March
2004 Archive
...Jeff Pilson has replaced Jimmy Bain in DIO...
...Mykus will join bassist/vocalist Cronos and drummer Antton in the latest version of VENOM...
...Steve Gibb, formerly of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, has joined CROWBAR...
...Adam Gonsalves has left BEYOND THE EMBRACE to pursue other interests...
...Zakk Wylde will make a guest appearance on the next FOZZY CD, entitled "All That Remains"...
...JUDAS PRIEST has begun working on their new CD with producer extraordinaire Roy Z at the helm...
...Tour dates have been announced for DARKEST HOUR, EXODUS, GOD FORBID w/ SHADOWS FALL, ALL THAT REMAINS & BURNT BY THE SUN, GOD FORBID w/ SCARS OF TOMORROW, ALL THAT REMAINS & TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES w/ KILLSWITCH ENGAGE & AS I LAY DYING. Click here to see 'em...
...INCANTATION have signed with Listenable Records. The band will release their first CD on the new label in July...
...UNEARTH have completed work on their upcoming CD "The Oncoming Storm," due on June 29th...
...Former members of BACKDRAFT and RAGING SLAB have merged to form ODIN GRANGE. The band, featuring Rob, Snejken and Nick of Backdraft and Greg Strzempka of Raging Slab played their first official gig together in Stockholm back in November and expect to release their first CD later this year...
...Former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland is on tour with Frank Gambale & Chris Poland's OHM. Click here for tour dates...
...CLUTCH will release their new CD, "Blast Tyrant," through DRT records on March 30th. The CD, their sixth, is described by lead singer Neil Fallon: "One of our approaches for Blast Tyrant was to keep in mind that less can be more. So, we tried to use a minimum of tracks, keeping a classic stereo image in mind. Most of the lyrics were written on the spot, which lends some thematic cohesion, namely, the adventures of one conscientious objector, 'Worm Drink' (a demon, of sorts), and the effects of his actions (both anecdotal and epic) while fleeing the guns of the Blast Tyrant's prize ship, 'The Swollen Goat.' That is not to say that the record is any sort of rock opera. More like a soundtrack without a movie." The band is on tour in support of the new CD. Click here for tour dates...
...DARK TRANQUILITY will release their next CD, "In Retrospect and Denial," on June 15th. A two CD set featuring almost two hours of music, the new collection includes rare and long out-of-print cuts from the debut 7" single, "A Moonclad Reflection," tracks from the ground-breaking demo "Trail Of Life Decayed," bonus tracks from the Japanese editions of their last three albums, and three previously unreleased tracks. The bonus disk is the audio from the Polish show (19 songs) that was featured on their recent "Live Damage" DVD...
...KATATONIA have been confirmed as one of the headliners for the upcoming 6-Pack BWBK Weekend, scheduled for June 4 - 6 in Cleveland, OH. The appearance marks only the band's second to the U.S. ever. Says vocalist Jonas Renske, "We're so excited to come back to the US. It's been four years since our last (and so far only) visit. We have released another two albums since then so we have plenty of material to choose from. I hope that people are looking forward to this as much as we are"...
...KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and ICED EARTH will headline the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival on Friday and Saturday, April 30th and May 1, respectively. Also on the bill are (take a deep breath): ARCH ENEMY, MACHINEHEAD, GOD FORBID AND EVERY TIME I DIE, CHILDREN OF BODOM, ZAO, THROWDOWN, BLEEDING THROUGH, A PERFECT MURDER, ALL MY SINS, ALL THAT REMAINS, AS I LAY DYING, THE AUTUMN OFFERING, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, THE BLED, BURNT BY THE SUN, BURY YOUR DEAD, BYZANTINE, CANNAE, CATTLE DECAPITATION, THE COMEBACK KID, CREMATORIUM, DARKEST HOUR, DAUGHTERS, DEADWATER DROWNING, DIECAST, ED GEIN, EMBRACE TODAY, EVERGREEN TERRACE, EVERGREY, FOUND DEAD HANGING, FROM A SECOND STORY WINDOW, FULL BLOWN CHAOS, GLASS CASKET, THE JUDAS CRADLE, KATAKLYSM, MARTYR AD, MISERY INDEX, MISERY SIGNALS, MORTAL TREASON, MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD, NORA, PIG DESTROYER, REFLUX, SCAR CULTURE, SCARLET, SINCE THE FLOOD, SPEEDKILLHATE, THE RED CHORD, SIX FEET UNDER, SOILENT GREEN, TERROR, THROUGH THE DISCIPLINE TO THE GRAVE, TWELVE TRIBES, WALLS OF JERICHO, WATCH THEM DIE, and WHAT WEAPONS BRING WAR...
...THE HUNNS, featuring Corey Parks (ex-NASHVILLE PUSSY) and Duane Peters (U.S. BOMBS), have released their first CD, "Long Legs Die Huns." The band will take part in this year's Warped Tour and then do a series of club dates in support of the new CD. Click here for dates. The band will also play a free show at The Key Club in Hollywood on Sunday, April 4th with T.S.O.L...
...THRESHOLD are back in the studio, recording their new CD. The band has several tour dates scheduled for the U.K. Click here to find 'em...
...Trent Gardner has finished the writing process of a new MAGELLAN
Album. For more information, check out the band's website at http://www.magellanweb.com...
European dates for the DOOM SHALL RISE TOUR have been announced. Click here to find 'em or check out http://www.psycheDOOMelic.com for more information...
...ROB EBERHARD YOUNG's "Consistent Variation" CD has been re-released. The new version and is now available at his website: www.robeberhardyoung.com. There, you can also download "Inside English" a new tune from Young's (eventually) forthcoming CD, "Speak," featuring Michael Manring, Kip Winger on bass, Rod Morgenstein on drums and Alan Pasqua on keyboards. Check it out...
...Monster Nation have announced two new releases: "Mythus," the new LP by Slovakian black/death metallers LUNATIC GODS and the 7" from PAGAN RITES entitled "Dancing Souls." For more information, check out the Monster Nation website at http://www.monsternation.se...
...RAG MEN are on the road in support of their new self-titled CD. Click here for tour dates...
...ALBERT REACT is on the road with THE OVAL PORTRAIT. Click here to find the where and whens...
...THE JUDAS CRADLE is out on the road, crushing venues across the country. Click here to find dates and places...
...ON BROKEN WINGS continues their tour on April 2nd. Click here for dates...
...UNTIL THE END have pushed back the recording of their new CD until June...
...AGE OF RUIN is almost complete with their new CD, said to clock in at over 65 minutes...
...UNEARTH will join HATEBREED, DAMAGEPLAN and DROWNING POOL for the Headbangers Ball Tour before hooking up with Ozzfest in June. Click here for tour dates...
...Kung Fu Records has released the new GOLDFINGER DVD: "Live at the House of Blues." In addition to the live show, full band commentary and photo gallery, rumor has it the infamous "Twinkie" footage made it to the final cut. Check it out yourself to see...
...Legendary UK punkers STIFF LITTLE FINGERS have signed with Kung Fu Records and will release their new CD, "Guitar and Drum" in the U.S. on July 13th...
...As always, Kung Fu recording artists are all over the damn place. Click here to see who, where and when...
...DARLINGTON is planning a U.S. tour later this year, the first since 2000. Click here to listen to a pair of Darlington songs: http://www.purevolume.com/Darlington...
...CASANATRA continue to rock the world Click here for the latest gig dates...
...Z Records have signed VOA, headed by legendary rock songwriter Bob Halligan Jr., to a world-wide deal. The new CD will be released later this year or early next year...
...LIFE's "White Flowers" has been delayed due to production hitches but will hit stores on April 12th...
...OPIATE FOR THE MASSES are at work on their next CD, tentatively entitled "The Spore." The band will tour with AVENGED SEVENFOLD in March and April and will hook up with the Warped Tour in July and August. Click here for tour dates...
...DISTURBED have announced two separate open auditions for bass player. The first audition will be held in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 27th at a rehearsal studio called The Swinghouse, located at 7175 Willoughby, off the corner of Willoughby and Formosa. The auditions start at 12 noon. The second audition will be held in Chicago on Sunday, April 4th. at a night club called Oasis One Sixty which is located is a south suburb of Chicago called Chicago Heights. The exact address is 160 Joe Orr Road. The start time for this audition will also be 12 noon. All applicants are REQUIRED to know the following three Disturbed songs - "The Game" off of "The Sickness" CD, and "Believe and "Liberate" off of the "Believe" CD. In addition, all applicants are required to bring an 8x10 photo of themselves along with a demo CD. The only gear anyone needs to bring is a bass, everything else will be supplied. For more information, check out http://www.jbm1.com...
...Can't wait until April 20th to hear new material from ZAKK WYLDE'S BLACK LABEL SOCIETY? Then check out itunes.com and download an EP from the "Slightly Amped Tour" recorded in 2002 at Westwire Studios in Allentown PA. That should hold you until "Hangover Music Volume VI" is released...
...After striking out in Las Vegas, Red Rocker SAMMY HAGAR will open a new Cabo Wabo Cantina at Harveys Resort Casino at Lake Tahoe, NV on April 30th. To celebrate the opening of the new cantina, nicknamed "Taho Wabo, "Hagar and his Waboritas will play three nights at the Harrah's Lake Tahoe's South Shore Room. For more information, check out http://www.redrocker.com...
...DEAD LEAVES have announced several new live dates. Click here to find 'em...
...THE GREAT KAT has been awarded the "Best Guitar Music Site" from "Rockin' The Web Awards." See what all the fuss is about by visiting http://www.greatkat.com...
..."Comfort," the latest single by THE FURNACE, is available for download at their website: http://www.the-furnace.com...
...ECLIPSE will celebrate the release of their new CD, "Second to None," at the Hard Rock Café in Stockholm on April 2nd. The event will also feature a live performance by the band...
...VICIOUS has released their new CD, "Vile, Vicious & Victorious." The Swedish Thrash/Death Metallers, featuring Henrik Wenngren of SKYFIRE on vocals, were joined in the studio by P. Kuusisto of CARNAL FORGE, M. Soderman of LOST SOULS and Tony Freed of GODHATE/THRONEAEON...
...AUTHORITY ZERO will play the UCSB Events Center on April 8th with NOFX and ALKALINE TRIO on the Punk Voter Tour. AZ's new CD, "Andiamo," is due out later this summer...
...BAD RELIGION
will release "The Empire Strikes First" on June 8th. To see the
artwork and tracklisting for the new CD, check out http://epitaph.com/bands/index.php?id=369.
In addition, nine MP3s from the re-mastered Bad Religion masters are also
available for download. Click the links below to check them out:
"How Could Hell Be Any Worse?"
http://epitaph.com/bands/index.php?id=355
"Suffer"
http://epitaph.com/bands/index.php?id=356
"No Control"
http://epitaph.com/bands/index.php?id=357
"Against The Grain"
http://epitaph.com/bands/index.php?id=358
"Generator"
http://epitaph.com/bands/index.php?id=359
...The first MP3 from "Das Not Compute," the new CD by DIVISION OF LAURA LEE, is available for download at http://www.epitaph.com/bands/index.php?id=364...
...It had to happen: High Times Records, a
division of High Times Magazine, will release a collection of great stoner music
on June 8, 2004. Entitled "High Volume: The Stoner Rock Collection,"
the CD will contain the following tracks:
1. Gas Giant, "Too Stoned"
2. Bad Wizard, "So Bad,"
3. Clutch, "Willie Nelson,"
4. Nebula, "The Void,"
5. The Hidden Hand, "Falconstone,"
6. Unida, "Left Us To Mold,"
7. Orange Goblin, "No Law,"
8. Suplecs, "Cities of The Dead,"
9. High On Fire, "To Cross The Bridge,"
10. Sea Of Green, "High For The Ride,"
11. The Formula, "Hello To Oblivion,"
12. Corrosion Of Conformity, "It Is That
Way,"
13. The Mystick Krewe Of Clearlight, "Ride
Out"
14. Bottom, "NADAsoul."
...BLACKLYST have announced Joe Towne as their new drummer. The band will start a new tour in 2004...
...THE WHO have recorded two brand new songs - their first since 1982 - for their forthcoming compilation: "The Who - Then & Now" due in stores on March 30. Also included will be 18 of the band's biggest hits from 1965 - 1981...
...Great news from SHATTERED REALM. The band reports that their lost camcorder and tapes have been recovered and that their DVD plans are back in track...
VON KULL has almost completed their new CD, which will be released in the next few months. You can catch the band live - if you're in Aston, PA - at the Sundance Saloon with CIRRHOSIS and MALICIOUS INTENT also on the bill. For more information, check out http://www.vonkull.com...
...FREEWHEELER have won the Powerplay Battle of the Bands. For more information, check out http://www.freewheeler.org.uk...
...YOB are on tour. Click here for tour dates...
...May 3rd marks the release date of "Abyss" by LIONSHEART and "The XIII Skull" by WHITE SKULL...
...WIRES ON FIRE have announced their new website at http://www.wiresonfire.com...
...FOOLS PARADISE will play the Harmony Sweet Café in Simi Valley, CA, on March 19th. For more information, check out http://www.foolsparadise.us. While there, you can also listen to audio samples of the band's new CD...
...JOSH TODD, formerly of BUCKCHERRY, will play the Whisky in L.A. on Thursday, April 8th at 8:00 PM, opening for ANTHRAX.. For more information, check out http://www.joshtodd.com...
...SONATA ARCTICA have begun recording their follow-up to "Winterheart's Guild." The new CD will be released later this year...
...PRIMAL FEAR will shoot a new video for the track "The Healer," from their new CD, "Devil's Ground." In other Primal Fear news, the band will play two U.S. shows this spring...
...IN FLAMES will release "Soundtrack to Your Escape" on March 29th. The band will tour with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE for a co-headlining tour in May. East Coast Editor Christopher J. Kelter is already celebrating this announcement...
...EDGUY's new CD, "Hellfire Club," features two bonus tracks, "Children of Steel" (a re-arranged an re-recorded demo from 1994) and another version of the track "Mysteria," featuring KREATOR singer Mille Petrozza....
...THE CROWN have
called it quits, releasing the following statement:
THE CROWN: R.I.P. - Sad news from The Crown: Today, the 7th of March 2004,
we, the dudes of The Crown, have decided to call it quits. I'm sure every member
in the band can still come up with 10 reasons for continuing and 10 reasons for
giving up, but after some heavy consideration we have decided to finally find
out what life is like without playing in The Crown.
It's been a blast writing/performing together all these years, taking this band
to levels that we never even knew of. Also getting to know other people in other
bands on the road has been amazing. Seeing new places and getting to see and
hear new, great bands has totally blown us away - we sure had our share of fun!
Too many tours gone bad due to not at all professional tour arrangements is
maybe the main reason for giving up. (We do indeed have stories about tour
managers/agencies and the business in general; the best ones would surely make a
best-selling book...) Coming home from tours with empty pockets, equipment
falling apart and having a pile of bills on the doorstep is simply 'horns
down.' Paying the bills with tour memories and floor scores is just not
possible. We do love standing on stage but we don't know much about the business
part, and that's a bad combination. Trust me on that one.
The timing for giving up now is both good and bad: Bad because Possessed 13 is
an incredible album that deserves some decent touring, but I guess all
professional booking agencies have their hands full as it is. Good because we
decided to not sign a new deal with Metal Blade, and now that we finally have
Crowned in Terror (Crowned Unholy!!!) sounding like it was supposed to, the
timing is superb.
We made 6 killer albums, we did stuff our way, and we sure as hell paid our
dues. Or as we say to conclude usual setbacks: 'We came, we saw and we fucked
up!'
So we want to thank our fans for the support: you people made it last for 14
years! Thanks to Metal Blade, thanks to all bands that we've shared the stage
with. Our apologies to the festivals that had us booked for the summer of 2004.
And last but not least: thanks to our girlfriends for putting up with us through
the rehearsals, gigs, studio sessions and tours!" - Janne and The Crown www.thecrownonline.com
...Israeli prog-metallers ORPHANED LAND, will release their new CD, "Mabool," through Century Media in the US on April 6, 2004...
...MASTODON have begun recording their forthcoming full-length, entitled "Leviathan."...
...Current and former members of SAVATAGE
will unite for one night only to headline ProgPower V this September in Atlanta.
The performance will feature will feature Jon Oliva, Zak
Stevens, Chris Caffery and Steve "Dr. Kill
Drums" Wacholz performing a set from Savatage's entire discography
in an exclusive performance. In addition to the full set, fans can expect a
sneak
preview of Jon Oliva's "Tage Mahal"...
..."Morke Gravers Kammer,"" the new CD by KHOLD, will be released in the United States on April 20th...
...The new CD by ZAKK WYLDE's BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, entitled "Hangover Music Volume VI," is Zakk's answer to the fan's call for another "Book of Shadows." Says Zakk of the new CD, "What would be the point of putting out the same damn album each time? This one's darker and heavier than some of our previous CDs, maybe in the vein of when Alice In Chains did 'Jar of Flies' but its still a BLS record. I loved it when GN'R did mellow shit like 'Lies' .... those are the CDs we listen to during 20 hour bus rides or after a night of 'brewtality.'" The new CD is due in stores on April 20th...
...FUNNY MONEY, a new band featuring former KIX vocalist Steve Whiteman and Jimmy Chalfant, have released a new CD, "Skin to Skin"...
...Pulse8 will play the Emerald Theatreon March 18th on the same bill with FACTURE...
...Expanded editions of WARRANT'S "Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich" and 1990's "Cherry Pie" and ALDO NOVA's 1982 debut will soon be released with bonus tracks on each CD...
...OVER THE EDGE, featuring Mickey Thomas of STARSHIP, have completed their new CD, which will be released in Europe on Frontiers Records on May 3rd 2004...
...MELLOWDRONE will release a brand new CD, their second, entitled, "Go Get 'em Tiger," on April 1st. The EP will only be available through the band's website at http://www.mellowdrone.com and will feature six new tracks. A full-length CD will follow later this year. The band is hitting the road soon. Click here for tour dates...
...SUGARCULT will release their new CD, "Palm Trees and Powerlines," on April 13, 2004. The band begins touring at the end of March. Click here for tour dates...
...ENSOPH will release their second full-length CD, "Opus Dementiae," the first week of April....
...SHATTERED REALM report that their video camera, plus videotape containing about twelve hours of irreplaceable tour video, has either been lost or was stolen during the band's stop in Salt Lake City, UH on March 9th at the Club Ritz. The band asks that anyone with information about the theft/loss contact Joe at dirtyjerztek@aol.com or call 732-213-3784. The band made the following statement: "We don't care about the camera - it would be nice to get it back - but we are more concerned about the footage that was lost."...
...Italy's CONSPIRACY have added an A.D. to their name (they're now CONSPIRACY A.D.) and have released their new CD, "Humanity=Destruction." For more information, check out http://www.conspiracyad.com...
...SINGLE BULLET THEORY are looking for a permanent drummer. Interested parties should e-mail their information as well as an MP3 of their playing to thebullettheory@aol.com. The band is currently in pre-production on their new CD, "Behind the Eyes of Hatred" which will be recorded in March and April...
...TRIPCHORD will play downtown Toronto at The B-Side on Friday, March 12th. Also on the bill are SHATTERPOINT (ex Catharsis-Metal from Toronto), BUZZTED MUZZLE (Hard Rock from Toronto), NAKATHERAL (Black Metal/Grind Metal from Stratford, On.) and THE SILENT 6 (Heavy Digital Music from Toronto). For more information, check out http://www.tripchordmusic.com...
...SHAKIRA's new CD, "First Class" has been mixed, mastered and is ready to be released. That being said, no release date has yet been set...
...QUEENSRYCHE will release their live DVD, "The Art of Live" on April 20th, 2004. Bonus features include a tour documentary and an encore duet with DREAM THEATER. The band has also announced a spring tour. Click here for tour dates...
...EVERYDAYMONDAY will play The Factory in Fort Lauderdale on March 12th at 9:30 PM and again on April 10th at 9:00 PM. The band is also scheduled to perform at the Kelsey Club on April 8th at 8PM. For more information, check out http://www.metalfactory.net or www.kelseyclub.com...
...SUPERVILLAIN, featuring drummer Louie Gasparro (BLITZSPEER / MURPHY'S LAW), guitarist Tim Grove (FUNKFACE), bassist Jay Nicholas (KRACKDOWN/DIG), guitarist Mike Mirabella (LORDS OF BKLYN) and lead vocalist Morgan Adams, is currently recording their first full-length CD. For more information, check out http://www.musicrealms.com/supervillain/...
...SPLIT HABIT will tour with ALLISTER in May. "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is," Split Habit's new CD on Double Zero Records, is currently available. Click here for tour dates...
...HEATHEN will release their CD, "Recovered," on March 31st. The CD was actually begun in 1992 with tracks being archived and unfinished until 2003 when engineer / co-producer Rob Beaton salvaged the early recordings for use in the production of the new CD. The band will also release a DVD shortly after the CD release. Says lead vocalist Dave White about the DVD: "This is the chance to get a glimpse of Heathen of yesterday, today and tomorrow." For more information, check out http://www.heatheninc.com...
...GYPSY ROSE have signed with Z Records. The band will release a new studio album sometime later this year. Says the band's Michael Ross, "I'm really looking forward to recording a new record, touring / playing live and meeting all the Gypsy Rose fans again." For more information, check out http://www.zrecords.net...
...ICED EARTH has confirmed their appearance at this year's Bang Your Head! Show, taking place in Germany at the Messegelände of Balingen on the 25th and 26th of June. Check out this line-up and join me in wishing you were going to be in Germany then or check out more information at http://www.bang-your-head.de:
BANG YOUR HEAD line-up
ICED EARTH
ALICE COOPER
WHITE LION
QUEENSRYCHE
MAGNUM
CHILDREN OF BODOM
TESTAMENT
U.F.O.
GOTTHARD
ANTHRAX
PRIMAL FEAR
LILLIAN AXE
DEATH ANGEL
BLAZE
OMEN
KINGDOM COME
ANGEL
SHOK PARIS
BALLISTIC
RUFFIANS
CAGE
MAJESTY
...CEASE TO EXIST will join GRAHAM BONNET, EUPHORAPHONIC, NEW RISING SON, JUGULUR, and SCARRED on Thursday, March 21st at Club Vodka in Hollywood...
...PHANTOM PLANET has announced a series of tour dates. Click here for dates, etc...
...IN.SPITE.OF has launched their new website at http://www.inspiteofmusic.com. Check it out!...
...DISMEMBER will join the 2nds Annual BW&BK Six-Pack Weekend festival, set to be held June 4-5 at the Odeon in Cleveland, Ohio. Says drummer Fred Estby: "Getting back on the American crime scene after 4 years is gonna be awesome. We just can't wait to get on stage in front of the American metalheads once more."...
...PILLAR's new CD, "Where Do We Go From Here," will be released on June 15, 2004...
...FL have announced a bunch of tour dates. Do yourself a favor - check this band out soon. Click here for tour dates, etc. or click here for more information...
...Officially re-grouped, CONFESSOR will be performing at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, NC on March 13th and heading to the studio in April to record a new CD. For more information, check out their website at www.confessorband.com...
...WITHOUT, a rock band from Milan, ask that you pay them a visit at their website: http://www.withoutband.com...
...April 20th will mark the Candlelight Records release of the new CDs from Norway's KHOLD (entitled "Gravers Kammer") and CADAVER (entitled "Necrosis")...
...MTV2 has announced the Headbangers Ball tour, with HATEBREED, DAMAGEPLAN, DROWNING POOL and UNEARTH on the bill. The live version of the popular MTV2 program will kick off on March 25th in South Carolina. Click here for tour dates...
...FEAR FACTORY will release their new CD, "Archetype," on April 20th. The band will hit the road with SLIPKNOT on this year's Jagermeister tour which begins March 30th in Orlando, FL.. Click here for tour dates...
...Due to production problems, the highly anticipated EXODUS CD, "Tempo of the Damned" has been pushed back to a March 23rd release...
...BLOODSAK will play Friday, March 5th, at RJ's Rib Joint in Beverly Hills, CA at 8:45PM. For more information, call (310) 274 7427...
...Lion Music has signed METAL MAJESTY and will release the band's new CD in May 2004. Lion's version will contain four additional tracks...
...METALLICA will launch a music download site at http://www.livemetallica.com where fans can download music from each performance of their North American "Madly in Anger with the World" tour. Full concert audio of each show will be available within three to four dates after the actual show. Says the band's Lars Ulrich: "This is the next logical step in a process that began back in 1991 when we first implemented the 'Taper Section' at our shows, where the fans were encouraged to bring in their own gear to record the show, and then take home their very own 'bootleg' of the concert they had just seen. This technology will enable our fans to get the best possible recording of the show, without having to hold a microphone in the air for the entire night!" The recordings will be high-quality, unedited soundboard recordings available in MP3 ($9.95) and FLAC ($12.95) formats...
...The 9th Annual ExtremeThing Sports/Music Festival has been set for March 27th in Las Vegas at the Desert Breeze Skate Park. Scheduled to perform are STORY OF THE YEAR, THE MATCHES, SUGARCULT, REEL BIG FISH, BOWLING FOR SOUP, ATREYU, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE and more...
...Canadian punk pioneer Joey Keithley has released his autobiography, "I, Shithead: A Life in Punk." Keithley has scheduled a number of dates to sign the book and his band, D.O.A., will tour in support of their new Best-Of CD, "War and Peace." Click here for signing and tour dates...
...Italian metallers HIGHLORD have completed the recording of their new CD, "Medusa's Coil," which will be released in May...
...CELESTY are in the mixing stage of their new CD, "Legacy of Hate." Richard Andersson of TIME REQUIEM appears as a guest star on the new CD...
...THUNDERBOLT will tour Germany with SKEW SISKIN in March. Click here for tour dates...
...BLUE OYSTER CULT is still on the road. Click here for tour dates...
...ASHES TO ASHES will re-release their first album, "Shapes of Spirits" through The SilentEnigma.com. The new re-issue contains improved artwork...
...THE GREAT DECEIVER will release "Terra Incognito" on May 11th...
...WAR & PEACE, featuring Jeff Pilson, will release their new CD, "The Walls Have Eyes" on April 19th. The European release will contain a bonus track recording of DOKKEN's "Walk Away"...
...April 6th will mark the release of the new CD by HEARSE entitled "Armageddon Mon Amour"...
...THE DAMNWELLS will release their first full-length CD, "Bastards of the Beat," on April 6, 2004. The CD, originally recorded for release on an indie label, will instead be released through Epic Records with whom the band just signed. However, Epic claims the CD will be released "in all its Manhattan Mini-Storage recorded glory"...
...Club Vodka's Pink Pussycat Club in West Hollywood continues to announce great shows. Click here for more...
...THE BEAUTIFUL MISTAKE will release their new CD, "This is Who You Are" on April 6th. For more information, check out http://www.thebeautifulmistake.com...
...W.A.S.P. will release the first part of their two-part epic, "The Neon God, Part One: The Rise" on April 6th. The conceptual rock opera explores the tragedy and consequences of one boy's search for acceptance and purpose in his existence. Part 2 of the saga will be released later this summer...
...STRYPER will release a live CD, "7 Weeks: Live in America," in May 2004...
...ANTHRAX will release their DVD, "Music of Mass Destruction," on April 6th. The DVD contains their acclaimed, sold-out performance at the Metro in Chicago on Friday December 5th as well as bonus materials including separate band segments, a featurette on famed comic book artist/painter/creator Alex Ross, 5.1 Surround Sound, two songs filmed in Hyper--Angle, as well as a bunch of hidden extras. Also included will be an audio CD with highlights from the show...
...FLUPEJAC's latest CD is entitled "...Sometimes the Bull Wins" and will soon be available through their website at http://www.flupejac.com...
...KISS bassist Gene Simmons will release his solo album, "Asshole," on April 20th. Included on the CD are "Waiting for the Morning Light" which Simmons co-wrote with Bob Dylan and "Black Tongue," co-written by Frank Zappa and featuring the late artist's vocals and guitar, as well as contributions from Zappa's wife Gail, and his children Dweezil, Ahmet and Moon. Additional guests include Dave Navarro, Bruce Kulick, Eric Singer and Shannon Tweed...
...Norway's 1349 will release, their new CD, "Beyond the Apocalypse" on May 4th. For more information, check out http://www.legion1349.com...
...The GEORGE LYNCH GROUP will join Yngwie Malmsteen for a number of live dates. Click here to see them...
...Candlelight Records will release INSOMNIUM's new CD, "Since the Day it All Came Down," on May 4th...
...REV has changed their name to EVERYDAYMONDAY and have hence changed their website to http://www.everydaymonday.com...
...Finnish melodic death metallers SEARING MEADOW have signed with Rising Realm Records and will release their new album later this year...
...METAKIX has uploaded some demo songs to the web so that fans can get an idea of what to expect from future Metakix material. Check 'em out at http://www.soundclick.com/metakix.com...
...OZZFEST 2004 has been announced with one of the best lineups in years. Included on the bill are OZZY OSBOURNE, JUDAS PRIEST, SLAYER, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, SLIPKNOT, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, LAMB OF GOD, DIMMU BORGIR, HATEBREED, LACUNA COIL, EVERY TIME I DIE, BLEEDING THROUGH, GOD FORBID, UNEARTH and ATREYU. Click here for tour dates...
...BYZANTINE are on the road in support of their new release, "The Fundamental Component." Click here for tour dates...
...GRANDMA MOSES has made their video for "Knock Me Down," from their new CD, "Too Little Too Late," available on their website at http://www.grandmamoses.net...
...VOODOO HILL have completed their new CD, "Wild Seed of Mother Earth," said to be heavier and more straightforward than their previous CD. "Wild Seed..." will be released later this year...
...BAD ACID TRIP's new CD, "Lynch the Weirdo," featuring SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian, will be released on April 20th. Says Tankian, "Bad Acid Trip is an extremely original band mixing many genres musically and characters visually to give you a mesmerizing over stimulation of your senses. You will not fully understand how innovative -- out of their minds/insane -- Bad Acid Trip is until you come to one of their shows."...
...DAMAGEPLAN's "New Found Power" hit the Top 40 spot on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart, selling more than 45,000 records. Damageplan is made up of PANTERA founders Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul, Halford guitarist/vocalist Pat Lachman and bassist Bob Zilla...
...Geffen Records will release GUNS N'ROSES "Greatest Hits" on March 23rd. The CD will feature 14 classic GNR hit, including the band's cover of the ROLLING STONES' "Sympathy For the Devil" from the Tom Cruise film "Interview with the Vampire"...
...MEMORIZED DREAMS' "Theater of Life" will be released on April 16th, 2004. The CD features Olaf Hayer of LUCA TURILLI and DIONYSUS as lead vocal on one song...
...KHANATE have announced their "Let Loose the Lambs" tour with a March 13th date featuring Gunnar Hansen ("Leatherface" from the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" films) and "Dawn of the Dead" director George A. Romero signing autographs before the show). Click here for tour dates...
...MAPLE CROSS have released the following statement regarding their new lineup: "A year is a long time in the world of music and we had to experience it ourselves first hand to realize it. When me, Late, Aki, Sami and Ollari started to write music together couple of years ago we couldn't imagine what the future would hold for us. We worked really hard all the time, but especially in 2003. In 2003 we recorded 'Next Chapter', toured Finland and the UK, shot a video for 'AU Revoir' (taken from 'Next Chapter') and finally played couple of festival gigs during the summer. After that we found ourselves without bass player and that was just a beginning. First we took sometime off and when we started to talk about going back to our rehearsal studio we realized it might not be possible. So, we sat down and talked things through and decided there and then it would be better if me and Aki continued with MAPLE CROSS and Late and Sami would step aside. A few days later I already had some idea who I wanted in. I called Avather (THYRANE) and J. Henttunen (SETHERY) to see if they wanted to join the ranks. They jumped at the chance almost immediately and when Aki's old pal Sami wanted to 'MAKE HELL' as well, we were ready to do some damage!! Now that we've been playing together for few months I can honestly say That all this trouble we went through has taught me a lot. It wasn't the end of the world, Because I still get to write music with people who I regard as my friends and at the same time my friendship with Late and Sami is as strong as it ever was. So, in this case everyone's a winner! Next step for us is to get back on stage and that will happen in February 25th at a place called LOOP here in our home town of Oulu. So, come on down and witness first hand that MAPLE CROSS is still alive and ready to DESTROY!"
...BRUCE DICKINSON will record with producer/guitarist Roy Z on the upcoming TRIBUZY album, "Execution." The CD will be released later this year...
...METALLICA's documentary feature "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" will be released in both U.S. theaters and later the DVD markets through IFC Films and Paramount Home Video...
...MOMENTS IN GRACE will tour with AVENGED SEVENFOLD for a month beginning April 16. Before that tour, however, MOMENTS IN GRACE have several dates already scheduled. Click here to find 'em...
...PHANTOM PLANET has confirmed tour dates for March through June. Click here to find them...
...Noise Records has announced the release of new albums by GAMMA RAY , HEAVENLY and FROST (featuring Jack Frost), all due on March 9th. GAMMA RAY's "Skeletons in the Closet" is a double-live album, chosen by fans on the Gamma Ray website and available in both a standard edition and a digi-pack edition with bonus features. FROST's "Raise Your Fist to Metal" is the SEVEN WITCHES guitarist's solo album featuring such guests as Gonzo Sandoval (Armored Saint), Johnny Dee (Doro, Britny Fox, Waysted), Mike Duda (W.A.S.P.), Joey Vera (Armored Saint, Fates Warning, Seven Witches), Billy Childs (Britny Fox), Mike LePond (Symphony X), Harry Hess (Harem Scarem), Bobby Lucas (Exhibition, ex-Seven Witches), Joe Comeau (ex-Annihilator, ex-Overkill, ex-Liege Lord), Steve Braun (Azlan), Jack Emrick (Life After Death), and Rob Rock (ex-Impellitteri, ex-Warrior, ex-Axel Rudi Pell). Finally, HEAVENLY's "Dust to Dust" is an epic 3-chapter story about the changes a man must deal with when he becomes a vampire...
...ATTACKER has a couple of live dates scheduled to support their new release, "Soul Taker." If the band isn't playing near you, check out their live video by clicking here: http://www.attacker.tv/sounds.html#video. Or click here for tour dates...
...Z Records has announced that the new BLACK'N'BLUE album, "Hell Yeah!" will still be released despite the exit of Jaime St. James from the band to join WARRANT. In fact, the band has issued the following statement: In regards to the official announcement that vocalist Jaime St. James has now joined Warrant, St. James says that he and Black 'N Blue will still complete work on their new album entitled "Hell Yeah!", which is currently scheduled for release in May. In regards to touring, St. James says "my commitments are with Warrant, however I do not rule out the possibility of playing dates with Black 'N Blue in support of the new album."...
...HUMANITY have been confirmed for the Dong Open Air metal festival in Germany on July 24th. For more information on the festival check out http://www.dongopenair.de...
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