Denmark's modern thrashers MNEMIC, featuring former INVOCATOR session drummer Brian Rasmussen and ex-MERCENARY guitarist Mircea G. Eftemie, have entered AntFarm Studios in Aarhus, Denmark with producer Tue Madsen to record their sophomore album. Working songtitles include "Deathbox", "The Silver Drop", "Overdose In The Hall Of Fame" and "Detonator". According to the band, the new material ...
May 2004 - Blabbermouth Archive
BOB GELDOF: No Plans For 'Live Aid II'
Reuters is reporting that Irish rock star Bob Geldof has denied he has teamed up with U2 singer Bono for a repeat of the 1985 Live Aid concerts to raise money to help ease third world debt. The Sun newspaper had earlier run a front page story saying Prime Minister Tony Blair was backing "Live ...
SEBASTIAN BACH: My New Music Blows Away SKID ROW's Latest Album
Sebastian Bach spoke to "The Metal Show" (web site) on 92.3 WXTM FM in Cleveland Sunday night (May 30) about his upcoming DVD, the VH1 reality show "I Married Sebastian Bach" and the possibility of reuniting with his former SKID ROW bandmates for another album. Asked if he has any interest in working ...
DREAM THEATER Guitarist Talks About The Band's Longevity
DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci recently spoke to Classic Rock Revisited about the band's continued commercial success and his new solo record. Asked how getting a million-selling album right off the bat like some bands do with their first CD would have done to their heads, Petrucci replied, "It's hard to say. In a way, ...
EVANESCENCE, FOO FIGHTERS Perform At ROCK IN RIO: Photos Available
EVANESCENCE and the FOO FIGHTERS were among the performers at this year's Rock In Rio festival on Sunday (May 30) in Lisbon, Portugal. Check out pictures from Film Magic, Wire Image. ...
Report: Rhode Island Fire Marshall 'Stretched Thin' Prior To GREAT WHITE Tragedy
A Rhode Island fire marshal responsible for inspecting The Station nightclub logged at least 1,911 hours of overtime in the four years before the deadly fire there, according to a Providence Journal review of his overtime payments. Denis P. Larocque, a self-described "one-man fire prevention division," worked an average of at least nine hours of ...
GUNS N' ROSES: 'Greatest Hits' Tops Belgian Album Chart
GUNS N' ROSES' "Greatest Hits" compilation rose to No. 1 on the Belgian charts in its tenth chart week, replacing the solo debut of ARID singer Jasper Steverlinck at the top, according to Ultratop. This feat is especially remarkable if you consider that "Greatest Hits" is a collection of previously released songs from ...
METALLICA: Helsinki Concert Attended By One Percent Of Finland's Population
METALLICA's concert at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland on Friday (May 28) was attended by 46,000 people — nearly 1 percent of the country's 5.5-million population. Check out pictures from the show at this location (all photos by Timo Isoaho). The group's set list for the show was as follows: 01. Blackened ...
THEATRE OF TRAGEDY To Introduce New Singer At Upcoming Show
Norway's THEATRE OF TRAGEDY will play an exclusive show at the Checkpoint Charlie rock club in Stavanger, Norway on Saturday, June 19. This will be the group's first show in two years and will mark the live debut of THEATRE OF TRAGEDY's as-yet-undisclosed new singer. The band are expected to perform both old material as ...