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KONKHRA: The Israel 'Reality Check Tour' Report
KONKHRA mainman Anders Lundemark has sent us the following report from the band's recent tour of Israel: "After confirming our involvement in this festival we did get some calls from family, asking us what we were thinking. In Denmark, nothing much happens, so if there is something happening in Isra...October 26, 2003
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Review: LINKIN PARK Rocks To The Rules During Malaysian Concert
Joe Lee of Malaysia's E-Media reports that "American nu-metal band LINKIN PARK stamped its mark on Kuala Lumpur last night [October 15], when it played to the biggest concert in the city in recent years in historic Stadium Merdeka. "The magnitude of the show was not only measured by the turnout of a...October 16, 2003
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Suicide Concert Halted By Web Attack
A concert by Florida shock-rockers HELL ON EARTH which was to feature an on-stage suicide of a terminally ill person was postponed Saturday because of problems with the planned broadcast of the event over the Internet, according to The Associated Press. The band's web site was attacked Saturday even...October 5, 2003
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Report: Over 15,000 People Attend Fitchburg's LOCOBAZOOKA
Matt O'Brien of SentinelandEnterprise.com reports that over 15,000 rock fans crowded the Fitchburg Municipal Airport Sunday (September 28) for Locobazooka, an all-day festival featuring performances by STAIND, SEVENDUST, and Italy's LACUNA COIL, among others. "I thought there'd be more incidences, b...September 29, 2003
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Report: 200 Kicked Out Of OZZFEST Concert In North Carolina
Police forced 200 people to leave Sunday's (August 24) Ozzfest in Charlotte, North Carolina because of their alcohol and drug use, according to News 14 Carolina. Thousands of rock fans invaded Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Sunday night for the latest edition of Ozzy Osbourne's festival concert. The...August 25, 2003
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HAMMERFALL: The Accident Aftermath
HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message to the band's official web site: "As those of you who have visited this site in the past two weeks know by now, I was involved in a pretty serious motorcycle accident almost two weeks ago. I am lucky to be alive, and even luckier th...August 23, 2003
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KID ROCK To Assist Michigan Fund-Raiser
KID ROCK will serve as grand marshal at a three-day fund-raiser in his home state next weekend, according to the Associated Press. He will also lead a motorcycle event at the Lapeer Forum Summer Fest, about 60 miles north of Detroit. Proceeds from the events will benefit three charities. Kid Rock, a...August 18, 2003
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Satire: GREAT WHITE Concert Blacks Out Eastern Seaboard
Satirical "news" site News Hax is reporting that "a faulty electrical display during the second set of a GREAT WHITE concert in upstate New York is being blamed for one of the largest blackouts in U.S. history Thursday (August 14),as power grids up and down the Northeast shorted out in a chain reac...August 16, 2003
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DEAD KENNEDYS Drummer Goes Hollywood
DEAD KENNEDYS drummer D.H. Peligro (ex-RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, NAILBOMB, SSI) has been tapped to play the lead in the action movie "The Four Horsemen". The film is described as having the intrigue of "Clear and Present Danger" (Harrison Ford),the gritty of "Traffic" (Michael Douglas),and the fast-p...August 7, 2003
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Drummer Says The Group's Fans Are The Best
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen says that, despite the small turnouts for the group's recent gigs, he is overwhelmed by the enthusiasm displayed by the group's following, many of whom will travel hours to see the group perform live. "Die-hard FLOTSAM fans are about the best audience, big or...July 25, 2003
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METALLICA's HAMMETT Says Lawsuit Hoax Was 'Hilarious'
METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett spoke to Daniel Durchholz of St. Louis Post-Dispatch about last week's bogus report that the litigious hard-rock band, which has gone to court on several occasions to protect its brand name and copyrighted material, was suing a little-known Canadian group called UNFA...July 24, 2003
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OZZFEST 2003 Traffic To be Documented By Opponents Of Seattle's Amphitheatre
Mike Archbold of King County Journal reports that opponents of Seattle's 20,000-seat White River Amphitheatre will be documenting traffic backups from the air during Saturday's (July 12) Ozzfest 2003 and next Wednesday's NEIL YOUNG concert, both of which are expected to nearly fill the facility for...July 11, 2003
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Lawsuit Over Guitarist's Death Kept Alive By Judge
Brian Anderson of Contra Costa Times reports that an Alameda County judge has preliminarily declined to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the California Department of Transportation of failing to keep safe a section of Interstate 580 in Livermore where an up-and-coming heavy metal guitarist was killed last...July 8, 2003
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METALLICA Web Sites See Surge In Traffic Following 'St. Anger' Release
Online marketing for any band or artist is a key component of driving all new record sales, and METALLICA's new album, "St. Anger", has driven huge traffic to web sites, according to Newswire Report. HitWise, a web site traffic tracking company, says that while the Bands and Artists category as a wh...July 7, 2003
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BYFIST Singer Arrested, Thrown In Jail
BYFIST vocalist Rob Steele was pulled over Thursday night by the San Antonio Police Department for a routine check when it was discovered that there was an outstanding warrant for his arrest for unpaid traffic tickets. He was hauled off to jail and after meeting with the judge was given six nights i...June 25, 2003
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