According to Locomotive Music, GRAVE DIGGER's new album Liberty Or Death entered the German Media Control Charts last week at #30. This was the second highest chart entry in Grave Digger's history. Their Excalibur album charted at #21 in 1999.
As previously reported, Grave Digger are currently on th eroad in support of the new album with THERION and SABATON. The band has reported that their January 25th show in Toulouse, France was cancelled due to a snowstorm that ripped through Europe. Police were forced to close the highways, making it impossible for the bands to get to the venue.
Remaining dates on the tour are as follows:
January
28 - Lyon, France at Ninkasi Kao
29 - Milan, Italy at Alcatraz
31 - Ljubljana, Slovenia at Vpk Mediapark
February
1 - Zagreb, Croatia at Boogaloo
2 - Salzburg, Austria at Rockhouse
3 - Vienna, Austria at Planet Music
4 - Budapest, Hungary at Petofi Hall
5 - Belgrad, Serbia at SKC
7 - Stuttgart, Germany at Longhorn (Grave Digger - 8:30pm)
8 - Langen, Germany at Stadthalle (Grave Digger - 8:30pm)
9 - Pratteln, Switzerland at Z7
10 - Glauchau, Germany at Alte Spinnerei (Grave Digger - 9:00pm)
11 - Munich, Germany at New Backstage (Grave Digger - 8:30pm)
12 - Prague, Czech Republic at Abaton
13 - Krakow, Poland at Club 38
14 - Warszawa, Poland at Stodola
15 - Berlin, Germany at Columbia Club (Grave Digger - 8:45pm)
16 - Tilburg, Holland at O13
17 - Groningen, Holland at Oosterpoort
18 - Hamburg, Germany at Markthalle (Grave Digger - 8:30pm)
HALFORD's video for the song "Forgotten Generation" has been posted online at YouTube.com. The track, which was officially released on November 21, 2006 via iTunes, is the first new HALFORD song in more than four years. Rob Halford wrote the tune and another new cut, "Drop Out", with the HALFORD band last year during downtime from working with JUDAS PRIEST on their upcoming album "Nostradamus". "We just thought it would be nice to offer fans an earful of new HALFORD stuff and let everybody know we're still around," he said, according to MTV.com. Both new tracks are available on "Halford: Metal God Essentials - Volume 1", which came out November 28. The album contains 15 songs spanning Halford's solo career and is also available exclusively through iTunes. Also on November 28, Halford released the entire HALFORD catalog ("Resurrection", "Live Insurrection" and "Crucible"), plus the FIGHT demo "K5 the War of Words Demos".
"Forgotten Generation" deals with alienation, and Halford told Launch that he wrote the lyrics to speak to and for everyone. "To me, it means the assertation of every individual to kind of have a voice that's valuable and needs to be heard," he said. "So I'm talking about hypocrisy, I'm talking about, you know, speaking up and letting your feelings be felt and heard, and not being passed by, and that's just a streak that I carry with me, I'm the eternal optimist, in that respect."
After an all too lengthy absence, ZAKK WYLDE will bring his BLACK LABEL SOCIETY to Toronto, Ont on Friday, March 30th for a show at The Kool Haus. Tickets are currently on sale, priced at $32.50. The opening act(s) have not yet been announced.
Touring in support of their latest album, Shot To Hell, which was released by Roadrunner Records in September 2006, Black Label Society has confirmed the following North American live dates with more to be added shortly:
March
9 - St. Petersburg, Florida at The State Theatre
10 - Lake Buena Vista, FL at House Of Blues
11 - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida at Revolution
13 - New Orleans, LA at House Of Blues
14 - Atlanta, Georgia at Masquerade
15 - N. Myrtle Beach, SC at House Of Blues
17 - Charlotte, NC at Amos' Southend
18 - North Carolina at Ziggy's Winston-Salem
20 - Raleigh, North Carolina at Lincoln Theatre
21 - Springfield, VA at Jaxx
24 - Baltimore, Maryland at Ramshead Live
25 - Allentown, Pennsylvania at Crocodile Rock Cafe
30 - Toronto, Ontario at Kool Haus
As previously reported, Black Label Society will support OZZY OSBOURNE on his upcoming European tour.
The dates for that trek are as follows:
May
27 - Moscow, Russia at Olympissky Stadium
29 - St. Petersburg, Russia at New Arena
31 - Riga at Arena Riga
June
2 - Lithuania at Siemens Arena
4 - Estonia at Saku Arena
6 - Helsinki, Finland at Hartwell Arena
8 - Norway at Lerkendal Stadium
10 - Norway at Spektrum Arena
13 - Copenhagen, Denmark at Forum
15 - Sweden at Hultsfred Festival
17 - Holland at Fields Of Rock Festival
19 - London, UK at Wembley Arena
22 - Spain at Monsters of Rock
24 - Belgium at Graspop Metal Festival
26 - Prague, Czech Republic at Saska Arena
28 - Munich, Germany at Olymialle
30 - Milan, Italy at Idropark Festival
