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PRONG: 'The Early Years' Book Now Available

Former PIGFACE/current THE UNDEAD drummer Joel Gausten has published his long-awaited new book, "Prong: The Early Years". The book comes in two cover editions: The first edition, designed by PRONG co-founder Mike Kirkland and limited to 100 copies, is available at this location. The second edition c...

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ONE BULLET LEFT: The Next Generation Of Dutch Extreme Metal

Holland-based black/death metal band ONE BULLET LEFT, whose members have an average age of 14, recently performed live on the Dutch TV program "Villa Live". Watch the footage at YouTube: "Beware the Dark": Video "Seane of the Evil Spirits": Video ONE BULLET LEFT consists of: Dennis Woltjer (age 15)...

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AMULANCE: 'The Rage Within And The Aftermath' CD To Contain Never-Before-Heard Recordings

San Jose, California's Stormspell Records has announced the release of AMULANCE's "The Rage Within and the Aftermath" CD. The disc will contain the band's original 1987 "The Rage Within" six-song demo as well as never-before-heard demo recordings taken from the "The Aftermath Sessions", recorded in...

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DEEP PURPLE Confirmed For Ontario's ROCK THE PARK - BACK 4 MORE Festival

DEEP PURPLE is among the confirmed bands for the Rock The Park - Back 4 More festival, which is scheduled to be held July 26-28 at Harris Park in London, Ontario. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Thursday, July 26: 9:30 p.m. - DEEP PURPLE 7:30 p.m. - TBA 6:00 p.m. - NAZARETH ...

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EXCITER: Live Video Of New Song Posted Online

Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER have posted a live clip of their new song "In Mortal Fear", recorded during the group's 2005 appearance at the Bang Your Head!!! festival in Balingen, Germany. The track is expected to appear on the band's upcoming CD, entitled "Thrash Speed Burn". Watch the vi...

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IN FLAMES, HELLOWEEN, ARMORED SAINT Featured On 'Bang Your Head!!! 2006' DVD

IN FLAMES, DEATH ANGEL, RAVEN, HELLOWEEN, JON OLIVA'S PAIN and ARMORED SAINT are among the bands featured on the "Bang Your Head!!! 2006" DVD, due in Europe on March 12. In addition to 34 songs that were filmed during last year's Bang Your Head!!! festival (which took place June 23-24, 2006 in Balin...

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EXCITER Splits With OSMOSE PRODUCTIONS, Seeks New Label Home

Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER have parted ways with France's Osmose Productions. The band is currently seeking a new label home for the release of the group's upcoming CD, entitled "Thrash Speed Burn". EXCITER last fall announced the addition of Brooklyn, New York-based singer Kenny "Metal...

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RON KEEL, JASON MCMASTER Confirmed For GUNS N' ROSES Tribute Album

Versailles Records has announced that Ron Keel will appear alongside Grammy-winning pianist Randy Cantor on a remake of the GUNS N' ROSES track "Don't Cry" as part of the label's forthcoming "Double Talkin' Jive: A Hard Rock Tribute to Guns N' Roses", the second volume of the tribute series to Axl,...

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MEGADETH: 'United Abominations' To Be Released In May

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "It was great seeing some of the guitarists that were at [the] Dean [booth at NAMM in Anaheim, California] that I respect as players (most of them from when I was developing my ow...

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MICHAEL And RUDOLF SCHENKER, VINNIE PAUL Expected At DEAN Booth During NAMM

Dean Guitars has released a preliminary schedule of events and artists appearing during its "Live from NAMM" webcast, to be broadcasted live on www.deanguitars.com January 19-21, 2007. Most notably is a very special announcement (rumored to involve MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine's new deal with the...

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RON KEEL To Appear On KISS Tribute Album

According to Versailles Records, Ron Keel has agreed to appear on the label's as-yet-untitled tribute LP to KISS, tentatively due in early 2008. Other musicians that are expected to participate in the project include members of LILLIAN AXE, WHITE LION, DANGEROUS TOYS, WARRANT, L.A. GUNS, SLASH'S SNA...

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RIK EMMETT: Limited-Edition Guitar Celebrates DEAN's 30-Year Anniversary

Celebrating its rich history of rock guitars, Dean Guitars has released a limited-edition Rik Emmett model, a white Dean V — one of Dean's most iconic pieces in its 30-year history. "Rik Emmett was the frontman and guitarist of the popular '80s Canada-based, three-piece rock band TRIUMPH," said Dean...

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TRIUMPH's RIK EMMETT, MOUNTAIN's LESLIE WEST To Help Celebrate DEAN's 30th Anniversary

Dean Guitars is giving the world a never-before look at Winter NAMM with the Dean Guitars "Live from NAMM" webcast, January 19-21 — a live web event capturing every outlandish minute of the show. This revolutionary concept is going to blow the roof off NAMM and change forever the way the NAMM show i...

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TRIUMPH To Be Inducted Into CANADIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME

Canadian hard-rock trio TRIUMPH will be inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame during Rogers Wireless Canadian Music Week. Music veterans Gil Moore (drums/vocals),Mike Levine (bass/keyboards) and Rik Emmett (guitar/vocals) will accept the honor Saturday, March 10, 2007 during the Ca...

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New EXCITER Frontman: 'I Am Metal'

Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER recently announced the addition of Brooklyn, New York-based singer Kenny "Metal Mouth" Winter to the group's ranks. "After holding auditions this past summer, the band was blown away with Kenny's three-and-a-half-octave range, delivered with tremendous intensit...