LULLACRY guitarist Sami Vauhkonen has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Boys and girls! Now it's time get in some action! For me it's always been easier to write music when it's dark outside. Yeah, I know you're looking at the damn picture and mumbling that it's not soooo ...
December 2006 - Blabbermouth Archive
Did JIMI HENDRIX Record Psychedelic Version Of Welsh National Anthem?
Sam Burson of the Western Mail reports that a dusty old eight-track tape found after the sale of a former recording studio is believed to have a recording of Jimi Hendrix playing the Welsh national anthem. The guitar legend, who made a fine art out of coaxing national anthems from his heavily distorted electric guitar, ...
H.I.M. Bassist's 'Arse-Crack' Examination By Finnish Customs Was 'Traumatizing'
H.I.M.'s new remixes-and-rarities album, "Uneasy Listening Vol. 1", was recently unleashed by Republic/Universal. To celebrate, Robyn Doreian of Rock Sound magazine caught up with frontman Ville Valo and bassist Mige for an exclusive chat about life on the road. A couple of excerpts follow: On H.I.M.'s early touring: Ville: "In Finland you can't ...
QUIET RIOT: Free Ringtones Available
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Bassist Accepting Music Students
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY bassist John "J.D." DeServio is now accepting music students in the New Jersey area. DeServio, who specializes in music theory for all instruments, can be contacted via his MySpace page. As previously reported, DeServio and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Nick Catanese will attend the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) ...
STUCK MOJO Nominated For 'Anti-Idiotarian' Award
According to STUCK MOJO guitarist Rich Ward, the band was nominated by Little Green Footballs (LGF) — a principally political blog run by California web designer Charles Johnson — for an "Anti-Idiotarian" award, which honors "the person who best exemplified the constant uphill fight against moonbattitude." To vote for STUCK MOJO, click here. ...
GRAVEWORM To Enter Studio Next Week
Italian/german gothic black metal band GRAVEWORM will enter Stage One studios in Borgentreich, Germany on January 6, 2007 with producer Andy Classen (DEW-SCENTED, CALLENISH CIRCLE, TANKARD, OCCULT) to begin recording its sixth album, tentatively due next spring via Nuclear Blast Records. GRAVEWORM's latest CD, "(N)utopia", was released in 2005 via Nuclear Blast. The band earlier ...
DAWN OF AZAZEL: DEICIDE Trek Was 'Most Enjoyable And Sickest Tour We Have Been Part Of'
Frontman Rigel Walshe of the New Zealand-based death/grind outfit DAWN OF AZAZEL has issued the following update: "Presently we are recuperating, nursing our livers and catching up on sleep after returning from our Australian/New Zealand tour with DEICIDE. This has definitely been the most enjoyable and sickest tour we have been a part of. We ...
Former PSYCHOTIC WALTZ Drummer Joins BRICK BATH
San Diego, CA-based thrash metallers BRICK BATH have announced the addition of former PSYCHOTIC WALTZ/TEABAG drummer Norm Leggio to the group's ranks. "After auditioning a ton of drummers, Norm was the obvious choice," BRICK BATH guitarist Eric Meyer said in a statement. "We are all just so happy to have him as a part of ...