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CANDLEBOX: Album-Release-Party Webisode 1 Posted Online

The first webisode featuring behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with CANDLEBOX shot at the band's album-release party on July 21, 2008 at the Viper Room in Hollywood, California can be viewed below. CANDLEBOX was interviewed on the July 28 edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockl...
August 11, 2008
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METALLICA Book Author To Part In Online Chat

Joel McIver, author of METALLICA's unauthorized biography "Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica", will take part in an online chat at the METALLICA fan site The 4 Horsemen tonight (Monday, August 11) at 8:00 p.m. GMT (4:00 p.m. EST). Joel was one of a number of UK-based heavy rock writers who...
August 11, 2008
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JONATHAN DAVIS, MARILYN MANSON, AMY LEE Featured On 'Nightmare Revisited' CD

KORN frontman Jonathan Davis, MARILYN MANSON, FLYLEAF, EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee and others have reworked songs from the soundtrack to Tim Burton's 1993 movie "The Nightmare Before Christmas" for the upcoming CD collection "Nightmare Revisited". The disc, which drops September 30, follows a 2006 up...
August 8, 2008
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CANDLEBOX: 'Rockline' Appearance Available For Streaming

CANDLEBOX was interviewed on the July 28 edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn. The program is now available for streaming at this location. "Into The Sun", the first new record in ten years from CANDLEBOX, sold more than 14,000 copies in the United States...
August 7, 2008
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ORPHAN PROJECT Signs With OPEN GRAVE RECORDS

Open Grave Records has announced the signing of Abingdon, Maryland's ORPHAN PROJECT. ORPHAN PROJECT was started in 2001 when vocalist Shane Lankford (a veteran of progressive bands VISUAL CLIFF and FALL OF ECHOES),collaborating with composer John Wenger, conceived the groundwork for a concept album...
August 6, 2008
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'Swedish Death Metal' Book Author To Guest On SIRIUS' 'Bloody Roots'

Daniel Ekeroth, author of the massive new book "Swedish Death Metal", will appear on this week's "Bloody Roots" show on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack channel. Learn how the assassination of the prime minister and the death of METALLICA's Cliff Burton in Sweden in the 1980s gave rise to the wo...
July 31, 2008
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CANDLEBOX: 'Into The Sun' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Into The Sun", the first new record in ten years from CANDLEBOX, has sold more than 14,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 32 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD was released on July 22 via Silent Majority Group in conjunction with Warner Music ...
July 30, 2008
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FEAR FACTORY's CHRISTIAN OLDE WOLBERS Offering Private Guitar Lessons

Christian Olde Wolbers of FEAR FACTORY is offering private guitar lessons in the Los Angeles area. "Any guitarists of bassists that wanna shape up on some of the FF-style playing and techniques, feel free to hit up Christian's MySpace page," reads a posting on the FEAR FACTORY MySpace blog. Guitar a...
July 28, 2008
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M.A.N Bassist 'Slowly Recovering'

Bassist Rob of the Swedish metal band M.A.N — who was recently diagnosed with "acute pancreatitis," a complication of the gallstone surgery that he underwent earlier in the month — is still in the hospital, but is said to be "slowly recovering" from his illness. "He still having high fever and still...
July 27, 2008
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CANDLEBOX Interviewed On CageRattle.com; Audio Available

CANDLEBOX singer Kevin Martin and guitarist Peter Klett were interviewed on CageRattle.com this past Tuesday (July 22). The chat is now available for streaming at this location. "Stand", the new video from CANDLEBOX, was directed by Michael Sarna, who has previously worked with MEGADETH and OBITUARY...
July 25, 2008
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MINISTRY: New Video Interview With SIN QUIRIN Available

Fabryka industrial rock webzine conducted an interview with MINISTRY guitarist Sin Quirin on July 15, 2008 in Warsaw, Poland. Watch the 15-minute chat below. The U.S. leg of MINISTRY's final world tour — C U LaTouR — kicked off March 25 in Spokane, Washington and concluded on May 11 in Chicago, Illi...
July 24, 2008
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KORN Frontman To Release Solo DVD

KORN frontman Jonathan Davis will release a solo DVD in the fall featuring footage from his June 16, 2008 concert at the Union Chapel, Islington in London, England. The set will be available as a "high-quality package" featuring a DVD, a CD plus as-yet-undisclosed bonus material, as well as a DVD on...
July 21, 2008
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M.A.N Bassist Rushed To Hospital

Bassist Rob of M.A.N — the group formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich) — was rushed to the hospital (Östra Hospital) in Gothenburg, Sweden this past Wednesday afternoon (July 16). Rob was diagnosed with "acute pancreatitis," a compli...
July 20, 2008
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CANDLEBOX: 'Stand' Video Available

"Stand", the new video from CANDLEBOX, can be viewed at this location. The clip was directed by Michael Sarna, who has previously worked with MEGADETH and OBITUARY, among others. In other news, CANDLEBOX has scheduled the following in-store appearances, featuring an acoustic performance from the ban...
July 16, 2008
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MINISTRY: Sofia Photos Posted Online

High-quality photos of MINISTRY's first and last-ever show in Sofia, Bulgaria (with local support ALIEN INDUSTRY) have been posted on the Tangra Mega Rock web site. More pictures and the setlist can be found here. Tommy Victor (MINISTRY, PRONG) was interviewed at the Graspop Metal Meeting (June 27-2...
July 13, 2008