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CRADLE OF FILTH Bassist: We Are Too Extreme For EPIC RECORDS

It's hard to think of any logical reason to explain why Epic Records thought the black-metal scene was such an untapped gold mine of commercial potential that it gave CRADLE OF FILTH the opportunity to "waste as much money as possible, lots of makeup, lots of beer, 77-minute-long albums," bassist Da...

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EPICA To Film Video For 'The Phantom Agony'

Holland's EPICA (formerly SAHARA DUST),the new group formed by ex-AFTER FOREVER guitarist Mark Jansen, ex-CASSIOPEIA guitarist Ad Sluijter and keyboardist Coen Janssen, are currently filming a video for the title track to their debut album, "The Phantom Agony". "The Phantom Agony" was recorded at G...

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'Rock Star' Sex Scam Suspect Acquitted

The 42-year-old Elgin, Illinois man who pretended to be a rock star to sleep with women was "immoral" and "completely reprehensible" but not guilty of rape, a 16th Circuit Court judge decided. According to testimony at his sexual assault trial, Bruce Rumery paid for a newspaper advertisement in July...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Singer Throws Tantrum At U.K. Awards Show

The following report was posted at the web site of the U.K.-based metal magazine Metal Hammer: "In a bizarre show of tantrum-throwing even by his own standards, CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth was quite literally manhandled out of the Metal Hammer Awards after-show party after fisticuffs with a...

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Former HOLE Frontwoman Lands 'Fantasy Violinist'

Former HOLE frontwoman Courtney Love has recruited "fantasy violinist" Emilie Autumn, a ravishing, classically trained musician, for her new solo band, which is scheduled to make its live debut this summer. Last month, Love placed a classified ad in the Village Voice, seeking a guitarist and drummer...

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GODSMACK: Stronger Than Them All

Steve Morse of the Boston Globe reviewed GODSMACK's homecoming concert at the Tweeter Center on Thursday (May 22) before a crowd of 13,000. A large part of that crowd — 2,000 to be exact — were members of the military who had bought $10 tickets in the reserved section on the lawn. GODSMACK have take...

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JANE'S ADDICTION Perform At AD Club

JANE'S ADDICTION previewed material from their forthcoming album, "Strays" (previously called "Hypersonic"),during a star-studded set AD Club in Hollywood, California Saturday (May 17). Check out pictures from Wire Image. "We kind of felt that 'Strays' really captured what the band was all about a...

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GENE SIMMONS Says He Will No Longer Buy PEARL JAM Albums Following VEDDER's Anti-BUSH Outburst

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently told Insight magazine that if fellow rock performers continue to do outrageous politically-charged things such as stabbing a Bush mask onstage, they should expect their record sales to go down. "I don't think everybody that booed will stop buying PEARL JAM...

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COURTNEY LOVE Seeks Bassist And Guitarist

Courtney Love is looking for a bassist and guitarist for her debut solo project, but she's only interested in girls. "Join Courtney Love's touring band and get famous, see the world!" reads an ad in this week's Village Voice. "Must play bass or guitar (really play),and look like a goddess. No boys!...

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Former BUCKCHERRY Singer Completes Work On Solo Album

Former BUCKCHERRY singer Josh Todd has completed work on his debut solo album, titled "You Made Me". The CD, which took three months to complete, was recorded in Los Angeles with Chris Johnson producing and Rob Chiarelli mixing. The complete track listing for "You Made Me" is as follows: 01. Afraid...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: Our New Album 'Has Got It All'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted another update to the band's official web site, www.anthrax.com. The following are select excerpts from that message: "The [new ANTHRAX] record ['We've Come For You All'] will be out here [in the U.S.], Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South America, Mexico and...

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GEORGE LYNCH: DON DOKKEN Has No Conscience

Former DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch has hit out at Don Dokken for using Lynch's name to promote the band's tours and attempting to conceal the fact that Lynch is no longer in the group in an effort to pass off DOKKEN's current lineup as the "original band." When asked by Chris Akin from

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JOSH TODD Bucks GUNS N' ROSES

Former BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd recently spoke to Rolling Stone about his failed attempt at becoming the frontman of a new group featuring former GUNS N' ROSES members Slash (guitar),Matt Sorum (drums),and Duff McKagan (bass). After a much-talked-about live performance last April at the Randy...

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LIMP BIZKIT: 'Kraq Addict' MP3 Clip Posted Online

A 21-second MP3 of a new LIMP BIZKIT song, entitled "Kraq Addict", has surfaced. The clip was ripped off an ad for WWE and posted here. There are two MP3s available, the first one being of slightly better quality. ...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: New Video Posted Online, Former Guitarist Joins CHRISTIAN DEATH

CRADLE OF FILTH's video for the track "Babalon AD (So Glad For The Madness)" has been posted online at this location. "Babalon AD (So Glad For The Madness)" comes off the group's much-anticipated "Damnation And A Day" CD, which is slated for release on March 10 via Sony Music. A DVD ...