ACE FREHLEY – Upcoming Tour Dates
October 31, 2009
Ex-KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has announced new North American concert dates in support of his latest solo effort, Anomaly.
US TOUR DATES:
11/5 Council Bluffs, IA Horseshoe Casino/Whiskey Road
11/6 Milwaukee, WI Northern Lights Theater
11/7 Madison, WI Majestic Theater
11/9 Urbana, IL The Canopy
11/11 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
11/12 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
11/13 Sault Sainte Marie, MI Kewadin Casino
11/15 North Hollywood, CA Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp TBD
11/18 North Hollywood, CA Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp TBD
AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE – Post New Song Online
October 31, 2009
American thrashers AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE have posted their track “Who Told You You Could Eat My Cookies?” online. The song comes from the groups latest release, “Double Brutal”. Check it out HERE.
http://www.austriandeathmachine.com/
OZZY – To Guest Host On Monday Night Raw!
October 31, 2009
Ozzy Osbourne and his reality queen wife (and manager) Sharon Osbourne will rule the ring as the latest celebrity guest hosts of Monday Night Raw at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts.
The event will be broadcast live November 2nd at 9:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM CT on USA Network.
The Prince of Darkness is promoting his memoir, I am Ozzy, which details his childhood and his years in entertainment. The working-class kid from Aston, England, sold more than a hundred million records with Black Sabbath and as an award-winning solo artist combined.
I am Ozzy is currently in stores in the U.K., Germany, Ireland and Australia and it will be available in the United States on January 25, 2010 from Grand Central Publishing.
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne join the prestigious list of past Raw celebrity guest hosts, including NBA All-Star Shaquille O’Neal, Emmy-winning actor Jeremy Piven, Snoop Dogg and boxing champ Floyd Mayweather.
http://www.ozzy.com/
Trailer For Zakk Wylde’s Hellfire Halloween Bash!
October 30, 2009
Just when you think you can’t be amused any more by his absolutely over-the-top “Wild Man of Rock” antics, ole braided Viking beard aka Zakk Wylde of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, pulls us back in!
TMD has received a special video of the guitarist – acting like a maniac as usual – promoting his upcoming Hellfire Halloween Bash on October 31, 2009, at the Hard Rock Café Times Square in NYC. Check it out on TMD’s MySpace page HERE.
SLAYER – Streaming World Painted Blood Online
October 30, 2009
American thrash icons SLAYER have begun streaming their entire new album “World Painted Blood” online over at their official Myspace page . The album is scheduled for a November 3rd release date via American/Columbia. The band has recently tapped The Haunted to open for them in Europe later this year. Here are the confirmed dates:
November 18th Nottingham, UK – Rock City
November 19th Birmingham, UK – Academy
November 20th Manchester, UK – Academy
November 22nd Glasgow, UK – Barrowland Ballroom
November 23rd Leeds, UK – Academy
November 25th London, UK – The HMV Forum
November 26th London, UK – The HMV Forum
November 28th Hamburg, GER – Docks
November 29th Wiesbaden, GER – Schlachthof
December 01st Tilburg, NET – 013
December 03rd Munich, GER – Zeni
December 04th Dresden, GER – Alter Schlachthof
December 05th Berlin, GER – Columbiahalle
December 07th Vienna, AUT – Gasometer
December 08th Zurich, SWI – Volkshaus
December 09th Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
December 12th Herford, GER – X
December 13th Paris, FRA – Bataclan
December 15th Brussels, BEL – Ancienne Belgique
December 16th Cologne, GER – Live Music Hall
http://www.myspace.com/slayer
CATHEDRAL – To Begin Recording
October 30, 2009
UK doom metallers CATHEDRAL are ready to commence work on their ninth studio album! The band will enter the Chapel Studios together with producer Warren Riker in November to record “The Guessing Game”.
Some song titles have also already been revealed: ‘Journeys into Jade’, ‘The Casket Chasers’, ‘Funeral Of Dreams’, ‘Death Of An Anarchist’, ‘La noche del buque maldito (aka Ghost Ship Of The Blind Dead) and ‘Open Mind Surgery’. The artwork will once more be supplied by longtime CATHEDRAL cover artist genius Dave Patchett. “The Guessing Game” is scheduled for a spring 2010 release.
http://www.myspace.com/cathedral
OVERKILL – Signs With Nuclear Blast Records
October 30, 2009
Long running American thrash legends OVERKILL have signed to Nuclear Blast for a multi release deal. The first offering will be available early 2010 titled ‘IRONBOUND’ – a true ‘thrasher-piece’!
“Good to be with a label that understands what Overkill are about and what Metal is about in 2010, exciting!”
Bobby Blitz
Nuclear Blast is very stoked to announce the signing of legendary New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL!!
“Growing up with classics such as ‘Feel The Fire’, ‘Taking Over’ and ‘The Years Of Decay’ and seeing the band countless times playing live it is sure to say that one of our favourite bands of all time has finally found their home at the powerhouse that Nuclear Blast is today! We are very much looking forward to start working with OVERKILL and are eager to release their new album ‘Ironbound’ to the masses!
A new album on which they have returned to their old school thrash roots!
The band is already working on a new European tour for 2010. Welcome to the Nuclear Family!”
Jaap Wagemaker, A&R
Ironbound tracklisting & formats:
01. The Green And Black
02. Ironbound
03. Bring Me The Night
04. The Goal Is Your Soul
05. Give A Little
06. Endless War
07. The Head And Heart
08. In Vain
09. Killing For A Living
10. The SRC
- Ltd. Digipak available
- CD Jewelcase
- LP (180g vinyl) in Gatefold
- LP (180 g green vinyl) in Gatefold – Nuclear Blast Mailorder exclusive
- Strictly Limited Mailorder Edition
Release date: February 1st, 2010
http://www.wreckingcrew.com/crew/
Chuck Biscuits “Death” A Hoax?
October 30, 2009
It looks like all of us in the rock media may have just got played like the world did with “Balloon Boy”.
Mike Usinger of Straight.com reports that rumours of the demise of Chuck Biscuits have evidently been greatly exaggerated. Earlier today, everyone from AbsolutePunk.net to Entertainment Weekly reported that the former D.O.A. drummer–who left the music business in 1999–has died of throat cancer on October 24 after a long illness.
The “death” was reported by blogger James Greene Jr., who wrote that he had spent the past six months corresponding via e-mail with Biscuits and his wife. In the hours after the story went viral, Greene’s website, www.jgtwo.wordpress.com was bombarded with posts demanding proof of the death.
“Biscuits death is nothing but hot air?”
The Straight contacted Biscuit’s former bandmate Joey Keithley, singer-guitarist of D.O.A.. He confirmed that Biscuits is very much alive.
In the meantime, Greene has evidently accepted that he was the victim of an elaborate prank. On his Website, he wrote the following after being bashed repeatedly for posting the death notice despite having nothing to go on except for emails from people purporting to be Biscuits and his wife.
Greene wrote: How do you “check hard facts” or “verify” anything about a guy who went off grid ten years ago and the people who allegedly knew him best won’t return your e-mails? I tried, you guys, I really fuckin’ tried. I spent a good chunk of ’08 searching for Chuck and info on Chuck. All I got was Bill Goddamn Stevenson. No one was talking.
“I wrote a thing about Biscuits anyway and then, out the blue, some fucker calling himself by that name who looks like the guy on the record sleeves starts corresponding with me. What the fuck am I supposed to do? Call shenanigans? Whatever happened to trust? Who would lie about being Chuck Biscuits? Especially to a piece of “vermin” like me on the lowest rung of the totem pole?
“Has anyone ever lied to you for six months about being a terminally ill hero of your musical youth? It’s fucking weird. You think I wasn’t devastated when I read the e-mail the other day that announced his “death?” That’s why I wrote this blog in the first place. I wanted to give CB the obit I knew he deserved. I knew there’d be source questions, but what was I supposed to do, e-mail his “wife” back and be like, “Hey, can you send me pics of the body?” I had no suspicions. I thought I had this shit on lock down. Who would lie to a NOBODY blogger about this kind of thing for so long?
“It’s easy to attack me in hindsight, but again – this had been going on since May. Who the fuck lies about being a dying Chuck Biscuits for half a year? Are my friends/enemies smart enough to hack enough related e-mail accounts to perpetrate something like this? I just want to know how it happened.
“I’d also like some more conclusive proof that Chuck isn’t dead aside from e-mails from people whose existence I can’t further verify.
http://www.danzig-verotik.com/
Rex Brown’s Bass From PANTERA’s “Reinventing The Steel” Tour For Sale!
October 29, 2009
Ready to own a piece of heavy metal history, Den Headz? Here are the details from Grinning Elk Music Company, owned and run in Douglasville, Georgia by Lee Jackson and Ray Mauldin:
“Lee and I have been honored with the task of offering some of the basses from the private collection of Mr. Rex Brown, bassist for the multi-platinum selling bands Pantera and Down. This particular piece is a 2001 Rex- 5XL with a one- off, custom flame paint job and was played by Rex on Pantera’s “Reinventing the Steel” tour in 2001. This bass is featured in the videos “I’ll Cast a Shadow” and “Becoming” and can be seen in these videos on Youtube. It’s in the exact condition as when we received it from Mr. Brown with the exception of new strings, a detail job and new hardshell case from Spector. It also retains the knob position marks applied by Rex and a certificate of authenticity. This is your chance to own a personal piece from one of Heavy Metal’s premier bassists- please inquire by email or phone on this incredible piece of Metal history.”
The cost… get ready… a WHOPPING $4,500!!!
Check out more specs on the bass HERE.
http://www.myspace.com/rexcrownbrown
http://www.grinningelk.com
Zakk Wylde’s Wife Says He’s Been Sober For 63 Days
October 29, 2009
Barbaranne Wylde tweeted yesterday on the Twitter page of psychologist Marc F. Kerns, who specializes in alternatives to AA and abstinence:
“Hi Dr. Kern, how are you? I’m really great.. Z’s 63 days sober… hope to see you soon.”
All of this while the legendary guitarist’s very own “Pot-gate” scandal has developed.
TMD broke news earlier about Zakk Wylde allegedly being spotted in a Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Los Angeles this past Friday morning (Oct 23).
Now, the debate on whether or not this incident actually happened has begun to erupt at the Zakk Wylde.com forum.
Here are a couple of posts from members:
“Barb says it’s not true, she seemed rather pissed about it as well…”
“B and Z were laughing their asses off afterwards…. They think it’s Andrew Bryniarski as he dyed his hair blonde, he’s a total pothead, and never takes off his vest… “
Zakk Wylde himself recently got cleared by Doctors for an upcoming Halloween BLS performance.
It will be his first time back on the stage since being diagnosed with blood clots back in August.
http://www.blacklabelsociety.com/
