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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Be Honored At Colombia's ROCKSTONE MUSIC AWARDS

Powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, BEYOND FEAR) will be honored at the Rockstone Music Awards, set to take place on Wednesday, May 11 at the Royal Center Theater in Bogota, Colombia. The event, which will be hosted by Eddie Trunk of VH1 Class...

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Previously Unseen Portraits Of PHIL LYNOTT On Display At London's National Portrait Gallery

Previously unreleased portraits of late THIN LIZZY frontman Phil Lynott form part of a new display at the National Portrait Gallery at St Martin's Place in London, England. The display highlights 16 portraits recently acquired for the Gallery's collection by acclaimed photographer John Swannell. The...

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FORBIDDEN Announces Headlining Tour

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN have announced their second headlining run of North America. Joining them on the road will be tech-death thrashers REVOCATION, traditional heavy metal champions WHITE WIZZARD, and Colorado-based thrash merchants HAVOK. Commented FORBIDDEN guitar...

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DIO DISCIPLES, BIOHAZARD, CHILDREN OF BODOM, CHTHONIC Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD

DIO DISCIPLES — the Ronnie James Dio tribute project featuring former DIO members Simon Wright (drums),Craig Goldy (guitar) and Scott Warren (keyboards) along with bassist James Lomenzo (MEGADETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, WHITE LION) and singers Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, JUDAS...

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SATYRICON Frontman To Host Wine-Tasting Event During INFERNO Festival

Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven, renowned vocalist/guitarist of the Norwegian black metal band SATYRICON, will host an informal wine-tasting event during this year's Inferno Festival at the Clarion Royal Christiania hotel in Oslo, Norway on Friday, April 22 from 15.30 to 17.00. Satyr will introduce his own...

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OPETH Parts Ways With Keyboardist

Keyboardist Per Wiberg has been relieved of his duties as a member of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH as part of a mutual decision with the band. Keyboard duties on upcoming tours will be handled by a musician who is already rehearsing with the band. Said musician’s identity will be released at...

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IRON MAIDEN, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, IN FLAMES, SABATON Honored At BANDIT ROCK AWARDS

IN FLAMES, IRON MAIDEN, AVENGED SEVENFOLD and SABATON are among the artists who were honored at this past Saturday night's (April 2) Bandit Rock Awards at Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden. The awards ceremony was organized and hosted by the Stockholm-based radio station Bandit Rock 106.3. The...

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SCORPIONS Perform At MIKHAIL GORBACHEV's Birthday Party; Video Available

According to The New Age, German hard rock legends SCORPIONS played their global hit "Wind of Change", which captured the spirit of the times as the communist bloc fell apart, at former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's 80th birthday at a charity gala event in London on Wednesday. A host of stars fr...

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NIKKI SIXX: Entire 'Canadian Music Week' Interview Posted Online

Rock legend, best-selling author, photographer and host of the syndicated radio shows "Sixx Sense" and "The Side Show Countdown" Nikki Sixx discussed his many ventures — including a new book and album, both titled "This Is Gonna Hurt" — in an exclusive interview with Jeff Woods on March 10 during Ca...

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EXHUMED Announces North American Headlining Tour

The reactivated EXHUMED has announced its first North American headlining tour in six years. The trek, in support of the band's brand new full-length album, "All Guts, No Glory", will also include Relapse labelmates CEPHALIC CARNAGE and special guests MACABRE and WITHERED. The three-week tour will k...

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TORTURE DIVISION Releases Cover Of MASTODON's 'Iron Tusk'

TORTURE DIVISION, the Swedish death metal project featuring guitarist Lord K. Philipson (THE PROJECT HATE, ex-GOD AMONG INSECTS, LEUKEMIA),bassist/vocalist Jörgen Sandström (VICIOUS ART, THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) and drummer Tobias "Tobben" Gustafsson (VOMITORY, THE PROJECT HATE),has i...

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD Named 'Metal Artist/Group Of The Year' At THE INDIES

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based metallers 3 INCHES OF BLOOD were honored in the "Metal Artist/Group Of The Year" category at the 11th annual Canadian Independent Music Awards, known as The Indies. Presented in association with Astral Radio and XM Satellite Radio, the awards were handed out...

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SUMERIAN RECORDS Creator Launches SOUNDCHECK HOLLYWOOD Record Store

In an age where music retailers are closing at a rapid rate and record labels are going bankrupt due to online piracy and declining sales, Sumerian Records creator Ash Avildsen has taken a stand to prove that there is still an undeniable excitement to buying physical product. Avildsen has now boldly...

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CHICKENFOOT: New Album Title Revealed

During his Canadian Music Week so-called "celebrity chat" at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada this afternoon (Saturday, March 12),legendary rocker Sammy Hagar (VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) revealed the title of the second CHICKENFOOT album, which he is currently recording with bass...

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NIKKI SIXX: Excerpts From 'Canadian Music Week' Interview

Rock legend, best-selling author, photographer and host of the syndicated radio shows "Sixx Sense" and "The Side Show Countdown" Nikki Sixx discussed his many ventures — including a new book and album, both titled "This Is Gonna Hurt" — in an exclusive interview yesterday (Thursday, March 10) during...