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TARJA TURUNEN's Husband Pursuing Defamation Case Over NIGHTWISH Book
Marcelo Cabuli, the husband of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen, and his business partners are demanding 50,000 euros (approximately $72,500) in defamation damages from the parties behind the NIGHTWISH book "Once Upon a Nightwish: The Official Biography 1996-2006". Named in the lawsuit were the...April 13, 2011
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GALLHAMMER: New Album Pushed Back To May; Cover Artwork Unveiled
GALLHAMMER — the Japanese extreme metal group that draws on black metal, doom metal, and crust punk — will release its third studio album, "The End", on May 31 via Peaceville Records. According to a press release, "The End" "evolves further from the foundations of GALLHAMMER's previous effort, 'Ill...April 7, 2011
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KORN Frontman Says DAVE MUSTAINE Was 'Mean' To Him In 1995
Mike Sullivan of ExploreMusic recently conducted an interview with KORN frontman Jonathan Davis. You can now watch the chat below. When asked about KORN's 1995 tour as the support act for MEGADETH, Davis said, "It was hard touring with MEGADETH because at that time [MEGADETH mainman] Dave Mustaine w...April 6, 2011
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ILL NIÑO: New Video Interview Posted Online
Kelly D of Total Rock conducted an interview with vocalist Cristian Machado of New Jersey/New York's ILL NIÑO prior to the band's February 17, 2011 concert in New York City. You can now watch the chat below. ILL NIÑO's fifth album, "Dead New World", sold around 3,000 copies in the United States in i...April 6, 2011
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EXHORDER Frontman Pays Tribute To Fallen Bassist
Vocalist Kyle Thomas of legendary New Orleans metallers EXHORDER has penned the following tribute to the band's bassist, Frankie Sparcello, who passed away on March 22, 2011: "When Frankie joined EXHORDER back in 1990, I believe, it just so happened to be amid some of our darkest days as a band. We...April 5, 2011
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MANOWAR: We Know SCOTT COLUMBUS Is 'In A Good Place And At Peace'
MANOWAR has released the following statement regarding the passing of the band's former drummer, Scott Columbus: "With great sorrow we announce the passing of our brother Scott. A rare talent, equally a rare individual, a father, friend and a brother of metal. "All the great moments we spent togethe...April 5, 2011
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IRON MAIDEN: More Footage Of Rio Barricade Collapse Posted Online
More footage has been posted online of last night's (Sunday, March 27) ill-fated IRON MAIDEN concert at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when a surging crowd of fans caused a barricade to collapse during the band's performance, forcing the group to cancel the rest of the show. The incident happ...March 28, 2011
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You didn't expect the German version of Rob Halford (vocally, folks…vocally) to release a solo album that didn't sound at least a little bit like PRIMAL FEAR, or JUDAS PRIEST and HALFORD for that matter, did you? I didn't think so. That's good because on SCHEEPERS' self-titled debut, at least half t...March 27, 2011
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MIKE STARR Featured On LEIANA's Cover Of SONIC YOUTH's 'Kool Thing'; Audio Available
A previously unreleased cover version of SONIC YOUTH's "Kool Thing" from the Philadelphia-based singer LEIANA — featuring a guest appearance by original ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Starr — can be streamed using the ReverbNation TuneWidget below (click on "Songs" tab). "[Mike] was nice enough to pla...March 24, 2011
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ILL NIÑO Interviewed By PLANET MOSH TV (Video)
Planet Mosh TV conducted an interview with vocalist Cristian Machado and guitarist Ahrue Luster of New Jersey/New York's ILL NIÑO at this year's Hammerfest, which took place March 18-19, 2011 in Prestatyn, North Wales. You can now watch the chat below. ILL NIÑO is currently taking part in a European...March 24, 2011
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APOCALYPTICA: New Video Interview With PAAVO LÖTJÖNEN
Metalship webzine conducted an interview with Paavo Lötjönen of the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA on prior to the band's March 10, 2011 concert at Metropolis in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. APOCALYPTICA's Eicca Toppinen has explained to The Pulse...March 20, 2011
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DAVE MUSTAINE Explains MEGADETH's Abbreviated St. Petersburg Concert
MEGADETH played an abbreviated set last night (Wednesday, March 16) in St. Petersburg, Russia during the band's "European Carnage" tour with SLAYER after MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was taken "seriously ill." Mustaine has since posted the following message on MEGADETH's official forum regarding l...March 17, 2011
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Record Company Politics Kept SHINEDOWN Frontman Off APOCALYPTICA 's New Single
Eicca Toppinen of the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA has explained to The Pulse Of Radio why the band was forced to pull the vocals of SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith off their current single, "Not Strong Enough". Toppinen said that the whole thing was a case of record company politics. "Whe...March 17, 2011
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GALLHAMMER To Release New Album In April
GALLHAMMER — the Japanese extreme metal group that draws on black metal, doom metal, and crust punk — has completed work on its third studio album, "The End", for an April 25 release via Peaceville Records. According to a press release, "The End" "evolves further from the foundations of GALLHAMMER's...March 15, 2011
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JON OLIVA Unable To Tour Europe With TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA
SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, who co-founded TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA with producer/composer Paul O'Neill, has released the following statement: "As many of you now know, a member of my immediate family was diagnosed with a serious illness that forced me to leave the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA rehear...March 8, 2011
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