Headline News

Iced Earth Confirms Ripper Owens As New Singer

Iced Earth confirms what has been rumored for weeks. Ex-Judas Priest vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens is now their new lead vocalist. He has been recording a new album with the band called Glorious Burden due out on SPV in the Fall. If you'll remember, Matt Barlow announced he was leaving Iced Earth In May/June. Here's the official post by guitarist Jon Schaffer:

"Hey People,
Well the album is done, and it's not just done, it rules!! I have never been more pleased in all my years of recording.

It came out the way it was supposed to be! And now for the big news, it's Tim Owens on vocals and he did an amazing job! I know there were a lot of people hoping that this would be the case, and it is. I've asked Neil to put a sample of three of the songs for you guys to check out. SPV agreed to letting me do this as long as I did not put the whole song up. I hope you enjoy them, I know I do. I'll be in touch soon with more news and details of the release dates for the single which will be called 'The Reckoning' and the full length CD The Glorious Burden. I can honestly tell you I've never felt better and am truly looking to the future with more optimism than ever before.

Until next time,
Jon"

People can hear the new sound clips here (Real Audio format, unfortunately).

0 Comments - Discuss

Unravelling Without A Singer

The St. Petersburg, FL based rock band Unravel is in search of a new singer. For more info click here.

0 Comments - Discuss

Headline News

Hate Eternal Bassist Goes Into Rehab

Jared Anderson, bassist and backing volcals for Hate Eternal has issued the following statement:

Due to a continuous ongoing drug problem for the last couple of years, I've committed myself to rehabilitation. I will be leaving HATE ETERNAL due to the time and dedication it's taking to get myself back on the right track. It's a very unfortunate situation, which must be dealt with, and out of total respect for my bandmates, it's the right thing to do for I cannot be responsible for holding the band back. HATE ETERNAL has been one of the greatest things in my life for 5 years and now it must end due to my personal issues. I want to apologize to all the fans and my bandmates as well. But I can simply say that I will get well and I will be back somewhere in this scene. I wish the band all the luck in the world and thank you for the great 5 years. Blessed be and may the hatred be eternal!"

The rest of the band issued a separate statement offering their support to Anderson.

"Jared, being our bandmate as well as one of our best friends, we wish him the best with his recovery and his health and he will always be a part of what HATE ETERNAL was and is, we will miss him!

"Randy Piro (who has been filling in for Jared for the last 5 months) will be taking over on bass/backing vocals.

"HATE ETERNAL will be touring as main support for ARCH ENEMY from August 25th until September 9th, at which point touring with HATEBREED commences on September 12th through October 9th. After that, we look forward to hitting the road with DEICIDE starting on October 31st and will run through until November 27th. All tours are in North America."

0 Comments - Discuss