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DEATH ANGEL Launches Bassist Search
Long-running San Francisco Bay Area metal act DEATH ANGEL has issued the following update: "As many of you may or may not know, Dennis [Pepa, bass] has departed from the band. We wish him all the best. So now it's time for someone new to join the pack! We are now accepting applications for this ...November 10, 2008
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SHADOWS FALL Drummer Checks In
SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner has issued the following update: "Well, I guess this is more like a rambling paragraph of everything going on with me and the various bands I'm busy working with right now... "Let's talk about my main 'family' (as dysfunctional as we are). SHADOWS FALL are still pa...November 7, 2008
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CREAM's JACK BRUCE Says He Was Joking About LED ZEPPELIN — Or Was He?
Jack Bruce of CREAM was in London Monday night (November 3) at the Marshall Classic Rock Roll Of Honour to accept the award for "Classic Album" for CREAM's "Disraeli Gears". Bruce told Classic Rock magazine at the event, "Everybody talks about LED ZEPPELIN, and they played one fucking [reunion] gig...November 5, 2008
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THE QUIREBOYS Announce New Drummer
UK's THE QUIREBOYS has announced the addition of drummer Phil Martini (ex-TOKYO DRAGONS) to the group's ranks. According to the band, "previous drummer Pip Mailing was unable to fully commit to [THE QUIREBOYS]' hectic touring schedule. Phil just completed ten shows in Norway and Spain with the QBs a...November 2, 2008
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DEATH ANGEL Plays Final Show With Bassist DENNIS PEPA; Video Footage, Photos Available
Bassist/founding member Dennis Pepa of the long-running San Francisco Bay Area metal act DEATH ANGEL played his last show with the band on October 28, 2008 at the Grand Ballroom in San Francisco, California. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below (courtesy of "Rudeness20006"...November 2, 2008
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KISS: 'IKONS' First-Week Sales Revealed
"IKONS", a four-CD collectors' package showcasing the iconic prominence each KISS member contributed to the hottest rock 'n' roll band in the world, has sold 2,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The packaging for "IKONS" is outstanding, feat...October 29, 2008
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KATAKLYSM To Play Mexico In January
Montreal, Canada's KATAKLYSM has confirmed a show in Mexico City, Mexico for January 16 at the Hard Rock Live. This will mark the band's first appearance in Mexico since 1995. Commented vocalist Maurizio Iacono: "I think a lot of bands and friends know about the hard times we went through in Mexico...October 28, 2008
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Bassist DENNIS PEPA Quits DEATH ANGEL
Bassist/founding member Dennis Pepa of the long-running San Francisco Bay Area metal act DEATH ANGEL has announced his departure from the band. "I've been with DEATH ANGEL since its inception in the '80s and believe it is time for me to move on," he said in a statement released to BLABBERMOUTH.NET....October 28, 2008
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AC/DC: Spanish Shows Sell Out In Under Four Hours
According to Sergi Ramos of The Metal Circus, tickets to AC/DC's two Spanish shows as part of the band's upcoming "Black Ice" world tour sold out within four hours after they went on sale this morning. The concerts — March 31 in Barcelona (capacity 17,500) and April 2 in Madrid (capacity: 16,000) —...October 21, 2008
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METALLICA: Helsinki Concert Tickets Sell Out - And Resurface On Auction Sites
Helsingin Sanomat reports that all tickets for two METALLICA concerts to be held in the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland next June were sold within 40 minutes after they went on sale Monday morning (October 20). The last time METALLICA played in Helsinki it was at the Olympic Stadium in July 2007...October 21, 2008
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GODHATE Putting Finishing Touches On New Album
Drummer Mike Geerberg of the reactivated Swedish death metallers GODHATE (formerly THRONEAEON) has issued the following update: "Right now we are finishing up with the final mixing details on the new album. So we will start looking at getting it out there. This may take a while since we not will rel...October 18, 2008
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THY MAJESTIE: New Dates Announced
Italian "symphonic power epic" metal band THY MAJESTIE has scheduled the following dates: Nov. 15 - Sub Scene - Oslo, NOR Nov. 19 - De Rots - Antwerpen, BEL Nov. 23 - Brainstorm Festival - Gigant - Apeldoorn, NETH THY MAJESTIE's fourth album, "Dawn", was released on September 1 via Dark Balance Reco...October 18, 2008
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BLINDED COLONY Parts Ways With Singer, Seeks Replacement
Swedish metallers BLINDED COLONY have parted ways with vocalist Denny Axelsson (THE BEREAVED, MARAMON, WITHIN REACH, CALM) due to "professional differences." The group says, "BLINDED COLONY wishes Denny the best of luck with his future endeavors and salutes the good times we had with him not only as...October 9, 2008
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MEGADETH Drummer Checks In From Studio
MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has issued the following update: "So here I am back at the new MEGADETH recording studio/warehouse, and I must say that progress is really being made here. [Producer] Andy Sneap (NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY, EXODUS) is down here with us, getting his 'realm' ready, and of cour...October 8, 2008
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PELICAN Robbed On Tour
Guitarist Trevor de Brauw of the eclectic metal instrumentalists PELICAN has released the following statement: "Our otherwise excellent tour of Europe hit a severe stroke of bad luck this week. Two days ago we had a spare half hour to spend in Rome before heading to the venue, so we decided to go se...October 6, 2008
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