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SEBASTIAN BACH Is Looking Forward To Playing Australia With GUNS N' ROSES

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has issued the following update: "Well, it's official: life is incredible! I told the audience from the stage last year that we would be back in Australia with GUNS N' ROSES, and I hate to say 'I told you so,' but.... I told you so!!! Right on! To say ...

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GORGOROTH Confirmed For Norway's HAMMERSLAG FESTIVAL

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH have been confirmed for the Hammerslag Festival, set to take place July 20 at Støperiet in Tønsberg, Norway. For more information, visit www.hammerslagfestival.net. As previously reported, GORGOROTH guitarist Infernus was recently released on parole after serving...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' Advances To Show's Final

Video footage of 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen performing two Finnish metal/hard rock classics on the national TV talent show "Idols" last night (Thursday, March 29) has been posted online on YouTube: * "Sielut Iskee Tulta" (originally by KILPI): video * "You Break My Heart" (originall...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Is Going For U.S. Gold

Scott Iwasaki of the Deseret Morning News recently conducted an interview with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE frontman Matthew Tuck. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On their reason for getting the band together: "We played together since we were boys and through our teens, and now we're adults....

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GOJIRA Frontman Talks About Current Tour, North American Success

Pure Grain Audio has posted a video interview with French extreme metallers GOJIRA from the band's recent stop in Guelph, Ontario in Canada while on tour with LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and MACHINE HEAD. The interview is in-depth, covering several subjects including the group's beginnings, touring North A...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' Performs STRATOVARIUS On National TV; Video Available

Video footage of 22-year-old Finnish heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen performing STRATOVARIUS' "Hunting High And Low" and LED ZEPPELIN's "Rock and Roll" on the Finnish TV talent show "Idols" last Thursday (March 22) has been posted online on YouTube: "Hunting High And Low" (video) "Rock and Roll" (vi...

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GORGOROTH Guitarist Released From Norwegian Prison

According to a posting on GORGOROTH's web site, the group's guitarist Infernus has been released on parole after serving time for aggravated sexual assault in connection with an alleged rape of a 29-year-old woman in Bergen, Norway in 2004. Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) and a friend (whose ident...

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MADBALL's Cover Of SICK OF IT ALL's 'Give Respect' Posted Online

Another two songs from the forthcoming SICK OF IT ALL tribute album — MADBALL's version of "Give Respect" and PENNYWISE's rendition of "My Life" — arw available for listening on the SOIA's MySpace page for the CD. "Our Impact Will Be Felt" will hit shelves in the United States on April 24 through .....

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' Performs WHITESNAKE On National TV; Video Available

A video clip of 22-year-old Finnish heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen performing a version of WHITESNAKE's "Here I Go Again" on the Finnish TV talent show "Idols" has been posted online at YouTube.com. The live performance was broadcast live Thursday night (March 15) from Linnanmäki in Helsinki. Guest...

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Guitar Amp Manufacturer Explains Split With ARCH ENEMY Guitarist MICHAEL AMOTT

Krank Amplification, the Arizona-based company which designs and manufactures guitar amplifiers, has released the following statement regarding its recent split with former endorsee Michael Amott of ARCH ENEMY: "We here at Krank just wanted to clear up a few things that we've been hearing about and...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' Performs IRON MAIDEN On National TV; Video Available

A video clip of 22-year-old Finnish heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen performing a version of IRON MAIDEN's "The Evil That Men Do" on the Finnish TV talent show "Idols" has been posted online at YouTube.com. Koivunen reportedly had a cold during the show's taping, but managed to move on to the next ro...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' Performs DEEP PURPLE On National TV; Video Available

A video clip of 22-year-old Finnish heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen performing a version of DEEP PURPLE's "Perfect Strangers" on the Finnish TV talent show "Idols" has been posted online at YouTube.com. Koivunen reportedly reached the final round of the competition, having received 86 percent of the...

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SICK OF IT ALL Cancels European Tour

SICK OF IT ALL drummer Armand Majidi has released the following statement: "Here's the unfortunate news that everybody feared: the European tour has to be cancelled. Even after canceling the U.S. tour with DROPKICK MURPHYS, we don't feel there's enough time for Lou [Koller, vocals] to make a full re...

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HATEBREED's Cover Of SICK OF IT ALL's 'Ratpack' Posted Online

Two songs from the forthcoming SICK OF IT ALL tribute album — HATEBREED's version of "Ratpack" and BOUNCING SOULS' rendition of "Good Lookin' Out" — arw available for listening on the SOIA's MySpace page for the CD. "Our Impact Will Be Felt" will hit shelves in the United States on April 24 through...

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MADBALL To Begin Recording Late Spring

New York hardcore legends MADBALL have issued the following update: "We just finished a 10-show run of shows along the East Coast with our friends from DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR and SINCE THE FLOOD. Also thanks to KILL YOUR IDOLS for joining us on the Long Island show. Next, we head back into the rehear...