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DAVE MUSTAINE Says METALLICA Set Him Up In 'Monster' Documentary
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has told MTV.com that got stabbed in the back by METALLICA and filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky after he agreed to help them out with the $4.3 million movie "Some Kind of Monster". In one of the most powerful scenes in the film, Mustaine confronts METALLICA...July 20, 2004
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DEE SNIDER's VAN HELSING'S CURSE To Hit The Road In October
VAN HELSING'S CURSE, the classical/rock music brainchild of TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider, is bringing its spectral horror-inspired ambience to the stage throughout the month of October. The troupe's debut album, "Oculus Infernum", released last Halloween through KOCH Records, employs an 18-pie...July 19, 2004
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Report: 'Weak' Performances In Canada Bring Down METALLICA's 'Monster' Per-Screen Average
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the second weekend of the METALLICA documentary, "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" (IFC Films) played to an estimated $124,984 in 23 theaters, up 20 from a week ago, averaging $5,434 per theater. The overall per-theater average was brought down by weak performanc...July 18, 2004
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STATIC-X Frontman Can Read The Writing On The Wall
Josh Bell of Las Vegas Weekly writes: Wayne Static can read the writing on the wall. The frontman for industrial-influenced nu-metal band STATIC-X knows the genre that helped push him to success is on the wane. "The hard rock that MTV's playing and the radio's playing now is all that new, like, I ca...July 18, 2004
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METALLICA's HETFIELD And ULRICH Speak To NPR: Audio Posted Online
METALLICA's James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich gave a lengthy interview to Madeleine Brand of NPR about their $4.3-million documentary "Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster". The film, which opened in New York last Friday and will premiere nationwide in coming weeks, is a behind-the-scenes look at METALLICA'...July 15, 2004
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Filmmaker: 'METALLICA Are Anything But Greedy'
In a brand-new interview with The Onion A.V. Club, Joe Berlinger, one of the filmmakers behind the METALLICA documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" spoke about Lars Ulrich's war with Napster. "I gotta be honest with you," Berlinger said. "First of all, I think Lars unfairly has a reputation f...July 15, 2004
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CHUM Reform, Begin Writing New Material
Former Century Media recording artists CHUM have reformed and are currently writing new material. "We plan on focusing on writing new songs and at some point this year we will begin recording a new record," CHUM guitarist/vocalist John Lancaster told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "We have already recorded a son...July 15, 2004
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Report: Non-METALLICA Fans Make Up 30 Percent Of 'Monster' Audience
IFC Films VP of sales and distribution Greg Forston spoke to indieWIRE earlier this week about the box office success of the METALLICA documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster". The film, which was released on three screens last weekend in New York and San Francisco, grossed $46,359 for an impre...July 14, 2004
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METALLICA 'Monster' Filmmakers Continue To Face 'Uphill Battle'
Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, the filmmakers behind the $4.3-million METALLICA documentary "Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster" have posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Thank you to everyone who came to see 'Some Kind of Monster' this past weekend in New York and San Fra...July 14, 2004
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VOLBEAT Change Working Title Of Debut Album
Danish metallers VOLBEAT have changed the projected title of their debut album to "The Strengh, the Sound, the Songs" from the originally announced "Rebel Monster". The CD was recorded at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, INVOCATOR) and contains re-recorded tracks...July 14, 2004
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Why Are Extreme Metal Vocals So Grotesque And Indecipherable?
Will York of The San Francisco Bay Guardian writes: Why are extreme metal vocals so grotesque and indecipherable? Newcomers to the genre often wonder about this — that is, why metal bands spend so much time composing intricate music and detailed lyrics only to go and "ruin it" with those awful guttu...July 14, 2004
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METALLICA: 'Some Kind Of Monster' Music Video Posted Online
METALLICA's music video for " " has been posted online at the group's official web site. Check it out here. METALLICA's "Some Kind of Monster" deluxe CD+T package is being released today (July 13) in conjunction with this past weekend's opening of the METALLICA documentary film "Metallica: Some Kind...July 13, 2004
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Says He Was Caught Off Guard By NAPSTER Issue
While promoting METALLICA's documentary, "Some Kind of Monster", in New York City last week, the band's drummer, Lars Ulrich, was asked if whether he had any regrets about how he handled the whole Napster issue in 2001 and being the target of the subsequent backlash. "I wish that I was more… you kno...July 13, 2004
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MONSTER MAGNET: U.S. Tour Dates Announced
MONSTER MAGNET have lined up the following dates during August/September: Aug. 27 - Seaside, NJ - Green Room Aug. 28 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx Nightclub Aug. 29 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Aug. 31 - Chicago - Double Door Sep. 01 - Minneapolis - Fine Line Music Sep. 04 - Portl...July 13, 2004
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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Joins HAWKWIND On Stage At RUISROCK Festival: Photos Available
MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister and MONSTER MAGNET's Phil Caivano were the special guests during HAWKWIND's set at Ruisrock festival in Turku, Finland this past Saturday (July 10). Check out pictures from Sonera Plaza (all photos by Timo Isoaho). Other bands that performed during the two-day event (July...July 12, 2004
