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ORPHANED LAND To Perform Entire 'El Norra Alila' CD At Tel-Aviv Concert

Israeli metal band ORPHANED LAND have announced plans to play a special 10-year anniversary show for their second album, "El Norra Alila". The concert, which will take place this summer in Tel-Aviv, will see the band perform the entire "El Norra Alila" CD, along with selections from the band's other...

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STEVEN TYLER And Friend Ride Choppers In Hollywood: Video Available

AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler and a friend rode their choppers around before meeting two female friends for lunch at Cafe Med in Hollywood, California the other day. Steven was a little wobbly as he rode away after having lunch; perhaps he is still nervous riding a motorcycle, after his 1981 acciden...

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PSYCHOTRON Part Ways With Bassist, Announce Temporary Replacement

German power/thrash band PSYCHOTRON have parted ways with bassist Frank "Mampf" Herold. Sebastian "BassT" Schult (ex-ATROCITY, TEABAG, FROM THY ASHES) has been enlisted to play the upcoming shows and possibly join the group as a permanent member. PSYCHOTRON's third album, "Pray for Salvation", will...

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MANOWAR Frontman To Release 'Wild Life And Wild Times' DVD In June

MANOWAR vocalist Eric Adams and Chester Moore — esteemed zoologist, outdoorsman, and wildlife journalist — have joined forces to create a unique and exciting look into the adventurous world of outdoor life on the "Wild Life and Wild Times" DVD, due in North America on June 27, 2006 through MANOWAR's...

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Wolfmother

A dollop of SABBATH riffing, a whole slopload of ZEP crunge and yowling about mystical bullshit and evil women, and just the right amount of greasy white boy funk, DEEP PURPLE organ noodling, and wide-eyed top-of-the-mountain pseudo-serious bare-chested shaman posturing. That's the formula for the b...

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SLAYER, CHILDREN OF BODOM, L.A. GUNS Attend 'Metal: A Headbanger's Journey' Screening In L.A.

Some of heavy metal's finest were on hand last month (April 13) to help celebrate the "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" AFI screening at the Arclight Theatre in Los Angeles. Directed by anthropologist Sam Dunn, the documentary explores the world of heavy metal with the help of the artists that helped...

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The first OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE album was a big hit for the Inside Out label. A prog-metal dream team — FATES WARNING guitarist Jim Matheos, DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy and his former bandmate, keyboardist Kevin Moore, and bassist Sean Malone (CYNIC, GORDIAN KNOT) — assembled a truly...

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'Metal: A Headbanger's Journey' Documentary Set For VH1 Television Premiere

"Metal: A Headbanger's Journey", a brand-new documentary offering a guided tour through heavy metal's storied but largely ignored history, is one of eight new high-end feature-length programs that will be included in VH1's documentary series "VH1 Rock Docs". Each of the documentaries will reveal an...

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BLOODY SIGN, ESTUARY: European Tour Dates Announced

French black death metallers BLOODY SIGN will be teaming up with Ibex Moon labelmates ESTUARY for a European tour beginning on April 21 in Colmar, France. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 21 - Le Grillen – Colmar, FRA Apr. 22 - Hotel Des Ors - Romans Sur Isere, FRA Apr. 23 - Sala Vietnam ...

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DINO CAZARES: FEAR FACTORY Owe It To Their Fans To Make A Killer CD

Former FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares has commented on a recent interview with the band's vocalist, Burton C. Bell, in which Bell stated that Dino "took more credit than he deserved" during his tenure with the group. Speaking to Patrizia Mazzuoccolo of the Norwegian metal radio show "Tinitus" (...

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ORPHANED LAND Tap PORCUPINE TREE's WILSON To Produce Next Album

Israeli metal band ORPHANED LAND have announced that Steven Wilson of PORCUPINE TREE will produce their next album, entitled "The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR". Commented ORPHANED LAND vocalist Kobi Farhi: "We are a big fans of Steven's works, we are very much exited that we will work together and...

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ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET Replace IMPALED NAZARENE At France's METAL THERAPY Festival

ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET, the new Swedish band featuring former THE CROWN vocalist Johan Lindstrand, have replaced IMPALED NAZARENE on the billing of this year's Metal Therapy festival, set to take place on April 15 in Amneville, France. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows:...

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ENTOMBED, GRAVE, GEHENNAH Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

ENTOMBED, GRAVE and GEHENNAH are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE COOPER ANVIL ARCH ENEMY ASIA BALDROOM BLITZ BLITZK...

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OPETH Frontman Talks About Collaboration With MIKE PORTNOY, STEVEN WILSON

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has confirmed reports that he is planning on collaborating with PORCUPINE TREE's Steven Wilson and DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy on an as-yet-unnamed new project. "We've been talking the three of us," Mikael said in a recent interview with Tony of KASC The Blaze...

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DREAM THEATER's PORTNOY To Collaborate With OPETH's ÅKERFELDT?

Jakob Herrmann of Drummer's Digest recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On whether the technical side of the band's music superior to the musical side: Portnoy: "We try to have a balance. There's times when we know we wan...