OSBOURNES Mourn Loss Of Beloved Bulldog

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Ozzy Osbourne‘s son Jack revealed via his Twitter page that the family’s beloved bulldog Lola died. He wrote on Tuesday (February 21), “Lola, you were the best friend anyone could ever have. I will love you and miss you always. …

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Parts Ways With Keyboardist

Dayton, Ohio Christian metalcore band THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA has parted ways with keyboardist James Baney.

Commented the group in a statement: “With great deliberation and difficulty, we have decided to part ways with our keyboardist James Baney. James will …

FIREWIND Taps JASON SUECOF For New Album Mix

Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND, who feature in their ranks current OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. , will release their new album, “Few Against Many”, in Europe on May 21 via Century Media Records. The CD, which will be made available …

THE CULT To Headline Auditorium Shores Stage At SXSW

THE CULT will make its 2012 concert debut when the band plays the South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival next month, headlining the Auditorium Shores Stage on Saturday, March 17. The Auditorium Shores Stage show will be free and open …

JOURNEY Drummer Ordered To Perform Community Service, Attend Anger-Management Classes

According to StatesmanJournal.com, JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo was ordered to perform 80 hours of community service and attend anger-management classes as part of a plea deal in connection with a domestic-violence incident last month.

The 47-year-old musician was charged with …

GOATWHORE: ‘Blood For The Master’ First-Week Sales Revealed

“Blood For The Master”, the new album from New Orleans, Louisiana’s sons of American no-frills-black-metal-meets-death-’n’-roll GOATWHORE, sold around 3,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at No. 4 on the Top New …

REX BROWN Says That People Shouldn’t Believe What They Read About His Health

During an April 2011 interview with High Times, former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo said that that since he underwent surgery in 2005 to repair several damaged disks in his back, he’s helped many friends get clean and …

WISDOM Signs With NOISEART RECORDS

NoiseArt Records and Rock The Nation booking have announced the signing of the Hungarian heavy metal band WISDOM.

Commented the group: “WISDOM was formed in 2001 with no real plan or purpose. We threw together a few covers, and soon …

PARADISE LOST/AT THE GATES Drummer To Guest On EDGE OF SERENITY Single

Dutch female-fronted black-death metal band EDGE OF SERENITY will release a new single this spring. The effort will mark the recording debut of the group’s new vocalist Nanette V. and will include a guest appearance by Swedish drummer Adrian Erlandsson …

DEFAMER Releases Sophomore Album

Australian death metallers DEFAMER have released their sophomore album, “Decrepit Rituals”, via Obsidian Records. The CD was recorded late last year with Ean Redman and mastered by Jason “PC” Fuller at Goatsounds in Melbourne.

After the success of DEFAMER‘s 2009 …

METALLICA Brings The Metal For The Undertaker Vs. Triple H At ‘Wrestlemania’

According to Kevin Kellam of Pro Wrestling Examiner, METALLICA‘s song “The Memory Remains” is being used to promote this year’s Wrestlemania match between The Undertaker and Triple H. The track is expected to be included in WWE “Raw” and WWE …

PESTILENCE Announces New Bassist And Drummer

Guitarist/vocalist Patrick Mameli of the resurrected late ’80s/early ’90s death metal outfit PESTILENCE has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:

“Recently, bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling (NUFUTIC, OBSCURA) and drummer Yuma van Eekelen (EXIVIOUS, THE NEW DOMINION) have decided to work …