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Bassist PAUL RAVEN Talks About His Work With MINISTRY, KILLING JOKE

Jim Shea of Metal-Realm.net recently conducted an interview with bassist Paul Raven (MINISTRY, KILLING JOKE, PRONG). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Realm.net: Let's start things off by asking what exactly brought you to MINISTRY. Raven: "Well, basically I got a call from Al (Jourge...

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MURDER ONE: Japanese Version Of Debut Album To Include Bonus Tracks

Britain's MURDER ONE, featuring vocalists Paul Catten (ex-MEDULLA NOCTE) and John Loughlin (RAGING SPEEDHORN),bassist Jules McBride (ex-PULKAS) and guitarist Mark Seddon (ex-MEDULLA NOCTE),will release their debut album, "Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid", in Japan on July 26 via the JVC/Victor...

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Rio Grande Blood

Uncle Al has gotta be pushing 50 at this point, but he's never been more enraged. Following MINISTRY's big comeback in 2004 with "Houses of the Molè", the cranky ringleader has assembled some new players (notably riffmeister Tommy Victor of PRONG and DANZIG fame, and PRONG/KILLING JOKE bassist Paul...

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Speak of the Dead

Career arc-wise, RAGE seems to take a page from the SAVATAGE playbook (except for the fact that they, like, release records and work and stuff). Starting from more raw and coarse origins in the early 1980s, both bands have evolved into increasingly graceful, orchestral, even theatrical outfits. But...

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KISS Frontman Unveils Painting Tribute To ACE FREHLEY

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley has completed "Shock Me", the latest painting in his KISS members series. The painting is a tribute to Ace Frehley and his signature song and will be available as limited edition prints in about three weeks. Gallery owner Gerard Marti adds, "Today Paul paid tribu...

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MINISTRY Schedule Hollywood Signing Session

MINISTRY will be taking part in a signing session at Tower Records in West Hollywood, California on Thursday, May 18 beginning at 7:00 p.m. Present for the session will be the group's entire current touring lineup, which consists of the following: Tommy Victor (PRONG) - Guitar Al Jourgensen - Vocals...

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MINISTRY: More 'Lies Lies Lies' Video Details Revealed

More information has been released about MINISTRY's recently completed video for the song "Lies Lies Lies", taken from their latest CD, "Rio Grande Blood". The clip was directed by Zach Passero at the 13th Planet Studios and The Pershing Theatre in El Paso, Texas and features the following lineup: T...

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FIREBIRD: 'Hot Wings' To Receive European Release In July

FIREBIRD, the British band led by former CARCASS/NAPALM DEATH guitarist Bill Steer, will release their new album, "Hot Wings", in Europe in early July via Rise Above Records. The CD will be issued in Japan on May 31 through Victor Entertainment. The track listing for the effort is as follows 01. Car...

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MINISTRY's 'Rio Grande Blood' Debuts At No. 75 On Canadian Chart

MINISTRY's latest CD, "Rio Grande Blood", debuted at No. 75 on the Top 200 Canadian chart and at No. 10 on the Canadian Hard Music chart. As previously reported, the CD sold around 7,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at No. 134 on next week's The Billboard ...

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KISS Frontman PAUL STANLEY's Wife Expecting Couple's First Child

KISS frontman Paul Stanley and his pregnant wife Erin Sutton attended the 27th annual Gift of Life Celebration by the National Kidney Foundation of Southern California on Sunday (May 7) at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Check out a photo from Getty Images. Stanley ma...

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ROB ROCK: Live DVD Postponed

Powerhouse heavy metal vocalist ROB ROCK (ex-IMPELLITTERI, DRIVER, JOSHUA) has posted the following message at his official web site: "Special thanks to the fans that attended OwenFest in Germany and Elements of Rock in Switzerland. We had a great time and appreciate your enthusiastic support. "The...

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MINISTRY: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

MINISTRY's new album "Rio Grande Blood" is featured on AOL's "First Listen" series where you can stream the entire album from May 1 to May 8. Check it out at this location. Due on May 2 via 13th Planet Records/Megaforce in the U.S./Canada and 13th Planet Records/Soulfood Music Distrib GbmH in Europe...

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ENSLAVED Plan 15th Anniversary Celebration

Norwegian extreme metallers ENSLAVED will hold a joint celebration for the release of their new album, "Ruun", and their 15th anniversary, at a party to be held on Saturday, May 13 at Garage in their hometown of Bergen. Doors will open 7:00 p.m., and ENSLAVED will be on stage 9:00 p.m. sharp. The ba...

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MINISTRY To Be Joined By Singer LIZ CONSTANTINE On Select Tour Dates

Liz Constantine, who is the featured vocalist on the song "Khyber Pass" from MINISTRY's "Rio Grande Blood" album, will perform live with MINISTRY at the following shows: Las Vegas, NV – May 16 Los Angeles, CA – May 19, 20 San Diego – May 21 Anaheim, CA - May 23 New York City – June ...

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BLIND GUARDIAN To Release Orchestral Album In 2008

Guitarist Andre Olbrich of the German power metal giants BLIND GUARDIAN revealed in an interview with Metal Temple magazine's Michael Dalakos that the band has been working on a strictly orchestral album, due for release in 2008. An excerpt from the interview follows: Metal Temple: Virgin never real...