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WATCHTOWER: Brand-New Live Videos Posted Online
Progressive metal legends WATCHTOWER have posted two live videos from their May 1, 2004 appearance at the second annual Robb's Metal Works showcase in San Antonio, Texas. Check them out: Social Fears (11 MB – Windows Media) Control and Resistance (13 MB – Windows Media) Commented WATCHTOWER guitaris...May 12, 2004
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DROWNING POOL Turned Away At Canadian Border
In what appears to be an alarming trend, DROWNING POOL are the latest act to have been turned away at the Canadian border, forcing the group to cancel shows. The Texas band were due to kick off a short run of dates with DAMAGEPLAN north of the border beginning on Tuesday (May 11),but were ...May 12, 2004
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TED NUGENT's Wife Speaks in Support Of The Second Amendment
Shemane Nugent, wife of veteran rocker Ted Nugent, was the featured speaker at the Second Amendment Sisters rally, held on Sunday (May 9) in Washington, D.C. The Second Amendment Sisters rally was staged in response to the anti-gun Million Mom March, which was billed as the kickoff to the "Halt the...May 11, 2004
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Fan Shot After Attending GWAR Concert
A GWAR fan was shot on a Texas freeway while returning home from seeing the group in Dallas on April 27. According to a May 8 story published in the Star-Telegram, Brandon Fortich said that car pulled alongside him as he rested in the parking lot of La Quinta Inn on Northwest 19th Street in ...May 11, 2004
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GHOULTOWN: Former SOLITUDE AETURNUS Bassist Puts The Twang In Goth-Metal
Wayne Ansell of the San Antonio Current reports that GHOULTOWN, the Dallas, Texas-based "hellbilly" band fronted by former SOLITUDE AETURNUS bassist Lyle Steadham (a.k.a. Count Lyle),formed five years ago and has already released four CDs: a debut, five-song EP, the full-length studio releases "Tal...May 7, 2004
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BEATALLICA To Make Live Debut
BEATALLICA, the Midwestern band which "covers BEATLES songs in the style of METALLICA, infusing the lyrics and arrangements of Fab Four standards with wonderfully unsubtle references to METALLICA's songs and a spot-on imitation of James Hetfield's distinctive vocals" (Ice magazine),will be making t...May 5, 2004
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WRATH: More Live Appearances Announced
Chicago thrashers WRATH will follow up their Classic Metal Fest 4 appearance on May 13 Lansing, IL with two other dates in the Midwest. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 13 – Lansing, IL @ Classic Metal Fest 4 May 14 - McHenry IL @ Lenny The Legends May 15 – Kenosha, WI @ Hattricks ...May 3, 2004
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EXCITER Set Release Date For Collection Of Re-Recorded Classics
Canadian thrash pioneers EXCITER have set "New Testament - Coven of Re-Recorded Classics" as the title of their upcoming collection of reworked early songs, due June 7 through France's Osmose Productions. A North American release through The End Records is expected a short time later. The complete t...May 1, 2004
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DISTANT THUNDER: Former HELSTAR Frontman To Launch New Band This Summer
DISTANT THUNDER, the new band featuring former HELSTAR/DESTINY'S END and current SEVEN WITCHES frontman James Rivera, have set "Welcome the End" as the title of their debut album, due this summer through Germany's Massacre Records. The CD was recorded at Spyder Studio in Houston, Texas and was produ...April 28, 2004
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WYLDE, CANTRELL, LYNCH To Head Up 'Metal Clinic' At CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL
Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY),Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS) and George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) will be heading up a "Metal Clinic" the Crossroads Guitar Festival, set to take place Friday, June 4 through Sunday, June 6 at Fair Park and the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. In add...April 28, 2004
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SKINLAB: Ex-Guitarist Says STEEV Has No Appreciation For Musicians Who Bleed For His Band
Former SKINLAB guitarist Scott Sargeant has slammed SKINLAB frontman Steev Esquivel over Steev's recent comments regarding Sargeant's departure from the group, stating that Esquivel has "once again disrespected and belittled the people who wrote the songs to get him where he is today." In a written...April 26, 2004
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WATCHTOWER To Play San Antonio: More Details Revealed
Progressive metal legends WATCHTOWER will be playing in San Antonio, Texas for the second annual Robb's Metal Works showcase on May 1 at Sam's Burger Joint. Also appearing on the bill will be BEYOND BLACK, POWDERBURN, MIGISTRAL, DEADPOOL and THORNSPAWN. WATCHTOWER's lineup for the shows will consist...April 25, 2004
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URANIUM Launches MP3 Web Site To Support The Metal Underground
Fuse TV's "Uranium" has launched a new part of their recently revamped web site, where underground and even unsigned bands can send in MP3s of their music and have it heard by thousands of people per day. "This is big step forward in helping the metal underground come to the forefront of the Interne...April 23, 2004
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LAST CRACK Line Up Hometown Appearance
Madison, Wisconsin natives LAST CRACK have booked their first show since playing at this year's South by Southwest Music Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. The concert will be held at The Annex in Madison, WI on Saturday, June 19. The band will be showcasing new material as well as old favorites from...April 23, 2004
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SPEEDEALER Announce New Bassist
SPEEDEALER have announced the addition of "permanent" bassist Jason Kottwitz (SWAMPASS, TUMMLER) to the group's ranks. "We'd like to give a heartfelt thanks to Casey Orr, Keith Pastrick, and Jason Gavin for their time and effort while filling in on bass," the band write on their web site. "We are ve...April 19, 2004
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