Sweden's IN FLAMES have set September 3rd as the tentative release date for their as-yet-untitled new album, which was recently completed at Dug-Out Studio in Uppsala, Sweden with producer Daniel Bergstrand (i.e. MESHUGGAH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STUCK MOJO). In other news, IN FLAMES got to experience the surreal on their recent North American tour with ...
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Brazil's EMINENCE, featuring former SEPULTURA guitarist Jairo Guedz on bass, have posted an MP3 of a pre-production recording of the track "One Forty Five" at this location. As previously reported, EMINENCE are due to enter the studio shortly with veteran producer Neil Kernon (i.e. NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE) to record their new CD, entitled ...
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This next story comes to us courtesy of the "usually-very-reliable" The National Enquirer: Actress Heidi Mark claims that her rocker husband Vince Neil was a shameless cheat and a vicious drunk who once beat her so badly her breast implant EXPLODED! An attorney for Vince Neil said it was Vince who suffered abuse at Heidi's ...
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Despite having spent much of the last year tracking material for their first studio album with new singer Johnny Solinger, SKID ROW appear no closer to having secured a release date or even a label through which to issue the forthcoming CD than they were at the start of the recording process. "We've recorded about ...
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On Tuesday, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich auctioned five paintings from his collection, acquired over a decade between METALLICA tours and recording sessions, according to Encyclopedia Metallica. Fourteen more will be sold in London in June. Basquiat's monumental 1982 painting easily eclipsed the old mark for a work by the late artist of $3,302,500 ...
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Former ANTHRAX vocalist Neil Turbin has been collaborating with drummer Jonathan Valen on an as-yet-undisclosed project. Neil and Jonathan first met back in 1985 through Lucy Forbes of Rock Congress. In other news, Turbin recently joined guitarist Mitch Perry (i.e. MSG, TALAS, 7% SOLUTION) onstage at a Los Angeles club for a rendition of the ...
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Tommy Lee about his rumored interest in returning to MOTLEY CRUE for a reunion tour: "No. I keep telling everybody no. I actually asked [MOTLEY CRUE bassist] Nikki [Sixx] to take it off the [CRUE] web site. He's misleading people and that's not cool. It's strange, you know. He's asked me about it and I'm ...
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Tommy Lee comments on his role as frontman in his current group versus the drummer position he held in MOTLEY CRUE: "People are surprised. I know I'm a drummer by trade, but no one knows that I have been singing and playing guitar for years. I wrote and sang a lot of MOTLEY stuff on ...
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Legendary UK punk outfit SEX PISTOLS will re-release their classic "God Save The Queen" single on May 27th through Virgin Records to coincide with the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations in Britain. Marking 25 years to the day when the original single was released, the track will be backed by a remixed version of the song ...
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METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist Kirk Hammett will team up with former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar in a jam band that will make its live debut during Hagar's week-long birthday celebration in early October at Sammy's nightclub, Cabo Wabo, in Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico, according to an interview with Hagar that aired ...
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MACABRE are in pre-production for their forthcoming studio album, entitled Murder Metal, which will reportedly be “a collection of compositions about very bad people from around the world,” according to a newsletter distributed by the group. “A new song about Fritz Haarman Thee Butcher will be included and will even be sung in German.” In ...
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Brazil's EMINENCE, featuring former SEPULTURA guitarist Jairo Guedz on bass, are currently in pre-production for their forthcoming CD, entitled Humanology, which is scheduled to be recorded shortly with veteran producer Neil Kernon (i.e. NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE) at the helm. Among the cuts set to appear on the upcoming album are the following: 01. Overload 02. ...
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Seattle's MINDSHAKER are among the artists confirmed for the Second Annual Cruefest fundraiser for the Skylar Neil Foundation (named after MOTLEY CRUE frontman Vince Neil's deceased daughter), which is scheduled to take place on June 8th at the Whiskey in Hollywood, California. Other artists scheduled to appear are CHESHIRE GRIN, HORI-MONO, LOVE HAMMERS, ROCKET AJAX, ...
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SKID ROW have released the projected title track from their forthcoming full-length CD, tentatively entitled Thick Is The Skin, to several US radio stations ahead of the group's appearance at the Rock Never Stops tour, also featuring TESLA, VINCE NEIL, and JACKYL. At this time, no release date has yet been set for Thick Is ...
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Former ANTHRAX frontman Neil Turbin is continuing work on his upcoming solo album, entitled Threatcon Delta, at Jet City Studios in Los Angeles, California for a mid-2002 release through Metal Mayhem Records. According to Turbin, I've been diligently working on my album, which by the way is METAL! It will be out sometime later in ...
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More dates for the forthcoming Rock Never Stops tour, featuring TESLA, VINCE NEIL, SKID ROW, and JACKYL, have been leaked. They are as follows: May 17 - UMB Bank Pavilion - Maryland Heights, MO May 18 - Sandstone Amphitheater - Bonner Springs, KS Jun. 07 - Remington Park - Oklahoma City, OK Jun. 08 - ...
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Several dates for the forthcoming Rock Never Stops tour, featuring TESLA, VINCE NEIL, SKID ROW, and JACKYL, have been leaked. They are as follows: May 17 - Maryland Heights, MO UMB Ban Pavilion Jun. 14 - Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Jul. 19 - Comstock, NE Comstock Rock A full itinerary will be ...
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San Francisco Bay Area prog-rockers ENCHANT have amicably parted ways with drummer Paul Craddick and have replaced him with ex-CHAOS THEORY sticksman Sean Flanegan. According to guitarist Doug Ott, “Sean is an old friend from a band named CHAOS THEORY, DALI'S DILEMMA now, who left the band before the name change to pursue different styles ...
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Acclaimed West Virginia instrumental heavy rockers KARMA TO BURN have split up, according to www.stonerrock.com. Bassist Rich Mullinses has reportedly joined Texas aggro-rockers SPEEDEALER, while guitarist Will Mecums and drummer Rob Oswalds are said to be planning a new project, the details of which have not yet been divulged. At the time of ...
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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 ...
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SKID ROW, featuring vocalist Johnny Solinger, have announced the following live dates for early May: May 01 - Fayetteville, NC @ ITZ May 04 - Atlanta, GA @ Music Midtown Festival (w/KID ROCK) As previously reported, SKID ROW will be touring with TESLA, VINCE NEIL and JACKYL this summer on the Rock Never Stops trek. ...
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Some MOTLEY CRUE fans have interpreted the following posting from bassist Nikki Sixx to imply that former drummer Tommy Lee will be returning to the group's fold once the band resumes activities in mid-2003. You be the judge: “To all you impatient fucking whacked out CRUEheads…. “A few years ago, we all got together an ...
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FEAR FACTORY have split up following frontman Burton C. Bell's decision to leave the band, a source within the group has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET. According to reports, Bell had become increasingly unhappy with FEAR FACTORY's musical direction and no longer felt angry enough to sing in one of the world's most high-profile extreme metal bands. ...
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Sweden's INSANIA have pulled out of their scheduled European tour as the support act for MTLEY CRE frontman Vince Neil due to an undisclosed member's illness. The band are scheduled to enter Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland with producer Mikko Karmila on June 26th to begin recording their third album, tentatively titled Fantasy, for a ...
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Former ANTHRAX frontman Neil Turbin is currently at Jet City Studios finishing up vocals on a newly-recorded track from his previous band WRECKING CREW for his upcoming solo album, entitled Threatcon Delta, which is due to be released through Metal Mayhem Records in mid-2002. Mitch Perry (i.e. MSG, TALAS, 7% SOLUTION) will be cutting lead ...
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Brazil's EMINENCE, featuring former SEPULTURA guitarist Jairo Guedz on bass, have set Humanology as the title of their new album, which is scheduled to be recorded shortly with veteran producer Neil Kernon (i.e. NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE) at the helm. Among the cuts set to appear on the upcoming CD is "Overload". ...
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Chicago doomsters NOVEMBERS DOOM have finished recording their latest album, entitled To Welcome the Fade, with producer Neil Kernon (i.e. CANNIBAL CORPSE, NEVERMORE, QUEENSRYCHE) at Sheffield Studios in Hammond, Indiana and will begin mixing it at Sonic Ranch/Village Productions in Tornillo Texas on February 25th. Mastering will most likely take place at Oceanview Digital Mastering ...
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