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STAIND, H.I.M., I, ENTOMBED, BORN FROM PAIN First-Week Sales Revealed

The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending November 19, 2006, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan (all CD figures are rounded to the nearest thousand, except numbers under 1,000, which are rounded to the nearest hundred; The Billboard 200 chart position includ...

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Report: Fan Loses Patience With AXL ROSE's Late Start

Greg Guy of The Chronicle Herald reported on Monday (Nov. 20) that Mary MacDonald was one of the GUNS N' ROSES fans who were furious with promoters of the sold-out concert that came to the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada later that night. The Halifax woman learned on Saturday th...

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ARMY OF ANYONE Looks To Locals For Tour Support

ARMY OF ANYONE — featuring Richard Patrick (FILTER),Dean and Robert DeLeo (STONE TEMPLE PILOTS) and Ray Luzier (DAVID LEE ROTH) — are gearing up for a major 2007 tour in support of their self-titled debut album, available now on Firm Music. The band spent October storming radio stations across the...

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ORANGE GOBLIN To Play Greece Next Year

British doomsters ORANGE GOBLIN have announced plans to return to Greece in September 2007 for a couple of headling shows. The details are as follows: Sep. 28 - Athens, GRE - Underworld Club Sep. 29 - Thessaloniki, GRE - Rock Bottom Club As previously reported, ORANGE GOBLINwill team up with legenda...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Guitarist 'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK Reports From The Road

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (SEBASTIAN BACH, HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM) has posted the second installment of his tour diary covering Sebastian Bach's trek as the opening act for GUNS N' ROSES. An excerpt follows: "There was a bit of hectic rescheduling and re-re-rescheduling when it came to our perfo...

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CREST OF DARKNESS Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement

Norwegian black metallers CREST OF DARKNESS will travel to Outer Sound Studios in Rome, Italy on Monday (Nov. 20) to begin recording their fifth full-length album, "Give Us the Power to Do Your Evil", with producer Giuseppe Orlando (NOVEMBRE). Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Your Demons"...

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NIRVANA Bassist Comes Out Of Retirement

Former NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic is coming out of retirement to play bass on the first tour in more than a decade by influential punk group FLIPPER. Novoselic, who played in various groups after NIRVANA's 1994 demise, put music on the shelf in recent years to concentrate on local politics in W...

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THE GATHERING: Istanbul Gig Postponed

THE GATHERING drummer Hans Rutten has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "The Istanbul gig [scheduled for Nov. 23] is postponed to February 2007. Tickets remain valid. More news will follow. I can assure all of you the band is really disappointed. We are looking forward th...

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NORWAY Signs With MTM MUSIC

MTM Music has announced the signing of New Jersey-based NORWAY. The group's new album, "Rising Up from the Ashes", is scheduled for release on January 19, 2007. Formed in 1986 by four local club musicians, NORWAY's new album "features songs in the vein of RAINBOW, JOURNEY and FIREHOUSE plus a 7-½-mi...

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IN THIS MOMENT Added To Third Annual CHRISTMAS BALLS Show

The Southern California-based quintet IN THIS MOMENT is the latest addition to The Century Family's third annual Christmas Balls show at the Key Club in Hollywood on December 13. This special event also marks the first DREAM EVIL appearance in the U.S. More performers will be announced in the coming...

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ORANGE GOBLIN: U.K. Dates Announced

British doomsters ORANGE GOBLIN will team up with legendary U.S. heavyweights SOLACE as main support for a U.K. tour in May 2007. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 11 - London, The Underworld May 12 - Southampton, Joiners May 13 - Bristol, Bierkeller (w/Gonga) May 14 - Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach May...

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WALLS OF JERICHO Frontwoman: 'I'm Gonna Do My Own Thing And I'm Gonna Do It In My Own Style'

Roadrunner Records U.K. recently conducted an interview with WALLS OF JERICHO frontwoman Candace Kucsulain. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: What are your musical influences? Candace: "There would be tons of musical influences for everybody in the band, I'm gonna talk as a whole as a ba...

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SAMMY HAGAR Auctions Off 'Ultimate Birthday Celebration'

Sammy Hagar, owner of Cabo Wabo Tequila, teamed up with close pal Emeril Lagasse to auction off the "Ultimate Birthday Celebration" at Emeril's annual bash, the Carnivale du Vin. The culinary event was held by the Emeril Lagasse Foundation to raise funds to benefit the children in the New Orleans ar...

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ALICE COOPER Sells Memoirs For $500K

According to the New York Post, Alice Cooper has just sold his memoirs to Random House's Crown Books imprint for an estimated $500,000. The book, "Alice Cooper, Golf Monster: My 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict", is billed as a candid look at his 35-year career, his drinking and his recovery, whic...

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Label: No Indication GUNS N' ROSES' 'Chinese Democracy' Will Be Released This Year

Despite GUNS N ROSES frontman Axl Rose's insistence that the band's long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy", will surface before the end of 2006, a Universal Music Canada spokesperson told Jane Stevenson of the Toronto Sun this week that "We have no indication that a GUNS N' ROSES record will be...