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Ex-FORBIDDEN Guitarist Offers Update On SPIRALARMS Project

Guitarist Craig Locicero (ex-FORBIDDEN) of SPIRALARMS — the San Francisco Bay Area band also featuring Tim Narducci (ex-SYSTEMATIC) on guitar/vocals, Chris Kontos (ex-MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT) on drums, Chris Lombardo on bass and Brad Barth on keyboards — has posted the following message on the group...

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DARK NEW DAY: 'Free' Performance Clip Posted Online

A video clip of DARK NEW DAY performing an acoustic/electric version of the song "Free", taken from their current digital-EP release, "Black Porch Acoustic Sessions", has been posted online at Rehearsals.com. "Black Porch Acoustic Sessions" was made available digitally on September 5, 2006. DARK NEW...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: Release Date Announced For 'Follow The Reaper' Deluxe Edition

Nuclear Blast Records has set an October 6 release date for the "deluxe edition" of CHILDREN OF BODOM's "Follow the Reaper" album featuring bonus material. The track listing for the new CD is as follows: 01. Follow the Reaper 02. Bodom after Midnight 03. Children of Decadence 04. Everytime I Die 05....

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WHITESNAKE Frontman Putting Finishing Touches On New Live Album

WHITESNAKE will release a new double live album, "Live ... In the Shadow of the Blues", in November via Steamhammer/SPV. The set includes almost all the remarkable hits from WHITESNAKE's career, as well as two timeless DEEP PURPLE classics in "Burn" and "Stormbringer". WHITESNAKE's David Coverdale w...

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DEVILDRIVER Frontman Issues Post-Australian Tour Update

DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara has issued the following update: "To all the Australian metalheads that came to the FEAR FACTORY / DEVILDRIVER shows, thank you for your support! All the shows were sold out. It's obvious that Australians love the heavy shit! We will be back soon. "There was an incred...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Says BLABBERMOUTH.NET Sh*t-Talkers 'Have No Lives'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Fuck... "I love the internet. Here's a funny thing — and I have to admit this is getting fucking amusing... I wrote a blog on the negatives of capitalism and honestly I don't understand why, but it seems a shit...

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EVANESCENCE Performs 'Call Me When You're Sober' For 'AOL Sessions': Video Available

EVANESCENCE visited AOL Music's "Sessions" studio last month to perform its new single, "Call Me When You're Sober". With just a piano, cello and guitar at their disposal, the band performed a haunting acoustic version of the track for our cameras, stripping it down to an ethereal essence that was a...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'What Is So Impressive With The Concept Of Power Anyway?'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "So I'm doing the Dortmund. "Here for interviews for a couple of days, talking to the phone all day with people I don't really know. I actually started writing a blog yesterday and I was really getting into this...

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CRASHDIET: 'We Have Been Working Daily To Get Our Sh*t Back On Track Again'

The surviving members of the Swedish band CRASHDIET — whose frontman, David Hellman (a.k.a. Dave Lepard) passed away in January — have posted the following message on their official web site: "First of all, we want to apologize for our lack of reporting what's happening in the band. I'm afraid we ha...

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SAMMY HAGAR: 'The Way I've Grown Is I've Become More And More Myself'

FMQB Retro-Active correspondent Ken Sharp recently conducted an interview with Sammy Hagar about his new CD, "Livin' It Up", the uniqueness of his live shows, and the secrets behind a "Three Lock Box". An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: In recent years, your live shows have taken on a life of thei...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM, AMON AMARTH: More North American Tour Dates Announced

CHILDREN OF BODOM will embark on a North American headlining tour beginning in late November. Support at the shows will come from AMON AMARTH, SANCTITY and GOJIRA. The dates are as follows: Nov. 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero * Nov. 30 - Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall * Dec. 01 - Detroit...

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ICED EARTH Guitarist ERNIE CARLETTI Faces Rape Charges

Terri Sanginiti of Wilmington, Delaware's The News Journal reports that a 31-year-old Elkton, Md., man by the name of Ernie Carletti — believed to be the same Ernie Carletti who joined ICED EARTH in July as the group's second guitarist — is awaiting extradition to Delaware to face charges in a ...

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THERION Finishes Recording New Album

THERION mainman Christofer Johnsson has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We're happy to announce that the recordings [for the new THERION album] have been finished and that the mix of the album is in progress. We estimate to have the album done by the end of the month a...

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MANOWAR Unveils Themes Of 'Gods Of War'

Details have been revealed about the new MANOWAR full-length album, "Gods Of War", which will be released in mid-to-late January 2007. MANOWAR has always used warrior imagery that takes the listener back to legendary times. These themes have included the dark ages, Greek mythology and Norse mytholog...

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KISS: West Coast Fragrance Promotions Announced

According to a posting on KissOnline.com, Gemini Cosmetics — the company releasing the new line of KISS fragrances — has organized a number of exciting promotions in the western U.S., at Dillards and Gottschalks stores, to launch the new KISS line. Promotions in this region include face painting, ra...