 as part of the Ferret Music/Metal Blade Track Pack, which also contains THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA's "Dez Moines" and UNEARTH's "Grave of ...
BODY OF SCARS: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed
BODY OF SCARS, the Phoenix, Arizona-based band featuring JAG PANZER drummer Rikard Stjernquist and former 40 GRIT vocalist/guitarist James Santiago, has set "BOS-DOS" as the title of its second album, tentatively due in September. According to the group, the CD "will have 15 songs and is around 67 minutes long. We are very excited for ...
ENDSTILLE Drummer's Side Project To Release Debut
OVERDRIVE SENSATION, the side project of ENDSTILLE drummer Mayhemic Destructor, will release its self-titled debut album on May 15 via Rude Records. According to the band, the CD contains "10 tracks of dirty old-school blues/boogie rock 'n' roll in the vein of the golden age of rock'n'roll (1955-1975). The music is a homage to the ...
WAYLANDER Announces New Guitarist
Long-running Irish folk metal act WAYLANDER has issued the following update: "We are very pleased to announce that Hugh O'Neill has come through his trial period with flying colours and will be playing guitar with us on a permanent basis. He has impressed us greatly with his undoubted talent, not to mention his extensive knowledge ...
TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'Play My Game' Listening Party Announced
Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) will hold a listening party for his first solo album, "Play My Game", at Scorchers in Akron, Ohio on Sunday, May 3 starting at around 9:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. A private party will take place at the same ...