Search results for 'sick puppies'

News

AS I LAY DYING Gets Sick Of Metalcore

Chris Harris and Jon Wiederhorn of MTV.com report: AS I LAY DYING, along with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and UNEARTH, have been at the forefront of metalcore for the last five years. But according to frontman Tim Lambesis, the band's forthcoming LP, "An Ocean Between Us", was largely influenced by what he pe...

News

MISERY SIGNALS Cancels California Dates

Milwaukee, WI's metalcore act MISERY SIGNALS has cancelled its previously announced California dates in Bakersfield and Fresno after vocalist Karl Schubach was taken ill. Tonight's (May 31) show in Orangevale, California is also in jeopardy. Commented the band: "Unfortunately in some ridiculously si...

Review

The Ills of Modern Man

DESPISED ICON's "The Ills of Modern Man" is one devastatingly heavy album. The Montreal act follows the shape-shifting mix of hardcore and death metal of "The Healing Process" with an album that moves into more of a death metal direction to good effect, the result sounding like a band that is even m...

Review

Horna/Behexen

At the risk of including overly used terms like "sick" and "necro" to describe this split release, there are honestly no better terms to use to describe this Finnish black metal behemoth. Fret not though, I'm saving "kvlt" to use in the next review of a worthy black metal release. But seriously folk...

News

METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: New CD Is 'Best Album We've Done In Fifteen Years'

Austria's Krone.at recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. A rough English-language translation of the interview (which was published in German on the Krone.at web site) follows: Krone.at: We are looking forward to METALLICA's "Sick Of The Studio '07" tour. Has the itc...

News

BLAZE BAYLEY: 'I'm Really Sick Of The Big Business Side Of Things'

Marko Syrjälä and Jarno Huovila of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with singer Blaze Bayley (ex-IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE). A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: You've got an all-new band and management [now former management; see previous BLABBERMOUTH.NET story. — Ed.]...

News

ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET Frontman Discusses New Album

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com recently conducted an interview with Johan Lindstrand of ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: You have a new album out, called "Error in Evolution". How do you feel the band has progressed since "21st Century...

News

EXODUS Guitarist: 'This New Sh*t Is Aggressive With A Capital A'

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has issued the following update: "Just a quick word to let everyone know has been up! Rehearsing about seven hours a day right now, busting our asses as Mr. Sneap [British producer Andy Sneap] will arrive on June 3rd and into the studio we go. Eleven songs done as of now,...

News

SOIL Guitarist Is 'Haunted' By Band's Former Singer

East Coast Romper recently conducted an interview with SOIL guitarist Shaun Glass. A few excerpts from the chat follow: East Coast Romper: AJ [Cavalier, vocals] has been with you guys for a while but I haven't really talked to you, so you found him through Wayne Static? Shaun: Yeah, when we split wi...

News

Producer TUE MADSEN Completes Work On New THE DESTINY PROGRAM CD

Acclaimed Danish producer Tue Madsen, who has worked with such world-renowned acts as HALFORD, DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE HAUNTED, SICK OF IT ALL and ABORTED, has posted the following message on his web site: "I just finished THE DESTINY PROGRAM. They used to be known as DESTINY. Now they changed their...

News

URKRAFT Confirmed For Romania's MAXIMUM ROCK FESTIVAL

Fast-rising Danish death-thrash wrecking crew URKRAFT has been confirmed for the Maximum Rock Festival, set to take place August 10-12 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: OVERKILL GRAVE DIGGER TO/DIE/FOR ORPHANED LAND URKRAFT IRON MAIDNEM (IRON MAIDEN tribute) INN...

News

GENE SIMMONS: People Who Complain About KISS Merchandise Cut My Lawn And Pick Up My Garbage

Radar Online recently conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Radar: You seemed to have a deep respect for the soldiers you met at Camp Pendleton. What did you come away with? Gene Simmons: It is embarrassing what's happening to America no...

News

DARKEST HOUR: 'Deliver Us' Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

Washington D.C.-based metallers DARKEST HOUR have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Deliver Us", due on July 10 via Victory Records. The long-awaited follow-up to 2005's "Undoing Ruin" was recorded at the Warehouse in Vancouver, Canada. "Deliver Us" (view cover artwork at this locati...

News

AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE Keyboardist Says Bus Mold Was Contributing Factor In Guitarist's Death

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE keyboardist Justin Fouler and bassist Mr. H. C. Banks III. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What was the main motivation behind the group's departure from DRT Entertainment? Justin: "I don't know, but if...

News

URKRAFT Parts Ways With Keyboardist

Fast-rising Danish death-thrash wrecking crew URKRAFT has parted ways with keyboardist Jeppe Eg. "What the future will show regarding a new keyboard player in URKRAFT we are not sure," the band writes on its web site. URKRAFT recently entered the studio to make a pre-production recording of some of...