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HAWKWIND Confirmed For Finland's RUISROCK Festival
HAWKWIND have been confirmed to appear at this year's Ruisrock festival, a two-day event set to take place July 10-11 in Turku, Finland. The festival's promoter told Sonera Plaza, "As you know, MOTÖRHEAD will also play during Ruisrock. Since Lemmy used to be part of HAWKWIND, there's talk of him pos...April 20, 2004
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FATAL SMILE To Begin Recording New Album
Swedish "traditional" heard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE will shortly enter the studio to begin recording their new album, "Neo Natural Freaks", tentatively due late summer/early fall through GMR Music. The producer is once again HP Camper (a.k.a. former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN drummer Jonas Östman) a...April 10, 2004
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H.I.M., HATEBREED, MESHUGGAH Confirmed For Sweden's HULTSFRED FESTIVAL
H.I.M., HATEBREED, MESHUGGAH, BACKYARD BABIES and THE (INTERNATIONAL) NOISE CONSPIRACY are among the artists confirmed for this year's Hultsfred Festival, set to take place June 17-19 in Hultsfred, Sweden. H.I.M. will play a midnight show on the main stage at the festival on June 18 in what will mar...March 24, 2004
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PRIME STH: Record Release Party Planned Next Week
Sweden's PRIME STH will hold a release party for their sophomore album, "Beautiful Awakening", on Thursday, March 11 at Öst 100 in Stockholm. Doors will open at 9:00 p.m. and the band will perform songs off the new album during the evening. The follow-up to 2002's "Underneath The Surface" (Giant Rec...March 2, 2004
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ZEBULON Complete Work On Sophomore Album
ZEBULON, the Swedish band featuring former members of early '90s death metal act DESULTORY, have completed work on their sophomore full-length album, "Troubled Ground", due this spring through People Like You Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Volume One" was recorded and mixed at Stockholm's Sunligh...March 1, 2004
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PRIME STH To Release Sophomore Album In April
Sweden's PRIME STH have set an April 5 continental European release date through Nuclear Blast Records for their sophomore album, "Beautiful Awakening". The follow-up to 2002's "Underneath The Surface" (Giant Records) was produced by vocalist Noa Modén and drummer Kasper Lindgren and mixed by Lasse...February 27, 2004
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PITBULL DAYCARE Looking For Video Extras
San Antonio, Texas-based PITBULL DAYCARE, featuring former NEUROTICA drummer Jason West, are looking for "100 extras" for their upcoming "Feel So Dead" video shoot. Award-winning director Paul Hough (Texas Film Festival Director's Choice 2003) and producer Geza Decsy ("The Backyard") are planning "a...February 25, 2004
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Finland: The Most 'Heavy Metal' Country In The World?
Heavy metal/hard rock music continues to thrive in Finland, where bands like CHILDREN OF BODOM regularly top the chart with their single and full-length releases. Here is how the metal/hard rock genre fared on the Finnish Pop Album (Top 120) chart for the week ending February 21, 2004: 04. EVANESCEN...February 21, 2004
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PSYCHOPUNCH To Record New Album In March
Sweden's PSYCHOPUNCH are scheduled to enter Sunlight Studio in Stockholm on March 6 with producer Tomas Skogsberg (THE HELLACOPTERS, ENTOMBED, BACKYARD BABIES) to begin recording their new album, "Smashed On Arrival", tentatively due in June via Germany's Silverdust Records. The band had previously...February 21, 2004
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GENE SIMMONS' Advice For Daughter: 'Don't Depend On A Guy For Anything'
Gateway's "Beck/Smith Celebrity Gossip" (web site) reports that KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons won't make anyone's list of feminist fellows, what with his constant chauvinistic and lascivious statements. But get the veteran rocker talking about his 11-year-old daughter and the tables get turned...February 17, 2004
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TYPE O NEGATIVE Side-Project Forced To Search For New Band Name
The new side-project featuring Johnny Kelly and Kenny Hickey from TYPE O NEGATIVE along with Rob Traynor from DUST TO DUST, have been forced to resume their search for a band name after learning that SKYND ("skinned") was already taken. Despite not having a name as of yet, the three are well into wr...February 16, 2004
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JAMES HETFIELD's Home Sold For A Cool $2.75 Million: Photos Available
METALLICA fan site Inter Sandman has posted a slide-show tour of James Hetfield's recently sold home at this location. The house, which reportedly went for $2.75 million, covered an area of "more than 7,000 square feet, on over 5 acres, with an award-winning garden, awesome pool/spa, covered outdoor...February 9, 2004
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THE HAUNTED Win Swedish 'Grammy' For 'Best Hard Rock'
THE HAUNTED have won a Swedish "Grammy" award in the "Best Hard Rock" category for their 2003 release "One Kill Wonder". The highly acclaimed thrashers, who were recently rejoined by original vocalist Peter Dolving, beat out the likes of OPETH, MUSTASCH, EVERGREY and BACKYARD BABIES to win the award...February 9, 2004
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VENOM's CRONOS: 'DAVE GROHL's Not A Rock-Star Dick'
VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant recently spoke to Rock Sound magazine about his involvement with the PROBOT project, the one-off metal album put together by ex-NIRVANA drummer/current FOO FIGHTERS guitarist/vocalist Dave Grohl. "Fuck, [Dave] is a totally down-to-earth guy, not a rock-star dick o...February 7, 2004
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SHAITAN MAZAR: New Dates Announced
SHAITAN MAZAR, the new band featuring former NILE members Chief Spires (bass, vocals) and John Ehlers (guitar),have lined up the following dates in early March: Mar. 05 – Seneca, SC @ Blackeys (2004 Mirage Backyard Supershow) Mar. 06 - Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero As previously reported, SHAITAN M...February 6, 2004
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