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ANGEL: Tour Dates Announced

Legendary '70s rockers ANGEL will be performing at the Dallas Hard Rock Café on Saturday, November 13. The show will be presented by "TheBone" 93.3 and Renegade Entertainment. ANGEL skyrocketed to stardom in the mid '70s as one of the first "metal" bands on the very eclectic music scene of that deca...

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THE DARKNESS Frontman's Hand Injury Won't Affect U.K. Tour

NME.com is reporting that THE DARKNESS have played down reports that frontman Justin Hawkins has seriously injured his hand. Hawkins was allegedly hospitalized and had surgery on his guitar-playing hand last week. In a message posted on the on the band's web site today (Nov. 1),THE DARKNESS claimed...

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LILLIAN AXE Announce First Show With New Singer

LILLIAN AXE will play their first live show with new singer, Derrick LeFevre, on New Year's Eve in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Due to the "new" nature of the band and years of fervent fan requests, they will be playing a completely revamped setlist, including many album tracks that have rarely been play...

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AUDIOSLAVE Frontman Becomes Second-Time Dad

AUDIOSLAVE/ex-SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell and his wife, Vicky Karayiannis, have announced the birth of their daughter, Toni. Born on September 18, she weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces. Cornell married Vicky in May 2004 for the second time at a ceremony in Paris. Agent Jeff Kwatinetz was his best ma...

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STARWOOD To Support UFO, VINCE NEIL

Los Angeles-based rock outfit STARWOOD, featuring members of the Eighties heavy metal band LIZZY BORDEN, will be supporting MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil on a U.K. tour in November. The band will also be the support act for the legendary UFO at the House of Blues Hollywood, CA. Confirmed dates are a...

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Heavy Metal Calendar Coming Soon

Beginning in November, Black Planet will be offering for sale its 2005 Heavy Metal Calendar. This full-color month-to-month wall calendar features the stunning concert photography of Matt Johnsen (Metal Maniacs) and a whirlwind of heavy metal trivia. Metal fans will find a reason to celebrate and co...

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GENE SIMMONS Wants You To Play With His Duck

Axe has just released several limited-edition bathing ducks in the "music" category. Besides the "King of Duck 'n' Roll" and "Mr. Raasta Dack", there is also a "Demon Duck" available based on Gene Simmons' character in KISS. Check out a picture at this location. (Thanks: KissNews.de) ...

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SOLEMNITY To Record New Album This Winter

Germany's SOLEMNITY have set "Shockwave of Steel" as the title of their third album, tentatively due in the spring of 2005. The group have written around 20 new songs for the follow-up to last year's "King of Dreams" (Remedy Records) and will record "the best of them" this winter, according to a pos...

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DREAM EVIL Part Ways With Guitarist, Announce Replacement

Guitarist Gus G. has left Swedish melodic metallers DREAM EVIL in order to focus on his own band, FIREWIND. His official statement on the matter is as follows: "Hello my friends! Hope this message finds u well. I would like to announce to you, that I've decided to leave DREAM EVIL for different reas...

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LILLIAN AXE Announce New Singer

Long-running hard rockers LILLIAN AXE have announced the addition of singer Derrick LeFevre to the group's ranks. "I have known Derrick for over 10 years and he has been the vocalist for many good local bands," LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze said in a statement. "He is a true star, but just hasn'...

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KICK AXE To Release First Album Of New Material In 18 Years

KICK AXE, one of the best and most successful heavy rock bands to burst out of Canada in the 1980s, will release their first album of new material in 18 years, "Kick Axe IV", on September 7 through Song Haus Music. "We always felt like the band had unfinished business. Every couple of years we ...

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ICED EARTH/SEBASTIAN BACH Guitarist Auctioning Off Touring Axe

Former ICED EARTH and current SEBASTIAN BACH guitarist Ralph Santolla is auctioning off a "beautiful, limited edition Les Paul Standard" guitar (photo) that he used this past year while touring in the U.S. and overseas. The guitar, which is said to be in "excellent" condition, has an ebony fingerboa...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Shows Off New Guitar

Portugal's Loud! magazine has published several photos of MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine posing with his signature ESP Axxion guitar. The axe, which was designed by Mustaine, is reportedly available in a limited edition only 200 units worldwide. Check out the pictures: Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3. MEG...

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STARWOOD: LIZZY BORDEN Under A Different Name

Although promoted as a fresh young act in a similar mold to THE DARKNESS, the recent Metal Blade signing STARWOOD is in fact Eighties heavy metal band LIZZY BORDEN in an all-new guise, according to RockDetector.com. The band comprise vocalist Lizzy (Borden),guitarist Joe Steals, bassist Marten Ande...

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BLOODBATH: New Album Release Date Announced

Century Media Records has set a September 27 European release date for the sophomore BLOODBATH CD, "Nightmares Made Flesh". BLOODBATH is the Swedish death metal supergroup featuring Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström (KATATONIA, DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE, BEWITCHED),Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN),Jonas Renk...