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Former W.A.S.P. Guitarist Joins FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH

Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Darrell Roberts has joined FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, the new band featuring former MOTOGRATER vocalist Ivan Moody (Ghost),ex-U.P.O. guitarist Zoltan Bathory, and former DEADSETT bassist Matt Snell. "I will continue to write and record my own material, but when I heard 5FDP,...

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SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist JACK FROST To Release Solo Album Next Month

Guitarist Jack Frost is certainly one of the hardest working guitarists in heavy metal today. In addition to playing on, mixing, and producing albums with his band, SEVEN WITCHES (which formerly included Joey Vera of ARMORED SAINT),Frost has also lent his guitar talents to the likes of SAVATAGE, ME...

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MASTER, TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY, QUO VADIS To Join Forces For European Tour

MASTER, TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY (featuring former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson and ex-W.A.S.P. drummer Stet Howland) and QUO VADIS will reportedly team up for a European tour beginning in eary October. Tentative dates are as follows: Oct. 06 - Germany - Hameln - Regenbow Oct. 07 - Germany...

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W.A.S.P. Explain European Tour Cancellation

W.A.S.P. manager Daniel Stanton of Coallier Entertainment has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "W.A.S.P. regrets to announce the postponement of the upcoming European festivals in July. While doing a routine physical, singer Blackie Lawless was diagnosed with an abnormality in one o...

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W.A.S.P. Cancel Turkish Concert

W.A.S.P. have cancelled their previously announced July 14 concert at Refresh The Venue in Istanbul, Turkey. Several Turkish web sites — including DeliKasap.com and AnthROCKSion.com — are reporting that the show was called off because W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless suffered a heart attack and is f...

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CRIMSON GLORY: 'We're Not THE BEATLES, But We've Lasted Twice As Long'

Florida's HeraldTribune.com has published a new article on reunited Sarasota metallers CRIMSON GLORY, featuring a brand new band photo, which can be viewed at this location. A few excerpts from the story follow: It's been 16 years since the group's classic lineup performed together and six years sin...

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Norway's RAGNAROCK FESTIVAL Cancelled

The organizers of the Ragnarock Festival, which was set to take place August 17-19 at the Valle Hovin Sports Arena in Oslo, Norway, have announced that the entire event has been cancelled. No reason was given for the cancellation. Just two days ago (July 5),American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAME...

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DISTORTED To Open For W.A.S.P. In Turkey

Israeli melodic death metallers DISTORTED have been confirmed as the opening act for W.A.S.P. at Refresh The Venue in Istanbul, Turkey on July 14. DISTORTED's full-length debut, "Memorial", was released in Europe on May 2 via France's Bad Reputation Records. The CD, which was issued in Israel on Mar...

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RANDY PIPER's ANIMAL Announce German Release Date For 'Violent New Breed'

ANIMAL, the group featuring original W.A.S.P. guitarist Randy Piper, will release their new album, "Violent New Breed", in Germany on August 18 via Soulfood. The CD was recently issued in the U.K. via Cargo Records, and in Sweden and Finland via Sound Pollution. ANIMAL have uploaded a couple of trak...

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LIZZY BORDEN Bassist Reports On W.A.S.P. Tour

Bassist Marten Andersson (LIZZY BORDEN, STARWOOD) has issued the following update via his official web site: "The LIZZY BORDEN/W.A.S.P. tour is over. It was a ton of fun and a big success — great turnouts everywhere. The W.A.S.P. band and crew were super-cool; it was a great match and the people lov...

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Former W.A.S.P. Axeman Offering One-On-One Guitar Lessons

Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Darrell Roberts has posted the following message on his MySpace profile: So here's the deal… Recently I have been contacted several times by people interested in receiving guitar lessons from me. I am considering accepting a few select students for private one-on-one lesson...

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W.A.S.P., TWISTED SISTER Pull Out Of Norway's RAGNAROCK Festival

W.A.S.P. and TWISTED SISTER have cancelled their previously announced appearances at the RagnaRock festival, set to take place August 17-19 at the Valle Hovin Sports Arena in Oslo, Norway. No reason was given for the cancellation. Replacement acts have yet to be announced. The festival billing is no...

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LULLACRY Begin Writing New Material

LULLACRY guitarist Sami Vauhkonen has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Right now when the summer is hot, we are about to start writing some new rockarollahmetal tunes for you! I have lots of different ideas in my twisted head and in my old Aiwa cassette recorder too, ha...

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LIZZY BORDEN Audio Interview Posted Online

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 72 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. The episode features an interview host Mark Strigl conducted with the great Lizzy Borden. Topics include John Bush, Joe Holmes, W.A.S.P., OZZY OSBOURNE, RATT, and MÖTLEY CRÜE as well as L.A.'s Troubadour, Country Club and Starw...

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SWEDEN ROCK Festival: Photos Posted Online

A number of high-quality photos from this past weekend's Sweden Rock festival, which took place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden, have been posted online at Stargazer.it. Check them out: Day 1 (Photos): CATHEDRAL DORO EXTREMA KROKUS JEFF HEALEY JOURNEY GEORGE THOROGOOD DEEP PURPLE Day 2 (Photos): ARC...