EUMERIA, the brainchild of former OUTWORLD keyboardist Bobby Williamson, has issued the following update: “EUMERIA would like to clear up any confusion regarding the official band member lineup.
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Monthly Archives: December 2009
INTERMENT Preparing To Enter Studio
Reactivated Swedish old-school death metallers INTERMENT have issued the following update: “We are finally ready for the recordings of our first-ever full-length album.
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METALLICA Bassist On ‘Monster’ Documentary, ‘Death Magnetic’ Songwriting Process
Jon Matsumoto of MercuryNews.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo.
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Tours: The Queers / Off With Their Heads
After their upcoming tour with ALL, Off With Their Heads will head out for two weeks of shows supporting The Queers. The dates will features some Canadian dates and US shows.
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DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER To Tour The UK In February
Germany’s DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER have issued the following update: “We are really happy to announce our first ever UK headlining tour. After the great success at…
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FREEDOM CALL – Legend Of The Shadowking Album Video Trailer Available
German power metallers FREEDOM CALL will be releasing their new album, Legend Of The Shadowking, on February 1st (Germany: January 29th) via SPV/Steamhammer. A trailer…
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NEED’s DIMEBAG Tribute Song Available For Free Download
Greek heavy/progressive metal band NEED has made its “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) tribute song “Nickles n’ Dimes” available for free download on the group’s MySpace page.
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Beastie Boys: “White Shadow (1984)”
Black Book Magazine unearthed a real rarity by finding a public access show from 1983 featuring the original, four member Beastie Boys. The show, the Scott & Gary Show, was a public access show available on community access in the 1980s. For their 1984 Valentine’s Day show, they had on the Beasties.
For those curious about the fourth member, the drummer is Kate Schellenbach of the Lunachicks and Lucious Jackson. The live segment aired after the released of their hardcore-oriented Pollywog Stew and hip hop/punk crossover EP, Cooky Puss and predates Licensed to Ill.
You can check out the segment before the performance, and the performance itself.
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IRON MAIDEN Drummer’s Rib Joint Now Open
IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain ? who lives in South Florida ? has partnered up with close friend, guitarist, and restaurateur Rick “Moby” Baum to open Rock ‘N’ Roll Ribs.
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EVEMASTER Completes Work On New Album
Finnish “dark metal” band EVEMASTER ? which features in its ranks BATTLELORE’s Tomi Mykkänen ? has completed work on its new album, “III: Newtopia”, for an early 2010 release via an as-yet-undetermined record label.
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IN FLAMES Announces Dates In Japan, China, Taiwan
Swedish metallers IN FLAMES have announced the following dates in Japan, China and Taiwan: Jan.
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HENRY ROLLINS, TOM MORELLO Discuss AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, Activism In Music
To coincide with International Human Rights Day on December 10, LimeWire Store released “Live at Lime with Tom Morello”, available only at LimeWire Store.
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Roadrunner signs Baptized in Blood
Roadrunner Records has signed London, Ontario-based metal outfit, Baptized in Blood. The band formed in 2004 and promise a “punishing metal-..meets-..skate-punk influenced sound and over-the-top live shows.”
The band will record their Roadrunner Records debut, with a tentative release scheduled for fall of 2010. You can check out some music on their MySpace page.
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