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OPETH Mainman MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT: 'We Still Mean Business'

OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has issued the following update: "'The Roundhouse Tapes' is coming along nicely, both the CD version and the DVD. We're working on the artwork right now and as usual it takes time. I think the CD is supposed to be out in October sometime and the DVD early next year as...

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THRESHOLD: Audio Interview With RICHARD WEST Available

TheRighttoRock.com has has issued its latest podcast (episode #27) featuring THRESHOLD keyboardist Richard West. Richard discusses THRESHOLD's latest CD, "Dead Reckoning", as well as the band's current status. The interview lasts approximately 35 minutes and can be heard at this location. THRESHOLD...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Singer's Legacy Lives On Through Music

Tom Scanlon of the Seattle Times reports: As a teen, he was known to his friends as Layne Elmer, as he took his stepfather's last name in high school. He went back to his birth name of Staley when he started a rock career that rocketed him far beyond Lynnwood. In 2006, Nancy ...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Discusses The Making Of His New Solo Album

Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess. An excerpt from the chat follows: Classic Rock Revisited: What exactly does the title of [your new solo] record "The Road Home" mean to you? Jordan: "It's a straight-ahead title in the sense that I f...

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PRIMAL FEAR, DESTRUCTION, SILENT FORCE To Play Portugal's LAGOA BURNING LIVE Festival

PRIMAL FEAR, DESTRUCTION and SILENT FORCE are among the confirmed bands for the first edition of the Lagoa Burning Live festival, set to take place September 6-8 in Estombar-parque de ferias, Algarve, Portugal. The billing is as follows: September 6, 2007: IN THA UMBRA DGM SILENT FORCE DESTRUCTION S...

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DORO PESCH: Getting Married And Having Kids Is 'Not For Me'

Karma E. Omowale of FourteenG.net webzine recently conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch. A few excerpts from the chat follow: FourteenG.net: It's wonderful to have a song dedicated to the fans, your family…but having said that, at any point in time was having a family of your ow...

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Former HOUSE OF LORDS Guitarist Auctioning Guitars, Rare Memorabilia

Former HOUSE OF LORDS/GIUFFRIA guitarist Lanny Cordola is auctioning off two guitars and various clothing — items he obtained during his exploits in the '80s. Cordola, who is heavily involved in the production of a documentary on jazz legend John Coltrane, as well as an in-demand producer/composer i...

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Former VENOM Frontman To Perform At PHIL LYNOTT Charity Tribute Gig

The Boys Are Back In Bolton is a charity event which celebrates the life and music of rock legend Philip Lynott and THIN LIZZY. The event has the blessing of Philip's mother, Philomena Lynott, who will be opening the night's festivities with a specially recorded video message. All profits from the g...

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POISON Breaks Attendance Record at the MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FAIR

Playing to a crowd of over 28,000 fans and bringing arena rock and roll back to the Midwest, legendary rockers POISON broke all previous attendance records at this year's Mississippi Valley Fair on Friday night. Shattering previous records previously held by artists such as GRETCHEN WILSON and DEF L...

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THRESHOLD's Original Vocalist To Tour With Band For Remainder Of Year

THRESHOLD's original vocalist Damian Wilson has confirmed that he will perform with the U.K. progressive metal band for all their tour dates this year following the departure of previous singer Andrew "Mac" McDermott. Damian already stood in earlier this month for the band's performances at Slovenia...

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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER Rocks For Charity

Nancy Townsley of The Forest Grove News-Times reports: In or out of makeup, Tommy Thayer is a colorful guy. The Beaverton native and lead guitarist for the rock band KISS has no shortage of gigs on his electronic calendar. Last week he was on stage in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., performing in a ...

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THRESHOLD: Original Singer To Perform With Band At Norway's SUBTACTO Festival

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD have confirmed that their original singer Damian Wilson will perform with them at their next show, the Subtacto Festival in Norway on August 4, following last week's unexpected departure of Andrew "Mac" McDermott. Damian Wilson fronted the band for the first time...

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Singer ANDREW 'MAC' MCDERMOTT Quits THRESHOLD

Vocalist Andrew "Mac" McDermott has officially left U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD. His departure took place just a few days prior to the band's scheduled appearances at the Metalcamp and Earthshaker festivals in Slovenia and Germany, respectively, forcing the group to use its previous singer,...

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NIGHTMARE: Hard At Work On New Album

French power metallers NIGHTMARE are currently at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden recording their brand new studio album, entitled "Genetic Disorder". The CD is being produced and mixed by Fredrik Nordström and Henrik Udd (IN FLAMES, HAMMERFALL, DIMMU BORGIR, ARCH ENEMY) and will feature 12 son...

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THRESHOLD Singer Pulls Out Of This Weekend's Gigs, Previous Vocalist Steps In

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD have issued the following update: "THRESHOLD singer Andrew 'Mac' McDermott has astonished his fellow band members by deciding not to perform at this weekend's Metalcamp and Earthshaker festivals in Slovenia and Germany. "Fortunately the band's previous singer Dam...