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HALFORD Manager: Tokyo Show Was Filmed For Upcoming DVD
HALFORD manager John Baxter has issued a statement refuting a report published here yesterday that indicated that no shows on the band's recent Japanese tour were filmed for an upcoming DVD. "We filmed the second Tokyo show [on Feb. 15 at Shibuya Kokaido]," Baxter said in a web posting. "We are goin...February 24, 2003
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CALLENISH CIRCLE To Play At Record Release Party
Dutch melodic death metallers CALLENISH CIRCLE will play a record-release party for their fourth full-length album, "My Passion // Your Pain", on Friday, May 2 at J.C. Fenix in Sittard. Also set to appear are MORNING, CHAOS CONTROL, FLESH MADE SIN and STORMRIDER. "My Passion // Your Pain", due on Ma...February 23, 2003
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BALLISTIC To Sign American Record Deal
BALLISTIC, the new band featuring former DEUCE / TENSION / WARDOG mainman Tom Gattis, along with JAG PANZER members Rikard Stjernquist (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar),are on the verge of inking a North American deal with the New York-based AR Records. The group, who recently signed with Metal...February 20, 2003
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ARMORED SAINT To Issue Special 3-Disc Edition Of 'Symbol Of Salvation'
ARMORED SAINT will release a special three-disc edition of their classic LP, "Symbol of Salvation", complete with special digi-box packaging. The set, due in April through Metal Blade Records, will include the following: Disc 1: The original record, remastered — and Mpeg video files of the two accom...February 20, 2003
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HAMMERFALL, NOCTURNAL RITES To Tour Japan
HAMMERFALL and NOCTURNAL RITES will embark on a four-date Japanese tour in March. Confirmed dates are as follows: Mar. 12 - Club Quattro – Osaka, JAP Mar. 14 - Bottom Line – Nagoya, JAP Mar. 15 - Club Quattro – Tokyo, JAP Mar. 16 - Club Quattro – Tokyo, JAP Says HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak: ....February 18, 2003
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TRIBE OF JUDAH Keyboardist Joins POPULATION-1
Steve Ferlazzo, keyboardist for TRIBE OF JUDAH (the band fronted by former VAN HALEN/EXTREME frontman Gary Cherone),will be touring Japan later this month with POPULATION-1, the new group featuring ex-EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt. The band, who recently issued their debut CD, also include in...February 14, 2003
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PARAGON Record MANOWAR Cover, Continue Work On New CD
German melodic metallers PARAGON have finished recording a cover of MANOWAR's "The Gods Made Heavy Metal" for an upcoming MANOWAR tribute CD, due in August through Nuclear Blast Records. During the same sessions, the band tracked a brand new song, "Eye Of The Storm", to be released as a limited 7" E...February 14, 2003
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Ex-THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Singer Launches TOKYO
Former THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN singer Dimitri Minakakis has teamed up with ex-members of Philadelphia's KNIVES OUT in a new band called TOKYO. The group, who are in the middle of recording a demo, will make their live debut on April 6 at First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia. Additional East Coas...February 13, 2003
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MEMORY GARDEN Collaborate With MERCYFUL FATE Guitarist On New Demo
Stockholm, Sweden's MEMORY GARDEN, featuring former ABSKTRAKT ALGEBRA guitarist Simon Johansson, are in the process of recording three new songs for promotional and shopping purposes. "We are once again working together with [producer] Mike Wead [MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND] and are really happy wit...February 12, 2003
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HALFORD Suspend Bassist Search
HALFORD have suspended their bassist search pending the outcome of current four-stringer Ray Riendeau's ongoing discussions with the band's management regarding his status in the group. Says HALFORD manager John Baxter: "Ray and I have had numerous conversations since late December 2002 regarding hi...February 11, 2003
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KING'S X Premier New Material On Current Tour
KING'S X's forthcoming "Black Like Sunday" CD will include the three songs previewed during the band's recent live performances: "Johnny", "I Wont Turn Back", and "Finished". The band are scheduled to embark on a U.S tour with FISHBONE in May and are working on a European tour this summer. More info...February 11, 2003
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TOMMY LEE: In Writing Mode
TOMMY LEE bassist Marty O'Brien has posted the following update via the message board of the unofficial LEE web site www.joysmayhem.com: "Both Tommy and I are just spending lots of time at home writing new songs... He's up at Tommyland in the big studio working on new stuff, and I'm over at uh… Mart...February 10, 2003
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HALFORD Drummer Issues 'Performance & Technique' Video
Drummer Bobby Jarzombek, best known for his work with HALFORD, RIOT, and SPASTIC INK, has just released his first ever drum video. "Performance & Technique" spotlights Bobby's unique approach to drumming and features two free-form solos, footage of a RIOT-era drum solo performed live in Japan, a...February 9, 2003
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VEHEMENCE Added To DEICIDE/AMON AMARTH Tour
Metal Blade recording artist VEHEMENCE have been added to the upcoming North American tour featuring DEICIDE, BEHEMOTH, AMON AMARTH, and REVENGE. Exact dates and venues will be announced soon. ...February 8, 2003
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THE CROWN Book Studio Time For Next Album
Swedish thrashers THE CROWN, recently rejoined by original vocalist Johan Lindstrand, have booked studio time at Gotheburg's Studio Fredman for the recording and mixing of their forthcoming album, tentatively due in early September through Metal Blade Records. The band — whose last album, 2002's "Cr...February 4, 2003
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