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OZZY OSBOURNE Slams Fellow UK MUSIC HALL OF FAME Stars
FemaleFirst.co.uk is reporting that Ozzy Osbourne has hit out at the other music greats inducted into UK Music Hall Of Fame last month — for turning the event into an ego-fest. Osbourne's BLACK SABBATH joined THE WHO, PINK FLOYD, NEW ORDER, JIMI HENDRIX, JOY DIVISION, THE KINKS and ARETHA FRANKLIN a...December 7, 2005
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THE GATHERING Get Snowed in; Begin Recording First Track For New Album
THE GATHERING frontwoman Anneke van Giersbergen has posted the following message regarding the first week of studio work on their forthcoming album: "What a day yesterday was... As we were locked up in the confinement of our quiet little church, the world outside was raging. The Dutch weather surpri...November 26, 2005
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE: 'I'm Not As Crazy As Everybody Thinks'
U.K.'s The Independent recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On flying from Los Angeles to London: "We were going to charter a private jet [from the U.S.]. We usually do. But it's a lot of money just so you can smoke. I ...November 23, 2005
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MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD: 'Shark Ethic' Video Posted Online
MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD's video for the new song "Shark Ethic" has been posted online at Trustkill.com. The clip was directed by Jesse Smith (DMX, REDMAN, LIL KIM) and shows the band taking over a commercial radio station, punishing fashion-core pop icons "THE SOUNDSCANS," and showing the live prowress...November 20, 2005
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Update: METALLICA 'Superfan' Fugitive Apprehended
Nicholas Collias of Idaho's Boise Weekly has issued the following update on the METALLICA "superfan" William James Thompson III (photo) who was wanted by The Canyon County Court after ditching his probation duties for robbery and aiding and abetting: "Last week, our article 'Headbanging Fugitive Ale...November 9, 2005
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KORN Mayhem In A Small Town
What to do when you're stranded in Walsenburg, Colorado (population 4,200)? Well, if you’re KORN, you proceed as normal with your scheduled fan "meet-and-greet" with contest winners from KILO 94.3 in Colorado Springs. Amidst a multi-city cross-country radio promo tour, the KORN caravan was stopped i...November 4, 2005
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TURISAS Guitarist In Critical Condition Following Traffic Accident
Finnish "pagan battle metal" act TURISAS have posted the following message on their official web site: "To prevent any more rumours spreading, we need to make the following statement. "Early Friday morning Georg [Laakso, guitar] was injured severely in a motor accident outside Hämeenlinna. Due to th...October 31, 2005
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STARWOOD Bassist Checks In From Japan
Los Angeles-based rock outfit STARWOOD, featuring members of the Eighties heavy metal band LIZZY BORDEN, have scheduled several shows in Japan, including a November 1 party in Tokyo for the hair product Manic Panic. The group's bassist, Marten Andersson, has posted the following update on his offici...October 30, 2005
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Profanity, Not Volume, Unplugs Heavy Metal Concerts In Pinellas Park
Anne Lindberg of Florida's St. Petersburg Times has issued the following report: Five e-mails, five phone calls and a sick cat have put a stop to heavy metal concerts in Pinellas Park. That's what city officials decided after their very first one, on Oct. 1, when an estimated 3,500 people crowded in...October 12, 2005
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LED ZEPPELIN Guitarist Made Honorary Citizen Of Rio De Janeiro
Bloomberg.com is reporting that LED ZEPPELIN legend Jimmy Page was awarded honorary citizenship in the state of Rio de Janeiro for his work with Brazil's poor and abandoned children. Page, whose song "Stairway to Heaven" is still heard on U.S. radio more than thirty years after it was written, was h...September 21, 2005
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Fusing Death Metal And Hip-Hop Makes Perfect Sense For Denver Mash-Ups Aficionado
Chad Boltz, a mash-ups aficionado who lives in Denver, recently spoke to MTV.com about fusing together the music of such death-metal and grindcore mavens as CARCASS, ENTOMBED and TERRORIZER and the hip-hop/pop flava of MISSY ELLIOTT, OUTKAST, SHAKIRA and 50 CENT. Boltz said it dawned on him one afte...August 30, 2005
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HELLFEST Organizer Suspected Of 'Terrorizing' Arena Parking Lot Following Cancellation
Scott Frost of The Trentonian has issued the following report: A coup of screaming Hellfest supporters terrorized the parking lot of the Sovereign Bank Arena [Friday, August 19], turning the spot of the canceled three-day event into their own personal demolition derby. Witnesses said the Hellfest bu...August 21, 2005
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OZZFEST Has Turned Into A Swedish Invasion
This year's Ozzfest lineup includes an unprecedented four Swedish acts: IN FLAMES, THE HAUNTED, ARCH ENEMY and SOILWORK. Previously, only three Scandinavian bands had graced the Ozzfest stage in America over the past decade: Norway's DIMMU BORGIR in 2004 and Swedish metallers MESHUGGAH in 2002 and D...July 22, 2005
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IRON MAIDEN Singer Involved In Flight Row Over City Air Space
Stephen Breen of Ireland's Sunday Life has issued the following report: Angry residents [Saturday] night [June 11] hit out at Belfast City Airport bosses for introducing more flights over the summer. The east Belfast airport is set to offer its first-ever flights to Malaga with the Teleticket travel...June 14, 2005
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ACCEPT: Tour Diary, Photos Posted Online
ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and the group's manager, Gaby Hoffmann (Wolf's wife),have posted several updates from their current European tour on Joe Schlared's Accept Home Page with U.D.O.. Gaby's latest entry (dated May 1, 2005) reads as follows: "It has been very, very hectic and we had so man...May 1, 2005
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