Search results for 'peter criss'

News

Former MAYHEM Frontman Launches SKITLIV

Maniac (real name: Sven-Erik Kristiansen),former vocalist of the legendary Norwegian black metal band MAYHEM, is planning a return to the scene — fronting his own band SKITLIV. At the forefront of black metal from its very beginnings, Maniac, one of the extreme metal genre's most recognizable figur...

News

FUELBLOODED Announces New Singer

Dutch melodic death/thrash act FUELBLOODED (formerly SACRAMENTAL SACHEM) has announced the addition of singer Peter Brinkman (ex-AURA, SCENARIOII, ZILVER) to the group's ranks. Brinkman joins the group as the replacement for longtime vocalist Vital Welten, who left the band earlier in the week. Comm...

News

THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'No More BLABBERMOUTH For Me'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Today I took pictures of the totempole for Revolver magazine... "Last week here's been pretty good. I'm pushing 100 days substance-free for real this time. It feels good, but I realize I got shit to work with,...

News

MEKONG DELTA: New Album Update

Mainman/bassist Ralf Hubert of the legendary German progressive thrash outfit MEKONG DELTA has issued the following update on the progress of the recording sessions for the group's new album: "Uli [Kusch, drums; MASTERPLAN, ex-HELLOWEEN] has finished recording the drums and did an excellent job. So...

News

Interview With PETER CRISS' Ex-Wife Posted Online

An interview with Lydia Criss — the ex-wife of original KISS drummer Peter Criss — conducted for issue 57 of KISS Kollector magazine, has been posted online on Lydia's official web site. In the interview Lydia talks about her forthcoming book "Sealed with a Kiss" as well as her personal highlights f...

News

DOGPOUND Begins Recording New Album

Swedish hard rockers DOGPOUND have entered the studio to begin recording their third album, tentatively due in early 2007. More than 25 songs were apparently written for the follow-up to last year's "A Night in the Gutter", which will be mixed by Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN, DIMMU BORGIR, CELTIC...

News

EUROPE: More Scandinavian Tour Dates Announced

Reunited Swedish hard rockers EUROPE have added Danish and Finnish dates to their upcoming Scandinavian tour. The schedule is now shaping up as follows: Oct. 26 - Lund, SWE - Olympen Oct. 27 - Kalmar, SWE - Palace Oct. 28 - Skövde, SWE - Valhall Oct. 30 - Copenhagen, DEN - Vega Nov. 01 - ...

News

NEVERMORE Explains Bochum Concert Cancellation; Rescheduled Date Announced

NEVERMORE has issued a statement regarding the cancellation of its September 12, 2006 concert at the Zeche club in Bochum, Germany (a show which was scheduled to be filmed for an upcoming DVD). According to a press release, NEVERMORE vocalist Warrel Dane came down with an infection in the early earl...

News

DREAM EVIL: New Song Posted Online

A brand new DREAM EVIL track, entitled Fire! Battle! In Metal!, has been made available for streaming at this location. The song comes off the Swedish metallers' new album, "United", due in October via Century Media Records. The exact release dates by territory are as follows: Germany, Austria, Swit...

News

KISS Is 'Still The Hottest Band In Any Land'

KISS' official web site has been updated with the following press release: Where other bands have fan clubs, KISS has a full-fledged Army of the most rabid and loyal true believers in the world. For more than three decades, the KISS Army has wanted and demanded nothing less than the best from their...

News

AUDIOSLAVE: Hour-Long CHRIS CORNELL Acoustic Performance To Air Friday

AUDIOSLAVE frontman Chris Cornell visited Sweden last Thursday (Sept. 7) as part of a promotional tour for the band's third album, "Revelations", and played an exclusive acoustic set at O-Baren in Stockholm. What was supposed to be an intimate short appearance performing a couple of songs turned out...

News

Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS To Appear At CHILLER THEATRE CONVENTION

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss will appear at the Chiller Theatre Convention — a "toy, model and film expo" — October 27-29 at Crowne Plaza in Secausus, NJ. Peter will sign memorabilia for fans and pose for photos, and have his new custom-made Pro-Mark drumsticks and drumheads available. Other gu...

News

NEVERMORE: DVD Shoot In Bochum Cancelled

NEVERMORE's September 12, 2006 concert at the Zeche club in Bochum, Germany — which was scheduled to be filmed for an upcoming DVD — was cancelled after singer Warrel Dane was taken ill (allegedly with a virus infection) and had to be hospitalized. No further information is currently available. As p...

News

PETER CRISS: 'I Am Proud To Be An American And A Christian'

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss posted the following message yestdray (September 11, 2006) on his official web site: "Time passes so fast that no one can stop. But for me and my family, and the brave that gave their lives so unselfishly, and the families that go on day after day with the nightmare...

News

New GRAVE DIGGER, VICTORY Releases To Arrive In October

Spain's Locomotive Records is set to release two major metal statements on October 10: "Yesterday" by GRAVE DIGGER and "Fuel to the Fire" by VICTORY. VICTORY is the respected Hanover, Germany-based power metal band that in its 20-year career has elicited raves from critics and fans alike. Now, for t...