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MARILYN MANSON Visits RADIO 1: Audio Available

MARILYN MANSON visited BBC Radio 1's Jo Whiley on Wednesday (Sept. 22) in London to discuss his new "best of" album, "Lest We Forget", his friendship with Sharon Osbourne, reality TV, Michael Moore and DEPECHE MODE. Manson said of reality television and its negative influence on music: "It's a very...

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RIKETS To Release Debut EP In November

RIKETS, the new metal "supergroup" made up of former members of SWITCHED, THE BEDROOM ALL-STARS, and ERASE THE GREY, will be releasing their debut EP, entitled "Anything for the Devil", via the Internet on November 23. The six-song EP was produced by Ben Schigel (CHIMAIRA, SWITCHED) and mixed by Log...

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Iraqi Heavy Metal Band ACRASSICAUDA Forced Out By Radical Islamists

Popbitch.com is reporting that the Iraqi metal band ACRASSICAUDA have fled to Jordan after threats by radical Islamists in Iraq, prompting the web site to remark, "So U.S. and U.K.: well done for the new, free, liberal Iraq." Back in August, The Wall Street Journal published an article describing AC...

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A PERFECT CIRCLE: 'aMOTION' CD/DVD Details Revealed

A PERFECT CIRCLE have set a November 16 release date through Virgin for "aMOTION", a special CD/DVD package featuring remixes and the group's classic videos. The double-disc "aMOTION" is being described as "the ultimate A PERFECT CIRCLE fan piece," featuring nine remixes of such A PERFECT CIRCLE fav...

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SOULFLY Mainman Apologizes For WINDOW FEST Cancellation, Suggests New Show

SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera has apologized for the cancellation of their scheduled appearance at Window Rock Fest II last month, saying that the concert was only postponed. Speaking to Jan-Mikael Patterson of The Navajo Times, Cavalera said that the band decided to postpone the performance because...

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LIFE OF AGONY Believed To Have Finally Signed EPIC RECORDS Deal

Reunited New York metal band LIFE OF AGONY are rumored to have finally signed their brand-new Epic Records record deal as of this past Wednesday (Sept. 22). The collaboration, which was exclusively reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on Sept. 10, has yet to be officially confirmed by either the band or the...

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VINCE NEIL: 'Chicken Dance' Photos Posted Online

Getty Images has uploaded a bunch of pictures of MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil leading the "Chicken Dance" at Cincinnati's Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati last Sunday (Sept. 19). Check them out here. Video footage of the occasion can still be downloaded from this location. For more information about the "Chi...

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GRAHAM BONNET: Headlining Performance Scheduled This Friday

Legendary singer Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI, BLACKTHORNE) has scheduled a headlining performance at Paladino's in Tarzana, CA this Friday, September 24. Graham's band for the evening will consist of the following musicians: Graham Bonnet – Vocals Howie Si...

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Former EXODUS Singer ZETRO SOUZA Breaks His Silence

Former EXODUS frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza has broken his silence with regards to his departure from the group. In the following statement — sent excusively to BLABBERMOUTH.NET — Zetro explains his reasons for leaving EXODUS on the eve of their South American tour and offers kind words for his forme...

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Former BLAZE Guitarist STEVE WRAY Explains His Departure

Former BLAZE guitarist Steve Wray has commented on his decision to leave the group. Writing to the band's official forum, Steve said, "My decision to leave BLAZE has not been one taken lightly and it is with a 'heavy heart,' in some respects, that I leave. There are many reasons for my departure too...

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TWISTED SISTER: 'Still Hungry' Release Date Pushed Back

Eagle Rock Entertainment has pushed back the release date of TWISTED SISTER's "Still Hungry" CD — a re-recorded and expanded version of the classic 1984 album "Stay Hungry" — to October 19. "Still Hungry" — which was produced by Mark Mendoza, a longtime producer/engineer in addition to his bass guit...

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IOMMI/HUGHES: 'DEP Sessions' Audio Samples Posted Online

Sanctuary Records has uploaded an e-card for the previously unreleased Tony Iommi collection of songs featuring ex-DEEP PURPLE/BLACK SABBATH singer Glenn Hughes. Entitled "The 1996 DEP Sessions", the CD's final version — due on September 28 — was previously said to be "quite markedly different" to t...

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IRON MAIDEN Set U.S. Release Date For 'Early Years' DVD

Columbia/Legacy has set a November 9 U.S. release date for the upcoming IRON MAIDEN double DVD, "The History Of IRON MAIDEN - Part 1: The Early Days". "The Early Days" is a unique collection of archive material packed onto two DVDs that covers the beginnings of the band's career from the struggle to...

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Aggrieved Brazilian Bands To Team Up For 'Fuck Off Zetro' Festival

In the wake of the cancellation of EXODUS' Brazilian shows (now being re-scheduled for late October),a number of aggrieved bands originally scheduled to act as support on the tour have teamed together for the "Fuck Off Zetro" festival (in "honor" of the now-departed EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souz...

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PACIFIER Change Name Back To SHIHAD: 'We Were Wrong'

New Zealand's PACIFIER have officially changed their name back to their previous moniker, SHIHAD. At the time of the initial name change (March 2002),the band attributed their decision to SHIHAD's similarities to the Islam word for Holy War, "jihad." In explaining the latest switch, the band former...