According to a posting on KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, four new KISS wall art pieces are being released by KISS licensee Celebrity Gallerie. The new art features the covers of classic KISS albums – "Alive!", "Love Gun", "Rock N Roll Over" and "Creatures of the Night" (see photos at this location). These ...
August 2006 - Blabbermouth Archive
MONSTER MAGNET Guitarist Recording Demos For Solo Project
MONSTER MAGNET guitarist Ed Mundell is currently in Los Angeles writing and recording demos for a solo project. A new demo track, featuring Ed on guitars and bass, and Bob Pantella on drums, has been posted online at EdMundell.com. MONSTER MAGNET cancelled its European tour in March after the group's mainman, Dave Wyndorf, ...
PAPA ROACH To Film 'To Be Loved' Video This Thursday
PAPA ROACH will be shooting their new music video for "…To Be Loved", the first single off the upcoming album "The Paramour Sessions", this Thursday evening, August 3 in Los Angeles at 6:30 p.m. The shoot will last a few hours, and everyone must be there at 6:30 p.m to be able to participate! PAPA ...
VANILLA FUDGE Recording LED ZEPPELIN Covers Album
Launch Radio Networks reports: VANILLA FUDGE are in southern California this week, recording an album of LED ZEPPELIN covers. Drummer Carmine Appice gave Launch the scoop on what the band is doing. "Basically, we rearranged some songs — we're doing a lot of their stuff FUDGE style, you know? Some of it is slowed down, ...
GUNS N' ROSES Frontman AXL ROSE: 'We Are Now Looking Forward To The U.S. In September'
GUNS N' ROSES' management has issued the following press release: GUNS N' ROSES completed their European tour Sunday night with their second consecutive sold-out show at London's Wembley Arena. The tour, which started May 25 in Madrid, Spain, played to 700,000-plus people over 32 shows in 18 countries, making it one of the biggest tours ...
FIREWIND To Support DRAGONFORCE On European Tour
Greek metal act FIREWIND has entered the national album chart in their home country at position No. 11 with their latest CD, "Allegiance". Commented guitarist/mastermind Gus G.: "We certainly didn"t expect our CD single ['Falling to Pieces', which debuted on the Greek chart at No. 11] to enter the charts in such high position and ...
IRON MAIDEN Manager Says Infamous OZZFEST San Bernardino Performance Was 'One Of Our Best Ever'
The IMOC (Iron Maiden Fan Club) has managed to gather up some pretty interesting questions from the IRON MAIDEN fanbase around the world for manager Rod Smallwood. After some time, Rod has finally found the time to answer the remaining 15 out of a massive 20 questions. A few excerpts follow: Question: Since you're on ...
MÅNEGARM, SKYFORGER and VREID Confirmed for Minneapolis' HEATHEN CRUSADE II Metalfest
MÅNEGARM from Sweden, SKYFORGER from Latvia and VREID from Norway are the first bands to be confirmed for the second annual Heathen Crusade metalfest. All three bands will be making their exclusive debut North American performances. The Heathen Crusade II will take place on Saturday, January 20, 2007 at The Quest Night Club in Minneapolis, ...
EMPEROR Tabulature Book Set For U.S. Release
Candlelight Records has set an October 31 U.S. release date for the EMPEROR guitar tabulature book, titled "Scattered Ashes: Decade of Emperial Wrath". The 132-page oversized book featuring foreword and transcriptions by vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn includes original tabs for thirteen EMPEROR classics contained on the band's 2003 compilation of the same name. "In my experience as ...
SAURON: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed
Dutch black metallers SAURON have set "The Channeling Void" as the title of their upcoming third full-length album, tentatively due late 2006/early 2007 via the Swedish label Carnal Records (CRAFT, ARCKANUM, SHAARIMOTH). Eight songs have been written for the CD, which will be recorded at Double Noise studio and mastered at the Necromorbus facility in ...