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W.A.S.P. Mainman BLACKIE LAWLESS Talks Politics

Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tangra Mega Rock: All the American musicians we've been talking to say it's a fuckin' rubbish situation with the U.S. government, the war i...

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ANNIHILATOR Guitarist Checks In From European Tour

Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR are currently on the road in Europe with TRIVIUM, GOJIRA and SANCTITY. The group's guitarist Jeff Waters has checked in with the following update: "Great crowds and a lot of metal. The TRIVIUM guys have been extremely cool to us and the other bands... Nice guys and the...

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W.A.S.P. Apologizes For Abbreviated Norwegian Concert

Dirk Lehberger of Noisegate Productions has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding W.A.S.P.'s abbreviated performance at Rokken in Volda, Norway earlier tonight (Monday, April 23): "W.A.S.P. would like to apologise for the incident during the show at Rokken in Volda. We could...

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TWISTED SISTER To Headline ROCKLAHOMA

Today heavy metal fans across the nation heard the news they've been hoping for from "House of Hair" nationally syndicated radio host and TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider. "It is my distinct pleasure to announce that TWISTED SISTER will once again be involved with a show that will go down in histo...

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ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET Added To GATES OF METALBÅTEN Festival

ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET, the Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN vocalist Johan Lindstrand, has replaced NAGLFAR on the billing of the Gates of Metalbåten festival, which is scheduled to take place April 26-27 on the Silja Festival ferry (which traffics the Baltic Sea between Stockho...

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WHITE LION Added To ROCKLAHOMA

WHITE LION has been confirmed for Rocklahoma, a three-day outdoor '80s hard rock festival, set to take place July 13-15, in Pryor, OK at the Pryor Festival Grounds. Also rumored to be appearing is TWISTED SISTER, although the band's participation has not yet been officially confirmed by the event or...

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ISIS, MISERY INDEX Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Open Air Metal Festival

ISIS, MISERY INDEX, TURISAS, THUNDERSTONE, MAJ KARMA, STURM UND DRANG, PROFANE OMEN and SCENT OF FLESH have been confirmed for the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands on three stages will perform over the course of three...

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CLAWFINGER, DARK AT DAWN, SACRED STEEL Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARZ Festival

CLAWFINGER, DARK AT DAWN, RE-VISION, SACRED STEEL, CONTRADICTION and OOMPH! have been confirmed for the Rock Harz open-air festival, set to take place July 6-7 in Osterode-Dorste, Lower Saxony, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): A.O.K. AFTER FOREVER ASP C...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Says He Would Play Gigs In A Spacesuit

"The Classic Metal Show" recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A couple of excerpts follow: The Classic Metal Show: Obviously, the guy you replaced, Buckethead, had a lot going on with his image. You know, with the mask and the chicken bucket and whatnot...

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W.A.S.P. Mainman Says BUSH 'Shouldn't Have Been Elected The First Time'

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts follow: Metalshrine: The new album, how long has it been in the making? Were there stuff done before "Neon God"? Blackie: No. It took about a month to write it and we recorded it on and o...

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TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY Confirmed For MILWAUKEE METALFEST

TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY, the new band featuring former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson, ex-W.A.S.P. drummer Stet Howland, guitarist Peter Scheithauer (BELLADONNA, KILLING MACHINE) and vocalist Todd Barnes (13-A),will play the Milwaukee Metalfest on Friday, May 11 set at the Waukesha Expo Cen...

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MESHUGGAH, GOREROTTED, TERROR Confirmed For Holland's WALDROCK Festival

MESHUGGAH, GOREROTTED, TERROR and ONE BULLET LEFT have been confirmed for the Waldrock festival, set to take place July 7 in Burgum (Bergum),in the northern region of The Netherlands. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABORTED CELTIC FROST DROPKICK MURPHYS GOREROTTED LABERINTO MESHUGGAH...

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PREY To Enter Studio Tomorrow

Swedish metallers PREY will enter the studio tomorrow (Monday, April 9) to begin recording their sophomore album, tentatively titled "Judgment Night". A late summer release is expected. PREY released its debut album, "The Hunter", in September 2005 via Mausoleum Records. Production duties on the eff...

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W.A.S.P.: Video Footage From European Tour Opener Available

A video clip of W.A.S.P. performing its classic track "Blind in Texas" during the opening concert of its European tour on Friday, April 6 in Zaandam, the Netherlands has been posted at YouTube. As previously reported, W.A.S.P. has cancelled its previously announced August 20 concert at the B.B. King...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE, LIZZY BORDEN Members Interviewed In New SHOCKWAVES Podcast

Shockwaves/HardRadio podcast #13 is a special episode where host Bob Nalbandian conducts interviews from this year's NAMM show in Anaheim, CA. Interviews include LIZZY BORDEN/STARWOOD bassist Marten Andersson, OZZY OSBOURNE/ex-ROB ZOMBIE bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson, ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON g...