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KING DIAMOND Guitarist To Guest On New HER WHISPER Album

KING DIAMOND guitarist Mike Wead has recorded a guest appearance on one song on the forthcoming second album from Swedish dark symphonic metallers HER WHISPER. Entitled "The Great Unifier", the CD will be released on February 3, 2008 via STF Records. HER WHISPER's debut album, "Children of the Black...

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SHADOWS FALL Singer Comments On Second GRAMMY Nomination

Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL have received a Grammy nomination in the "Best Metal Performance" category for "Redemption", the first single from the band's newest release, "Threads of Life". This marks SHADOWS FALL's second Grammy nomination in the category, following the group's nod at the 2...

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AS I LAY DYING Singer Comments On GRAMMY Nomination

San Diego's AS I LAY DYING has received a Grammy nomination in the "Best Metal Performance" category for "Nothing Left", the first single from the band's newest release, "An Ocean Between Us". "I thought someone was pulling my leg when I first heard that we're nominated for a Grammy this year," says...

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NIKKI SIXX: 'I'm Going To Live Life To The Fullest'

Andrew Dansby of the Houston Chronicle recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Houston Chronicle: This is pretty close-to-home stuff. Did you have any anxieties about letting such frank writing go public? Sixx: Y'know, either I'm comp...

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ELVENKING Pulls Out Of GOTTHARD's Italian Tour

Italian folk metallers ELVENKING have been forced to cancel their support slot on the Italian leg of GOTTHARD's European tour. "We have been told that we were out of the tour for major organizing reasons (that are absolutely not related to our will) tonight and we're very sorry for the people that s...

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KISS: 'Kissology: Vol. 3 1992-2000' Limited-Edition Covers Revealed

KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, has been updated with a photo of the limited-edition "Kissology: Vol. 3 1992-2000" covers for the five-disc versions as they will appear in stores on December 18. Left to right: Best Buy (Brazil 1994); General Market (Weenie Roast/Irvine, CA 1996); and Wal-Ma...

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KISS: 'Kissmass' Promotional Clip Available

A promotional clip for VH1 Classic's "Kissmas" special, featuring Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, can be viewed at this location. According to a posting on KISS' official web site, the full schedule for VH1 Classic's "Kissmas" special is as follows: Friday, December 7: 09:00 p.m. Dodger Stadium 98 Co...

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KING DIAMOND Comments On GRAMMY Nomination

KING DIAMOND has received a Grammy nomination in the "Best Metal Performance" category for the track "Never Ending Hill" off the group's latest album, "Give me Your Soul… Please". Commented the band's leader and namesake: "It's a great honor to be picked as a nominee; it's totally shocking and unexp...

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SLAYER, MACHINE HEAD, KING DIAMOND, AS I LAY DYING Among GRAMMY Nominees

SLAYER, MACHINE HEAD, KING DIAMOND and AS I LAY DYING are among the nominees for the 50th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held at Los Angeles' Staples Center on Sunday, February 10, 2007. The nominees in the "Hard Rock", "Metal" and "Rock Instrumental" categories are as follows: Best Metal Perfo...

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SENTINEL BEAST: New Concert Footage Available

Capital Chaos has posted video footage of the reunited '80s Sacramento, California thrash band SENTINEL BEAST performing on November 10, 2007 at The Kennel Club in Sacramento, California. Watch the clip below. SENTINEL BEAST is currently working on its second album, tentatively due next year. SENTIN...

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KISS: VH1 CLASSIC's 'Kissmass' Special Detailed

According to a posting on KISS' official web site, the full schedule for VH1 Classic's "Kissmas" special, airing December 7 and December 8, is as follows: Friday, December 7: 09:00 p.m. Dodger Stadium 98 Concert 11:00 p.m. "Kissology Vol. 2" Special Saturday, December 8: 12:00 a.m. Dodgers Stadium '...

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KISS: 'Kissology Vol. 3' Preview Clip Available

Video footage of KISS performing the song "Shout It Out Loud" on October 31, 1998 in Los Angeles, California can be viewed below. The clip comes off the band's forthcoming DVD box set "Kissology - Vol. 3 1992-2000", which features the full Dodgers Stadium show. VH1 Classic Records will release "Kiss...

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KEVIN DUBROW's Fiancée: 'His Memory Will Live On With Me Close To My Heart'

QUIET RIOT singer Kevin Dubrow fiancée Lori Lee Samson has released the following statement regarding the vocalist's passing at the end of November at the age of 52: "I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt sorrow and loss of my dear friend and companion, Kevin Dubrow, who pass...

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LEAVES' EYES Continuing Search For New Musicians

Vocalist Alex Krull of LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has issued the following update: "We unfortunately have to say that the North American tour from LEAVES' EYES together with KING DIAMOND, KREAT...

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ANGER AS ART Confirmed For Holland's DOKK'EM Festival

ANGER AS ART, the Los Angeles-based thrash metal band featuring Steve Gaines (ABATTOIR, BLOODLUST, PAGAN WAR MACHINE, DREAMS OF DAMNATION),has been confirmed for the Dokk'em open-air festival, set to take place August 9, 2008 near Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Also appearing on the bill are DIAMOND HEAD...