THEATRE OF TRAGEDY frontwoman Liv Kristine Espenæs will finally tie the knot with longtime love Alexander Krull, singer of Germany's ATROCITY, on July 3. In other news, THEATRE OF TRAGEDY guitarist Vegard K. Thorsen married his longtime girlfriend Anna on February 21. Also newly hitched is THEATRE OF TRAGEDY guitarist Frank Claussen, who "escaped all ...
Swedish thrashers RAISE HELL will headline the Metal Fest festival in Sunne, Sweden on May 3. Also set to appear are DEFLESHED and DIABOLICAL, among others. RAISE HELL, who recently acquired a new singer by the name of Jimmy Fjällendahl, are scheduled to appear at this year's Wacken Open Festival in Germany. The group's third ...
Sweden's AMARAN, the band featuring former members of MOURNING SIGN, have completed work on their second album, "Pristine In Bondage", due late summer through Listenable Records. "Pristine In Bondage" was recorded at Studio Underground in Västerås, Sweden and contains 13 new songs that the band are describing as "much heavier" than the material on the ...
UFO bassist Pete Way has reformed his mid-'80s band WAYSTED with original vocalist Fin and ex-UFO guitarist Paul Chapman. Here is Pete's official statement on the matter: "He 's back and he's bad and he means business! "Yes, the king of chaos, the master of mayhem is back. Yes, Mr. Fin is back in town, ...
The MURDERDOLLS will release a cover of the BILLY IDOL classic "White Wedding" to coincide with their appearance at the Download Festival in the U.K. on May 31. The track listing for the single is as follows: 01. White Wedding 02. I Love to Say Fuck 03. I Take Drugs As previously reported, the MURDERDOLLS ...
METALLICA will be filming a video for the title track to their new album, "St. Anger", next week at an as-yet-undisclosed location, a representative of Mercury Records U.K. revealed Monday (April 28) during a listening session for the CD in Stockholm, Sweden. There will be no single released prior to the album, which is scheduled ...
The Sun has published photos of Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon allegedly visiting son Jack at the Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena, California, where the young Osbourne is said to be being treated for an undisclosed addiction. The pair looked shocked when they came face-to-face with Jack at the private clinic. Then they cuddled ...
Norwegian black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have lined up two dates in Holland in early October. The details are as follows: Oct. 02 – Amsterdam, NETH @ Paradiso Oct. 03 – Tilburg, NETH @ 013 Tickets for both shows go on sale on May 3. DIMMU BORGIR have spent the past few weeks at Studio Fredman ...
MARILYN MANSON has penned an article for the latest issue of Rolling Stone on the subject of the dead rock star. He writes, "It's not just death that turns you into an icon. It's how many people are watching when you die, and the way the camera can turn you into a martyr. I had ...
KRUX, the Swedish band featuring CANDLEMASS mainman/bassist Leif Edling, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Mats Levén, plus ENTOMBED members Peter Stjärnvind (drums), and Jörgen Sandstrom (guitar), will perform a one-off show at Kägelbanan in Stockholm, Sweden on May 18. The gig, which will likely be the group's last for quite some time, will be recorded for a ...
