Music and photography site From Out of Nowhere recently conducted an exclusive interview with KROKUS frontman Marc Storace. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: From Out of Nowhere: The big question people have been asking is, "Where's Fernando [von Arb, ex-guitarist]?” Let's talk about his replacement, Mandy Meyer. Marc Storace: "It's ...
Veteran British female hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL are the latest confirmed act for next year's installment of the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 14-15, 2006 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: BLITZKRIEG GIRLSCHOOL GOATHORN ICARUS WITCH IVORY TOWER MARTYR METAL INQUISITOR MILES BEYOND OCTOBER 31 ORDER ...
Colorado metallers SILENCER have announced that they have signed a two-album deal with Belgium's Mausoleum Records. Their long-awaited full-length debut, entitled "Death of Awe" (view cover here), will be released in Europe in January 2006 (North American distribution will be handled by The End Records). "Death of Awe" is said to be "yet ...
Yorkshire, England-based doom/death metallers THE PROPHECY have announced that "Revelations", the follow-up album to the successful "Ashes" CD, is nearing completion. Unfortunately due to technical problems at Performance Studios, work on the album was delayed by five weeks. These problems have now been resolved and everything is back on track to have the album completed. ...
Imhotep webzine recently conducted an interview with HYPOCRISY/PAIN mainman Peter Tägtgren. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On how HYPOCRISY's new lineup has improved his songwriting: "When it comes to the structures of the songs, we like to work as a team and all can tell what they think about the ...
Utah-based progressive/power metallers KATAGORY V have announced that their latest album, "The Rising Anger", will be released through Nightmare Records this spring. Commented bassist Dustin Mitchell: "We have spent the last few months making some minor adjustments and negotiations on the album, and we can now see light at the end of the tunnel. We ...
The Associated Press has issued the following report: A British heavy metal singer married the daughter of Ukraine's ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Sunday (October 2) in a ceremony that attracted a swarm of journalists and at least 100 well-wishers eager for a glimpse of the famous mother-in-law. [Check out photos of the happy couple: ...
IT DIES TODAY, fresh off a successful run on this summer's Ozzfest, will be filming a video for their cover of DEPECHE MODE's "Enjoy the Silence" on Monday, October 3 in downtown Los Angeles with director Pax Franchot (FROM FIRST TO LAST, AT ALL COST). The clip will reportedly "combine the look and feel of ...
Norwegian extreme metal thrashers SHE SAID DESTROY have set "Time Like Vines" as the title of their debut album, tentatively due this winter via Nocturnal Art Productions in collaboration with Candlelight Records. The group, who have been an active live unit and have made many impressive live appearances, made strong impressions on fans and media ...
