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School Play Combines Humor And '80s Heavy Metal

Bernie Smith of Waltham, MA's Daily News Tribune is reporting that a fourth-year Brown Middle School math instructor wrote and is directing the school's latest play, "Thröw the Göat", billed as "a heavy metal, head-banging extravaganza." "Thröw the Göat" plays upon every cliche from 1980s' hard-rock...

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Heavy Metal Musicians Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2004

A number of hard rock and heavy metal musicians have revealed their favorite albums of 2004 to Shoutweb.com. A sample of the choices follows below: Dave Pybus (CRADLE OF FILTH) 01. GENOCIDE SUPERSTARS – "Hail The New Storm" 02. HANZEL UND GRETYL - "Scheiss Messiah" 03. ZEKE - "'Til The Living End" 0...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Music To Be Used In 'Osbournes' Ad Campaign

The STRAPPING YOUNG LAD song "Bring On The Young" will be used in a two-week ad campaign for the next season of "The Osbournes". The ads will start running on January 3, 2005 on MTV and MTV2. The spot will feature STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mainman Devin Townsend conducting a children's choir, who will sin...

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THE HAUNTED To Honor DIMEBAG's Memory By 'Fucking Shit Up'

After their extraordinarily successful U.S. tour with DAMAGEPLAN and labelmates SHADOWS FALL, the Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED will now start to devastate Europe. On January 26, 2005, THE HAUNTED will head out for the "Close Up Made Us Do It Tour" as headlining act all over Scandinavia together wit...

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THE HAUNTED's One Minute Of Silence For DIMEBAG DARRELL

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED paid tribute to late DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and DAMAGEPLAN's bodyguard Jeff "Mathem" Thompson last night (Dec. 17) by requesting one minute of silence with devil's horns raised from everyone that attended their gig at the London Forum....

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THE HAUNTED: U.K. Tour Dates Announced

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED will embark on a two-week U.K. headlining tour starting on February 24 at London's Mean Fiddler. The trek will also include MARTYR AD and DEAD TO FALL. Confirmed tour dates are as follows: Feb. 24 – London, UK - Meanfiddler Feb. 25 – Birmingham, UK - Academy Feb. 26 – L...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist's Ex-Wife Auctions MICK MARS' Underwear

Emi Canyn, ex-wife of MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars and formerly half of CRÜE's notorious backing vocalist duo NASTY HABIT, is auctioning a "unique one-of-a-kind article of clothing that was a gag gift one Christmas to Mick Mars from an unnamed bandmate." According to a posting on Canyn's eBay auc...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE: New Single 'If I Die Tomorrow' Posted Online

MÖTLEY CRÜE's new single, "If I Die Tomorrow" (Island/IDJMG) has been posted online in streaming audio at AOL.com. Listen to it at this location. A new band photo has been posted online here. "We want to thank you in advance for kicking this song in the ass," bassist Nikki Sixx said ...

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Manager: MÖTLEY CRÜE Reunion Talk Is 'Premature'

MÖTLEY CRÜE's manager at Tenth Street Entertainment has told Billboard.com that talk that the group will be announcing a tour Monday (Dec. 6) at a press event on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, Calif., is premature. "Anyone showing up at the Whisky on Monday will be with a bunch of other people holding a...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE: 'Red, White And Crüe' Collection Due In Early 2005

MÖTLEY CRÜE have set "Red, White and Crüe" as the title of their upcoming greatest-hits collection, tentatively due in January/February 2005, informed sources have told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. The set is expected to include at least one new song recorded recently with the band's original lineup of Vince N...

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GORGOROTH Explain Abbreviated Mexico City Performance

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH have issued the following report on their recent South American/Mexican tour: "The recent Central American tour was very well visited and the fans was truly dedicated. Especially in San Salvador and Guatemala city, although the security in the first mentioned city...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Seek Female Lead For New Video?

According to ExploreTalent.com, MÖTLEY CRÜE recently issued a casting call for a female lead to star in the group's new video for a song called "If I Die Tomorrow". The description and talent specifications of the role the video producers were trying to fill are as follows: "Brunette, female, caucas...

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It's Official: MÖTLEY CRÜE To Hold Press Conference In L.A., Band To Be Interviewed By VH1

Hard rock radio personality Eddie Trunk announced on his "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM on Friday (Nov. 26) that he will be traveling to Los Angeles next weekend to interview the four original members of MÖTLEY CRÜE and cover the band's reunion press conference for VH1. The...

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ISLE OF MAN Sign Licensing Deal With GARDEN OF EXILE RECORDS

Dutch death/grindcore band ISLE OF MAN have signed a distribution-and-promotion deal with Garden of Exile Records. The five tracks the band recorded last year will be released by the end of November 2004 under the title "Breathe Plastic". In addition to the five tracks, the disc will contain a video...

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GORGOROTH: Early Albums To Be Reissued

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH have inked a deal with the French label Season of Mist for the reissues of their first three albums: "Pentagram" (1994),"Antichrist" (1996) and "Under the Sign of Hell" (1997). All three will be re-released in January/February in a remastered, digipack version. I...