Search results for 'forced entry'

News

GIRLSCHOOL: U.S., German Dates Cancelled Due To U.S. Visa Problems

Veteran British female hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL have been forced to cancel their previously announced German and U.S. dates due to due to problems encountered while trying to obtain the necessary work permits to play the U.S. shows. The group's official statement in the matter reads as follows: "We a...

News

SWALLOW THE SUN Drummer Forced To Miss North American Tour

SWALLOW THE SUN drummer Pasi Pasanen is forced to miss the Finnish band's North American tour with INSOMNIUM, KATATONIA and SCAR SYMMETRY due to "work-related issues." He will be temporarily replaced by Kai Hahto (WINTERSUN, ex-ROTTEN SOUND). The trek is scheduled to kick off September 4 in West Spr...

News

BLOODSIMPLE Forced To Pull Out Of Last Three FAMILY VALUES Dates

New York metalcore crew BLOODSIMPLE has issued the following statement: "Well, that's it. [Vocalist] Tim [Williams] (a.k.a. The Elephant Man) can barely even open his mouth [after having an emergency tooth pulled in L.A.], much less scream bloody murder, so we're forced to cancel the last three show...

News

LEAVES' EYES' ALEX KRULL: 'The American Audience Is Just Incredible'

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — is currently touring North America as the support act for KAMELOT. "The shows have been great so far," says Krull....

News

NEVERMORE: Video Footage From Holland's ELSROCK FESTIVAL Available

Fan-filmed video footage of NEVERMORE's performance at this year's installment of the Elsrock Festival, which was held August 25 in Rijssen, The Netherlands, can be viewed below. NEVERMORE members Warrel Dane (vocals) and Jeff Loomis (guitar) were the featured guests on "Metal Shop" on Seattle's KIS...

News

BLOODSIMPLE Forced To Miss Sacramento FAMILY VALUES Date

New York metalcore crew BLOODSIMPLE has issued the following statement: "Sorry to say but we will have to cancel the Family Values show in Marysville [California] on Friday. Tim [Williams, vocals] has to have an emergency tooth pulled in L.A. in about an hour. He is in bad shape. We hope to be able...

News

EXCITER, GRAVE DIGGER, KATATONIA Confirmed For Spain's ATARFE VEGA ROCK Festival

EXCITER, GRAVE DIGGER and KATATONIA have been confirmed for Atarfe Vega Rock festival, set to take place December 1 at Coliseo de Atarfe in Atarfe, Granada, Spain. Also scheduled to appear are LIZZY BORDEN and JOEY BELLADONNA (ex-ANTHRAX). EXCITER have commenced the recording sessions for their new...

News

AGAINST THE PLAGUES: Debut Album Available Starting This Weekend

AGAINST THE PLAGUES, the mighty alliance featuring members of LOST HORIZON, LUCIFERION, FOREST OF IMPALED, and DAMNATION, will make its debut album, "The Architecture of Oppression", available via the band's web site and MySpace page starting this Saturday, September 1. Two songs from the CD are cur...

News

MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist Pays $1.5 Million For Malibu Home; Photos Available

According to BergProperties.com, MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars has paid $1,460,000 for a 3,603-square-foot home in Malibu, California. The transaction closed on June 1 and was recorded on June 19, according to public records. Built in 1986, Mars' new house sits on a 0.51-acre lot in the Sea View E...

News

VENOM: New Album Pushed Back To Next Year

British black metal pioneers VENOM have decided to re-record some of the already completed tracks for their upcoming album and push back the CD's projected release date to early 2008. Drummer Antony "Antton" Lant (brother of VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant) explains: "During the Scandinavian tou...

News

THE PROJECT HATE: Edited Version Of Another New Track Available For Download

An "edited teaser" version of the new THE PROJECT HATE song "And Damnation Is Forced Upon The Weak" has been made available for download at this location. "This is not a professionally edited version or anything, but it will give you another hint as for what to expect with the album that is ...

News

NEVERMORE: Helmond Cancellation Explained

NEVERMORE frontman Warrel Dane issued the following statement yesterday (Friday, August 24) regarding the cancellation of the group's concert in Helmond, the Netherlands: "Unfortunately I cannot perform tonight due to the fact that yesterday I had to visit an emergency dentist here in Amsterdam and...

News

NEVERMORE: Helmond Concert Cancelled

NEVERMORE has cancelled tonight's concert in Helmond, Netherlands. An official statement on the matter is expected shortly. NEVERMORE members Warrel Dane (vocals) and Jeff Loomis (guitar) were the featured guests on "Metal Shop" on Seattle's KISW 99.9 FM on July 28, 2007. The program is available fo...

News

MÖTLEY CRÜE Suffers Legal Setback

According to the ABC Radio Networks, MÖTLEY CRÜE suffered a legal setback Wednesday (August 22) in its case against drummer Tommy Lee's manager Carl Stubner. You may recall that the suit alleges the defendant cost the band millions of dollars and hurt their reputation by advising Lee to appear in hi...

News

SLAYER's TOM ARAYA: 'We'll Sell Records But We Won't Sell Our Souls'

Michelle J. Mills of DailyBulletin.com recently conducted an interview with SLAYER frontman Tom Araya. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the songwriting process: "Kerry [King, guitar] likes to present his songs complete and that's pretty much how they stay. It's the more experimental songs, th...