Search results for 'sick puppies'

News

MÖTLEY CRÜE: Helsinki Concert Rescheduled

According to the Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat, MÖTLEY CRÜE has rescheduled its concert in Helsinki, Finland (which was originally slated to take place Monday, June 4) for this Thursday, June 7. Tickets for the Monday show will be honored at the June 7 concert. As previously reported, MÖTLEY CRÜE w...

News

MÖTLEY CRÜE: Helsinki Concert Cancelled

Tonight's (Monday, June 4) MÖTLEY CRÜE concert the Helsinki Ice Stadium in Helsinki, Finland has been cancelled — reportedly because the band's gear is still stuck somewhere in Italy following the group's appearance at the Gods of Metal festival over the weekend. MÖTLEY CRÜE kicked off its European...

News

MÖTLEY CRÜE, VELVET REVOLVER, SCORPIONS At Italy's GODS OF METAL; Photos Available

MÖTLEY CRÜE, THIN LIZZY, SCORPIONS, VELVET REVOLVER, TIGERTAILZ and WHITE LION are among the bands that performed yesterday (Saturday, June 2) on the first day of this year's Gods of Metal festival, which is taking take place in two separate installments at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. The first part...

News

THE HAUNTED: Back In Sweden

THE HAUNTED guitarist Anders Björler has issued the following update: "Just got back to Sweden after five and a half weeks of touring mayhem in Europe. "The ending in Hamburg turned out to be something really special indeed. Per [Jensen] set up his drums on the opposite side of the venue close to th...

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...