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Ex-BROKEN HOPE Guitarist Disputes Former Bandmate's Account Of Group's Split
Ex-BROKEN HOPE guitarist Brian Griffin has issued a statement in response to former bandmate Jeremy Wagner's version of the events that led to the act's untimely split last month. Here is Griffin's message in its entirety: “While I was away in Europe [running sound for SOIL], I was made aware of rec...April 18, 2002
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DAVE ELLEFSON: I Would Be Honored If METALLICA Asked Me To Join
Former MEGADETH bassist Dave Ellefson recently agreed to answer in the written form several questions submitted to him by BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding MEGADETH's break-up and the bassist's future plans. Here are our questions and his reponses: Question: When did it first become apparent to you that ME...April 17, 2002
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JASON NEWSTED: JAMES HETFIELD Is A Changed Man
Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted stopped by the New York City headquarters of Hard Attack, the nation's first 24-hour metal radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio, yesterday (Tuesday, April 16th) and spoke at length on topics ranging from his recent dinner meeting with METALLICA frontman Jame...April 17, 2002
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SINERGY's KIMBERLY GOSS Vs. PRIMAL FEAR's MAT SINNER: The War Of Words Continues!
In the continuing war of words between SINERGY vocalist Kimberly Goss and PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner over Sinner's alleged mistreatment of SINERGY when the latter group supported PRIMAL FEAR on a 1999 European tour, Goss has issued a response to Mat's statement calling for Kimberly to concentrat...April 7, 2002
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PRIMAL FEAR Bassist Responds To Allegations Of Mistreatment Of Opening Acts
PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner has contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET in order to state his side of the story with regards to his threat of legal action against SINERGY frontwoman Kimberly Goss over Kimberly's alleged description of Sinner as a “modern-day Hitler” in an interview published in the French Roc...April 7, 2002
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TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER: MTV Stole “The Osbournes” Idea From Me
Former TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider believes that the idea behind the hit TV show The Osbournes, based on the real-life family of BLACK SABBATH frontman Ozzy Osbourne, originated with the idea for a show called The Sniders of Great Neck that he's had in development with MTV's sister channel VH...April 6, 2002
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Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Frontman To Perform "Best Of" Set At THE GODS 2002
Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and current TALISMAN/HUMANIMAL frontman Jeff Scott Soto will perform a Best of Jeff Scott Soto set at The Gods 2002 show in Bradford, UK on Sunday, June 2nd. Also scheduled to appear are Canada's HAREM SCAREM and GIANT, among many others. Soto's backing band for the occasion...March 31, 2002
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ANNIHILATOR European Support Acts Announced
ANNIHILATOR have announced SEVEN WITCHES and DEBASE as the support acts on the Canadian band's upcoming European headlining tour, which is scheduled to kick off on April 30th in Vienna, Austria. For a full list of tour dates, click here. ...March 8, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS Frontman Inks Deal With Century Media, Announces Single, Album Details
STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto has officially signed with Century Media Records for the release of his debut solo offering, entitled Waiting For The Dawn, as exclusively reported here on February 22nd. Due out in May, the album will be issued in Finland via Timo's own High And Loud label, and...March 6, 2002
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METALLICA: JAMES HETFIELD's Handwritten Note Posted Online
METALLICA's official web site at www.metallica.com has posted a scan at this location of the handwritten note from frontman James Hetfield that originally appeared in the latest issue of the official METALLICA Fan Club magazine So What! (as reported here on February 21st). ...March 5, 2002
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Former SLAYER Drummer Officially Joins SYSTEMATIC!
Former SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph has officially joined San Francisco Bay Area's SYSTEMATIC. As exclusively reported here on January 4th, Bostaph (who had also played with FORBIDDEN and TESTAMENT) has joined SYSTEMATIC as a replacement for Shaun Bannon, who was forced to leave the group last summer...March 4, 2002
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SEPULTURA To Skip THRASH OF THE TITANS Due To Scheduling Conflicts
Due to an apparent scheduling conflict caused by SEPULTURA's prior commitment to take part in the Abril Pro Rock festival in Recife, Brazil on April 20th, the veteran metal quartet will not be participating in the Thrash Of The Titans festival, which is set to take place the same day in Sao Paulo. F...February 22, 2002
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PARADISE LOST Confirm Split With EMI, Announce US Releases, Upcoming DVD
As exclusively reported here on February 18th, PARADISE LOST have finally confirmed via an official press release that they have in fact parted ways with EMI Records after a two-album collaboration with the label (1999's Host and the 2001's Believe In Nothing). Here is the group's statement in its e...February 20, 2002
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URIAH HEEP: New Studio, Live Albums On The Way
URIAH HEEP will perform a one-off show at London's Astoria on March 23rd prior to entering the studio to begin work on a new album, due later in the year. In other news, URIAH HEEP will release a CD/DVD entitled The Magician's Birthday Party at the end of the month. Filmed and recorded at the ...February 20, 2002
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NAPALM DEATH: Shane Embury Health Update
NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury has spoken out following a recent bout with the flu that left him hospitalized in Germany while the rest of the group carried on with their European tour as a four-piece. According to Embury, for a start, I didn't collapse. The flu thing has been bugging me for a bi...February 19, 2002
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