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FOZZY Singer To Embark On Book-Signing Tour

Chris Jericho, lead vocalist for FOZZY and former WWE champion, will release "A Lion's Tale: Around The World In Spandex" (Grand Central Publishing) on October 25, 2007. The autobiography (book cover) will focus on the early days of his wrestling and performing career. To support the book, Chris wil...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN's New Radio Show To Debut In Japan Next Week

Japan's top radio station J-Wave 81.3 will host former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's brand new one-hour show on September 17 at 1:00 a.m. According to a posting on Friedman's web site, "the fast-paced program is called 'Rock A Room' and is talk-based with guests and music, and is filled with M...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Involved In Car Accident; All BOURBON CROW Dates Cancelled

Wednesday 13 (ex-MURDERDOLLS singer) was involved in a car accident late last night (Sunday, September 9) as he was returning home from rehearsal in preparation for the upcoming BOURBON CROW tour (Wednesday 13's country project). According to a press release, the car flipped at least once, leaving W...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Bassist Lays Down Tracks For New HATE ETERNAL CD

Bassist Alex Webster of the legendary death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE has issued the following update: "I just finished recording the bass for the new HATE ETERNAL album on Monday night. I'm really happy with the results, and the band seems to be too. As you might expect, the album is being recorded...

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WEDNESDAY 13: 'This Record Is Turning Out To Be The Most Diverse Music I Have Ever Recorded'

Wednesday 13 (ex-MURDERDOLLS) has issued the following update on the recording process of his new solo CD, "Skeletons": "Day 5 of recording the new CD, 'Skeletons', is complete and we are way ahead of schedule, with three songs completely finished. Racci [Shay, drums] and Nate [Manor, drums] came in...

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BLOTTED SCIENCE: 'The Machinations Of Dementia' Release Date Announced

BLOTTED SCIENCE, the instrumental extreme metal triumvirate featuring guitarist Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER, SPASTIC INK, MARTY FRIEDMAN),bassist Alex Webster (CANNIBAL CORPSE, HATE ETERNAL),and drummer Charlie Zeleny (BEHOLD...THE ARCTOPUS, JORDAN RUDESS),has set a September 18 release date for it...

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DAWNBRINGER: 'Catharsis Instinct' Reissue On The Way

Pennsylvania-based metal band DAWNBRINGER has inked a deal with Battle Kommand Records for the reissue of its 2001 album "Catharsis Instinct". The group's second full-length album has been difficult to find since its original issue via the Argentinian label Icarus Music. Despite its low-key release,...

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DIVINE FURY Joined by Former SEVEN WITCHES Members

New Jersey metal band DIVINE FURY has announced the addition of former SEVEN WITCHES members Bobby Lucas (ex-OVERLORDE) on vocals and Brian Vincent on drums. DIVINE FURY was started in 2003 founded by Chris Galebides (guitar) and Dan Chrzan (bass) who had a vision to bring back true metal to the Jer...

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TOURNIQUET To Headline CORNERSTONE CALIFORNIA

Christian thrash metallers TOURNIQUET will headline the Sanctuary Stage at the Cornerstone California festival on Friday, September 28 at Oak Canyon Ranch in Silverado, CA. The band will hit the state at 11:00 p.m. Also scheduled to appear are DEMON HUNTER, EMERY, HASTE THE DAY and MAYLENE AND THE S...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN In Pre-Production On New Project

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's web site has been updated with the following message: "Marty hosts a brand new weekly TV program, 'Ougon American Pops', on Japan's WOWOW network. First broadcast is August 16. This show is to run for 10 weeks. The first show will feature a clip from the ne...

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MEGADETH: Complete 'Warchest' Box Set Details Revealed

MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine and Capitol/EMI have collaborated to create and deploy the ultimate MEGADETH box set: "Warchest". The 4-CD+DVD collection features more than six hours of digitally remastered content, hand-selected by Mustaine, including 30 audio and video tracks making their global release...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Parts Ways With Guitarist ERIC GRIFFIN

WEDNESDAY 13 (ex-MURDERDOLLS) has parted ways with guitarist Eric Griffin. "Eric is a great guy and has been a huge asset to the touring band for the past year," Wednesday says in a statement. "He is an amazing player and will add new life to whatever band he joins! It will be extremely difficult to...

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MEGADETH: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message on the band's official forum: "Just wanted to say that it has been a lot of entertainment for me the last three weeks getting to come back and spend time with you each morning. "It's as if y'all are in my house having coffee each mornin...

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The Igneous Race

The duo of metal writers Marty Rytkonen and S. Craig Zahler have returned with a second release from primal black project CHARNEL VALLEY. The follow-up to "The Dark Archives" is a darker, more varied album that its predecessor, although I still prefer the debut. Nevertheless, "The Igneous Race" is a...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN 'Media' Update

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's web site has been updated with the following message: "Marty is the cover story on Japan's upcoming Player magazine (on newsstands August 2) along with Steve Vai. The two of them talk about their new live albums and much more. "The cover shot features Marty...