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LYNYRD SKYNYRD Keyboardist Dead At 56

LYNYRD SKYNYRD keyboardist Billy Powell died Wednesday morning at his home near Jacksonville, Florida. The cause of death has not been revealed. He was 56. Orange Park police told WJXT-TV, Jacksonville, Fla., Powell called 911 just before 1 a.m. complaining he was having trouble breathing, but param...

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D-A-D To Film 'You Won't Change' Video

Danish rockers D-A-D will film a video for the song "You Won't Change" in Reykjavik, Iceland before the end of the month. On Saturday, January 24, D-A-D will play a charity concert at NASA in Reykjavik, Iceland. According to a posting on the group's web site, "The band and crew will work for free an...

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THE GATES OF SLUMBER, LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR Confirmed For TEMPLARS OF DOOM Festival

THE GATES OF SLUMBER, LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR, HOUNDS OF HASSELVANDER (featuring Joe Hasselvander of PENTAGRAM/RAVEN) and EARTHEN GRAVE (featuring Ron Holzner of TROUBLE/DEBRIS INC.) are among the confirmed bands for the Templars of Doom festival, set to take place May 7-9 at the Melody Inn in Indianap...

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Ex-TROUBLE Drummer's RETRO GRAVE Recruits New String Player

RETRO GRAVE, the project led by former TROUBLE drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson, has recruited a new string player, Michael Leonard Maiewski (STASIS). Leonard is currently writing with Olson for the second RETRO GRAVE album, titled "Skulduggery", tentatively scheduled for an early 2010 release. RETRO GRAVE'...

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CAULDRON Charged With Public Drunkenness

Canadian heavy metal heroes CAULDRON have run into trouble with the law in Toronto and have been charged with public drunkenness. CAULDRON singer Jason Decay explains how they kicked off 2009 in true metal style: "Me and Chris [Rites, drums] just got hit up with public drunkenness charges for drinki...

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SKINDRED To Release 'Electric Avenue' This Monday

Welsh ragga-metallers SKINDRED will release "Electric Avenue", a cover of the classic EDDY GRANT song, through MySpace this Monday, January 12. "Electric Avenue" became a cross-Atlantic smash, topping the charts in both the U.S. and U.K. The original most recently gained notoriety by being prominent...

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TROUBLE Bassist Selling FENDER PRECISION Axe

Bassist Chuck Robinson of legendary Chicago doomsters TROUBLE is selling one of his Fender Precision Bass guitars for $800 (see photo below). According to Robinson, the axe was used in the studio only and is "100% A+ condition." He added, "I have two of these; I use one on the road and the other to...

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MEGADETH Begins Recording New Album

MEGADETH has commenced the recording process for its twelfth studio album at the band's own Vic's Garage studio in San Marcos, California. "I laid down drum tracks for the first two songs [on Wednesday, January 7], which I am happy to say, turned out quite well," drummer Shawn Drover writes in an on...

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D-A-D To Play Charity Concert In Reykjavik

On Saturday, January 24, Danish rockers D-A-D will play a charity concert at NASA in Reykjavik, Iceland. According to a posting on the group's web site, "The band and crew will work for free and the profit from this concert will go to Icelanders, who are in trouble because of the economic crisis. Th...

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MEGADETH's SHAWN DROVER: 'Like A Kid In A Candy Store'

MEGADETH is in the final stages of the songwriting process for the band's new album, which is tentatively expected later this year via Roadrunner Records. The CD is once again being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations" (Ma...

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WHITESNAKE, KAMELOT, GARY MOORE To Perform At Norway's CLASSIC ROCK FESTIVAL

WHITESNAKE, KAMELOT and GARY MOORE are among the confirmed artists for the Classic Rock Festival, set to take place May 20-23, 2009 in Sandnes, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: WHITESNAKE GARY MOORE KAMELOT MORDI SIX EYES LOST STEREOBRIGADE EXTRAVAGANZA SUZI QUATRO TRIPLE TROUB...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE Issues Studio Update

MEGADETH is in the final stages of the songwriting process for the band's new album, which is tentatively expected later this year via Roadrunner Records. The CD is once again being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations" (Ma...

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THROES OF DAWN Completes Recording New Album

Finnish dark metal band THROES OF DAWN has issued the following update: "The recordings of the fifth [THROES OF DAWN] album have been finished on most parts and the sound engineer will start the mixing process at the very beginning of January. "As you can guess, the recording of this album has not b...

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KERRY KING: How I Am Going To Spend This Holiday Season

According to U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King spent Christmas by watching sports and drinking tequila. "My wife and I don't believe in Jesus so we're sure as hell not going to be celebrating a fake birth," King told Kerrang! "If we want to get a gift for someone, then we'll do i...

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Chicago's DEVASTATION: Three-CD Box Set Now Available

Brazil's Marquee Records has released a three-CD box set from Chicago death metal pioneers DEVASTATION. Entitled "Dispensible Bloodshed", the package contains all songs ever recorded by this band, including some that were only played live but were never recorded. The box also features extensive line...