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DOKKEN's 'Greatest Hits, Vol. 2' Due In October

DOKKEN's "Greatest Hits, Vol. 2" — a collection of all-new versions of tracks such as "Dream Warriors", "Breaking the Chains" and "Just Got Lucky", paired with several new songs and a cover of "Lies" by THE KNICKERBOCKERS — is tentatively due in October via Rhino. Professionally filmed video footage...

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Report: ROCK GONE WILD Ticket Holders Demand Refund

Austin, Minnesota's KAAL-TV reports: A concert that would have brought about ten thousand people to Northern Iowa has been cancelled. The Rock Gone Wild concert was supposed to be held outside of Diamond Jo Casino in late August, but on the promoter's web site, it says the concert is cancelled becau...

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BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD, MÖTLEY CRÜE Featured On 'Brütal Legend' Soundtrack

GameDaily.com has revealed the complete track listing for the Brütal Legend video game, whcih will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation computer entertainment system on October 13 in North America and on October 16 in Europe. "This soundtrack took yea...

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Iowa's ROCK GONE WILD Festival Officially Canceled

According to a posting on the web site of "House of Hair", the syndicated 1980s hard rock/heavy metal radio show hosted by TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider, Rock Gone Wild — the four-day rock festival scheduled for August 20-23 in Northwood, Iowa — has officially been canceled. Just last month, th...

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Report: Iowa's Diamond Jo Casino Says 'No' To ROCK GONE WILD

Cole Mathisen of KIMT — a CBS affiliate television station serving Mason City, Iowa; Rochester, Minnesota; and Austin, Minnesota — reports: The future of a major rock festival is uncertain. The general manager of Diamond Jo Casino in Worth County tells us they're not allowing Rock Gone Wild to happe...

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Iowa's ROCK GONE WILD Festival Canceled?

Cityview, Central Iowa's independent weekly, has informed BLABBERMOUTH.NET of the apparent cancelation of Rock Gone Wild, the Iowa-based four-day festival which was supposed to take place August 20-23 at the Diamond Jo Casino in Northwood. Cityview, which had conducted a number of interviews with ar...

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FIREHOUSE Members To Guest On LIBERTY N' JUSTICE Album

C.J. Snare and Bill Leverty of FIREHOUSE have been added to the list of guest musicians appearing on Christian rockers LIBERTY N' JUSTICE's ninth studio album and fifth "all-star" project, "Light It Up" (formerly "The Cigar Chronicles"). The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Light It Up 02...

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DENDURA Vocalist 'Taking A Break'

Vocalist Aziza A. Poggi has announced that she is "taking a break" from her singing duties in the Grand Rapids, Michigan progressive metal band DENDURA in order to "rejuvenate and evolve into other musical projects." She comments in a statement, "DENDURA has been at a standstill with our album on Ki...

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STEEL PANTHER Confirmed For Japan's LOUD PARK Festival

STEEL PANTHER — the '80s metal/hard rock tribute band formerly known as METAL SKOOL — has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Loud Park festival, set to take place October 17-18 at Makuhari Messe, a convention center in Japan located in the western region of Chiba Prefecture, close to...

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LYNCH MOB: More 'Smoke And Mirrors' Audio Samples Available

Audio samples of all 13 songs that appear on LYNCH MOB's comeback studio album entitled "Smoke And Mirrors" are available for download at HeavyHarmonies.com (scroll down). The CD is scheduled for release in Europe on September 18 (October 13 in the U.S.) via Frontiers Records. After seventeen long y...

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'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK: I 'No Longer Felt Comfortable' Being In SEBASTIAN BACH's Band

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM) has released the following statement: "I would like to confirm that I am indeed no longer a sideman axe-slinger with [ex-SKID ROW] vocalist Sebastian Bach. My decision to depart is due to me feeling no longer comfortable on several professional...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM, DOKKEN Confirmed For Japan's LOUD PARK Festival

CHILDREN OF BODOM and DOKKEN have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Loud Park festival, set to take place October 17-18 at Makuhari Messe, a convention center in Japan located in the western region of Chiba Prefecture, close to Tokyo. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Oc...

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ROCK GONE WILD Festival Changes Location

Rock Gone Wild, America's newest and most diverse rock festival, is on the move — literally. Organizers of the show announced that the Iowa-based, four-day festival is being moved from Freedom Park in Algona to The Diamond Jo Casino in Northwood. "The size of the festival necessitated the change," s...

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FIREWIND Working On New Material

Guitarist Gus G. of Greek metallers FIREWIND has issued the following update: "The past few months for us have been really great. We decided to do select shows and festivals in 2009 so that we can concentrate on writing new material. "So in May we embarked on a six-date U.K./Ireland tour together wi...

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LYNCH MOB: New Album Details Revealed

Frontiers Records has set a September 18 European release date (October 13 in the U.S.) for the LYNCH MOB's comeback studio album entitled "Smoke And Mirrors". After seventeen long years, singer Oni Logan and guitar wizard George Lynch found their way back together and again show their amazing abili...