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MALEFICE Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

British metallers MALEFICE have parted ways with drummer Craig Thomas and have replaced him with Chris Allan-Whyte, formerly of SHY OF THE DEPTH. Commented frontman Dale Butler: "MALEFICE and Craig have been growing apart musically for some time, and therefore we all decided it was a good time for e...

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BRET MICHAELS Medical Update

POISON singer Bret Michaels' latest medical workup demonstrated findings of a subarachnoid hemorrhage, a type of stroke that causes bleeding in the fluid-filled spaces around the base of the brain. It presents itself suddenly as the sound of a loud gunshot or thunderclap at the back of the head, cau...

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ELUVEITIE Frontman Interviewed On 'The Governor's Ball'

Vocalist Christian "Chrigel" Glanzmann of Swiss folk metallers ELUVEITIE was interviewed for the latest episode of "The Governor's Ball". You can now stream the program in two parts below. "Everything Remains (As It Never Was)", the new album from ELUVEITIE, sold around 1,600 copies in the United St...

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STOCKHOLM ROCK OUT Festival Postponed

Chris LeMon, organizer of the Stockholm Rock Out festival — which was scheduled to take place April 30 - May 1, 2010 at Gamla Tryckeriet in Alvik, Sweden — has released the following statement: "Due to the volcano and flight situation over Europe, today we have together with our artists decided to p...

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SOIL: Acoustic Performance Footage Of 'The Lesser Man' Available

Video footage of SOIL performing an acoustic version of the song "The Lesser Man" in the Revolver TV lounge can be viewed below. SOIL bassist Tim King recently suffered a serious eye injury and was forced to sit out dates on the band's current tour with SMILE EMPTY SOUL in order to seek medical atte...

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FATAL EMBRACE: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Berlin, Germany-based thrashers FATAL EMBRACE will release their new album, "The Empires Of Inhumanity", on June 8 (one day earlier internationally) via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at Music Lab Studio in Berlin with producer Mathias Wendt. According to a press release, "the band's stron...

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BRUCE KULICK Attends Taping Of SLASH's Appearance On 'Lopez Tonight'

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick has issued the following update: "I was honored to be a guest at the Slash performance on the George Lopez show ['Lopez Tonight'] taped in Burbank last night. I got there early enough to say hello to the band, hang out in the green room, and chat with both of ...

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THE LAST VEGAS To Open For AC/DC In Des Moines

Chicago glam rockers THE LAST VEGAS have been selected to open for AC/DC at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on April 17. Dubbed the "Best Discovery" by Spin magazine and armed with the iTunes critics pick for the "Best Single of 2009" (Rock),"I'm Bad", THE LAST VEGAS quickly built an impr...

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TOBIAS SAMMET Talks AVANTASIA, The Future Of EDGUY

AVANTASIA/EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet was interviewed this past weekend by his webmaster, Harmon Caldwell. The question-and-answer session follows in its entirety below. Q: Tobias, the day has come: Your two new AVANTASIA albums, "The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon", have hit the record stor...

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TARJA TURUNEN, BLOODBOUND, FATAL SMILE, CARNAL FORGE Confirmed For Sweden's ROCKWEEKEND

TARJA TURUNEN, BLOODBOUND, FATAL SMILE, CARNAL FORGE and CRAZY LIXX are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's edition of the Rockweekend festival, set to take place July 8-10 in Kilafors (two hours north of Stockholm),Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical...

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SLIPKNOT's CHRIS FEHN To Play Bass For WILL HAVEN

Sacramento, California's WILL HAVEN has recruited SLIPKNOT percussionist Chris Fehn to play bass on the band's upcoming album and tour. Commented WILL HAVEN in a statement: "[Former WILL HAVEN bassist] Mike Martin has had to step away from the band to take care of his family which some of you have k...

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Former MÖTLEY CRUE Singer JOHN CORABI Questions Authenticity Of NIKKI SIXX's Memoir

Former MÖTLEY CRUE singer John Corabi has questioned the authenticity of CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx's memoir, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star". The book, which was supposedly taken from actual journals Sixx kept in the late '80s while in the grip of a near-fatal heroin...

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MALEFICE: New Video Interview

ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with British metallers MALEFICE at the Hammerfest II festival, which was held March 11-13, 2010 at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. MALEFICE's "Architect Of Your Demise" video was directed by Scott Fulton a...

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SOILWORK Completes Recording New Album

Swedish metallers SOILWORK have finished recording their new album, "The Panic Broadcast", and are currently mixing the effort at Fascination Street studio in Örebro, Sweden with Jens Bogren (OPETH, KATATONIA, PARADISE LOST, BLOODBATH). Commented vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid: "There are no limitatio...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION Drummer Quits

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION have issued the following update: "We are sorry to announce that [drummer] Stephen [van Haestregt] and WITHIN TEMPTATION will go their separate ways after the upcoming theatre tour. "It isn't easy to say goodbye after all we've been through...