Bill Adams of Ground Control recently conducted an interview with bassist Jay Bentley of the California punk rockers BAD RELIGION. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Ground Control: Because of the way things are working, do you envision a new BAD RELIGION album surfacing early next year? Jay Bentley: Not early ...
September 2008 - Blabbermouth Archive
SONIC SYNDICATE: 'Love And Other Disasters' E-Card Available
An e-card for "Love and Other Disasters", the third album from Swedish metallers SONIC SYNDICATE, is available at this location. Due in North America on October 14 via Nuclear Blast Records (September 19 in Europe), the effort will be released as a regular CD as well as a digipack featuring two bonus tracks ...
NEGATIVE, ARI KOIVUNEN, STURM UND DRANG to Perform At Finnish Benefit Concert
NEGATIVE, ARI KOIVUNEN and STURM UND DRANG are among the Finnish artists that are scheduled to perform at the "Elämä Lapselle" concert on September 10 at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The event is fundraiser for the five University Children's Hospitals in Finland and for the Foundation of Pediatric Research. The concert will be ...
ANTHROPIA: 'The Chain Reaction' Video Teaser Available
A video teaser for "The Chain Reaction", the new album from the French metal band ANTHROPIA, can be viewed below. The CD was mastered with Tommy Hansen (HELLOWEEN, PRETTY MAIDS, JORN) at Jailhouse Studios in Denmark. It was recorded at ArtMusic studio in Nice and the group's own studio and was mixed by François Merle ...
METALLICA Rules Irish Chart
METALLICA has several singles and albums on this week's Irish chart, including no less than two tracks from the band's forthcoming album, "Death Magnetic". Single chart: "The Day that Never Comes": #14 "Nothing Else Matters": #28 "Enter Sandman": #47 "My Apocalypse": #48 Album chart: "Metallica": #32 "S&M": #74 "Master of Puppets": #76 METALLICA ...
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Guitarist Clarifies Drummer Situation
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN guitarist Ben Weinman has denied online rumors that drummer Gil Sharone has quit the band. "He didn't leave and we didn't kick him out," Weinman tells Kerrang! magazine. "He will be busy, though, working with his other band (STOLEN BABIES) a lot over the next year, so I am talking to ...
METALLICA To Guest On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show
METALLICA will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, September 19 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the broadcast live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U.K. time at BBC.co.uk. METALLICA has officially set Friday, September ...
Shots Fired Outside L.A. GUNS Concert In Omaha; 16-Year-Old Arrested
According to KMTV.com, a 16-year-old is in custody after police say more than 10 shots were fired Sunday night (August 31) in the parking lot outside the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska where L.A. GUNS (featuring singer Phil Lewis) was performing. No one was injured. The shots were fired about 10:50 p.m., about ...
DRAGONFORCE's 'Ultra Beatdown' Lands On UK, Irish Charts
"Ultra Beatdown", the new album from British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE, has entered the UK chart at position No. 18. It has also landed on the Irish chart at No. 47. The CD was released in North America on August 26 via Roadrunner Records. DRAGONFORCE will hit the U.S. for a six-week headline tour ...