Metal / Hard Rock (25/07/2003)
Metallica began filming the video of 'Frantic'
MONTREAL, Canada (Metallica Fans Website) - Metallica's Summer Sanitarium Tour touched down in Montreal's Parc Jean Drapeau this past Sunday (July 20) and since there wasn't another Summer Sanitarium date booked until this Friday (July 25) in St. Louis, the band decided to put the time off to good use. ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (21/07/2003)
Nickelback's album 'The Long Road' is out on September
NEW YORK (Nickelback Fans Website) - Nickelback will release its new album the Long Road on September 23, a follow-up to the band's international multi-platinum selling sophomore set, Silver Side Up. The first single from the album is "Someday," and the music video for the song was recently shot in ...
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Metal / Hard Rock (15/07/2003)
Judas Priest to reform
NEW YORK (Metal Fans Website) - Rock group Judas Priest is to reform with original lead singer Rob Halford for the band's 30th anniversary next year. Halford left the metal band in the early 90s in a bitter split but will rejoin the group for a new album and world tour in 2004. Guitarist Glenn Tipton ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (12/07/2003)
Jack White in car crash
DETROIT, Mich. (White Stripes Fans Website) - Jack White of The White Stripes was involved in a minor car accident in Detroit on Wednesday afternoon. He suffered a fracture in his left hand, forcing The White Stripes to pull out of at least the first two of their upcoming headlining slots on the UK ...
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Metal / Hard Rock (02/07/2003)
'Fallen' by Evanescence has been certified double platinum
NEW YORK (Evenescence Official Website) - Evanescence's Wind-up debut album, Fallen, has now been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA) for sales of two million records. The album's sales have been spurred by the success of the single "Bring Me To Life," which ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (16/06/2003)
Metallica needs you!
NEW YORK (Metallica Official Website) - These days, every band's entourage includes someone with a camcorder permanently switched to "record." But it wasn't always that way. Metallica is planning on putting out a documentary and they are asking fans from the early days to submit any videos, interviews ...
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Metal / Hard Rock (10/06/2003)
Linkin Park update
NEW YORK (Linkin Park Official Website) - Chester Bennington's lower back and abdomen pain is more than a bad stomachache. The Linkin Park frontman has been in an L.A. hospital since May 30th where doctors are trying to find the source of the problem. A spokesperson for the band's record label says ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (09/06/2003)
Metallica combat-action video game will be released in 2005
NEW YORK (Segnana Website) - Metallica will be the subject of a combat-action video game that will be released in 2005. The band will contribute voice-overs, background music, and other exclusive Metallica content to the game. The band will also record a brand new song for the game, and film a video ...
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Metal / Hard Rock (09/06/2003)
Marilyn banned!
NEW YORK (Marilyn Manson Fans Website) - Marilyn Manson has been banned from the Ozzfest line-up at the tour's New York appearance at the Six Flags amusement park in Darien Lakes. A spokesperson for the park said simply that they were within their rights to "restrict artists from performing", but gave ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (05/06/2003)
Multimedia Metallica
NEW YORK (Metallica Official Website) - For the first time ever, Metallica will offer hours of downloadable music to their fans via their new website. The band - once known for their hard-line anti-Napster stance - have also signed a deal with Vivendi Universal Games to develop a video game due out ...
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Metal / Hard Rock (04/06/2003)
Linkin Park in pain
NEW YORK (Linkin Park Official Website) - Linkin Park lead vocalist Chester Bennington was admitted to a Los Angeles-area hospital Friday, May 30 after suffering an attack of "severe back and abdominal pains." Bennington remains hospitalized as doctors are determining the cause of his ailments. A spokesperson ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (03/06/2003)
Tracklisting of Iron Maiden's new album!
LONDON, UK (Iron Maiden Fans Website) - Frontman Bruce Dickinson told the crowd at last weekend's Download Festival that the band's thirteenth studio album, 'Dance Of Death', would be released in September. Iron Maiden - who are currently performing on their 'Give Me Ed...Til I'm Dead' tour - spent ...
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Metal / Hard Rock (03/06/2003)
Metallica surprise festival fans
DERBYSHIRE (Download Festival Website) - Rock superstars Metallica made a surprise appearance at the Download music festival in Derbyshire on Sunday. The US band were not part of the published bill, but appeared unannounced on the festival's second stage on Sunday afternoon. Just 8,000 people at the ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (03/06/2003)
A Slipknot slip up?
NEW YORK (Splipknot Official Website) - Slipknot bass player Paul Gray is facing drug charges after a car accident over the weekend. Gray was arrested after his Porsche collided with another car. According to a police report, Gray exhibited "impaired balance, slurred and dull speech, and extremely sleepy ...
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Metal / Hard Rock (30/05/2003)
Brad Arnold explains why 3 Doors Down aren't 'Pop band'
NEW YORK (3 Doors Down Fans Website) - "When I'm Gone" by 3 Doors Down reached No 1 on the World Adult Top 40 Charts singles chart a few weeks back, and is now slowly making its way back down. Despite Top 40 success, vocalist Brad Arnold still views 3 Doors Down as rock band, and shivers at mention ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (28/05/2003)
'St. Anger' video clip debuts on TV
NEW YORK (Metallica Fans/MTV2 Websites) - Metallica's video for "St. Anger" was premiered on MTV2 on Tuesday (May 27) at 12 noon ET. The clip is the first video and single from the band's forthcoming album St. Anger, which arrives in stores June 10. The video was filmed by the Malloy Brothers at San ...
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Metal / Hard Rock (20/05/2003)
Metallica to the rescue!
NEW YORK (Metallica Fans Website) - It's strange but true. The U.S. Military is using Metallica's music to break the resistance of uncooperative prisoners of war in Iraq. Newsweek reports that 'Enter Sandman', Drowning Pool's 'Bodies' and the theme from Barney The Dinosaur are helping the military acquire ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (20/05/2003)
QOTSA have 25 new songs!
LOS ANGELES (QOTSA Fans Website) - Queens Of The Stone Age have written 25 new songs for their follow-up to Songs For The Deaf, which will take the band to "a whole new level," reports Rolling Stone. Singer/songwriter Josh Homme told the magazine, "It's almost like [Songs For The] Deaf was the end of ...
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Metal / Hard Rock (13/05/2003)
Led Zeppelin at New York City on May 27th!
NEW YORK (Led Zeppelin Fans Website) - Legendary rock band Led Zeppelin is teaming up with Loews Cineplex Entertainment and Premiere Radio Networks to celebrate the May 27th release date of the eagerly awaited, landmark live DVD and CD sets: Led Zeppelin DVD and How The West Was Won. On May 27th, Loews ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (12/05/2003)
Limp Bizkit delayed
NEW YORK (Limp Bizkit Official Website) - In yet another of his surprise announcements, Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst has revealed that the release of his band's new album has been delayed until September. Durst recently claimed that the album was being rerecorded but would still be out prior to their tour ...
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