Search results for 'ministry'
News
MINISTRY's JOURGENSEN: PRESIDENT BUSH Is As Bad As SADDAM HUSSEIN
MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen blasted President Bush in an interview with KNAC.com. He explained, "That guy is the worst, man. You know, they did an I.Q. test of Presidents since 1950, and I think it started with Eisenhower. Anyway, Bush ranked lower than any of them. He had a score of 91, which i...May 25, 2003
News
MINISTRY To Launch Festival Tour In Late July
MINISTRY have announced plans to launch a month-long "festival" tour beginning in late July. Joining them on the bill will be REVOLTING COCKS and OGHR (featuring SKINNY PUPPY frontman Nivek Ogre, a.k.a. Kevin Ogilvie),along with four or five other bands, all of whom will be "handpicked" by the indu...May 24, 2003
News
Vancouver Police Won't Face Charges In GUNS N' ROSES Riot
Vancouver police officers accused of brutality in breaking up a riot over a cancelled GUNS N' ROSES concert won't face charges, according to the Canadian Press. Some people claimed the police used excessive force when they stopped vandals who were smashing doors and glass at the GM Place stadium aft...May 16, 2003
News
SOULFLY Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA 2003 Festival
SOULFLY are the latest act confirmed to appear at Finland's Tuska 2003 festival, set to take place July 11-13 in the Kaisaniemi park in the center of Helsinki. The complete list of groups currently scheduled to perform at the event is as follows: TYPE O NEGATIVE MINISTRY CHILDREN OF BODOM STRATOVARI...May 14, 2003
News
ARCH ENEMY Confirmed For Holland's FIELDS OF ROCK Festival
Sweden's ARCH ENEMY are the latest addition to the Fields of Rock festival, which is set to take place on June 15 at Goffertpark Fields in Nijmegen, Holland. Other artists set to appear at the event include METALLICA, LIMP BIZKIT, DEFTONES, MARILYN MANSON, DISTURBED, MUDVAYNE, MINISTRY, STONE SOUR,...May 9, 2003
News
SEPULTURA Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL
Brazilian metallers SEPULTURA are the latest act to have been confirmed for the U.K.'s Download Festival, set to take place May 31-June 1 at Donington Park. Download Festival will highlight the best rock talent in the world today with more than fifty bands performing over two days on three stages. O...May 6, 2003
News
Former PITCHSHIFTER Singer To Remix PIGFACE Track
Former PITCHSHIFTER and current DOHENY singer J.S. Clayden has been commissioned to do a remix of the PIGFACE track "Insect/Suspect" from the group's latest CD, "Easy Listening". The song reportedly includes appearances by Seibold (HATE DEPT.),Chris Connelly (REVOLTING COCKS, MINISTRY),and Fallon...May 4, 2003
News
Former SKINNY PUPPY Frontman To Join MINISTRY At NYC Gig
Former SKINNY PUPPY frontman Nivek Ogre (a.k.a. Kevin Ogilvie) will join MINISTRY on stage during MINISTRY's gig at Roseland Ballroom in New York City on Sunday (May 4). Ogre was a member of MINISTRY between 1988 and 1991, and he had previously toured with the group in support of the "The Land of Ra...May 3, 2003
News
Former NEUROTICA Drummer Joins PITBULL DAYCARE
Former NEUROTICA drummer Jason West has joined San Antonio, Texas-based band PITBULL DAYCARE. West made his live debut with the group on April 14 at the Sunset in San Antonio as the support act for MINISTRY. PITBULL DAYCARE, who recently acquired a new guitarist by the name of Andy "Loosey" Escalant...April 27, 2003
News
ZYKLON, ENTHRONED Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE 2003 Festival
ZYKLON and ENTHRONED are the latest acts to have been confirmed for Germany's With Full Force 2003 festival, which is set to take place July 4-6 at airport Roitzschjora, Löbnitz near Leipzig. Meanwhile, reunited death metallers SUFFOCATION have withdrawn from the event for reasons that have yet to b...April 26, 2003
News
STONE SOUR, NILE, OPETH Confirmed For Holland's FIELDS OF ROCK Festival
STONE SOUR, NILE, OPETH, and PRONG are among the more recent additions to the Fields of Rock festival, which is set to take place on June 15 at Goffertpark Fields in Nijmegen, Holland. Other artists set to appear at the event include METALLICA, LIMP BIZKIT, DEFTONES, MARILYN MANSON, DISTURBED, MUDVA...April 25, 2003
News
IRON MAIDEN Singer To Present Radio Show From DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL
IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will be presenting his "6 Music" radio show live from the Download Festival in Donington just moments after his highly anticipated headline performance on the main stage, according to Kerrrang! IRON MAIDEN headline the first day of the festival as part of their s...April 25, 2003
News
PRONG, STONE SOUR Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE 2003 Festival
PRONG and STONE SOUR are the latest acts to have been confirmed for Germany's With Full Force 2003 festival, which is set to take place July 4-6 at airport Roitzschjora, Löbnitz near Leipzig. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to appear at the event is as follows: SLAYER TYPE O NEGATIV...April 15, 2003
News
STRATOVARIUS Cancel Asian Dates
STRATOVARIUS have cancelled all dates in Taiwan and Southeast Asia due to the growing threat of the S.A.R.S. virus. The following is the group's official statement on the matter: "We are very sorry that we had to make the decision to cancel all our shows after the tour in Japan. This is due to the ....April 15, 2003
News
IRON MAIDEN, DIO, MOTÖRHEAD: First Dates Announced
As exclusively predicted here last week, it has now been officially confirmed that IRON MAIDEN, DIO, and MOTÖRHEAD will be teaming up for a two-month North American tour during July-September. Although the complete lineup has yet to be announced, it is understood that MINISTRY and ANTHRAX are among...April 14, 2003