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ROB HALFORD Says New Company Gives Him Control

Bruce Simon of Launch Radio Networks reports: Rob Halford has laid out an ambitious release schedule for his new company called Metal God Entertainment (MGE). This year, Halford will reissue some of his non-JUDAS PRIEST material through MGE, starting with the HALFORD albums he made in 2000, 2001, an...

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BLOODBOUND Confirmed For Sweden's EM-FESTEN

BLOODBOUND, the new Swedish metal band featuring Urban Breed (ex-TAD MOROSE; vocals),Fredrik Bergh (STREET TALK; bass, keyboards and backing vocals) and Tomas Olsson (lead and rhythm guitars),have been confirmed for Sweden's largest festival, "EM-Festen" (Göteborgskalaset),on August 8 in Gothenbu...

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DEF LEPPARD, JUDAS PRIEST: Audio Interviews Posted Online

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 71 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. The episode is the third of a three part series featuring "black" carpet interviews host John Ostronomy conducted at the "VH1 Rock Honors" at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. It features Joe Elliott and Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, K....

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Indian School Band Blasphemes Church At Concert Fundraiser

A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor from India by the name of Shashi Kiran — singer of the Indian metal band DARK RITUAL — has submitted the following report: "A school band from Jamshedpur, India calling themselves DARK RITUAL played a controversial concert on May 6 organized by Lupita Church in order to ra...

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GENE SIMMONS Talks About Possibility Of KISS Original Lineup Reunion

KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, has been updated with part one of a brand new interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. It is reproduced here in its entirety: KissOnline.com: Congratulations on "Rock Honors"! Your performance, the tribute to KISS, backstage, everything about the ev...

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KERRY KING: 'If We Did Anything Different, It Wouldn't Be SLAYER'

Wes Orshoski of The Star-Ledger recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On never forgetting what it's like to be a fan. "I was a fan to start with. And when bands that I admired did something I didn't like, it pissed me off. ...

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'VH1 Rock Honors' Was A Ratings Bonanza

Hits Daily Double (web site),the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, is reporting that VH1's first-ever "VH1 Rock Honors" event, featuring performances by KISS, QUEEN, DEF LEPPARD and JUDAS PRIEST in concert from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, was a ratings bonanza. T...

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'Rock S'cool – A Spanking Good Clip Collection' DVD Trailer Available

Steamhammer/SPV has posted a trailer for their upcoming DVD collection, "Rock S'cool – A Spanking Good Clip Collection", at this location. Featuring 31 video clips and a total playing time of 120 minutes, "Rock S'cool – A Spanking Good Clip Collection" contains legendary clips such as MOTÖRHEAD's "G...

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TONY IOMMI's Daughter's Band To Be Featured On BILL WARD's Radio Show

LUNARMILE (Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3),the British band featuring frontwoman Toni-Marie (daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi) and bassist bassist Alex Hill (son of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill),will be featured on BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's "Rock 50" radio show, which airs on WPM...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN: 'Rock Honors' Performance 'Was A High Point For Me'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has commented on "VH1 Rock Honors", the first-ever show to pay homage to the legends who influenced the sound of hard rock. This year's celebration honors the music and influence of JUDAS PRIEST, KISS, QUEEN and DEF LEPPARD. "VH1 Rock Honors" was taped Thursday, May 25 at...

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ACE FREHLEY Comments On 'VH1 Rock Honors'

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has commented on "VH1 Rock Honors", the first-ever show to pay homage to the legends who influenced the sound of hard rock. This year's celebration honors the music and influence of JUDAS PRIEST, KISS, QUEEN and DEF LEPPARD. "VH1 Rock Honors" was taped Thursday, M...

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THANATOS Seek New Label Home

Long-running Dutch death/thrash metal band THANATOS have posted the following message on their official web site: "Bad luck seems to persecute THANATOS. During the recordings of their fifth full-length album, 'Justified Genocide', in the Excess studios in Rotterdam, Holland, the band found out that...

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MNEMIC 'Officially' Name New Vocalist, Prepare To Record

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on May 29, Danish modern metallers MNEMIC have now "officially" named former SCARVE frontman Guillaume Bideau as their new vocalist. Commented the band: "As you've probably heard from other sources, the new singer of MNEMIC will be Guillaume Bideau from SCARVE. Now...

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KISS Frontman PAUL STANLEY Working On 'Beth' Portrait

KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, has been updated with "in-the-works" photos of the different stages in the completion of KISS frontman Paul Stanley's latest painting, "Beth" — a portrait of original KISS drummer Peter Criss' "Catman" character. This is the final painting in his KISS portrai...

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'VH1 Rock Honors': Performances By JUDAS PRIEST, KISS, GODSMACK Available

More TV-broadcast-quality video clips have been posted online from the the first annual "VH1 Rock Honors", including performances by KISS, JUDAS PRIEST and GODSMACK. Check them out: * JUDAS PRIEST performing "Breaking the Law" and "You've Got Another Thing Coming" (video) * GODSMACK performing a med...