Edenbridge Are First Confirmed For Bloostock 04

Austrian Power Metallers EDENBRIDGE are the first band confirmed for Bloodstock 2004, continuing the trend for major European acts to make their UK concert debut at the UK's best METAL festival.

0 Comments - Discuss

Linkin Park Add Malaysia To Tour Itinerary

Linkin Park has just added Malaysia as one of the many stops they'll be making when they head overseas come October. They are scheduled to perform at Stadium Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur on October 15th.

See below for a complete listing of all the International Linkin Park tour stops: More...

Read more...  |  0 Comments - Discuss

Dwell In Darkness Official Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

'DWELL IN DARKNESS'
(www.SMNnews.com/dwellindarkness)
November 7th-8th, Phoenix, Arizona
@ The Evolution Bar
"2 days of pure metal fury"

Phoenix - November 7th-8th will mark the first ever 'Dwell in Darkness' festival that will tear Phoenix, Arizona apart. 2 days of pure metal fury will be unleashed at the Evolution Bar, a premiere venue that boasts 3 rooms, 4 pool tables, darts, 2 outdoor sand volleyball courts, a full bar, multiple video screens and spectacular lights and sound.

Headlining the first day (November 7th), playing a special one off festival appearance and flying in from Chicago, will be the Kings of Murder Metal - MACABRE! Macabre have brought mayhem to the world in the past decade, and have played in dozens of countries over the years. Macabre's
rabid fans, including members of bands ranging from Carcass to Slipknot, relish the band's tight and increasingly sophisticated music. Beneath them are hometown heroes, and Arizona's #1 death metal band and Metal Blade artists VEHEMENCE who will storm the stage with their thundering sound. Friday's lineup also see's the likes of top name artists like STEEL PROPHET, the gory and brutal IMPALER, Century Media's WATCH THEM DIE, power metal powerhouses CAGE, Prosthetic Records' gifted CREMATORIUM, and also playing another special one off show, one of New York's most intense live show bands 4 IN THA CHAMBER. More...

Read more...  |  0 Comments - Discuss

Slaves On Dope Dropped By Label

SLAVES ON DOPE have been the latest casualty to have been dropped from their record label in the whole fiasco of Geffen and MCA merging. TWISTED METHOD have been moved over to Geffen Records, despite ongoing talk and rumors that the band have been dropped.

To further this notion, TWISTED METHOD will not be participating in the upcoming SLAVES ON DOPE tour due to it not being financially beneficial/secure, and will remain in Florida to practice, and rehearse, before hitting the road with STATIC-X and SOiL in October.

0 Comments - Discuss

Headline News

Soulfly Lose Three

It is rumored that Roy Mayorga, Marcello D. Rapp and Mike Doling have all left Soulfly. Rumors are that they had problems with the bands frontman Max Cavalera. More news as it comes out.

0 Comments - Discuss

Unchained Chain Themselves To Sound Riot

Swedish melodic heavy metalers, Unchained, have signed with Sound Riot Records.

Their new album will be recorded at Pama Studios (Karmakanic - Göran Edman´s side-project, singer on Yngwie Malmsteen's, Mandrake Root, Silverseraph, Opus Atlantica, and The Flower Kings) in October. The album is still untitled, but it will contain 10 songs. Some song titles are: I Dream, Theater of Fear, Ghost of the Alchemic Hall, Seventh Sin and, Like The Candle.

0 Comments - Discuss