MESHUGGAH, NOSTRADAMEUS and LOST HORIZON have been confirmed for the sixth edition of the 2000 Decibel festival, set to take place on May 21 at Valhall in Bengtsfors, Sweden (180 kilometres north of Gothenburg). What makes 2000 Decibel special is the fact that it is the only festival that is totally dedicated to Swedish hard ...
Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA have posted the English and German versions of their "Wie Weit" video at their official web site. Check them out at this location. The English and German versions of "Wie Weit" feature Marta Jandová of Germany's alternative-hipsters DIE HAPPY while the French version (which is included on the group's new ...
Ken Serrano and Chris Jordan of New Jersey's Asbury Park Press have issued the following report: He told the 14-year-old Sayreville girl he was "T-Rex" and he liked to impersonate the guitarist for the heavy metal band they both liked, STATIC-X, authorities said. But the 39-year-old man accused of meeting the girl through ...
ST. LUCIFER, the Austrian metal band featuring former ABIGOR members Peter Kubik (guitarrs) and Silenius (vocals, SUMMONING) are seeking a technical black/death metal drummer to join their ranks. Interested parties should send an e-mail to [email protected] ...
Swedish death metallers VISCERAL BLEEDING have lined up the following dates during the coming months: "Transcending The U.K." tour with NAILED, CONDEMMED: May 04 - Manchester, UK @ Star and Garter May 05 - Swansea, UK @ TBC May 06 - Birmingham, UK @ Edwards No.8 May 07 - Leeds, UK @ Joseph Wells ...
DREAM THEATER have finished recording the follow-up to 2003's "Train of Thought", tentatively due in May/June via EastWest. "I just literally came from the very last session tonight — we just finished the album tonight, we start mixing it on Monday," DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy revealed during a live appearance Friday night (Feb. 25) ...
Boston metalcore outfit BURY YOUR DEAD reportedly announced during their show in Rock Island, Illinois Friday night (Feb. 25) that they have secured a slot at this year's Ozzfest. The band, who are currently on the road with PREMONITIONS OF WAR, WALLS OF JERICHO and FULL BLOWN CHAOS, released their sophomore album, "Cover Your Tracks", ...
LAMB OF GOD will reportedly be taping a MTV2 "Headbanger's Ball" appearance on the morning of March 4 in New York City, shortly before heading out for the first date of the group's "Subliminal Verses Tour" with SLIPKNOT and SHADOWS FALL tour in Hartford, Connecticut. They will be discussing the upcoming tour as well as ...
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist Woody Weatherman recently spoke to VWAB about the group's new album, "In the Arms of God" and their upcoming tour with MOTÖRHEAD, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: VWAB: You recorded the last [album] pretty fast, how long did this new one take to record? Woody Weatherman: "It ...
Gemma Tarlach of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has issued the following report: If you needed another reason to rail against the big bad record industry and how it stomps on the little guy, how about this: Local METALLICA-BEATLES parody act BEATALLICA was forced to shut down its Web site after receiving a cease-and-desist ...
