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MAJESTY: 'Metal Law' Box Set Now Available

Germany's MAJESTY are currently selling a "Metal Law" box set containing the entire two-hour "Reign in Glory" release show on two CDs plus the complete gig on DVD, mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound. In addition, it includes a lot of bonus features such as a studio report from the mixing sessions for "Reig...

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BOB DAISLEY: OZZY Punched RANDY When He Found Out RHOADS Wanted To Leave

Former OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Bob Daisley spoke to Live4Metal last week about the lawsuit he and drummer Lee Kerslake filed against Ozzy claiming Osbourne, his wife and manager Sharon and Sony Music and Epic Records cheated them out of royalties for their work on the "Blizzard of Oz" and "Diary of a...

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KING'S X: Audio Of San Francisco Show Available Online

An audio recording of KING'S X's May 25 performance at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco, California is available for listening online at this location. As previously reported, KING'S X will be special guests at MOAW (Mother Of All Workshops) between July 18 and July 21 in Nashville, Tennessee. The wo...

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DISTANT THUNDER: Debut Album Delayed

DISTANT THUNDER, the new band featuring former HELSTAR/DESTINY'S END and current SEVEN WITCHES frontman James Rivera, have had the release date of their debut album, "Welcome the End", pushed back to June 7 through Germany's Massacre Records. The CD was recorded at Spyder Studio in Houston, Texas an...

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DISTANT THUNDER Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE III Festival

DISTANT THUNDER, the new band featuring former HELSTAR/DESTINY'S END and current SEVEN WITCHES frontman James Rivera, have been confirmed for Germany's Keep It True III festival, set to be held November 6 in Lauda-Königshofen. In addition to performing several brand-new DISTANT THUNDER originals, th...

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Former ABIGOR Leader Says He Had Nothing To Do With NAPALM RECORDS Reissue

Former ABIGOR mainman Peter Kubik has posted the following message on the now-defunct band's official web site: "Referring to the email bombardments of scorn and judgement concerning ABIGOR's 'Orkblut/Nachthymnen' re-release I must sum up that I quit the deal with Napalm Records in spring 2003. I do...

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KING'S X To Guest At Nashville's MOAW Recording Workshop

KING'S X will be special guests at MOAW (Mother Of All Workshops) between July 18 and July 21 in Nashville, Tennessee. The workshop, which is being hosted by veteran hard rock/metal producer Michael Wagener (WARRANT, SKID ROW, ACCEPT, HAMMERFALL),is a "four-day workshop-extreme with Fletcher from M...

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MAJESTY Announce New Rhythm Guitarist

Germany's MAJESTY have announced the addition of rhythm guitarist Bjoern Daigger to the group's ranks. Daigger joins the group as the replacement for Udo Keppner, who left the band in April. MAJESTY's video for the track "Into The Stadiums" can still be viewed online in Real Media format at this loc...

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Surprise! BILL WARD To Rock With BLACK SABBATH At OZZFEST After All

Drummer Bill Ward will be rejoining his BLACK SABBATH bandmates at this year's Ozzfest after all. The following is Bill's official statement on the matter, as posted on his official web site: "Dear SABBATH People, "I have communicated to Sharon [Osbourne] that I will accept the proposal of 5/11/04 r...

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DISTANT THUNDER: Embracing Singer JAMES RIVERA's Past

Guitarist Eric Halpern (ex-HELSTAR, DESTINY'S END) and vocalist James Rivera (SEVEN WITCHES, ex-HELSTAR, DESTINY'S END) recently spoke to Internet-based music magazine The Wild Cauldron about their new band, DISTANT THUNDER, and their upcoming debut release, "Welcome the End", due on May 31 through...

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DISTANT THUNDER: Live Video Posted Online

DISTANT THUNDER, the new band featuring former HELSTAR/DESTINY'S END and current SEVEN WITCHES frontman James Rivera, filmed their May 15 appearance at Houston's F.B.I. Club for an upcoming DVD. In addition, the footage will be shown on Germany's Viva music channel at a later date. A video clip of t...

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DREAM EVIL Drummer: Don't Call Us Power Metal

DREAM EVIL drummer Showy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) recently spoke to RevelationZ Magazine about the Swedish group's upcoming third album, "The Book Of Heavy Metal". Asked if he feels they have become more rock-oriented in their sound on the new CD, Snowy replied, "...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Drummer: 'New Songs Are Much Heavier Than Our Last Four Records Combined'

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen recently spoke to AllThingsMetal.net about the group's new record deal, upcoming DVD and the supposed "resurgence" of old-school thrash that has taken place over the course of the last couple of years. The following are some excerpts from that interview: On t...

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MEGADETH: New Album Due In September

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the band's official forum: "To the guy who started the 'Jesus and MEGADETH' thread, you were very cool to make the illustration which I though was uplifting. "To the guy that said he is leaving because of it, if you are going to go,...

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CRYSTAL BALL Part Ways With Keyboardist, Seek Replacement

Due to problems with his health, longtime CRYSTAL BALL keyboardist/guitarist Tom Graber has been forced to leave the band. The remaining guys are urgently looking for a replacement. Interested musicians can contact the group at [email protected] or 0041 14 282 13 01 (answering machine). CRYSTAL B...