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STUCK MOJO Guitarist: 'I Have Become The World's Busiest Mail-Order Clerk'

MetalSucks.net recently conducted an interview with STUCK MOJO guitarist Rich Ward. A few excerpts from the chat follow: MetalSucks.net: How is everything going right now with the band and the new record "Southern Born Killers"? Rich Ward: It's been an amazing process. I went from a musician who tou...

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CANDLEMASS: 20th-Anniversary Gig Details Announced; New Album Title Revealed

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have posted the following message on their official web site: "One of Sweden's heaviest and most popular metal bands of all time celebrate 20 years with a huge party at Stockholm's Kolingsborg. CANDLEMASS perform with three (!) different vocalists, a bunch of f...

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Judge To Rule Today If METALLICA-Related Death Case Will Go To Trial

630 CHED reports that a judge will reveal this afternoon whether four teens charged after a man was beaten on an Edmonton, Alberta, Canada transit bus must stand trial for manslaughter or a reduced charge. Stefan Conley (photo) was legally drunk when he got into a verbal altercation with several you...

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CIRCUS OF POWER Frontman Begins Work On New Record

CircusOfPower.net recently conducted an interview with CIRCUS OF POWER frontman Alex Mitchell. A few excerpts from the chat follow: CircusOfPower.net: Alex, I would like to start by saying the Don Hill's show [in New York City] in September was way beyond my expectations. The band sounded fantastic...

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DAATH: 'The Hinderers' E-Card Available

An e-card for the upcoming debut album from DAATH, entitled "The Hinderers", is available at this location. Due on March 20 via Roadrunner Records, the CD was produced by James Murphy (ex-DEATH, OBITUARY, DISINCARNATE, TESTAMENT),co-produced by DAATH, and mixed by Colin Richardson (BULLET FOR MY VA...

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WATAIN Frontman: 'It's All About Wild, Raw Fire And Getting Loose'

Chris Harris and Jon Wiederhorn of MTV.com report: Erik Danielsson, the malevolent singer/bassist who fronts Satan-loving Swedish black-metal magicians WATAIN, doesn't have a flip bone in his body. To see WATAIN perform live is nothing if not a pestilent experience, which is just the way Danielsson...

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TWISTED SISTER Drummer Says AXL ROSE 'Really Needs To Get His Head Checked'

As an epilogue to his 2006 Bananiversary Celebration, rock 'n' roll comic C.C. Banana has interviewed all five members of TWISTED SISTER. In the second of these five holiday-themed interviews, C.C. Banana speaks with TWISTED SISTER drummer A.J. Pero about their current album "A Twisted Christmas" an...

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AFTER FOREVER: New Album Release Date Announced

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER will release its new, self-titled album on April 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. According to an article on the Dutch web site Metalfan.nl, the song "Discord" will feature the Prague Symphonic Orchestra, while vocalist Doro Pesch can be heard d...

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EPICA Working On Its 'Heaviest' Album To Date

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band EPICA has issued the following update regarding the recording sessions for its as-yet-untitled new album: "We've just finished the drum recordings and we can only say that [session drummer] Ariën [van Weesenbeek; GOD DETHRONED] is one of the most talented dr...

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OBITUARY To Release New Album In July

OBITUARY frontman John Tardy has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "The new DVD is out worldwide and we have been getting nothing but good e-mails from everyone and we really appreciate the suppport! I told [you] it was heavy! "We had a great weekend of practice and have...

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AFTER FOREVER: New Album Pushed Back

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has revealed via its official web site that the release date of its new, self-titled album has been pushed back from the previously announced March 23 (release date for Germany; the rest of Europe was due to receive the CD on March 26). A new...

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DESTRUCTOR: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed

Cleveland, Ohio's legendary power/thrash band DESTRUCTOR has set "Forever in Leather" as the title of its forthcoming album, due on April 13 Auburn Records. The CD was recorded in Cleveland at Metro Sync and Noise Floor studios and is scheduled to be mixed starting next week with producer Don Depew...

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Guitarist RAF JANSEN Quits ANCIENT RITES To Focus On Solo Project

After two years and one album ("Rubicon") with the band, guitarist Raf Jansen has left Belgian metallers ANCIENT RITES. Commented Raf: "I've enjoyed playing with ANCIENT RITES, but I had to make a decision. As things are these days, something had to go, and after a long deliberation, I chose to leav...

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IRON MAIDEN's 'Death On The Road' DVD To Receive Long-Awaited U.S. Release

Available for almost a year in the band's native England, IRON MAIDEN's latest live DVD, "Death on the Road", will finally receive a much-deserved U.S. release on January 30. Filmed at the Westenfalenhalle Arena in Dortmund, Germany, the performance was personally edited by founding member/bassist S...

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JAMES BROWN's Widow Seeks Sanctuary With TOMMY LEE's Sister

World Entertainment News Network reports that James Brown's widow has called on the sister of rocker Tommy Lee to help her get back on her feet after the death of the soul legend. Grieving Tomi Rae Hynie has been living with best pal Athena Kottak in California since Brown died on Christmas Day and...