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MOONSPELL, DISFEAR, SKINDRED Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING
MOONSPELL, DISFEAR and SKINDRED have been confirmed for this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 at De Boeretand in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 36 CRAZYFISTS AGENT STEEL ALCHEMIST APOCALYPTICA ARCH ENEMY AT THE GATES AVENGED SEVENFOLD...April 2, 2008
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MANDY LION Defends His PRINCE Cover: 'I Can't Please Everybody So I Won't Even Try'
Vocalist Mandy Lion (WWIII, WICKED ALLIANCE) who has just released the video for his cover version of PRINCE's "Kiss" (see clip below) has issued the following update: "There have been a lot of questions about what song I chose to cover and why. Well, I could have done the obvious and re-done an old...March 31, 2008
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IN FLAMES Bassist: We Never Left Our Musical Roots, We Just Evolved
PyroMusic.net recently conducted an interview with IN FLAMES bassist Peter Iwers. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. PyroMusic.net: The new album is called "A Sense Of Purpose". Is there any special meaning behind that title at all? Peter Iwers: It's a little bit about growing up and becomin...March 30, 2008
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PAGANIZER, MASSACRE Members Join Forces In REVOLTING
REVOLTING is the name of a new band from Rogga Johansson (PAGANIZER, RIBSPREADER) which is dedicated to the absolute worship of late '80s death metal (CARNAGE, IMPETIGO) and horror/gore films from the 1980s! "With today's modern horror sucking beyond redemption and death metal being plagued by rap,...March 23, 2008
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No HELLION Reunion Tour Planned
New Renaissance Records has shot down reports that classic California metal band HELLION will embark on a reunion tour this summer. Commented label spokesperson Tony Collatta: "It came to our attention that a group calling itself 'HELLION' booked themselves into a series of clubs and theaters in the...March 21, 2008
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DARK TRANQUILLITY, KORPIKLAANI, EVERGREY Confirmed For Italy's EVOLUTION FESTIVAL
DARK TRANQUILLITY, KORPIKLAANI, EVERGREY, NECRODEATH, SADIST, ILLOGICIST and IDOLS ARE DEAD have been confirmed for the Evolution Festival, set to take place July 11-12 at Milan, Italy's Idroscalo. The festival billing is shapoing up as follows: Friday, July 11: CAVALERA CONSPIRACY SONATA ARCTICA DA...March 19, 2008
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NIDRIKE Working On New Material
NIDRIKE, the Swedish black metal project featuring VANMAKT mainman Gorgoth and Gjallar from SKALD as the main lyric writer, has issued the following update: "[NIDRIKE's debut album] 'Blodsarv' is about to be released by Black Plague Records, as you all know by now, but this doesn't mean that we aren...March 17, 2008
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APOCALYPTICA Performs At Finland's 'Emma Gaala'; Video Available
Finnish metal cellists APOCALYPTICA were accompanied by pop singer Hanna Pakarinen for their performance of the song "S.O.S. (Anything but Love)" at this year's Emma Gaala (Finnish Grammy equivalent),which was held last night (Saturday, March 8) at Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki. Footage of the performa...March 9, 2008
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ARI KOIVUNEN Performs At Finland's EMMA GAALA; Video Available
The winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 23-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, performed a "medley" of his songs "Fuel For The Fire" and "Hear My Call" at the Emma Gaala (Finnish Grammy equivalent),which was held earlier tonight (Saturday, March 8) at Kulttuuritalo i...March 8, 2008
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ARI KOIVUNEN Begins Recording Sophomore Album
The winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 23-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has commenced work on his sophomore solo album with producer Nino Laurenne of THUNDERSTONE. According to Nino, "So far we have recorded drums for five songs so there's still a long road to...March 4, 2008
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MERCYFUL FATE's 'Time' Re-Released On White Splatter Vinyl
Night Of The Vinyl Dead has reissued MERCYFUL FATE's "Time" on limited-edition vinyl. According to the label, "this is an official release… not a fake." Originally released by Metal Blade in 1994, "Time" is available on limited-edition white splatter vinyl (hand-numbered 500 copies). The track listi...February 25, 2008
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BUCKCHERRY Settles 'Crazy Bitch' Video Lawsuit
According to The Pulse of Radio, BUCKCHERRY has settled a lawsuit filed in 2006 by the mother of a teenage girl who appeared topless in the "unrated" version of the video for the band's single "Crazy Bitch". The suit claimed that the girl, who was 16 years old at the time, was "coerced" into drinkin...February 22, 2008
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GORGOROTH Bassist On Dispute Over Band's Name, Side Projects
Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with GORGOROTH bassist King ov Hell during this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 17-20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com:...February 22, 2008
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BRUCE KULICK Launches Hollywood Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp Blog
Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick served as camp counselor at the Hollywood leg of Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp, which took place on President's Day Weekend (February 15-18, 2008) in Hollywood, California. You can check out Bruce's Hollywood '08 Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy C...February 19, 2008
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ANTHRAX Bassist Offers Impromptu Lesson To Admiring Fan
Squier Guitars reports: Here's ANTHRAX bass master Frank Bello in the Fender booth at the January 2008 NAMM show in Anaheim, Calif., giving an impromptu lesson to an admiring fan. The bass used, you ask? What else — Bello's own skull-acious Squier Frank Bello Jazz Bass guitar signature model. Seems...February 15, 2008
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