THE WATCHERS, the new project featuring FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell and longtime FEAR FACTORY collaborator/keyboardist John Bechdel, have updated their official web site with several studio photos and a personal message from Bell outlining his plans for the group. "As of now, John Bechdel and myself are the band and producers ...
November 2002 - Blabbermouth Archive
KELLY OSBOURNE Announces One-Off Gig
Kelly Osbourne has announced a special one-off live performance at New York City's Irving Plaza on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Tickets for the show, which will coincide with the release of Kelly's debut solo album, "Shut Up!" , go on sale next Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Support at the gig, which will also feature a special ...
DIMMU BORGIR To Show 'No Mercy' On Upcoming CD
Norwegian black metallers DIMMU BORGIR will enter Gothenburg, Sweden's Studio Fredman in March to record the follow-up to last year's "Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropy" opus for a summer 2003 release. "The new material sounds extremely apocalyptic and militant, grim and somber and there is a distinct presence of no mercy to them," explained guitarist Silenoz. "We're ...
ADEMA's MARKY CHAVEZ: 'New Stuff Smokes Anything On Our Debut'
ADEMA are continuing work on the material for their sophomore full-length effort, which they hope to record early next year with an as-yet-undisclosed producer. Seven songs have reportedly been written for the disc, including the tentatively titled "Canuck" and "Unstable". "I'm really excited about the new stuff," frontman Marky Chavez told MTV.com. "It's really up-tempo ...
'The Art of Noise Tour 2003' Coming To A City Near You
The Guitar World-presented "The Art of Noise Tour 2003", featuring NILE, NAPALM DEATH, DARK TRANQUILITY, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, and THE BERZERKER, is shaping up as follows: Jan. 17 – Fitzgeralds - Houston, TX Jan. 18 - The Backroom - Austin, TX Jan. 19 - Canyon Club - Dallas, TX Jan. 21 - Bash on Ash ...
ARCH ENEMY To Play Virginia Tonight
Sweden's ARCH ENEMY, originally scheduled for a day off today, Nov. 1, have instead opted to play a show in Richmond, Virginia at the 929 Café (929 W. Grace Street, Richmond, VA 23220). Tickets go on sale at 10:00 p.m. for $8. If fans arrive by 10:45 p.m., they'll be there in plenty of time ...
LIFE OF AGONY Add Second New York City Show
Due to overwhelming demand, LIFE OF AGONY have added a second show at New York's Irving Plaza to take place on Friday, Jan. 3, 2003. Tickets go on sale Saturday, Nov. 9 at 1:00 p.m. Tickets for the band's Jan. 4, 2003 show sold out in a matter of minutes and the second show is ...
RIOT Commence Work On New CD
Veteran heavy rockers RIOT are set to begin work on their next studio album in late December for a spring 2003 release through Metal Blade Records. ...
VANDEN PLAS Slam German Promoter Over Show Cancellation
German progresive metallers VANDEN PLAS have issued the following statement regarding the cancellation of a show in Leipzig, Germany on Oct. 19: "On the afternoon of Friday the 18th the organizer of the 1st Prog Rock Night in Leipzig ('Anker') informed us that the festival had been cancelled due to economic reasons. On Saturday morning ...
THRONEAEON Rejoined By Drummer, Announce New Bassist
Drummer Roger Sundquist has rejoined Swedish death metal act THRONEAEON. Meanwhile, bassist Andreas Dahlstrom has quit the band and has been replaced by Magnus Wall (formerly of ABHOTH). ...