In the we-kid-you-not department: For the "bargain" price of $49.95, you can now purchase for yourself your very own set of KISS or THE OSBOURNES collectible celebrity bath ducks. An OZZY OSBOURNE bath duck is available separately at a discount price of $11.99. According to the manufacturer,
December 2002 - Blabbermouth Archive
JASON NEWSTED On Split With METALLICA: 'I Didn't Feel Like The Respect Was Shown'
Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has told MTV.com that it was primarily the band's tight control over his outside projects that caused him to leave the group in January 2001 "They have to recognize the four beings that make up this one great entity, and it wasn't like that," he said. "I didn't feel like ...
SACRIFICE Reunite! (Sort Of)
Guitarist/vocalist Rob Urbinati got together a couple of days ago with his former SACRIFICE bandmates Gus Pynn (drums) and Scott Watts (bass) and jammed some old SACRIFICE stuff, according to Voices From The Darkside. "It was fun, even though we all had trouble remembering the stuff," Urbinati commented. Rob is currently preparing to ...
FILTER's RICHARD PATRICK: 'I Have Come Back Down To Reality'
FILTER frontman Richard Patrick has posted the following update via the group's official web site: "Yes, I have come back down to reality in Los Angeles. I'm still really appreciating Christmas because I had a wonderful time with my mother and father. When I got back last night, my girlfriend and I celebrated the holidays. ...
Ex-STRYPER Drummer Lines Up BLISSED Dates
BLISSED, featuring former STRYPER drummer Robert Sweet, have lined up the following dates during January: Jan. 10 – Bakersfield, CA @ Station316 Jan. 11 – Hayward, CA @ the Hangout Jan. 12 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction Feb. 07– Arlington, TX @ Dreamworld Feb. 08 – Canton, TX @ RevelationRoom Feb. 09 - San ...
DEEP PURPLE Dig Into Archives For Upcoming Live Album
DEEP PURPLE will release another live album, titled "Perks & Tit", through Purple Records in February. Recorded live in San Diego on Apr. 9, 1974 (three days after the classic "California Jam"), the CD will contain the following track listing: 01. Burn 02. Might Just Take Your Life 03. Lay Down 04. Stay Down 05. ...
MY DYING BRIDE To Release New CD In August
MY DYING BRIDE have set August 2003 as the tentative release date for their upcoming studio album, which they plan to begin recording in February. "We have about 50 minutes worth of music now and are heading into full rehearsals in January to start sounding them out," stated guitarist Andrew Craighan. Among the titles set ...
PITCHSHIFTER Hard At Work On Live Album
Britain's PITCHSHIFTER are currently in the process of making a live album. Recorded on the last UK tour in October 2002, the CD's release is set coincide with the band's upcoming UK tour in March of 2003. Commented vocalist J.S. Clayden: "Things are going great in the studio so far. Mixing a whole live set ...
ANKLA Announce New Drummer
Los Angeles-based ANKLA, featuring PUYA guitarist Ramon Ortiz, Brazilian vocalist Ikaro Stafford, and L.A local J.J. McNeal on bass, have added drummer Aaron Rossi (STRIFE, SHELTER, MEDICATION) to the group's ranks. The as-yet-unsigned band are currently shopping a seven-song demo produced by SOULFLY drummer Roy Mayorga, who was briefly featured in an earlier incarnation of ...