SATYRICON and TURBONEGRO will be teaming up for a "double headlining" show on March 31 in Tromsø, Norway "the beautiful winter kingdom where we started our Scandinavian tour in 2002," according to a post on SATYRICON's web site. As previously reported, SATYRICON have set an April 6 U.S. release date through the Sony Music imprint ...
Norway's RED HARVEST have posted video footage from the recording sessions for the follow-up to 2002's "Sick Transit Gloria Mundi", tentatively due early summer through Nocturnal Art Productions. The album is being recorded at Subsonic Society studios and is scheduled to be mixed in May at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden. Check out the videos: ...
MELDRUM, the Swedish band led by former PHANTOM BLUE guitarist Michelle Meldrum (wife of EUROPE axeman John Norum), have posted photos taken at their Jan. 20 gig at Club Lingerie in Hollywood, California, where they were joined by MOTÖRHEAD's Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister for a rendition of the MOTÖRHEAD classic "No Class" (a song previously covered ...
Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. will make their only Finnish festival appearance this summer at Provinssirock in Seinäjoki on June 19. Other confirmed acts include EXODUS, THE HIVES, HYPOCRISY, DAVID BOWIE, STARSAILOR and THE DISTILLERS. Three-day tickets will go on sale March 1. More info at www.provinssi.fi. As previously reported, H.I.M. will be issuing a ...
WARRANT bassist Jerry Dixon recently spoke to MusicMayhem.com about the departure of vocalist Jani Lane and the group's decision to carry on with new frontman Jaime St. James (of BLACK 'N BLUE fame). Asked what happened with Jani, Dixon said, "Well, he just decided to do his own thing, basically in a nutshell.. ya know ...
Finland's NIGHTWISH have posted more photos from the recording sessions for their new album, "Once", at their official web site. Check out the slide-show at this location. As previously reported, "Once" is tentatively due in June through Spinefarm/Universal Records in Finland and Nuclear Blast in continental Europe. A release date for the ...
Reunited South Chicago heavy metal band TYRANT'S REIGN have been spotted remixing some of their old recordings at Pumpkin Studios with engineer Gary Loizzo (AMERICAN BREED, STYX) for re-release on CD, according to a posting at NWITimes.com. The members also have been busy writing new songs with plans to enter Pumpkin this summer ...
Despite mostly favorable reviews, IRON MAIDEN's latest CD, "Dance of Death", appears to be selling much more slowly in the U.S. than its predecessor, 2000's "Brave New World". According to the latest Nielsen SoundScan figures, "Brave New World" has shifted 271,050 copies in the U.S. so far, while its follow-up effort has registered a total ...
The new acoustic GODSMACK single, "Running Blind", has been made available for download in MP3 format at this location. "Running Blind" comes off the group's all-acoustic EP, "The Other Side", due on March 16 through Republic/Universal Records. The set was originally intended to drop last fall, but the band decided to postpone its ...
Australian brutal death/grind metal outfit DAMAGED have officially split up. "Matt [Sanders] Skitz told the band he has an enlarged heart which makes it physically impossible for him to play drums any more," guitarist Chris "Hilly" Hill explained in an online posting. "The other members of the band including myself were keen to continue, so ...
