Renowned heavy metal drummer Richard Christy (ICED EARTH, DEATH, CONTROL DENIED, BURNING INSIDE) has been named the official replacement for Stuttering John on "The Howard Stern" radio show. Richard, who received more votes than any other contestant via the "Get John's JOB!" voting web site, spent all of last week on the show and was ...
Crossover legends D.R.I. will be touring this summer with direct support from Baltimore's thrash terror squad STRONG INTENTION. The "If It Aint Fast, It Aint Shit" tour will start on July 6 and run through August 13. Here are all the dates: Jul. 06 - South Lake Tahoe, CA @ Whiskey Dick's Jul. 07 - ...
HAMMERFALL bassist Magnus Rosén has commenced the recording process for his fourth solo album, "Arose", tentatively due later in the year. Described as "a little bit different from the previous CDs," the next album will feature bass, drums, guitar, vocals and sax. Magnus' last solo album, "Empty Room", was reportedly voted best CD of 2003 ...
Former RATT singer Stephen Pearcy will be filming a video for either "Overdrive" or "Drive With Me" from his upcoming solo release, "Fueler". The video shoot will take place later this month. The album, which features former QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali on three cuts, will be released in late August through Pearcy's own Top ...
AMON AMARTH, IMPIOUS and DISILLUSION will be teaming up for "Fate Of Norns European Tour 2004" beginning in early October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 08 - Hamburg, GER @ Markthalle Oct. 09 - Osnabrück, GER @ N8 Oct. 10 - Vosselaar, BEL @ Biebob Oct. 11 - Zaandam, NETH @ De Kade Oct. ...
CARDBOARD VAMPYRES members Jerry Cantrell (ex-ALICE IN CHAINS) and Billy Duffy (ex-THE CULT) will be the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Monday, July 12. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the program at (800) ...
The mother of legendary THIN LIZZY rocker Phil Lynott has hit back at a notorious white supremacist group that has launched an Internet race-hate campaign against her son, vowing to deface a statue being built in his honor, according to the Evening Herald. Members of Stormfront, a U.S.-based racist group with an active Irish membership, ...
The organizers of this year's Bang Your Head festival have issued a statement explaining the circumstances behind TESTAMENT's abbreviated set at the event, which was held June 25-26 in Balingen, Germany. The statement reads as follows: "Many visitors were annoyed as the show of Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT found a sudden end on the Saturday ...
