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SAXON, AIRBOURNE Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival
SAXON and AIRBOURNE have been confirmed for the Sauna Open Air metal festival, set to take place June 6-8 in Tampere, Finland. Also scheduled for the event is a one-off reunion performance by influential Finnish speed/thrash metallers STONE, featuring members of CHILDREN OF BODOM and SUB-URBAN TRIBE...March 18, 2008
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EARTHSHAKER FEST Organizers Explain This Year's Cancellation
As BLABBERMOUTH.NET reported on March 14, the organizers of Germany's Earthshaker Fest, which normally takes place in July in Kreuth, have decided against staging this year's event, due primarily to difficulties in securing exclusive appearances by headliner-level acts in an increasingly competitive...March 18, 2008
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CAR BOMB In Songwriting Mode
Long Island, New York's CAR BOMB is currently writing material for its sophomore record, the follow-up to 2007's Relapse debut, "Centralia", tentatively due later this year. MetalSucks.net recently had the chance to sit down with bassist Jon Modell and drummer Elliot Hoffman mere hours after they fi...March 16, 2008
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DESPISED ICON Comments On SUMMER SLAUGHTER Tour
Montreal extremists DESPISED ICON will team up with THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, KATAKLYSM, VADER, CRYPTOPSY, THE FACELESS, ABORTED, BORN OF OSIRIS, PSYCROPTIC, and WHITECHAPEL for this year's "Summer Slaughter Tour" beginning on June 20. Commented DESPISED ICON: "It feels great to be part of a killer d...March 16, 2008
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ALL THAT REMAINS: Part Two Of Video Interview With PHIL LABONTE Available
Scott Wharton of MetalMartyr.com conducted an interview with Phil Labonte of Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS prior to the band's March 5 concert in Charlotte, North Carolina. Watch part two of the chat below (part one can be seen here). ALL THAT REMAINS is continuing to support its latest e...March 14, 2008
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: Digipack Version Of 'Dreams Of Death' To Be Issued In Europe
Poland's Metal Mind Productions will release a digipack edition of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's "Dreams Of Death" album in Europe on April 7. The CD was engineered by Tom Giatron and produced by FLOTSAM AND JETSAM and Tom Giatron at Genesis Studios in Phoenix. Travis Smith did the cover art. As previously r...March 13, 2008
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ICED EARTH Introduces New Bass Player
ICED EARTH has issued the following update: "Freddie Vidales from San Antonio, Texas has been selected to pound the pavement (and a few eardrums) on the road with ICED EARTH in 2008 as the band's new bass player. Prior to joining ICED EARTH, Freddie was the bassist and frontman for 10 years in his o...March 12, 2008
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist Promoting New Solo Album With Japanese TV Appearances
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's web site has been updated with the following message: "Marty's latest album, 'Future Addict', was released in Japan by Avex today! March started with Marty in full promotion mode, including live appearances on several TV programs, including two of the longe...March 12, 2008
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KRUX Schedules Norwegian, Swedish Dates
KRUX, the Swedish band featuring CANDLEMASS bassist Leif Edling, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Mats Levén, ex-ENTOMBED drummer Peter Stjärnvind, guitarist Jörgen Sandstrom (also in THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED/GRAVE),OPETH/ex-ARCH ENEMY guitarist Fredrik Åkesson, and keyboardist Carl Westholm, has is...March 11, 2008
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SCORPIONS Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival
Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS have been confirmed for the 2008 edition of the Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place June 6-8 in Tampere, Finland. The band will headline on Saturday, June 7. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 6: CHILDREN OF BODOM TESTAMENT ELÄKEL...March 10, 2008
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JUDAS PRIEST Confirmed For Denmark's ROSKILDE FESTIVAL
British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Roskilde Festival, set to take place July 3-6 in Roskilde, Denmark. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AT THE GATES (S) BAND OF HORSES (US) BATTLES (US) THE CAMPBELL BROTHERS (US) THE CHEMICAL BRO...March 10, 2008
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It's Official: LYNAM To Tour This Summer With CINDERELLA, WARRANT And LYNCH MOB
As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on March 3, it has now been officially confirmed that the the Birmingham, Alabama hard rock band LYNAM will be hitting the road this summer with CINDERELLA, a reunited WARRANT (featuring singer Jani Lane) and LYNCH MOB. LYNAM will be touring in support of its new a...March 10, 2008
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DAVE MUSTAINE Once Again Headed For Divorce Court
Based on this "Case Detail" page on the web site of the San Diego Superior Court, it appears that MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has once again filed for the dissolution of his marriage to Pamela Mustaine. The new papers were filed on February 28, 2008 — more than a year and a half ...March 7, 2008
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LYNCH MOB 'Officially' Confirmed For CINDERELLA/WARRANT U.S. Tour
As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on March 3, it has now been officially confirmed that the reactivated LYNCH MOB — featuring guitarist George Lynch (ex-DOKKEN) and vocalist Oni Logan alongside legendary drummer Tommy Aldridge (OZZY OSBOURNE, TED NUGENT, WHITESNAKE) and bassist Marco Mendoza (WHITE...March 7, 2008
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DESTINY To Enter Studio This Weekend
Long-running Swedish metallers DESTINY have issued the following update: "On March 8th, DESTINY enters the studio to record the band's seventh album. "After endless delays it's finally time for the Gothenburg-based band, who also celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, to finally record its new a...March 7, 2008
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