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ORANGE GOBLIN: In Writing Mode

British doomsters ORANGE GOBLIN have begun writing material for their new album, tentatively due next May via Sanctuary Records. Four tracks have already been completed and lots of ideas are coming together. The band says that the next record will definitely be a progression from 2004's "Thieving fr...

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THE HAUNTED: European Tour Dates Announced

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED will embark on an extensive European tour beginning late January. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Jan. 31 - O13, Tilburg, NL Feb. 01 - Burgerweeshuis, Deventer, NL Feb. 02 - Vera,Groningen, NL Feb. 03 - Mean Fiddler, London, UK Feb. 04 - Bristol Academy 2, Bristo...

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Former DECREPIT BIRTH Guitarist Arrested On Child Molestation Charge

Santa Cruz, California-based death metallers DECREPIT BIRTH have posted the following message on their official web site: "We feel that now is the time to come out publicly and let everyone know what happened in the situation of our ex-guitarist Mike Turner. Here is a bulletin from our local TV news...

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Norwegian Metal Acts Featured On KARMØYGEDDON Compilation

Karmøygeddon metal festival has released a metal compilation featuring local acts from Haugalandet in Norway. Entitled "Metal from Haugaland", the CD contains music from the following artists: PICTURES OF PAIN MIRROR OF MADNESS CODE:RED ZENO MORF GRAVEMACHINE THUNDRA EVIG NATT HELLNIGHT INSANITY PER...

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DIMEBAG, SLIPKNOT, PAUL STANLEY Photos Featured In North Carolina Exhibit

Rebecca Bailey of The Herald-Sun reports that images of late PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, Mick Thomson of SLIPKNOT and Paul Stanley of KISS are among the concert photos featured in Graham Denzler's one-man exhibit at Pepper's Pizza in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. "It fits in with the...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE To Play Free Show In New York This Monday

According to Billboard.com, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE is one of the bands that will play free shows Monday (Nov. 13) to celebrate the launch of Microsoft's new Zune digital audio player. QOTSA will perform in New York. Also scheduled to perform are RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (Los Angeles) and and T.I. (Atl...

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THUNDERSTONE To Compete To Represent Finland In Next Year's EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE are one of a dozen acts that will compete to represent Finland in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, set to take place May 2007 in Helsinki. The artists are, in alphabetical order (record label in brackets): BEATS AND STYLES (AJ Records Finland) HANNA P...

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GOD FORBID To Embark On Canadian Tour

Early next month GOD FORBID will embark on a weeklong Canadian trek as direct support to PROTEST THE HERO, which will be their most extensive run of this country yet. The tour kicks off on Dec. 9 and wraps up on Dec. 16 and will be preceded by a GOD FORBID headlining show in Levittown, ...

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California's ALL SHALL PERISH Help Bring Christmas To Florida Teens

A few days after the last show on their current 32-city tour with ARSIS and THE FACELESS, Oakland's ALL SHALL PERISH will fly across the country to co-headline the second annual Teens For Teens benefit concert at 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 2 at Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Coral, Florida....

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B.O.S.C.H.: New Songs Posted Online

German industrial-metalers B.O.S.C.H. have made four new tracks available for download on their MySpace profile. The songs "Mehr", "Irgendwie", "God" and "Zeit" — will appear on the band's full-length debut, tentatively titled "Welt Am Draht". An early 2007 release through an as-yet-undetermined lab...

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AXL Not Smelling Like A Rose To Fans

Several disappointed GUNS N' ROSES fans spoke to the Portland Press Herald about the group's cancellation of its concert at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland Monday (Nov. 6),2 1/2 hours before the event was scheduled to begin. The unexplained cancellation angered fans, many of whom pin...

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MIGHTY MUSIC Strikes Back!

Denmark's biggest metal label, Mighty Music, has been reactivated. Founding members Bjarke Ahlstrand and Michael H. Andersen comment: "We have spent the last couple of years building up Target Distribution, which today is Denmark's leading music distribution company within alternative music. Having...

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OVERKILL, GOD FORBID, DESTRUCTION Confirmed For SEATTLE METAL FESTIVAL

Returning after a three-year hiatus, the 2007 edition of the Seattle Metal Festival will be held on January 20, 2007, at The Showbox in Seattle, Washington. This year's lineup — a mixture of metal veterans from the U.S. and abroad, as well as up and coming national acts — will be as follows: OVERKIL...

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Report: GUNS N' ROSES Sold Only 3,000 Tickets For Portland Concert Before Cancellation

According to Maine's WGME-TV, GUNS N' ROSES only sold 3,000 out of a possible 6,500 tickets for last night's concert at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland before the show was called off by the group. GUNS N' ROSES' management issued a statement blaming the cancellation on the "limitation...

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GUNS N' ROSES' Management Explains Portland Cancellation

According to a press release issued by GUNS N' ROSES' management, the band's concert tonight (Nov. 6) at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine was cancelled "due to limitations imposed by local fire marshals." A band spokesperson commented: "Axl [Rose] and the band are very unhappy a...