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MACHINE HEAD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, ARCH ENEMY Confirmed For NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL
MACHINE HEAD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, ARCH ENEMY, ICED EARTH, CHILDREN OF BODOM have been confirmed to headline this year's New England Metal & Hardcore Festival, set to take place April 30-May 1 at The Palladium in Worcester, Mass. The following groups are currently scheduled to appear at the festiv...February 26, 2004
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FINNTROLL Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival
FINNTROLL have been confirmed for this year's Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place on June 11-12 in Tampere, Finland. FINNTROLL will play at Ratinanniemi (the outdoor concert place) on Friday, June 11 alongside CHILDREN OF BODOM, NIGHTWISH, DIABLO and THUNDERSTONE. Other acts scheduled to perf...February 25, 2004
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OBITUARY Officially Confirmed For New Jersey's MARCH METAL MELTDOWN VI Festival
Reunited death metal legends OBITUARY have officially confirmed their appearance at next month's March Metal Meltdown VI festival in Irvington, New Jersey. "I read on Blabbermouth (Feb 16th) that [singer] John [Tardy] said he wasn't sure if OBITUARY confirmed the March Metal Meltdown, but I had conf...February 25, 2004
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JOEY VERA On ARMORED SAINT DVD, SEVEN WITCHES And FATES WARNING
ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera has posted the following message on his official web site: "Uhhhhh, Happy New Year. I know, It's February! "I decided this time to not update my site every damm month, but when I got around to it. You know, a little variety. Anyway, here's what's new. "T...February 25, 2004
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THE DARKNESS Singer Receives Death Threats, Security Stepped Up
THE DARKNESS singer Justin Hawkins has had to call in police after receiving chilling death threats, according to the U.K.'s Sun. The singer said he got the first letter as the group celebrated winning three Brit Awards last week. Justin revealed: "It was a handwritten letter, it's very weird. It's...February 24, 2004
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W.A.S.P. To Release 'The Neon God: Part One – The Rise' In April
W.A.S.P. will be issuing their new album, "The Neon God: Part One – The Rise", on April 6 through Sanctuary/Metal-Is Records. Described as "a conceptual rock opera that explores the tragedy and consequences of one boy's search for acceptance and purpose in his existence," "The Neon God: Part One – T...February 24, 2004
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DIO, IN FLAMES, BESEECH Others Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA OPEN AIR METAL FESTIVAL
DIO, IN FLAMES, BESEECH, CHAOSBREED, TROLLHEIM'S GROTT and CHARON are the latest bands confirmed for Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, set to take place July 16-18 in the Kaisaniemi park in the center of Helsinki, Finland. The previously announced co-headliner KING DIAMOND will NOT be performing at thi...February 24, 2004
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TESTAMENT Announce Hometown Show
San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have announced a hometown headlining show at the Avalon Ballroom on March 27. As previously reported, TESTAMENT are continuing work on the material for the follow-up to 1999's "The Gathering" and are planning on entering the studio in April/May to begin rec...February 23, 2004
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METALLICA's HETFIELD Among Contributors To WEST MEMPHIS THREE Book Anthology
METALLICA frontman James Hetfield is one of the contributors to Brett Alexander Savory and M. W. Anderson's West Memphis Three anthology, "Last Pentacle of the Sun: Writings in Support of the West Memphis Three", due in early October through Arsenal Pulp Press. Sales of "Last Pentacle of the Sun: Wr...February 22, 2004
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THE DARKNESS Frontman's 'School Of Rock'
The Sun reports THE DARKNESS frontman Justin Hawkins, who studied for a National Diploma in Music Technology at Huddersfield Technical College, wants to spend around $186,000 of his $3.7 million fortune on creating the Justin Hawkins Studio at the college. "Justin rang a couple of weeks ago to catch...February 21, 2004
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HAWKWIND, FOGHAT, AXEL RUDI PELL, CONEY HATCH Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival
HAWKWIND, FOGHAT, AXEL RUDI PELL and CONEY HATCH are the latest bands confirmed to appear at this year's installment of Sweden Rock festival, set to be held June 10-12 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows (in alphabetical order...February 20, 2004
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DARK TRANQUILLITY To Issue 2-CD Collection Of Rarities
Sweden's DARK TRANQUILLITY will celebrate their 15th birthday by releasing a double CD featuring rare and previously unreleased material. A May 31 release through Century Media Records is expected. "For many years, we've received lots of questions regarding the possibility of our pre-album material...February 19, 2004
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SWALLOW THE SUN: Finnish Dates Announced
Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have lined up the following dates during the coming months: Mar. 12 - YO-talo – Tampere, FIN Mar. 24 - Sue-Klubi – Klubi, Tampere, FIN Mar. 25 - Sue-Klubi – Klubi, Turku, FIN Apr. 07 - Lutakko – Jyväskylä, FIN Apr. 08 - Nosturi – Helsinki, FIN Apr...February 17, 2004
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OBITUARY To Perform At New Jersey's MARCH METAL MELTDOWN VI?
Although reunited death metal legends OBITUARY are currently being listed on the event's web site as one of the bands performing at next month's March Metal Meltdown VI festival in Irvington, New Jersey, the group have yet to officially confirm their participation in the event, according to singer J...February 16, 2004
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SCORPIONS Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival
Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS have been confirmed as the third headliner (alongside JUDAS PRIEST and EUROPE) at this year's installment of Sweden Rock festival, set to be held June 10-12 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as fol...February 15, 2004
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