Search results for 'tony bennett'

News

GODSMACK: New Audio Interview With SULLY ERNA Available

A 14-minute audio interview with GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna, conducted this past Tuesday (February 20) by Jim Bone of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA's WBSX-97.9X, has been made available for download at this location (MP3, 13 MB). GODSMACK bassist Robbie Merrill and his wife Heather welcomed their firs...

News

1349 Confirmed For Norway's KARMØYGEDDON Festival

Norwegian black metallers 1349 have been confirmed confirmed for Norway's Karmøygeddon festival, set to take place May 4-5, 2007 in Haugesund. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 (NOR) BREED (NOR) COMMUNIC (NOR) DORO (GER) ENSIFERUM (FIN) KAMELOT (USA) KEEP OF...

News

ROBERT PLANT Says That He And JIMMY PAGE Are Out Of Touch

According to Launch Radio Networks, Robert Plant says that, although there's no bad blood between him and LED ZEPPELIN co-founder Jimmy Page, the two have fallen out of touch. Plant spoke to Britain's Mojo magazine, who asked him if he and Page, who co-wrote most of the band's most popular material,...

News

MY DYING BRIDE Parts Ways With Bassist, Drummer; Replacements Announced

U.K. doom metallers MY DYING BRIDE have issued the following update: "MY DYING BRIDE is sorry to have to say that on January 5, 2007 bassist Adrian Jackson left the band. He has pledged his future in America and has made it quite clear there is no room in his plans for MY DYING BRIDE. ...

News

C-187 Featuring PESTILENCE, CYNIC Members: Band Photo Available

A new photo of C-187, the new band featuring former PESTILENCE mainman Patrick Mameli (guitar) alongside Tony Choy (bass; ATHEIST; ex-CYNIC),Sean Reinert (drums; CYNIC, ex-DEATH) and Tony Jelencovich (vocals; M.A.N, ex-TRANSPORT LEAGUE, MNEMIC),has been posted online at this location. Seven of the...

News

1349 Confirms Band Lineup For Upcoming Tour

Norwegian black metallers 1349 have confirmed their lineup for the upcoming North American tour, which is scheduled to kick off late March. It is as follows: Ravn - Vocals Seidemann - Bass Archaon - Guitar Teloch - Guitar Tony Laureano - Drums The dates are: Mar. 23 - Crowbar, Tampa, FL Mar. 24 - Th...

News

'Metal: A Headbanger's Journey' Filmmakers Seek Middle Eastern Fans For Follow-Up Film

The makers of the documentary "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" are seeking metal fans from Middle Eastern countries who are attending the Desert Rock Festival in Dubai, March 9-10, 2007, to appear in their follow-up film, "Global Metal". "We are excited about filming at Desert Rock and meeting with f...

News

CELTIC FROST Frontman Pays Tribute To BLACK SABBATH Guitarist

The current issue of Guitar World magazine includes an in-depth feature on Tom Gabriel Fischer, frontman of CELTIC FROST, who talks about how he started writing music. "I used to sit there and dissect BLACK SABBATH's music," he said. "I was interested in knowing why SABBATH sounded so dark compared...

News

SEPULTURA Guitarist To Perform With ASESINO In Chile

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser will reportedly join ASESINO — the death metal/grindcore project featuring ex-FEAR FACTORY/BRUJERIA guitarist Dino Cazares and STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos (on bass/vocals) — on stage during their appearance at Galpón Víctor Jara in Santiago, Chile on Saturday, Apr...

News

British Prime Minister: I Love BLACK SABBATH

The Sun Online reports that British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday revealed he is a huge fan of BLACK SABBATH. The PM requested one of the heavy metal group’s hits during a radio interview, saying: "It reminds me of my schooldays." The 1970 song, called "Black Sabbath", led many to believe Ozzy...

News

BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Century Media has signed BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART, the self-proclaimed "superheroes destined to save the world from nuclear annihilation with the power of metal." BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART hails from Montreal, Canada and has released one album, "All's Fair In Love And War", on Blood & Ink Recor...

News

CRIMSON GLORY To Co-Headline BAY AREA ROCK FEST; MOB RULES And BALANCE OF POWER Added To Lineup

Bay Area Rock Promotions has announced the return of CRIMSON GLORY as the co-headliner of the inaugural Bay Area Rock Fest, set to take place on May 4-5 at The Independent in San Francisco. CRIMSON GLORY's appearance will mark the return of "Astronomica" vocalist Wade Black by playing for the first...

News

BLACK SABBATH's 'Mob Rules': Every Home Should Have One

The BLACK SABBATH album "Mob Rules" is featured in the "Every Home Should Have One: Albums You Should Own" section of this month's Classic Rock magazine. Record producer Andy Sneap says, "You have to give a lot of credit to Tony Iommi's guitar playing on this record… Listen to the double-tracking an...

News

HEAVEN AND HELL's APPICE: 'It's Gonna Be Fun Playing These Old Songs Again'

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with Vinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: I thought I'd start off with HEAVEN AND HELL. What's it like being back together after all these years? Vinny:...

News

VITAL REMAINS Announces Album Title And Track Listing

Extreme metal titans VITAL REMAINS have returned with a vicious new slab of blasphemy that promises to strike fear in the heart of the masses. The much-anticipated new album, "Icons of Evil", was produced by the renowned Erik Rutan (CANNIBAL CORPSE, GOATWHORE) and is set for an April 3 release. This...