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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: New Album Details Revealed

Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN will release his latest studio album, "Perpetual Flame", on October 14, 2008. The CD will be the first-ever Yngwie effort to be released via Rising Force Records (distributed via Koch) and it will mark the debut of Malmsteen's new singer, ex-JUDAS PRIEST/...

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ANATHEMA: Video Interview Available

An interview with the UK atmospheric rock band ANATHEMA conducted at the end of May when the group was in Bucharest, Romania to perform an acoustic show can be viewed below. ANATHEMA released its new album, "Hindsight", on August 25 via Kscope. The CD features old and new favorites from the band's c...

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DRAGONFORCE Announces North American Headlining Tour Dates

Fresh off their massively successful stint on the main stage of this summer's inaugural Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, DRAGONFORCE aren't content to take a break. The band will hit the U.S. for a six-week headline tour that hits major markets, supporting their new album, "Ultra Beatdown", which la...

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ANATHEMA: New Video Interview With DANNY CAVANAGH Available

Portugal's HardSoundTV conducted an interview with Danny Cavanagh of the UK atmospheric rock band ANATHEMA backstage at the Alliance Fest in Lisbon on August 8, 2008. The first of two video clips — which includes footage of ANATHEMA's performance at the event — can be viewed below. ANATHEMA will rel...

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SONATA ARCTICA Prepares For Its Finnish Invasion Of North America

While the tour preparation checklist for Finland's SONATA ARCTICA has not yet been posted on The Smoking Gun website, fans probably think it would read something like this: New guitarist Elias Viljanen? Check. Power converters? Check. "Sopranos" DVDs? Check. Altoids Mints? Check. According to keyboa...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Drummer Dating 'Rock Of Love' Cast-Off?

The Pulse of Radio reports that MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee is allegedly dating "Rock of Love 2" loser Daisy De La Hoya, according to E! Online. Although a rep for De La Hoya claimed that the two were "just friends," sources said that there was more going on than holding hands. De La Hoya ...

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METALLICA Drummer's Copenhagen Holiday

The Copenhagen Post reports that METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and Danish actress Connie Nielsen (Photo#1, Photo#2) have shunned exotic beaches and glamorous locations to spend a six-week holiday in Copenhagen. Ulrich and his movie star girlfriend have returned to their Danish roots for their summer...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Performing With PEARL In Birmingham; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian performing with PEARL — the band fronted by Pearl Aday, Ian's fiancée and daughter of legendary crooner Meat Loaf — on July 8, 2008 at the Barfly in Birmingham, England can be viewed below. PEARL's current lineup is completed by Eric Bradley (T...

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ROYAL ANGUISH: New Album Samples Available

Three tracks from the forthcoming ROYAL ANGUISH album entitled "The Grand Deception" are available for streaming on the Florida-based extreme metal act's MySpace page. Check out the songs "Please Educate Me", "Thy Pale Existence" (featuring Meri Tadic of ELUVEITIE) and "The Grand Deception" (featuri...

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Report: Former WHITE SPIRIT/TANK Drummer Died After Fall

Mark Thompson of Hartlepool Mail reports that British drummer Graeme Crallan, who played on WHITE SPIRIT's 1980 debut LP and TANK's 1985 release "Honour And Blood", died after a fall in a London street. He was 50 years old. The musician, nicknamed Crash, collapsed on Sunday and suffered head injurie...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Dons White Cowboy Hat In Calgary

CBC News reports that Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne (photo),the royal couple of heavy metal, were given a taste of Calgary, Alberta, Canada hospitality Friday when they received white Stetsons, part of the city's traditional welcome to notable visitors. At times chanting "Ozzy!" and "Sharon!" about 100...

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ELUVEITIE Violinist To Guest On New ROYAL ANGUISH Album

Meri Tadic, who is known for her violin mastery in the Swiss folk metal band ELUVEITIE, will make a guest appearance on the new album from the Florida-based extreme metal act ROYAL ANGUISH, entitled "The Grand Deception". According to ROYAL ANGUISH, "[Meri] has taken part in the sorrowful track 'Thy...

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KISS Badges Help ID Remains Of Missing Albertan

Kevin Crush of Edmonton Alberta, Canada's Edmonton Sun reports: Gene Simmons doesn't know it yet, but his legendary rock band had a major role in helping to solve the mysterious discovery of a man's remains in Vegreville. And now friends and relatives of Robin Douglas Goodwin, who would have turned...

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'America's Hot Musician' Featuring Ex-KITTIE Bassist: Watch The Finals Online

The finals of "America's Hot Musician", the reality competition for instrumental artists which features ex-KITTIE bassist Talena Atfield as one of the judges, can be viewed below. Rising comedian Vic Christian, who has been featured on Comedy Central and BET, co-hosted the finals, which were taped b...

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POISON Drummer Slams DEF LEPPARD Singer

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett has responded to DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott's assertion that bands like POISON and MÖTLEY CRÜE paid more attention to their image than their songwriting during the '80s as a way to cover up the fact that there was "no substance in their music." In a posting on his...