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Funeral Services For Late TIGERTAILZ Bassist To Be Held On Thursday

Funeral services for late TIGERTAILZ bassist Pepsi Tate (real name: Hugh Justin Smith) will be held on Thursday, September 27 at 12:00 noon at The Point, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff, Wales, UK. After a short, 45-minute ceremony at the Point, his close family will take Justin to rest in a Dinas Powy...

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'Heavy Metal Box' Animated Product Shot Available

An animated product shot for the upcoming "Heavy Metal Box" (due on October 2 via Rhino Records) can be viewed below. The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compila...

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MINISTRY: Entire 'The Last Sucker' Album Available For Streaming

After 27 years, 11 studio albums, four Grammy nominations, and plenty of pain, MINISTRY has just released its final album, "The Last Sucker". This will give Jourgensen plenty of time to devote himself to expanding his borderland compound, 13th Planet Records. You can listen to "The Last Sucker" in i...

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TIGERTAILZ Bassist PEPSI TATE Dead At 42

Bassist Pepsi Tate of the reactivated UK rockers TIGERTAILZ has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to a posting on his MySpace page. He was 42 years old. The rest of the band has issued the following statement on the matter: "We are absolutely devastated to bring you the news that...

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LIZZY BORDEN: 'Appointment With Death' Pushed Back To November

Due to "production problems," LIZZY BORDEN's new album, "Appointment with Death" (Metal Blade Records),has had its European release date pushed back to November 5 (November 2 in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy) from the previously announced October 2. "Appointment with Death" was produced b...

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LIZZY BORDEN Discusses 'Appointment With Death'

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com recently conducted an interview with Lizzy Borden. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: Cool. Now, how much of a challenge was it to do a concept record about death without going for the overly morbid clichés that so many metal bands today use? L...

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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO's West Coast Dates With RODRIGO Y GABRIELA Cancelled

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO's (the experimental band led by TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick) previously announced West Coast dates with the guitar duo RODRIGO Y GABRIELA have been cancelled. According to a posting on RODRIGO Y GABRIELA's web site, "Gabriela is suffering from exhaustion after a...

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RODRIGO Y GABRIELA Performs METALLICA's 'Orion' On 'Tonight Show'; Video Available

Video footage of the guitar duo RODRIGO Y GABRIELA performing a cover of METALLICA's "Orion" on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on September 4, 2007 can be viewed below. The song is included on RODRIGO & GABRIELA's latest self-titled album, which came out in March 2006 via Rubyworks Records. "R...

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Y&T To Take Part In Online Chat

Y&T members Dave Meniketti (guitar, vocals),Phil Kennemore (bass),John Nymann (guitar) and Mike Vanderhule (drums) will take part in an online chat on Friday, September 21 at 8:00 p.m. PST. For more information, click here. Locomotive Records released the two-DVD/CD set "Live: One Hot Night" b...

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LIZZY BORDEN: 'Appointment With Death' Details Revealed

LIZZY BORDEN was created in 1983 in Hollywood California. Spitting venom, stage blood and dripping grease paint while breathing life into bizarre characters bred precisely for the stage. Theme-oriented creations such as "Love You to Pieces" (1985),"Menace to Society" (1986),"Visual Lies" (1987),"...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Jamming With RODRIGO Y GABRIELA On MTV; Video Available

Video footage of TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick jamming with the guitar duo RODRIGO Y GABRIELA is airing this entire week on MTV as part of the channel's "52/52" campaign (with RODRIGO Y GABRIELA as the featured artist). Original performances, interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage, including...

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WITHIN Y: New Demo Track Posted Online

Swedish melodic death metal band WITHIN Y has uploaded the demo version of a new song, entitled "Facing Reality", on its MySpace page. The track is expected to appear on the group's upcoming third album, which WITHIN Y will begin recording on September 26 for an early 2008 release. WITHIN Y in April...

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MINISTRY: 'End Of Days Countdown Video #3' Posted Online

MINISTRY has posted the "End of Days Countdown Video #3" on its YouTube channel. Watch the clip below. MINISTRY mastermind Al Jourgensen has revealed the band's lineup for its final tour, which is expected to kick off early next year. It is as follows: Al Jourgensen - Vocals Jimmy DeGrasso (MEGADETH...

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Exclusive: SEBASTIAN BACH's New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By AXL ROSE

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach is set to release "Angel Down" on November 20, his first solo album in eight years. The 14-song "Angel Down" was produced by Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD, JUDAS PRIEST),and was recorded in July and August 2006 at Sound City studios in Hollywood, CA. The CD...

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METALLICA Bassist Says Upcoming Album Will Not Include Previously Performed Material

Last year, METALLICA performed two new tracks live in concert that have become known as "The New Song" and "The Other New Song". Earlier this year, bassist Robert Trujillo said in an interview that neither of those cuts was going to be included on the next studio album, but that parts of one of them...