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Classic TESTAMENT And LAAZ ROCKIT Band Lineups Confirmed For Holland's DYNAMO OPEN AIR Festival

Following ANTHRAX's example, both TESTAMENT and LAAZ ROCKIT have confirmed appearances at this year's Dynamo Open Air festival in their classic '80s lineups. TESTAMENT lead vocalist Chuck Billy and founding guitarist Eric Peterson will be joined by original guitar player Alex Skolnick and original b...
March 8, 2005
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OBITUARY: Studio Photos, Report Posted Online

Legendary death metallers OBITUARY are currently at Red Room studios in Tampa, Florida recording their new CD for a tentative June release via Roadrunner Records. Red Room is a ProTools studio owned by Mark Prator — the very same Mark Prator that has been the group's engineer since the early 1990s a...
March 5, 2005
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HANOI ROCKS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Finnish rock 'n' roll legends HANOI ROCKS have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT APOCALYPTICA AXEL RUDI PELL BLOODBATH CANDL...
March 3, 2005
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KREATOR Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Veteran German thrashers KREATOR have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT APOCALYPTICA AXEL RUDI PELL BLOODBATH CANDLEMASS COR...
March 1, 2005
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NOVEMBERS DOOM: 'The Pale Haunt Departure' Video Posted Online

Chicago doomsters NOVEMBERS DOOM have posted their video for the track "The Pale Haunt Departure" at this location. The clip was filmed on Sunday, January 23 with the help of production company Autumn's End Entertainment. "The Pale Haunt Departure" is the title track of the group's new album, due on...
March 1, 2005
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Gods of Metal festival, set to take place June 11-12 at Arena Parco Nord in Bologna, Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, June 11 (doors: 10:00 a.m.): IRON MAIDEN 21.30-23.40 SLAYER 19.20-20.50 LACUNA COIL...
March 1, 2005
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VISCERAL BLEEDING: More European Tour Dates Announced

Swedish death metallers VISCERAL BLEEDING have lined up the following dates during the coming months: "Transcending The U.K." tour with NAILED, CONDEMMED: May 04 - Manchester, UK @ Star and Garter May 05 - Swansea, UK @ TBC May 06 - Birmingham, UK @ Edwards No.8 May 07 - Leeds, UK @ Joseph Wells .....
February 26, 2005
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SEPULTURA, SLIPKNOT Members To Appear On ROADRUNNER's 25th Anniversary Album

According to a posting on Sepultribe.com, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser is spending a week in Los Angeles to record several tracks for the 25th anniversary album of the group's former record label, Roadrunner Records. Andreas will be part of a recording lineup that will also feature Dino Cazare...
February 25, 2005
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OBITUARY Frontman Talks About New Album, Reveals New Songtitles

OBITUARY frontman John Tardy spoke to Abrasive Rock about the recording process for their new album, tentatively due this summer via Roadrunner Records. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Abrasive Rock: You guys started in the studio on Saturday, correct? John Tardy: "Yeah, we started setti...
February 25, 2005
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Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival: Running Order Announced

The organizers of the Gods of Metal festival have released the schedule for this year's event, which will take place June 11-12 at Arena Parco Nord in Bologna, Italy. It is as follows: Saturday, June 11 (doors: 10:00 a.m.): IRON MAIDEN 21.30-23.40 SLAYER 19.20-20.50 LACUNA COIL 17.35-18.45 OBITUARY...
February 22, 2005
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MEGADETH Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

MEGADETH have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Gods of Metal festival, a two-day event scheduled to take place June 11-12 at Arena Parco Nord in Bologna, Italy. MEGADETH will perform on June 12, right before headliners MÖTLEY CRÜE. The headliners on June 11 are IRON MAIDEN and SLAYER. The...
February 20, 2005
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SENTENCED To Play Final German Show At WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Finnish metallers SENTENCED will perform their last-ever show in Germany at the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. A complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT APOCALYPTICA AXEL RUDI PELL BLOODBA...
February 19, 2005
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OBITUARY To Begin Recording On Monday

OBITUARY frontman John Tardy has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "After what seems like forever, we will be in the studio starting today [Feb. 19]!!! I feel really good and I think all the time we spent preparing for this will pay off. "Everyone here really seems to lik...
February 19, 2005
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ZYKLON Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

ZYKLON, the Norwegian band featuring former EMPEROR members Samoth (guitar) and Trym (drums),are the latest act to be confirmed for the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. A complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival...
February 17, 2005
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'Extreme Metal II' Guide To Thrash/Black/Death Metal Due In April

A new book, "Extreme Metal II", is due for global publication in April 2005 by Omnibus Press. The author is Joel McIver, whose best-selling 2004 opus, "Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica", was the first book to express in depth the disappointment that thousands of metal fans feel about the b...
February 15, 2005