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Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer Parts With Solo Band

Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and current MASTERPLAN frontman Jorn Lande has parted ways with his solo backing band, which included current MAYHEM/KOVENANT drummer Hellhammer. Personal differences are being blamed for the split, which coincides with Lande's announced departure from WILD WILLY'S GANG, the...
October 17, 2002
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Former PRONG/GODFLESH Bassist Reunites With KILLING JOKE, Pursues Other Projects

Former PRONG/GODFLESH and current KILLING JOKE bassist Paul Raven has posted the following message at www.godflesh.com: "My wife & I are waiting the arrival of our new son Liam Boyd Raven due any minute now. I am also tracking bass on the new KILLING JOKE album w/ Charlie Clouser from NIN. The a...
September 13, 2002
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CANDLEMASS Announce European Gigs

The reunited classic line-up of CANDLEMASS—vocalist Messiah Marcolin, bassist/founder Leif Edling, guitarist Mats Björkman, lead guitarist Lars Johansson and drummer Jan Lindh—have announced additional European dates in October. They are as follows: Oct. 06 - Tilburg, NETH @ Club 013 Oct. 19 - Thess...
September 6, 2002
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METALLICA: Best Dressed Chicken In Town?

METALLICA's official web site, www.metallica.com, released a new 15-minute video (dated August 13th & 15th) which includes footage from frontman James Hetfield's birthday surprise on August 6th and features several newsworthy tidbits, including the tongue-in-cheek possible album titles of Floods...
August 24, 2002
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VOIVOD To Begin Pre-Production For New CD In September

VOIVOD are continuing to demo material for their much-anticipated reunion album with vocalist Snake (a.k.a. Denis Belanger),which is tentatively due in early 2003, presumably through Century Media Records. "Our goal is to have 25 [songs] done by the end of August," drummer Away (a.k.a. Michel Lange...
August 14, 2002
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ALL BORO KINGS Land On German Alternative Charts

ALL BORO KINGS, the new project consisting of Dave Neabore (DOG EAT DOG, bass/vocals),Dan Nastasi (ex-DOG EAT DOG/MUCKY PUP, guitar/vocals),Sean Kilkenny (DOG EAT DOG, guitar/vocals) and drummer John Milnes (ex-TRACY BONHAM/THE BLOODHOUND GANG),landed at position #16 on the German Alternative Sin...
August 2, 2002
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ETHER SEEDS Ink Deal With ROADRUNNER

ETHER SEEDS, featuring vocalist Dustin Lowery (the younger brother of SEVENDUST guitarist Clint Lowery and STEREOMUD bassist Corey Lowery),former LIQUID GANG bassist Eric Nagy, guitarist Stephen Seals, and ex-CHLOROPHYLL drummer Billy Deputato, have inked a deal with Roadrunner Records. Described a...
July 7, 2002
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ECHO DRAIN Accuse JASON NEWSTED Of Cybersquatting

More details have emerged about the lawsuit filed by Dallas-based ECHO DRAIN against former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted, his post-METALLICA band ECHOBRAIN, and Newsted's Chophouse Records over the two bands' similar-sounding names. In addition to alleging that fans are confusing the two groups a...
June 24, 2002
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OZZY OSBOURNE, TONY IOMMI And...PHIL COLLINS?!

OZZY OSBOURNE's backing band on a rendition of BLACK SABBATH's "Paranoid" at this weekend's Queen of England's Golden Jubilee celebration consisted of SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Pino Palladino, and none other than ex-GENESIS mainman Phil Collins on drums. No, we're not kidding. In related...
June 6, 2002
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METALLICA Yet To Select RAMONES Cover For Tribute CD

Despite rumors to the contrary, METALLICA have yet to select a song to cover for the upcoming RAMONES tribute album, entitled either Ramones Forever or We're A Happy Family (depending on the source). Here is an update on the situation, as posted earlier today via METALLICA's official web site at www...
June 3, 2002
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DEF LEPPARD: Second DVD Party To Be Held At L.A.'s Cat Club

A party is being held tonight (Sunday, May 5th) at Slim Jim Phantom's Cat Club in Los Angeles, celebrating the DVD re-releases of DEF LEPPARD's Visualize/Video Archive home videos. Organized by "Happenin' Harry", a friend of DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott, the party will feature DVD showings and g...
May 5, 2002
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H.I.M. Confirmed For ILOSAARI Festival, To Release First-Ever American CD

H.I.M. have been confirmed for Ilosaari Festival, which is scheduled to take place in Joensuu in Eastern Finland on July 13th. In other news, H.I.M. are due to release their first-ever album in America— reportedly with help from Jimmy Pop from THE BLOODHOUND GANG—this summer through Universal, accor...
April 25, 2002
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THE REJECTS: SLIPKNOT/STATIC-X Collaboration To Carry On With New Name, Singer

THE REJECTS, a long-running project featuring vocalist Dizzy Reject, SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison (on guitar),and STATIC-X guitarist Tripp Eisen, have “amicably” parted ways. Dizzy will reportedly carry on with his new project BOMB POP MAFIA, while the remaining members of what used to be THE REJ...
April 17, 2002
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VOIVOD To Begin Work On New Album, Compile "Best Of" CD

Former METALLICA and current ECHOBRAIN bassist Jason Newsted will join Canadian cyber-metallers VOIVOD in the studio this summer for the recording of the group's tenth studio album, which is tentatively due to be released through Century Media Records in early 2003. Also in the works is a Best Of CD...
April 10, 2002
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SOULFLY Live Tracks Available For Download

Live recordings of two brand new SOULFLY tracks, "Last Of The Mohicans" and "Seek and Strike", can now be downloaded from the following locations: 01. Last of the Mohicans 02. Seek and Strike Both tracks will appear on SOULFLY's forthcoming Soulfly III CD, which is tentatively due to be released in...
March 20, 2002