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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Records Guest Solo For New KREATOR CD

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has recorded a guest solo for the song "Murder Fantasies" off the upcoming KREATOR album, tentatively due January 2005 through SPV Records. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2001's "Violent Revolution", which is being recorded and mixed at Backstage Studios in Derby...

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KREATOR: New Album Track Listing Revealed

KREATOR frontman Mille Petrozza has revealed the track listing for the group's as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2001's "Violent Revolution", tentatively due January 2005 through SPV Records. The CD, which is being recorded and mixed at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, England with producer Andy Sneap, i...

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ZYKLON Members Participate In WINDIR Tribute

ZYKLON's Samoth (guitar) and Trym (drums),both formerly of EMPEROR, recently participated in a WINDIR tribute along with Cosmocrator (MINDGRINDER) and Invictus (DISIPLIN). They recorded a "brutal" cover version of a WINDIR track in honor of late WINDIR singer Valfar. It will be released on a WINDIR...

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GORGOROTH Singer Appeals Sentence

GORGOROTH singer Gaahl is hoping that the Norwegian court will overturn the 18-month sentence he received in early May for beating a 41-year-old man in what the victim called a ritual attack. "Gaahl has appealed the sentence to the High Court — criminal division, but as these things take a long time...

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CARDBOARD VAMPYRES Play First New York Show

The CARDBOARD VAMPYRES, the new "covers" band featuring former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell and ex-THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy, played their first New York show yesterday (June 24) as part of a private event for JVC Electronics. Cantrell told Launch that for Duffy and himself, the VAM...

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KORN To Cover PINK FLOYD, NIN On Greatest Hits Album

KORN's upcoming greatest hits collection will include two new cover tunes, according to Launch Radio Networks. The group's versions of PINK FLOYD's "Another Brick In The Wall" and NINE INCH NAILS' "Head Like A Hole" will be featured on the album, which is due out this fall. By coincidence, Californi...

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Norway's Black Metal Elite To Pay Tribute To BATHORY Mastermind

A number of well-respected Norwegian black metal musicians will gather to perform a selection of classic BATHORY songs during Norway's Hole In The Sky Festival as a tribute to the group's mastermind Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg, who passed away earlier this month. So far, the following musicians have...

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KREATOR Confirmed For Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival

German thrashers KREATOR are the latest band to be confirmed for the Hole in the Sky festival, a four-day event set to be held August 25-28 at three different venues in Bergen, Norway. The complete list of acts currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: DANZIG KREATOR ENTOMBED VADE...

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AYREON To Perform On Dutch Radio

AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen will appear on the "Swijnenstal" radio program on 3FM, the Dutch national pop radio station, this Friday, June 25. He will be interviewed and will play one acoustic track with Irene Jansen and Peter Vink. You can tune into the program starting at 7:00 p.m. CET and yo...

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MELISSA AUF DER MAUR To Perform On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

Former HOLE/SMASHING PUMPKINS bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur will be the musical guest on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on July 6. As previously reported, she will also be appearing on NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" on June 18 at 12:35 a.m. ET. Melissa will be promoting her Capitol sol...

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DANZIG: More European Tour Dates Announced

DANZIG have added more dates to their European tour itinerary. The group's current schedule is shaping up as follows: Jul. 02 - Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theater Jul. 03 - Tuba City, AZ @ Community Center Jul. 24 – HUN @ Effot Festival Aug. 20 - Stuttgart, GER @ Summer Breeze Festival Aug. 21 - ...

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DANZIG: Mixing Complete, New Album Cover Posted Online

DANZIG have finished remixing their eighth studio album, "Circle of Snakes", and are currently preparing to have it mastered. The artwork for the CD has been posted online at this location. "Circle of Snakes" is due in late August through Glenn Danzig's Evilive label in the U.S. and Regain Records i...

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AYREON: New Single To Arrive In July

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist Arjen Lucassen (ex-BODINE, VENGEANCE),will be releasing an alternative version of the song "Day Sixteen: Loser", simply called "Loser", as the next single from their "Ayreon: The Human Equation" CD. "In this version Joost van den Broek (ex-SUN CAGED, AFTER...

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SHAITAN MAZAR Announce New Drummer

SHAITAN MAZAR, the new band featuring former NILE members Chief Spires (bass, vocals) and John Ehlers (guitar),have announced the addition of drummer Jake Axelson to the group's ranks. "Jake is a very seasoned and talented drummer," the band write on their web site. "His skills have refined the SHA...

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BLACK CROWES Guitarist To Release Solo Album

BLACK CROWES guitarist Rich Robinson will release his first solo album, "Paper", on August 24 through his own Key Hole Records label. Robinson sings, plays guitar, bass, keyboards on percussion on the CD, which features contributing musicians, former BLACK CROWES keyboardist Eddie Harsch and BR5-49'...