According to a posting on IRON MAIDEN's official web site, Czech radio station Hey, in cooperation with MAIDEN's management company, is searching for a young band/talent from the Czech Republic and other countries to become the support act for the MAIDEN gig at the Bazaly Stadium (20-30,000 capacity) in Ostrava, Czech Republic. If you think you have what it takes, you can send your demo CD to Hey at one of these addresses:
BLACK SABBATH ' THE DEVIL CRIED' SINGLE TO GO ON AIR
The new BLACK SABBATH track "The Devil Cried" has been selected as the first single off the group's forthcoming "best-of" collection, "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years". The song is scheduled to go for radio adds on March 12-13.
GUNS N' ROSES's RON THAL COMMENTS ON LATEST SONG LEAK
The WMMR radio station in Philadelphia played what appeared to be a rough-mix album version of the new GUNS N' ROSES track "Better" Wednesday morning (February 21). The song has also popped up various download sites, prompting the band's management to contact all sites carrying the MP3 to request its removal.
Current GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal weighed in on the latest leak with the following posting on his web site forum: "This is why leaks are a problem. It's like working on a painting, and someone displaying it when it's only half done. It hurts the artist because something's getting out there that people assume is the final version, the best version, etc. The other people that it hurts are the FANS — I mean, the *real* fans, the ones that care the most.
"The latest 'leak' is obviously some experimental mix of 'Better' — not any version I ever heard, but I don't claim to have heard everything that's out there... Whoever put it out there did a real mindfucking of the fans, especially to do it now, when the album's release is growing closer.
"I have faith in everyone involved in the mixing of the album that they won't disappoint, they'll stay true to what you love about GN'R."
