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IN THIS MOMENT Singer: 'OZZFEST Has Been Great For Us So Far'

Terry Perkins of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports: How does a tour that gives away free tickets make money? It doesn't. Sponsorships, from companies such as Monster Energy, Jagermeister and Pilgrim Films, keep Ozzfest 2007 going date to date. But none of the bands on the bill is being paid beyond...

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CRYSTALIC Parts Ways With Guitarist

Finnish melodic death metallers CRYSTALIC have parted ways with guitarist Erik Grönroos. Erik has issued the following statement on the matter: "It's time for me to leave the band. This wasn't easy decision for me but that's what life is, decisions. Some of them are easy to make, some of them are no...

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PETER CRISS Says 'Jealousy' Causes GENE SIMMONS To Belittle Ex-KISS Members' Abilities

Rod Harmon of HeraldTribune.com recently conducted an interview with original KISS drummer Peter Criss. An excerpt from the chat follows: HeraldTribune.com: Your last recording experience, "Psycho Circus" (by KISS in 1998) was very much a confrontational one, where you and Ace were barely involved....

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SAVAGE CIRCUS Pulls Out Of Germany's ROCK & BLUES FESTIVAL

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the German/Swedish band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),has cancelled its scheduled appearance at today's Rock & Blues Festival in Rengsdorf, Germany as a result of Stauch fa...

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TODAY IS THE DAY Completes Eighth Studio Album

TODAY IS THE DAY has completed work on "Axis Of Eden", the band's eighth studio album. The driving creative force behind "Axis Of Eden" is TODAY IS THE DAY founder/frontman Steve Austin, described by Alternative Press magazine as "a noise-rock auteur known as much for his off-kilter, damaging riffs...

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MONDO GENERATOR Offically Drops Off OZZFEST

MONDO GENERATOR, the group led by former QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE bassist Nick Oliveri, has officially dropped off this year's Ozzfest due to "matters beyond the band's control." A statement from Nick Oliveri reads as follows: "It's very disappointing but MONDO GENERATOR has been forced to cancel the...

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WEDNESDAY 13, TRASHLIGHT VISION: First U.S. Dates Announced

WEDNESDAY 13 will team up with his former MURDERDOLLS bandmate Acey Slade and Acey's TRASHLIGHT VISION band for the "Ghouls On Parade" U.S. tour in October. Also scheduled to appear is ANTIPRODUCT. The first confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 02 - Steppin Out - Virginia Beach, VA Oct. 03 - Monkey...

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LIFE OF AGONY Frontman Completes Work On New Solo Album

LIFE OF AGONY frontman Keith Caputo has completed work on a new solo album, entitled "Fondness for Hometown Scars". The CD was produced by Martyn Lenoble (JANE'S ADDICTION, DAVE GAHAN, PORNO FOR PYROS, THE CULT) and features the following band lineup: Keith Caputo - Vocals Jochem Van Rooijen - Drums...

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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME To Hit The Road With THE RED CHORD, CEPHALIC CARNAGE

Raleigh, North Carolina-based progressive metalcore quintet BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME will team up with THE RED CHORD, CEPHALIC CARNAGE and THE END for the following dates: Jul. 27 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater Jul. 28 - Buffalo, NY - The Buffalo Icon Jul. 29 - Hamilton, ON - Underground Jul. 30 -...

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METAL MIKE Schedules Guitar Clinic And Signing Appearances

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH) has issued the following update: "I'll be embarking on a short, but what promises to be a loud and metal trek across Pennsylvania and New Jersey while performing for Digitech's Digitruck. Yes, I'll be wrecking all kinds of havoc...

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OCTOBER FILE: New Pre-Production Recording Posted Online

U.K. hardcore act OCTOBER FILE is currently working on its new album, entitled "Holy Armour from the Jaws of God". The band was at Phillia studios over the weekend laying down a pre-production demo. A snippet of the song "A Munitions Crusade" has been posted on the group's MySpace page. "Holy Armour...

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MONDO GENERATOR's NICK OLIVERI Issues European Tour Recap

MONDO GENERATOR has uploaded the video for "Lie Detector" from the band's recently released album "Dead Planet" online at this location. MONDO GENERATOR recently returned from its European tour where frontman Nick Oliveri checked in from the road with the following update: "Eastern Baltic rock! Ther...

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DARK EMPIRE: Another New Song Posted Online

DARK EMPIRE, the American/Swedish band featuring vocalist Jens Carlsson of PERSUADER/SAVAGE CIRCUS and bassist Noah Martin of ARSIS, has posted a rough-mix version of a new track, "Salvation Denied", on the group's MySpace page. The song comes off the band's upcoming second album, "Humanity Dethrone...

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MANTICORA: Romanian Concert Footage Available

Video footage of MANTICORA's July 8, 2007 performance at the Romanian festival The Fest Of Oradea has been posted at Metalhead.ro. MANTICORA released their sixth full-length album, "The Black Circus Part 2 - Disclosure", in the U.S. on June 26 via Locomotive. The companion CD to last year's "The Bla...

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CAMP FREDDY To Perform At X-Games/ESPN Party In Hollywood

CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring guitarists Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist) alongside VELVET REVOLVER members Matt Sorum (drums) and Scott Weiland (vocals) — will playing at th...