A remixed and remastered version of the MEGADETH track "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due" has been posted online in MP3 format at this location. "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due" comes off the upcoming "Rust In Peace" reissue, due on July 27. A total of seven albums from the group's back catalogue as well as the ...
May 2004 - Blabbermouth Archive
'Hell Bent For Leather: Confessions Of A Heavy Metal Addict' Book Excerpt Posted Online
Guardian.co.uk has published an excerpt from the book "Hell Bent For Leather: Confessions of a Heavy Metal Addict" at this location. "Hell Bent For Leather" (view cover here) is described as "the story of Seb Hunter's 15-year heavy metal journey: from his first guitar (his dad's), to his first gig (RAG ...
DEEP PURPLE Singer Pleads Guilty To Drunk Driving
According to Telegraph.co.uk, DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan was banned from driving Friday (May 28) after being stopped in his car and found to be more than twice the alcohol limit. The 58-year-old vocalist was seen walking unsteadily to his car near his home in Lyme Regis, Dorset, shortly after midnight on May ...
Journalist: Did Heavy Metal Turn Calif. Kid Into Terrorist?
Eric Heyl of Pittsburgh Tribune-Review writes in the May 28 edition of the daily newspaper: "If only Adam Gadahn (photo) hadn't played air guitar while listening to the likes of METALLICA, MOTÖRHEAD or MÖTLEY CRÜE, he undoubtedly would not be the subject of a worldwide manhunt today. "Gadahn, 25, was one of seven ...
Update: SLIPKNOT's 'Vol. 3' To Sell More Than 300K In First Week
According to Hits Daily Double, SLIPKNOT's new album, "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)", is now on track to sell in excess of 300,000 copies in its first week of release to debut at No. 2 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. As previously reported, the only new release expected to shift more copies than ...
MORBID ANGEL To Guest On 'Headbanger's Ball'
MORBID ANGEL's Trey Azagthoth and Steve Tucker will be the guest hosts on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" airing Saturday, June 12. With regular "Headbanger's..." host Jamey Jasta on tour for the month, Azagthoth and Tucker will be taking over the greater part of the show — introducing videos (including some of their own favorite picks), ...
METALLICA Drummer Explains Label Switch
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has spoken to Billboard magazine about the group's switch from longtime home Elektra to sister label Warner Bros. "The fact that we can start a relationship with Warner Bros. 20-plus years into our career and be considered a priority there, that's a great thing," he said. Ulrich told Billboard that METALLICA's ...
The OSBOURNES, THE DARKNESS Attend MTV VMA Japan: Photos Available
QUEEN Guitarist Featured On 'Spider-Man 2' Soundtrack
QUEEN guitarist Brian May is featured on the soundtrack for the upcoming "Spider-Man 2", according to Launch Radio Networks. He plays on a song called "Someone To Die For", which was written and sung by Jimmy Gnecco of the band THE OURS. The initial plan was for the song to appear on the album and ...