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TWISTED SISTER, OPETH, TROUBLE Confirmed For Norway's METAL ROCK FEST
TWISTED SISTER, OPETH, TROUBLE are among the confirmed bands for the Metal Rock Fest, a brand new two-day event set to take place August 15-16 in Lillehammer, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: TWISTED SISTER OPETH MY DYING BRIDE THE WILDHEARTS TROUBLE WARRIOR TYR FREAK KITCHEN C...February 11, 2008
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AEROSMITH Guitarist And His Sons Interviewed; Video Available
NBC 30's Yvonne Nava spoke with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry and two of his sons ahead of their concert tonight (Friday, February 8) at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut. Watch the interview at this location. For more than 35 years, Perry has been traveling the world with his band AEROSMITH. Fr...February 8, 2008
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DEE SNIDER: TWISTED SISTER Is 'Not The Focus Of My Life Anymore'
RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On Britney Spears: "That squad of individuals, with the Paris Hiltons and the Britneys and the Lindsays and the Olsens and all that shit — they make me sick. You know,...February 7, 2008
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ETERNAL DEFORMITY: New Song Posted Online
Polish avantgarde/metal band ETERNAL DEFORMITY will release its fourth album, "Frozen Circus", on February 29 via Code666. The CD will be distributed by SPV in Germany and Aural Music in all other territories. "Frozen Circus" was recorded at Zed Studio with help from Tomasz Zalewski. The track listi...February 5, 2008
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DEZPERADOZ To Release 'An Eye For An Eye' In April
German "Western metal" band DEZPERADOZ (formerly DESPERADOS) will release its third album, "An Eye For An Eye", on April 11 via AFM Records. Commented mainman Alex Kraft: "On the new DEZPERADOZ album, 'An Eye For An Eye', we are telling the story about a man who was condemned to death, because he ki...February 5, 2008
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MENSREA Featuring GWAR Members: New Song Posted Online
MENSREA, the Richmond, Virginia-based band featuring Cory Smoot (a.k.a. Flattus Maximus) and Nate Krishna (a.k.a. SlaveDogg) of GWAR on guitars, has posted a new song, "Wretched", on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off MENSREA's forthcoming album, "Media Coil Interrupt", due in April. Whil...February 3, 2008
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Holy Armour From the Jaws of God
Hey, ya like KILLING JOKE? I mean, a whole helluva lot? So much that if their singer, Jaz Coleman, did guest vocals on some other band's record, and you didn't know where that band's singer stopped and Coleman started, you'd be happy about it? Then have I got a band for you! It's not like ...February 2, 2008
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PERSUADER To Enter Studio In May
Swedish metallers PERSUADER will enter the studio in May to begin recording their fourth album for a late 2008 release via Dockyard 1. PERSUADER's third full-length effort, "When Eden Burns", was released in May 2006 via Dockyard 1. The follow-up to 2004's "Evolution Purgatory" (Sanctuary/Noise) was...February 2, 2008
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CIRCUS DIABLO Frontman To Record Solo Album
Los Angeles-based rock act CIRCUS DIABLO played as a three-piece last night (Wednesday, January 30) at Venice Rocks in Venice, California. "It's the first time I ever performed on a stage as part of a three-piece band," stated vocalist Billy Morrison. "That means, in case you are having a hard time...January 31, 2008
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STORMWARRIOR: New Album 'Teaser' Available
Germany's STORMWARRIOR has posted an audio "teaser" for its third studio album, "Heading Northe", on the group's MySpace page. Due on February 22 via Dockyard 1, the CD was recorded at the group's own Thunderhall Studios and was mixed with Piet Sielck (SAVAGE CIRCUS, IRON SAVIOR) before it was maste...January 31, 2008
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ASSAILANT To Release 'Wicked Dream' In March
ASSAILANT, the Umeå, Sweden-based band featuring guitarist Oscar Norberg ("little brother" of Emil of PERSUADER/SAVAGE CIRCUS fame and Nils Norberg of NOCTURNAL RITES),has set "Wicked Dream" as the title of its sophomore album, due on March 21 via Dockyard 1. According to a press release, the new C...January 31, 2008
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CIRCUS MAXIMUS Keyboardist To Play On BEYOND FLAMES Debut
CIRCUS MAXIMUS keyboardist Lasse Finbråten will perform on the upcoming debut album from the Norwegian metal act BEYOND FLAMES. Tentatively titled "Warfare", the CD is scheduled to be recorded in May/June for a fall release. Finbråten is a longtime friend of the BEYOND FLAMES members, having previou...January 30, 2008
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CIRCUS DIABLO To Play Venice Show As Three-Piece
Los Angeles-based rock act CIRCUS DIABLO will play as a three-piece on January 30 at Venice Rocks in Venice, California. "As Ricky [Warwick, guitar] is trucking around the UK with THE ALMIGHTY, Rob [Patterson; guitar; KORN, OTEP] jumped back over to KORN [as the band's touring guitarist] and who kno...January 28, 2008
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SHADOW CIRCUS Begins Work On New Material
New York's SHADOW CIRCUS has begun work on new material for the follow-up to its acclaimed progressive-rock debut, "Welcome to the Freakroom". SHADOW CIRCUS guitarist and main songwriter John Fontana stated about the musical the direction of the new release, "Fans of the first CD will be pleased to...January 28, 2008
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PAUL STANLEY: METALLICA And SLAYER Are 'Not My Thing'
Former HADES/current THE CURSED guitarist Dan Lorenzo recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley for Steppin' Out magazine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Lorenzo: Could you and Gene [Simmons] still write songs like the early KISS albums? Stanley: That's a...January 23, 2008

