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SLIPKNOT's CHRIS FEHN: 'This Band Is Made Up Of A Mental Sickness'

On a recent afternoon, eight of the members of SLIPKNOT were crammed into a tiny NBC dressing room for an appearance on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien". (Percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan had to stay behind with a sick wife.) Joey Jordison (No. 1),Chris Fehn (No. 3) and Corey Taylor (No. 8) brough...

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QUEEN Join Forces With KATIE MELUA

World Entertainment News Network is reporting that QUEEN will grant Georgian-born singer Katie Melua's childhood dream when they perform together at Nelson Mandela's South African AIDS charity concert later this month. The jazz singer was inspired to become a performer by late singer Freddie Mercury...

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SLIPKNOT Frontman Comments On Multi-Platinum Certifications

SLIPKNOT vocalist Corey Taylor has commented on the group's recent Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certifications — double-platinum (2 million copies shipped) for the group's self-titled 1999 debut, platinum for "Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)", and triple-platinum for the "Disaster...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Schedules TV/Radio Appearances

Ozzy Osbourne has lined up the following appearances to promote his upcoming box set, "Prince of Darkness": March 11 - "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (w/ Sharon) March 21 – "The Howard Stern Show" (radio) March 21 - CNN's "Showbiz Today" March 21 - "Rockline" (radio show) March 22 - "Late Night wi...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'Mississippi Queen' Available As A Paid Download

OZZY OSBOURNE's cover of MOUNTAIN's "Mississippi Queen" is currently available for download from iTunes and Napster. Ozzy's version of "Mississippi Queen" is included on Osbourne's forthcoming "Prince of Darkness" four-CD box set, due on March 22. The first two discs in the set will encompass re-mas...

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SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist Offers DVD Update

SEVEN WITCHES guitarist Jack Frost (ex-SAVATAGE) has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Recently you all have either heard about or read about the issues we faced and had to deal with at Crocodile Rocks in Allentown, PA concerning our recent DVD shoot. "Since James [Rive...

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SLIPKNOT Percussionist Forced To Skip 'Conan' Appearance

SLIPKNOT percussionist Clown (a.k.a. Shawn Crahan) was forced to miss the group's appearance on NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" Tuesday night (March 1) after his wife was taken ill. "The band actually dedicated their performance to him and his family — that is what [SLIPKNOT frontman] Corey Ta...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'Mississippi Queen' Audio Sample Posted Online

An audio clip of OZZY OSBOURNE's cover of MOUNTAIN's "Mississippi Queen" has been posted online at this location (Real Audio). Ozzy's version of "Mississippi Queen" is included on Osbourne's forthcoming "Prince of Darkness" four-CD box set, due on March 22. The first two discs in the set will encomp...

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RIBSPREADER Announce New Lineup

Swedish "old-school death metal" band RIBSPREADER have undergone several lineup changes with the departure of guitarist/bassist Andreas Carlsson (ANOTHER LIFE),guitarist Dan Swanö (BLOODBATH, EDGE OF SANITY, NIGHTINGALE) and drummer Johan Berglund (THIS HAVEN). The group's new lineup is as follows:...

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Reunited AVENGER Confirmed For HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Warm-Up Show

Reunited NWOBHM outfit AVENGER, featuring former ATOMKRAFT singer Ian Davison Swift and ex-BLITZKRIEG drummer Gary Young, have been confirmed for the Headbangers Open Air warm-up show on July 7 at the Cantina in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. Headbangers Open Air is scheduled to take place July 8-9...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: Recording Lineup For 'Under Covers' Disc Revealed

According to a posting on the OZZY OSBOURNE fan site Ozzyhead.com, Sony Music Japan's official web site has revealed the complete list of musicians performing on the recently completed "Under Covers" disc for the new OZZY box set, "Prince of Darkness". As previously reported, the first two discs in...

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QUEEN Guitarist Growing Excited For Tour

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that QUEEN guitarist Brian May says he's growing more "excited" about the upcoming tour with FREE/BAD COMPANY vocalist Paul Rodgers as its start date draws closer. May told Britain's Uncut magazine, "As the tour approaches, it feels like my whole body and soul have...

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SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist Comments On Allentown Fiasco

SEVEN WITCHES guitarist Jack Frost has issued a statement regarding the disastrous circumstances that led to the group's underage fans being evicted from the venue halfway through the group's live DVD shoot at Crocodile Rock in Allentown, PA Saturday night (Feb. 12). His statement reads as follows:...

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ALICE COOPER, NICKO MCBRAIN, BOBBY DALL Jam At Florida Fund-Raiser

According to Thom Smith of The Palm Beach Post, BON JOVI drummer Tico Torres' fund-raising dinner and golf and tennis outing, The Classic, held two Sundays ago in Delray, Florida, raised more than $250,000 for The Childrens Place at Home Safe. "The golf at Boca Lago Country Club attracted the likes...

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SLIPKNOT Frontman: 'We Refuse To Die'

SLIPKNOT are set to play the Big Day Out festival at the Gold Coast Parklands in Australia later this month. Frontman Corey Taylor outlined to Time Off magazine exactly what the "maggots" (fans) can expect from the band's upcoming concerts. "I can sum it up in five words: all the legends are true! ....