According to a posting on Sepultribe.com, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser is spending a week in Los Angeles to record several tracks for the 25th anniversary album of the group's former record label, Roadrunner Records. Andreas will be part of a recording lineup that will also feature Dino Cazares (ex-FEAR FACTORY), Roy Mayorga (ex-SOULFLY) ...
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According to the New York branch of Roadrunner Records, SOULFLY's "The Song Remains Insane" DVD will be released in the U.S. on March 1, as previously announced. "[The] reports [of a delay] are for the release of the DVD outside of the U.S., as they are the only areas affected," reads a posting on the ...
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According to Roadrunner Records U.K., the release date for SOULFLY's "The Song Remains Insane" DVD has been put back "due to an authoring error." "Although this is in fact a very small problem that can be solved easily, it has been decided to recall all stock," reads a posting on the label's web site. "Roadrunner ...
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SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera spoke to the SOULFLY fan site SoulflyWeb.com last Saturday (Feb. 19) about the group's upcoming DVD release, "The Song Remains Insane", their forthcoming studio album and their future touring plans, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: SoulflyWeb.com: How much of a say did you have on ...
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A new book, "Extreme Metal II", is due for global publication in April 2005 by Omnibus Press. The author is Joel McIver, whose best-selling 2004 opus, "Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica", was the first book to express in depth the disappointment that thousands of metal fans feel about the band's recent music. "Extreme ...
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New Jersey thrash titans GOD FORBID will enter the studio in May to begin recording their highly anticipated new album, "IV: Constitution Of Treason". The recording and mixing sessions will be overseen by Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM) at Audiohammer Studios in Florida and Eric Rachel (ATREYU, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN) at Trax East in New Jersey. ...
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In a recent interview with Music Mania Magazine, SOULFLY/ex-SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera was asked to share his thoughts on the murder of PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. "It took everyone by surprise and I still find it hard to believe that it really went down like that," Max said. "I just saw Dimebag ...
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U.D.O., the German band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, have cancelled their participation in the Metal Forever Festival due to the recent passing of AFM Records label founder Andreas "Henner" Allendörfer. AFM's current roster includes such acts as U.D.O., ANNIHILATOR, MASTERPLAN, AT VANCE and CIRCLE II CIRCLE. DESTRUCTION were in the process of ...
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According to the New York Daily News, KID ROCK was almost stranded in Moscow after a night of carousing last month. Rock had flown there to watch Darren McCarty and other pals from the Detroit Red Wings play in ex-teammate Igor Larionov's farewell game. Off the ice, Rock and McCarty, who moonlights in the band ...
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More information has been revealed regarding the upcoming SOULFLY DVD, "The Song Remains Insane", due in March via Roadrunner. The group's first DVD, "The Song Remains Insane" is described in a press release as "an all-access journey with SOULFLY captured live around the world throughout their career. Complete with all of the band's videos, over ...
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SOULFLY drummer Joe Nunez has launched his official web site at JoeNunez.com. Included on the site are several audio clips of Nunez's other bands, STRIPPING THE PISTOL and SLAMPEDE, along with various SOULFLY and STRIPPING THE PISTOL videos and a host of other information. SOULFLY began tracking their new album last month in ...
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SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Hello Sepulnets of the world, "We are in Europe with MOTÖRHEAD and it's being a great tour, we are playing sold out audiences; most important, a lot of them have never seen SEPULTURA before. We did 15 dates in U.K., ...
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SOULFLY bassist Bobby Burns (ex-PRIMER 55) has signed on to produce a few tracks for the Louisville, KY-based band 7DAYSUN. Recording is slated to start early January. The quintet are also scheduled to shooting a music video at The Madison Theater on January 15 in Covington, KY. More information is available at www.7daysun.net. ...
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SOULFLY began tracking their new album Thursday (Dec. 2) in Arizona with mainman Max Cavalera assuming the production duties once again. The recording sessions will last until the end of the year and possibly beyond. A late spring/early summer release through Roadrunner Records is expected. SOULFLY will release their first DVD, "The Song Remains Insane", ...
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Spanish brutal death metallers FORENSICK have revealed cover artwork for their upcoming full-length debut, "Reign of Survival Horror", scheduled for a February 2005 release through Necromance Records. The cover was one again designed by Igor Mugerza, who has previously worked with IMPURE, among others. Check out the cover at Forensick.info. "Reign of Survival ...
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More dates have been announced for SOULFLY's upcoming co-headlining tour with MORBID ANGEL. They are as follows: Feb. 05 - San Antonio, TX - Sunset Station Feb. 06 - Dallas, TX - Tree’s Feb. 08 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre Feb. 09 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues Feb. 10 - Los ...
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MORBID ANGEL's manager, Gunter Ford of World Management, Inc. has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that MORBID ANGEL and SOULFLY will be embarking on a U.S. co-headlining tour in February. "[It will be] just a two-band bill to give both bands a great chance to play a good-quality set and show for the fans," Ford said. "And ...
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The planned SOULFLY winter tour, slated to start in November of 2004, has been postponed due to heath issues. Singer/guitarist Max Cavalera will spend his time recuperating at home from a leg injury and recording material for a new SOULFLY album. The tour is slated to resume in early 2005 around the release of the ...
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Bill White of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reviewed the opening-night performance of QUEENSRŸCHE's fall 2004/winter 2005 tour, which took place on Tuesday (Oct. 5) at the Moore Theatre in Seattle. "In 1988, 'Operation: Mindcrime' was a wake-up call to a narcoleptic society on the edge of a totalitarian abyss," he wrote. "QUEENSRŸCHE's concept album ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer this week about the group's current tour and their forthcoming CD, the next chapter to the 1988 ground-breaking concept album, "Operation: Mindcrime", tentatively titled "Operation: Mindcrime II". Several excerpts from the interview follow: On "Operation: Mindcrime": " 'Operation: Mindcrime' was inspired by the events ...
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SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera has apologized for the cancellation of their scheduled appearance at Window Rock Fest II last month, saying that the concert was only postponed. Speaking to Jan-Mikael Patterson of The Navajo Times, Cavalera said that the band decided to postpone the performance because of several factors the promotional ...
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Earache Records has uploaded the video for ADDICTION CREW's song "What About" at this location. "What About" comes off the Italian band's new album, "Break In Life", due in Italy on September 20 via Earache. According to a a posting on Earache's web site, "What About" is "a powerful narrative of two young ...
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In a recent interview with the link textCleveland Free Times, SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera was asked if people who love the diversity of the group's albums are disappointed not to find it during the band's more "straightforward metal" live performances. "Some of the stuff I play in the albums — they're not even ...
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SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser will perform with the Brazilian band DEATH TRIBUTE at the "Bonded by Blood Thrash Fest" on September 18 at Via Funchal in São Paulo, Brazil. DEATH TRIBUTE were formed by members of the Brazilian group WOMBAT and singer Bruno Sutter, who is also part of the "fun" heavy metal project MASSACRATION ...
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SOULFLY are currently working on their first DVD, tentatively titled "The Song Remains Insane". The disc, which is unlikely to surface before early next year, will feature "lots of European festival footage, maybe even footage from the band's South Africa travels," according to the band's label, Roadrunner Records. More information will be made available soon. ...
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SOULFLY have issued a statement explaining their reasons for cancelling a scheduled appearance at the Window Rock Fest II in Window Rock, Arizona on Saturday (August 14). The festival organizer, Randall Hoskie of Rancid Savage Productions, claimed in an interview with NativeTimes.com that SOULFLY complained the crowd was small and the stage lighting ...
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Rick Abasta of NativeTimes.com is reporting that SOULFLY cancelled their previously announced appearance at the Window Rock Fest II in Window Rock, Arizona on Saturday (August 14) because of a brief shower of rain early Saturday evening. SOULFLY's decision to cancel their appearance at the festival doesn't bode well with the festival ...
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SEPULTURA will headline the first edition of Sepulfest 2004 on September 25 in São Paulo, Brazil. Also appearing on the bill will be RATOS DE PORÃO, NAÇÃO ZUMBI, CLAUSTROFOBIA and MASSACRATION. This will be a very special event and SEPULTURA are planning some surprises in the set list, according to a posting on the band's ...
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Art rock pioneers QUEENSRŸCHE will perform the classic album "Operation: Mindcrime" in its entirety on the upcoming fall 2004/winter 2005 tour, which is being presented by VH1 Classic. A "greatest hits" set will open each show, and at the end of the night there will be a preview of the upcoming Sanctuary Records release "Operation: ...
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ADDICTION CREW, the Italian band formerly known as ADDICTION, have set a September 20 European release date through Earache Records for their new album, "Break In Life". The group, who were recently joined by two new members (Marta Innox on vocals/emcee and Ale Lera on drums & grooves), have finished filming a video for the ...
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