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3 Sign With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of the Woodstock, NY-based band 3. According to a press release, "3 is a band apart: Dark yet uplifting, spiritual without any connection to religion — theirs is a sound that transcends the genre conformity of modern pop culture. Rapid-fire acoustic guit...

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SYMPHORCE Part Ways With Drummer

German power metallers SYMPHORCE, featuring BRAINSTORM frontman Andy B. Franck, have issued the following update: "Right after an amazing tour, Sascha [Sauer, drums] suddenly decided to leave after more than four years in the band. His decision was based on personal reasons. But since we have to tak...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Rising In The East' DVD Release Date Confirmed

A representative at the Warner/Rhino video department has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the new JUDAS PRIEST live DVD, "Rising in the East", will be released in North America on November 15. In addition, the DVD's artwork has also been confirmed to the image currently being displayed by most on...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Rising In The East' DVD Pushed Back To January?

According to unconfirmed Internet reports, the release date of the new JUDAS PRIEST live DVD, "Rising in the East", has been pushed back to January 2006. Meanwhile, most online retailers are still listing a November 15 North American release date for the set, which was recorded at the band's May 18-...

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SLASH Jams With QUEEN At Hollywood Bowl

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) joined QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS on stage at the Hollywood Bowl Saturday night (Oct. 22) for a rendition of the BAD COMPANY classic "Can't Get Enough". QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS have six dates scheduled in Japan in late October/early November, including a two...

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EDGUY Members Consider Sex Change

German melodic metallers EDGUY have posted the following message on their official web site: "Against certain rumors and speculations, Tobias Sammet [EDGUY vocalist] has not undergone a sex change operation yet: 'Of course, after the success of NIGHTWISH, WITHIN TEMPTATION and EVANESCENCE, we sat do...

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MEMORY GARDEN Confirmed For SWEDISH METAL ATTACK III Festival

MEMORY GARDEN, the Stockholm, Sweden-based band featuring former ABSKTRAKT ALGEBRA guitarist Simon Johansson, have been confirmed for the Swedish Metal Attack III festival, set to take place November 26 at Klubb Kaos in Halmstad, Sweden. Also scheduled to appear are TORCH, X-BOW and SUICIDAL WINDS....

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BRAINSTORM: No More Shows In 2005

German power metallers BRAINSTORM have posted the following message on their official web site: "We're sad to inform you, that because of Andy's [B. Franck, vocals] painful neuritis, we decided to cancel all confirmed shows in 2005! Please stay tuned for some more details and all news on our 'Inside...

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ANGEL BLAKE: Vocal Recordings Delayed

Former THE CROWN/current ANGEL BLAKE guitarist Marko Tervonen has posted the following message on the ANGEL BLAKE web site: "As you may or not have heard, Tony [Jelencovich, ANGEL BLAKE/ex-TRANSPORT LEAGUE frontman] is nowadays the singer of the Danish thrash band MNEMIC. They are right now touring...

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GOD DETHRONED Added To THE HAUNTED European Tour

Dutch death metallers GOD DETHRONED have been added to THE HAUNTED's upcoming European headlining tour beginning in mid-November. Also appearing on the bill will be GOD FORBID. Confirmed dates can be found at this location. According to a posting on GOD DEETHRONED's web site, "The show in Mannheim,...

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CELLADOR To Enter Studio in December

Nebraska-based extreme melodic metallers CELLADOR will enter Mana Studio in Tampa, FL on December 16 with producer Erik Rutan (HATE ETERNAL, MORBID ANGEL) to begin recording their debut album, tentatively due late spring via Metal Blade Records. "All the recording should be finished by January, wher...

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METAL BLADE RECORDS Announces Sponsorship Of CENTRAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

As many heavy metal fans may already know, Metal Blade Records owner and CEO, Brian Slagel, is an extreme enthusiast of hockey and has appeared many times as a guest on Canada's TSN "Off The Record" (Canada's version of ESPN) expressing his opinions on the sport and much more as well as supporting C...

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FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING Begin Recording New Album

German death metallers FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING have commenced the recording process for their new album, enitled "Sterling Black Icon". "The drums were recorded the end of September in the PMT Studios in Lautertal," the band write on their web site. "Ingo [Maier] finished the drum tracks within a fe...

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BLOODSHED: 'Blade Eleventh' Mini-CD Now Available

Swedish death/black metallers BLOODSHED have just released their "Blade Eleventh" mini-CD via Cursed Division. Containing seven tracks (four new cuts and three re-mastered bonus songs),the effort was recorded at Necromorbus studio in February 2004 and was engineered, mixed and mastered by Vidar Wid...

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ARCH ENEMY Announce More North American Tour Dates

Swedish/German extreme metal band ARCH ENEMY have added more dates for their upcoming Japanese and North American tours. Their schedule is now shaping up as follows: Oct. 22 - Tokyo, JPN @ Shinkiba Studio Coast Oct. 23 - Osaka, JPN @ Zepp Osaka Oct. 25 - Nagoya, JPN @ Zepp Nagoya Oct. 26 - Hiroshima...